Land scape SUMMARY CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW Jorge Rojas Naima Karim Cécile Filipe C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t R e v i e w Oleh Lavrii Brian McPartlon Adrian Flaherty Mitra Tashakori Florian Nörl Marie Rioux Poland USA United Kingdom USA Germany / Austria Québec I am an artist, and I hope that I am a Brian McPartlon is an Abstract I am a Londoner, having lived here all Brian McPartlon is an Abstract All my artworks are made from Whatever I wish to express, representative of contemporary art. Expressionist based in Santa Fe, NM.He my life and where I also studied Expressionist based in Santa Fe, Textile: I petrify textiles and then atmosphere is a constant in the When I put paint on a canvas, I am not has been honing his skills with acrylics, Sculpture, completing my degree at NM. He has been honing his skills process them in a similar way to conception of my works. I enjoy trying to turn it into a colored figure in watercolor, oils, pastels and mixed UAL in 2016, with work interested in order to convey the material qualities media sculpture since his first exhibition ideas related to the home. I worked with acrylics, watercolor, oils, stone. I call the result and the creating dramatic ambiences in of the subject. In the process of work, I at “Best of the Stockade” in 1965 in across a variety of media on this pastels and mixed media sculpture technique textile stone which imaginary places and the think a lot about what is happening on Schenectady, NY. In 1973, he received a course but since then I have been since his first exhibition at “Best of (Textilstein). The overall concept real world merge, giving rise to Bachelors of Fine Arts from the San the Stockade” in 1965 in the canvas. Also, the objects of Francisco Art Institute. By 1975 he concentrating on paintings. I have of my work is the transformation different possibilities. In them, I concentration of attention are both founded and directed the 63 Bluxome always been interested in the use of Schenectady, NY. In 1973, he of postmodern materials (old highlight, through their eye- the physiological processes of Street Gallery in San Chance in art over the last century or received a Bachelors of Fine Arts textiles) into contemporary art reflection at the beginning of work, Francisco.McPartlon’s technique seeks so and I use various methods of from the San Francisco Art catching aesthetic, certain urban and the inspiration that arises when to present true depth of field through painting and drawing to create Institute. By 1975 he founded and or contemporary details lost in these vast spaces. tracking one's emotions from emerging layers of shapes and colors. He uses chaotic effects on the canvases directed the 63 Bluxome Street gems.„Textilstein“ is a specially Out of them arises a mixture of images. In the process of work, an staining, pouring, spray and a diverse which I then try to reason with, developed material by Florian immobility, mystery and silence atmosphere of mental analysis of the set of brushes from a traditional 6” bringing it together with more Gallery in San Nörl, which redefines the very process of creating an image is house painting brush to palm fronds, detailed work. After completing the Francisco.McPartlon’s technique boundaries of the textile in which humanity proceeds created, which has nothing to do with cactus, and animal bone fragments to series of bridges along the River seeks to present true depth of towards its elsewhere . . . It is in his fingers. The range of colors and field through layers of shapes and medium in the visual arts. The contemplating my surroundings an arbitrary overlay of color strokes, depth of each of McPartlon’s work Thames, up to the edge of London, I „textilestone“ finds its place on but involves a thought process based evokes powerful reactions from anyone have been making paintings of cliffs colors. He uses staining, pouring, this interface with an interaction that I find inspiration. Through on an inner feeling. Of course, this is who has entered one of his studios in and beaches along the West coast of spray and a diverse set of brushes the happenstance of strolling not always the case. Sometimes I get San Francisco or his current studio in England. This is meant to symbolise from a traditional 6” house of plastic and pictorial inspired by what I see in nature or on Santa Fe.The large bold canvases can be how both myself and the `Western’ painting brush to palm fronds, exploration of the textile about, my eye catches forms, the streets of cities, and I convey these ominous, antagonizing, invigorating and world is constantly being cactus, and animal bone fragments material. Through a special lines, saturated colours and the images to the viewer using different breath taking. A single painting may unpredictability affected by the process and technology, the feel vibrations around me, recording techniques. From time to time I get out take him ten minutes or over 40 years forces around it, as can be also seen to his fingers. The range of colors to complete. Observers of his works will and depth of each of McPartlon’s is velvety and the surface them in me. When I am in front of the process of visual "meditation" struggle to not touch the textures or in the nature of the landscape work evokes powerful reactions reminds of „Stucco lustro“ from of the canvas these elements rear and communicate with the outside crawl into the portals that exist in the changing with coastal erosion, tides, a distance. Only by touch can one up again, revealing themselves world. I organize my exhibitions and layers of his paintings.McPartlon’s winds, etc. The effect of climate from anyone who has entered one everything that a contemporary artist works have been on exhibit in New change is only going to heighten the of his studios in San Francisco or truly understand the textile and in this way forming the basis has to do. York, San Francisco, and Santa Fe, NM. impact on people’s lives. his current studio in Santa Fe. material. of my own aesthetic. Special Issue