Shows
Tarik TalkMusee Gallery Recap Part 3 (Season 17, Episode 3)Musee Gallery Recap Part 3 (Season 17, Episode 3)2024-09-2915 min
Tarik TalkAffordable Art Fair NYC Recap Part 2 (Season 17, Episode 2)Affordable Art Fair NYC Recap Part 2 (Season 17, Episode 2)2024-09-2919 min
Tarik TalkSpring Break Art Show NYC RECAP Part 3 (Season 17, Episode 1)Spring Break Art Show NYC RECAP Part 3 (Season 17, Episode 1)2024-09-2923 min
Tarik TalkMusee Gallery Devora Avikzer (Season 16, Episode 6)Musee Gallery Devora Avikzer (Season 16, Episode 6)2024-09-2905 min
Tarik TalkAffordable Art Fair NYC Recap Part 3 (Season 16, Episode 5)Affordable Art Fair NYC Recap Part 3 (Season 16, Episode 5)2024-09-2937 min
Tarik TalkSpring Break Art Show NYC Recap Part 2 (Season 16, Episode 4)Spring Break Art Show NYC Recap Part 2 (Season 16, Episode 4)2024-09-2934 min
Tarik TalkHARSH COLLECTIVE NYC (Season 16, Episode 3)HARSH COLLECTIVE NYC (Season 16, Episode 3)2024-09-2913 min
Tarik TalkVast Photos DAN PIECH (Season 16, Episode 2)Vast Photos DAN PIECH (Season 16, Episode 2)2024-09-2905 min
Tarik TalkArt On Paper NYC Recap Part 2 (Season 16, Episode 1)Art On Paper NYC Recap Part 2 (Season 16, Episode 1)2024-09-2942 min
Tarik TalkESKFF Residency Recap Part 3 (Season 15, Episode 6)ESKFF Residency Recap Part 3 (Season 15, Episode 6)2024-09-291h 12
Tarik TalkMusee Gallery Chun Chunbum Park (Season 15, Episode 5)Musee Gallery Chun Chunbum Park (Season 15, Episode 5)2024-09-2910 min
Tarik TalkMANA Recap Part 3 (Season 15, Episode 4)MANA Recap Part 3 (Season 15, Episode 4)2024-09-291h 18
Tarik TalkArt on Paper NYC Recap Part 3 (Season 15, Episode 3)Art on Paper NYC Recap Part 3 (Season 15, Episode 3)2024-09-2932 min
Tarik TalkESKFF Recap Part 2 (Season 15, Episode 2)ESKFF Recap Part 2 (Season 15, Episode 2) Tarik Talk Podcast2024-09-2947 min
Tarik TalkDetox Gallery Recap Part 3 (Season 15, Episode 1)Detox Gallery Recap Part 3 (Season 15, Episode 1)2024-09-2945 min
Tarik TalkESKFF Residency Recap Part 1 (Season 14, Episode 6)ESKFF Residency Recap Part 1 (Season 14, Episode 6)2024-09-2951 min
Tarik TalkArt On Paper Recap Part 1 (Season 14, Episode 5) Art On Paper Recap Part 1 (Season 14, Episode 5) 2024-09-2919 min
Tarik TalkMANA Recap Part 2 (Season 14, Episode 4) Tarik Talk PodcastMANA Recap Part 2 (Season 14, Episode 4) Tarik Talk Podcast2024-09-291h 09
Tarik TalkDetox Gallery Recap part 2 (Season 14, Episode 3)Detox gallery Recap part 2 (Season 14, Episode 3) Tarik Talk Podcast2024-09-2930 min
Tarik TalkMANA Recap Part 1 (Season 14, Episode 2)MANA Recap Part 1 (Season 14, Episode 2)2024-09-2935 min
Tarik TalkAffordable Art Fair NYC Recap Part 1 (Season 14, Episode 1) Tarik Talk PodcastThe very first edition of the Affordable Art Fair took place in London’s Battersea Park in October 1999. Ten thousand art lovers descended upon the fair to browse and buy thousands of original contemporary paintings, sculptures, photographs and prints in a relaxed and friendly environment. We now hold fairs in 10 cities around the world including London, New York, Hong Kong, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Brussels, Singapore, Stockholm, Melbourne and Sydney, with three new fairs launching in 2024 – Austin, Berlin and Brisbane. Each year we welcome nearly 220,000 art enthusiasts to our fairs globally, where they can discover a mix of local, national and inte...2024-09-2919 min
Tarik TalkDan Piech at Vast Photos at Affordable Art Fair NYC (Season 13, Episode 6)Dan Piech is an entrepreneur, designer, engineer, and pioneering photographic artist. He leads a team of like-minded technology innovators producing the highest resolution fine art photographs ever created.Dan's passion for photographic artwork began while experimenting in the darkroom as a child and his desire to push the technological envelope subsequently led him to begin exploring novel uses of digital imaging technologies. After years of research, development, and engineering, Dan has honed a unique set of techniques for generating exceptionally high quality images with distinctive aesthetic qualities. In 2017, Dan built and launched VAST, a company devoted to advancing the...2024-09-2905 min
