New York -
Postcard Art: William Wegman: Postcard Paintings – Sperone Westwater. William
Wegman: Postcard Paintings at Sperone Westwater, until April 23 is a solo
exhibition of recent paintings by the celebrated American artist, who is probably
better known for his photography featuring his Weimaraners dogs and his video
art.
Above. The
Great Outdoors – 2013 – oil, postcards, wood panels.
Sperone
Westwater - William Wegman: Postcard Paintings
detail
Sperone
Westwater - William Wegman: Postcard Paintings.
Wegman mounts postcards onto wooden panels, embellishing their subject
matter and seamlessly linking them together. The found images merge to create
complex spatial arrangements, fantastical landscapes where epochs and cultures
collide. The artist’s hand is always evident and these paintings are marked by
Wegman’s humor and improvisation.
Above. Reinstallation
– 2013 - oil, postcards, wood panels.
Sperone
Westwater - William Wegman: Postcard Paintings
Inside
Outside – 2014 - oil, postcards, wood panels
Inside
Outside shows a seated figure disappearing into the environment outside the
windows, his head bracketed away from his body by the white frame around the
postcard image.
Photograph
courtesy Sperone Westwater
William
Wegman
British
Red Cross – Postcards For Syria
Postcards,
by artists and celebrities including Grayson Perry, Ken Loach, and Lily Cole
were created for the British Red Cross Postcards for Syria project to mark five
years of the humanitarian crisis. All funds raised by the auction on eBay went to
the British Red Cross Syria appeal to support relief work in Syria and the
region.
Above.
Postcard Art – British Artist - Grayson Perry.
The British
Red Cross – Postcards For Syria
Postcard - film
director Ken Loach
British
Red Cross – Postcards For Syria
Postcard -
British artist John Keane
“We are
hugely grateful for everybody’s contributions – both the artists and everyone
who took part in the auction. The funds raised will help to bring urgently
needed aid to Syria, supporting people who are affected by this devastating
humanitarian crisis.”
Ted Tuthill
- head of British Red Cross Middle East and North Africa
New
York - John Derian - Vintage Painting
Postcards
“An exciting
way to transform something old into something new.”
John Derian
Vintage
Paintings by Numbers canvases are cut and transformed into postcards especially
for John Derian.
