ArtBabble: Abstract

Arturo Herrera: Music

wesasketch — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:26:13 +0000

Filmed in his Berlin studio, artist Arturo Herrera discusses themes of subjectivity and abstraction while drawing connections between his love of music and his hopes for how audiences come to appreciate his visual work.

Arturo Herrera: Powerful Images

wesasketch — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:19:39 +0000

In his Berlin studio, Arturo Herrera discusses his relationship to creating abstract collages and images. Herrera takes the process of abstraction a step further by photographing fragments of his collages, such as in the work "Untitled" (2005), a series of 80 black and white photographs. He submerges the undeveloped film in hot and cold water, coffee, and tea, creating unpredictable results when printed. Editing the photos into a grid of images, Herrera creates a work that‘s greater than it‘s individual parts.

Meet Grace Hartigan

mmansfield@si.edu — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:34:16 +0000

Grace Hartigan discusses her work and her time in Timonium, Maryland following her days in New York City. Hear about the origins of her abstract expressionist Athena series and her shift into figuration as a painter.