Courtney Puckett, The Preparator, 2021, found objects and repurposed textiles, courtesy of the artist.
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Courtney Puckett
Hudson Valley, New York-based artist Courtney Puckett uses her work to question the uses of space and the relationship we have with objects. She mostly works with found objects to create abstract sculptures. These sculptures take old materials many consider trash and offer them a new life. Many of her sculptures have fabric wrapped around the supporting structures, mimicking paint textures and techniques. Puckett’s work is flowing, meditative, and a push against the grain of stiff art disciplines and hierarchy. Learn more about Courtney Puckett with the video below, and see her work in the Main Gallery of the Schneider Museum of Art.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ciLR5cwSUg
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Yoshitomo Nara, Untitled (Walking over tacks), 1997, pencil and colored pencil on paper, courtesy of a private collection.
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Superflat Art
The term superflat was coined by artist Takashi Murakami in 2001. Superflat art is a style based on traditional Japanese “flat” art aesthetics, and incorporates modern elements of post-World War II anime and manga. The flatness of these works is both a callback to Japan’s rich art history and a commentary on the “flatness” of consumer culture. Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara is a key figure in the superflat art scene. His most recognizable and recurrent figure is that of big-headed girls with large eyes, reminiscent of the late 90s to early 2000s manga. His piece Untitled (Walking over tacks) can be found in the Entry Gallery of the Schneider Museum of Art. Learn more about the superflat art movement with the link below, and see the drawing in person to see the contradictory nature of Nara’s work.
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Mark Sengbusch, Blue Bird, 2019, acrylic on Baltic birch plywood, courtesy of the artist.
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Color in the Middle East
Artist Mark Sengbusch makes intricate sculptures out of wood. The bold colors that adorn his work are inspired by color palettes of Middle Eastern architecture. Colors across cultures share similar meanings, but many regions have specific associations that differ from what we might expect. For example, the color yellow is often associated with happiness in the West. For others, it can represent disease. The Egyptians see it as a color of death because the mummification process turned the wrappings slightly yellow. These bright and bold colors hold an array of meanings. Learn more about them with the link below and find Mark Sengbusch’s lively sculptures in the Heiter and Treehaven Gallery of the Schneider Museum of Art.
https://www.arabamerica.com/colors-of-the-arab-world-meaning-and-symbolism/
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