Cynthia Carlson – Bending the Grid with Wit
Cynthia Carlson was one of the star players in the Pattern and Decoration movement in New York City during the 1970s. For the un-initiated, the “P&D” movement was a reaction to the abstract schools in art of the 1960s – minimalism, late abstract expressionism, conceptual art, schools the P&D artists…
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Clown Smile
Sometimes my wife accuses me of having a clown smile. Although it is not the most attractive description, I am aware of the turned up corners my mouth makes when I smile ear to ear. This past Saturday, I was clown smile in full bloom. One of our newest schools,…
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Artist Profile: Alicia Adamervoich
Alicia Adamerovich is an artist based in Brooklyn, New York. She received her BA in Graphic Design from Penn State in 2013. Alicia’s drawings and paintings reference beauty and function in peculiar ways that constantly peak my attention. I first came across Alicia’s work this spring in the New York…
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Matt Kleberg’s Drawings
Matt makes intensely engaging paintings that grapple with the relationship between architectural spatiality and painterly flatness. Their color, gradations, and undulating, isometric patterns reveal shallow spaces that appear to both open and close simultaneously. Subtle shifts in the color and direction of his oil stick stripes and marks can make…
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Is Ambition a Curse?
That’s a loaded question. For me, it is a blessing and a curse and no matter how I slice it I guess I am fortunate for having a need to be successful. But, it comes at some sacrifice. For the last seven years I have been building One River, and…
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Art Making is a Super-Food for the Brain
This past weekend I spent my time celebrating the grand opening of our new school in Evanston, IL by doing what I love to do the most: listening to people tell stories about what art-making does for them and their kids. I heard countless tales about how much joy people…
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5 Art Exhibits to Visit
One River School now has locations open across five states including: New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Oregon, and Texas. Here are five art exhibits that are currently on view or upcoming in the next few weeks in surrounding areas that One River School operates! New Jersey The Montclair Art Museum…
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