Tarik TalkGabriela Kramer Harsh Collective at Affordable Art Fair NYC (Season 13, Episode 5)GABRIELA KRAMER (B. 1994 SAN DIEGO, CA) FOUND REFUGE THROUGH ART AFTER A TUMULTUOUS CHILDHOOD. VENTURING FROM HOME, SHE THRIVED IN TEL AVIV'S VIBRANT ATMOSPHERE, SHAPING HER ARTISTIC STYLE AND IDENTITY WITH THE CITY'S DIVERSE ENERGY AND INFLUENCES. SETTLING IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, IN 2022, SHE FULLY EMBRACED HER PASSION FOR PAINTING, USING MEDIUMS LIKE CRAYONS, OIL PASTELS, AND COLORED PENCILS TO BLEND CHILDHOOD CHAOS WITH ADULT BOUNDARIES. DRAWING INFLUENCE FROM HER UPBRINGING MARKED BY POP CULTURE, TELEVISION, AND NAVIGATING LIFE WITH A SINGLE MOTHER, KRAMER'S ART REFLECTS HER EXPERIENCES. THE NAMES OF HER PAINTINGS EVOKE A SENSE OF CONNECTION, INVITING...2024-09-2905 min
Tarik TalkArtist Spotlight Spring Break Art Show Fair NYC (Season 13, Episode 4)Artist Spotlight Spring Break Art Show FAIR NYC (Season 13, Episode 4) Tarik Talk Podcast Brazilian artist, Tarik Mendes hosts Tarik Talk, a podcast committed to the art world. Listen in to unique interviews with talented guests artists, dealers, curators and more. At times with other talented guests from the music, acting, journalism industries. Find out the magic of art and its way of connecting us all! Check out @tariktalk for images of the guests and their works from each episode. Also follow @tarikmendes for his latest adventures! @tariktalk @tarikmendes Podcast available on all streaming platforms! Download...2024-09-2914 min
Tarik TalkArt Frontier Advisory | Ross Brown - Matthew Couper & Marcus Civin (Season 13, Episode 3)Ross Brown previously had a successful career as a Managing Director in the Banking Industry and in Public Accounting. As an active art collector based in New York, Ross has established a diverse and important collection of emerging contemporary art over a period of fifteen years through his engagement and active participation, and professional relationships in the art world. Brown has advised a number of collectors in their acquisitions using SPRING BREAK Fairs (both in NY and in LA) as a springboard for exposure to new artists. His recent foray into curation marries his keen interest in supporting fresh...2024-09-2919 min
Tarik TalkEtta Harshaw, Founder, CEO - Harsh Collective at Affordable Art Fair NYC (Season 13, Episode 2)The goal of the Harsh Collective is to inspire a new era in the art world. We mediate and build genuine relationships between the artist, the art world, and the viewer. We want to demystify the inner workings of the market, allowing the artist to be at the forefront – bringing attention to their process, their inspiration, their story.2024-09-2907 min
Tarik TalkDevora Avikzer - Richard Goltry at Affordable Art Fair NYC (Season 13, Episode 1)Devora Avikzer Goltry, the creative force behind Foravi, brings her multicultural background and passion for individual expression to every aspect of the brand. Her journey from Israel to New York City embodies the spirit of Foravi – bold, refined, and unapologetically unique.2024-09-2905 min
Tarik TalkChunbum Park at Affordable Art Fair NYC (Season 12, Episode 6)Artist Statement: Why do most characters in Japanese anime and popular video games have white features that are nonexistent or uncommon among Northeast Asians, such as a narrow and pointy nose, colored iris and hair, double eyelids, and pink skin? My art attempts to restore an authentic vision of Northeast Asian Beauty through the pursuit of an original Northeast Asian beauty prior to its racialization, or a hybrid beauty, which incorporates certain non-Northeast Asian traits and stylizations borrowed from other cultures and peoples (as part of the Northeast Asian identity). Because beauty traits and practices are constantly borrowed and...2024-09-2909 min
