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Art Asia

A New Arena for Asian ArtSeptember 23, 2010

The only Asian contemporary art fair in the U.S., Art Asia has proved to be quite asuccess here. With 95 percent of last years galleries reporting strong sales, and the

attraction of numerous leading institutions, museums, advisory groups, international

collectors, press, and art enthusiasts, Art Asia is becoming a prime contributor to theMiami art fair scene.

Some of the fairs participating exhibitors have included RCM Gallery, GalerieKashya Hildebrand, Grotto Fine Art, Keumsan Gallery, Kips Gallery, the Ullens Cen-ter for Contemporary Art, and Da Xiang Art Space. Sundaram Tagore Gallery has also

not only participated, but played an exceptionally significant role in their special pre-

sentation ofSIGNS last year. The exhibit attracted a considerable crowd, featuring

works within the contemporary Arab art scene that incorporated and explored the roleof traditional Islamic calligraphy and symbols


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Reception: Thursday, January 20th, 2011 6:008:00pm

TheArtists at Home and Abroadexhibition series is a representation of both emergingand established artists on an international scale. Exploring everything from the inter-

section of abstraction and figuration to the significance of high and low art, each par-

ticipant creates an entirely different perspective within the cultural sphere of the artworld.

Inspired by salon-style hanging, most commonly attributed to the Salon de Paris heldduring the 18th and 19th centuries, the show intends to provide patrons of the arts

with an inviting, intimate viewing experience to initiate a dialogue between artists,

their work and the viewer. Following a trend of previous exhibitions at BroadwayGallery NYC, this show pays tribute to the format of a salon hanging and celebrates

the tradition that continues to render expositions of a large numbers of artists and an

even larger numbers of works.

TheArtists at Home and Abroadexhibition will be on display at Broadway GalleryNYC, in conjunction with several Internet projects, and a print catalog. The exhibitwill offer writers and viewers the chance to submit essays and comments on the

nature and significance of biennials, fairs and public exposure for new and emerging

artists. Featuring many artists working with both new and old mediums, theArtists at

Home and Abroadexhibition offers a platform for artists, curators, gallerists as well

a riter to oice their idea on the contemporar art orld


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Global Arts Projects Presents

The International Artists at Home and Abroad Exhibition Series

At The Broadway Gallery NYC,

December 130, 2011

Reception: Thursday, December 9th, 2010 6:008:00pm


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Nathalie' s included in "Betwixt & Between" at Artspace, New Haven, CT, November11, 2010-January 22, 2011.

Exuberantly colored in bright blues, oranges, pinks, light purples, Nahalies workgives the immediate feeling of a childrens book. Through the settings abstract forms

she composes a fantasy-like playground for the characters in her narratives. Her

figures range in form, from a shape analogous ,perhaps an anticipated alien?Regardless of their representative associations, Nathalies characters relationships

and interactions definitely add to the complex plot that exists within each of her

pieces. Maybe more visually intriguing than the figures within each piece are theintricate and involved landscape fixtures that serve as a sort of cornucopia of habitat

and activity for her characters. Seemingly ever-growing, they flower outward,

increasing exponentially in size with each outer layer. They pull the viewers gaze intowards their receding center. Often appearing curious and questionable, these forms

take on a different feeling from the lively color and zest of the rest of the piece. At

times they even translate an erotic quality with the central hole surrounding by the

many folds and layers, . Nathalies work is animated, playful, and seemingly child-

like, however, with further observation it begins to take on an ironic transformation

Annie Swift


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Kristina Asvarns serene paintings create an innovative world within a world. Each of

these worlds have led to the artist to develop a reputation for poetic epic works that

display both delicacy and fragility, revealing a deep respect for something

fundamental, some primal, indigenous sense of shape and color. Her paintings areplayful, spirited, freeform and deceptively complex. Theres not a single corner, hard

edged, geometric line to be found in her composition, instead the shapes are as fluid

as the submerged sounds that fuel her imagination. Using acrylic paint to explorecolor, luminosity, movement, and relationships, Asvarn captures the energy of the

lifefrom the people she meets to the places she travels. With raw energy andprovocation Asvarns work explores paintings potential. Her art occupies a domainbetween a romantic and a conceptual art form in which a deep, psychological

experience is formed. In her works broad brushstrokes and symbols of affection, in

acidic and delicate colors, dash across an epic surface inviting the viewer inside,allowing them the freedom to let feelings be their guide. Her paintings and sketches

straddle the line between representation and abstraction. The artists strength lies

within this fluid movement between genres and categories. Caught between

description and dreamlike states, the observed and the imagined, Asvarns worktransforms the natural world into poetic visions and fantasy, while still utilizing

symbolic elements to convey psychological ideas and emphasize the freedom of art

from traditional culture.

Utilizing every inch of the canvas her artistic vision is not hampered by the edges ofh li i Thi i h d A b k f d i h


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