Ok starting a new art thread for 2023! Here's the deal: a mostly daily thread with a different artist every day (sometimes I repeat from previous years if I feel like featuring other work/projects), primarily modern and contemporary since that's my thing. I'm even making a hashtag for it in case that makes it easier for folks to follow. Enjoy! #art#BigArtThread
Prints by British artist Nadia Attura, 2020s, whose layered, fantastical collages combine her own photographs with touches of paint, ink, and gold leaf. #art#ContemporaryArt#BigArtThread
Works by London-based Spanish artist Saelia Aparicio, 2010s-20s, whose multimedia practice explores the body as "a malleable source of wonder and horror." #art#ContemporaryArt#BigArtThread
Paintings by French-Canadian artist Joani Tremblay, 2020s, whose oil on linen works assemble various figurative and abstract motifs into composite fantasy landscapes. #art#painting#ContemporaryArt#BigArtThread
Performance and video stills from works by multidisciplinary American artist and activist Wu Tsang, 2010s-20s, whose practice explores queer community, social justice, gender identity, and the blurred lines between performance and daily life, often working collaboratively. #art#VideoArt#ContemporaryArt#BigArtThread
Works by UK-based Nigerian photographer Ruth Ossai, 2010s-20s, known for her saturated fashion spreads and portraits of her family and community in both London and Nsukka, with visuals inspired by West African culture. #art#photography#ContemporaryArt#BigArtThread
Paintings by American artist Kristy Luck, 2010s-20s, whose practice draws motifs from family heirlooms, childhood memories, and her Navajo heritage. #art#painting#ContemporaryArt#BigArtThread
Paintings by Chinese artist Zhu Jinshi, 2010s, known for his vibrant impasto works with paint typically applied using a spatula, broom, or shovel. #art#painting#ContemporaryArt#BigArtThread
Works by Sičáŋǧu Lakota artist and curator Dyani White Hawk, 2010s-20s, whose practice combines abstract motifs from both Modernist and Lakota traditions, reflecting her own cross-cultural experiences. #art#ContemporaryArt#BigArtThread
Cut paper collage by American mixed media artist and photographer Bria Sterling-Wilson, 2020s, who uses magazine and newspaper clippings to recontextualize images of Black Americans, taking back control through the purposeful act of cutting and arranging. #art#collage#ContemporaryArt#BigArtThread
In this abstracted watercolor painting of a sunflower I used all colors of the rainbow like bright yellow and orange, vibrant blue, teal, purple and green.
Start your day with a grateful heart, look at the positive things in your live, enjoy happy and bright colors. I wish you all a happy day with this abstract acrylic painting in vibrant colors.
I'm very excited to present "Reading the River," an exhibition of my project about the NYC waterways! If in the area, please join me April 12 at 6pm EST, at Queens Public Library/Central for the opening reception (and Q&A if you have questions).
Also mark your calendar for two workshops: Writing poetry about your relationship with the waterways, with poet Sherese Francis on April 22, and Papermaking with shredded water poems on May 6. https://rejinleys.com/RtR #ContemporaryArt#exhibition#NYC