Tarik TalkDETOX GALLERY NYC Recap Part 1 (Season 12, Episode 5)DETOX GALLERY - Curated by Vickie J. Lin Inclusive creative community. Nomadic gallery focused on BIPOC+LGBTQ artists.2024-09-2945 min
Tarik TalkThe Art Pantheon Gallery at Affordable Art Fair NYC (Season 12, Episode 4)Art Pantheon is a team of professional and creative minds who are strongly rooted in the contemporary African Art space. With a cumulative wealth of experience spanning over 20years, Art Pantheon is a company well versed in the various facets of the African art space. Our gallery is a melting pot of diverse perspectives, showcasing the work of both emerging talents and established artists who redefine the boundaries of contemporary art. From paintings and sculptures to multimedia installations, we embrace a wide spectrum of mediums and styles, ensuring a rich tapestry of artistic voices that captivate and challenge our...2024-09-2907 min
Tarik TalkArteLatAm Collective Art on Paper NYC (Season 12, Episode 3)ArteLatAm, certified as a Minority Women Business Enterprise (M/WBE) by both the City and the State of NY, is dedicated to delivering a diverse array of Arte, STEAM, and Sports services to public and private organizations. Our mission is twofold: to support and showcase the talents of artists and creatives while providing exceptional programs tailored for Pre-K to 12th-grade students. Over the past four years, we’ve proudly served over 4,000 students across all five boroughs of NY.2024-09-2920 min
Tarik TalkJames Giles - Signet Contemporary Art at Affordable Art Fair NYC (Season 12, Episode 2)Occupying a space in Chelsea, Kings Road one of London’s prestige district, Signet Contemporary Art specializes in British and International contemporary painting. The gallery caters for both established and new collectors working in a wide variety of styles and genres, ranging from the semi-abstract to the impressionist, including Robert E Wells RBA, Garry Raymond-Pereira, David Poxon RI & John D Martin RBA are just to name a few. The mission of Signet Contemporary Art is to provide its artists grater exposure to new markets.2024-09-2906 min
Tarik TalkArt on Paper NYC Recap Part 1 (Season 12, Episode 1)Art on Paper, New York City’s celebrated, medium-driven fair, returns to downtown Manhattan’s Pier 36 during September 2024’s Armory Art Week with 75 galleries featuring top modern and contemporary paper-based art. The fair’s tenth edition will showcase unique and powerful projects curated by Artistic Director Nato Thompson, with a focus on can’t-miss performances highlighting the creative potential of paper.2024-09-2924 min
Tarik TalkMichele Mariaud Gallery at Affordable Art Fair NYC (Season 11, Episode 6)Over the past 17 years, Michele Mariaud has consistently sought to make art buying a smooth, enjoyable and straightforward experience. The Michele Mariaud Gallery provides an art fair type of encounter for clients, who range from budding art enthusiasts to seasoned collectors. The 2000 square foot gallery showcases a large inventory of more than 300 directly accessible artworks, with rotating exhibitions every six weeks. The gallery is set in a Soho loft where a series of salons create a unique ambience. Michele readily shares her passion and expertise. With her relaxed persona, she guides her clients and promotes discussion about the works...2024-09-2805 min
Tarik TalkSPRING/BREAK ART SHOW NYC Recap Part 1 (Season 11, Episode 5)Founded by Andrew Gori and Ambre Kelly in 2009, The They Co. creative supergroup has organized, curated, facilitated and produced events with the New Museum, Brooklyn College, Art Hamptons, Flux Factory, Collective Show, Nuit Blanche New York, Silvershed, The Metric System, The Underground Library, Gowanus Studio Space, and numerous other community-based arts organizations. In May of 2011 and 2013, the group organized the SCHOOL NITE exhibition event for the New Museum's Festival of Ideas for the New City, and in September 2011 intercepted the city's San Gennaro Festival with a 90-foot sculptural interpretation of the Roman oculus, created by SOFTlab. Under the gender-melding...2024-09-2831 min
