Tag: Kevin Bell

  • Specific Environments: The Landscape as Metaphor

    Specific Environments: The Landscape as Metaphor

    Specific Environments: The Landscape as Metaphor was conceived as the dynamism of visual forces, unearthing art that is actionable, and objects that ask the viewer to step away from the obvious and move toward the enigmatic, yet not arcane. The goal was to bring together artists whose works are not merely handmade copies of nature,…

  • Monica Goldsmith and Kevin Bell in New American Paintings

    Two artist’s I’ve written about previously are featured in issue #78 of New American Paintings. Monica Goldsmith paints hard-edged, geometric abstractions dealing with the environment and land use. Goldsmith is an MFA candidate at the Art Institute of Boston. She is represented by Gallerie Urbane in Marfa, TX. Kevin Bell explores nature and human intervention…