Tarik TalkMary Nguyen - Fremin Gallery at Affordable Art Fair NYC (Season 11, Episode 4)Fremin Gallery is an art gallery founded in 2007, dedicated to a contemporary program that now represents more than a dozen emerging and mid-career artists. Committed to presenting primarily photographic work, the Gallery also embraces oeuvres from across all media, including painting, sculpture, and installation. Since its inception, the Gallery has launched and fostered the careers of an eclectic group of artists, providing many of them with their first solo exhibitions in New York and, for some, their respective debuts in the United States. The distinctive signs of Fremin Gallery are proposals that invite to think about society and the...2024-09-2806 min
Tarik TalkRoger Costa Jr. Pt. 2 (Season 11, Episode 3) Tarik Talk PodcastRoger Costa Jr is the founder of the New York Brazilian Film Series, an events Curator at the Newark Museum of Art and Associate Director at the Brazilian Press Newspaper. We talked about his approach to curating art and the New York Brazilian Film Series, as well as his enthusiasm for films and his deep appreciation for Brazilian culture. Brazilian artist, Tarik Mendes hosts Tarik Talk, a podcast committed to the art world. Listen in to unique interviews with talented guests artists, dealers, curators and more. At times with other talented guests from the music, acting, journalism industries. Find...2024-09-2839 min
Tarik TalkSherri Littlefield at Treat Gallery Affordable Art Fair NYC (Season 11, Episode 2) About Treat Gallery:treat gallery has a proven track record of helping others through contemporary art. We partner with like-minded professionals and businesses with a shared goal of making the contemporary art field more honest and tangible. We participate in major art fairs, provide scholarships, portfolio reviews, and have a couple pop-up exhibitions a year. treat gallery is not a non-profit organization, and we do not accept direct donations, but with every project or pop-up show, we donate 15%-100% of proceeds to a various cause or non-profit.2024-09-2807 min
Tarik TalkStartshows at One Art Space NYC (Season 11, Episode 1) The founders of Start Shows met at the art drop off for Septemberfest Art exhibition at One Art Space Gallery, in TriBeca NYC in September 2018. Sophocles Plokamakis an NYC artist, published illustrator and author, was curating the show and Thais Coelho Plokamakis was one of the featured Artists, a painter from Brazil. After 5 more shows at One Art Space, Thais and Sophocles formed Start Shows, a company that creates art exhibitions for artists from around the World in NYC Galleries. Since then Thais and Sophocles have helped 400+ artists exhibit and sell their art in New York Galleries and network...2024-09-2821 min
Tarik TalkSamella Watson at Detox Gallery NYC (Season 10, Episode 6)Meet Samella, a seasoned veteran with over 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry, now leading the charge in service and innovation. With a proven track record of delivering exceptional results and an unstoppable drive, she's reshaping hospitality and affordable tourism through her brainchild, BLCK (pronounced 'block').Through innovative technology, Samella is transforming the way people travel, connect, and explore the world around us. Her mission? Unlocking a lifestyle of 'bleisure' for all.But Samella's impact goes beyond entrepreneurship; it's rooted in empowering others to integrate technology into their daily lives. Her journey as a tech fou...2024-09-1513 min
Tarik TalkKeilley Banks at Detox Gallery NYC (Season 10, Episode 5)Keilley Banks is an emerging visual artist whose vivid and evocative creations aim to represent the world and people around her. Now based in Brooklyn, her nomadic upbringing ignited a profound fascination with the concept of identity, which she carries through her work.Keilley cultivates a distinctive portrait style characterized by vibrant hues, intricate detailing, and compelling symbolism. Her work is a visual narrative—a canvas where the Black community takes center stage, and the threads of race, class, gender, and sexuality interweave to form a complex tapestry of human experience.2024-09-1517 min
Tarik TalkSahiti Yarakala at Detox Gallery NYC (Season 10, Episode 4)Artist Statement:My photography incorporates a wide range of earthly tones, such as brownish hues that are similar to the color of dirt or soil. It can also allude to natural hues like brown dirt, green leaves, a foggy sky, and a red sun. Consider the following colors: rust, marigold, deep blue, burned sienna brown, terracotta, sage, turmeric, and turmeric. These hues are warm and welcoming, and they frequently contain brownish undertones. Even these vivid hues have a dull tint to them that gives them a pleasant and restful sense. The color palette to the left are...2024-09-1515 min
Tarik TalkWulandari Del Valle - Jakarta Munch - NYC (Season 10, Episode 3)Indonesian Restaurant & Women Owned2024-09-1526 min
Tarik TalkMaria Sardi at Detox Gallery NYC (Season 10, Episode 2)Maria Sardi is a mixed media artist who is inspired by vintage magazines, photographs and comics. Through her eclectic style, she creates detailed pieces with bold colors and eye-catching designs that highlights her passion for complexity. She strays away from simplicity because she is not a simple person. 2024-09-1411 min
Tarik TalkKristi Hoag at Detox Gallery NYC (Season 10, Episode 1)From the artist:“My name’s Kristi Hoag, and I’m an aspiring photographer. I love to take nature and street photography because I believe the city I live in is beautiful in its own way. I love to show the world moments in time I’ve captured that make me feel grateful for where I am today and what I experience. My photography has evolved over time, and I’m grateful for all the opportunities I may receive in the future.”2024-09-1407 min
Tarik TalkFabien Dettori at Nicolas Auvray Gallery at Art On Paper Art Fair 2024 NYC (Season 9, Episode 6)Fabien Dettori (b. 1971) is a French painter and a photographer who merges the boundary of the two seamlessly. In his artworks, he conveys complex emotions. Being raised by his painter mother and a photographer father, Dettori was naturally drawn to the integration of the two mediums.Dettori started his career as a photojournalist. He then worked in various photography studios, collaborating with esteemed photographers such as Paolo Roversi, Jean Paul Goude, and Dominique Issermann. He explored his possibilities in fashion photography, where he became familiar with capturing figures. With this extraordinary experience, he felt the desire to create more...2024-09-0711 min
Tarik TalkMoses Ros - ArteLatAm at Art On Paper Art Fair 2024 NYC (Season 9, Episode 5)Moses Ros is a Dominican-American sculptor, painter, and printmaker who lives and works in the Bronx. Ros has created large-scale public art commissions for the New York Department of Cultural Affairs, Bronx Council for the Arts, and New York City Housing Authority, plus stained-glass windows for the Metropolitan Transit Authority. Ros has had solo exhibitions at the Yeshiva University Museum in New York, the Paterson Museum in New Jersey, the Bronx Museum, and El Instituto de Cultura y Arte in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Artwork by Ros is held in corporate and public collections, including the Sm...2024-09-0710 min
Tarik TalkPedro Felipe Vintimilla - ArteLatAm at Art On Paper Art Fair 2024 NYC (Season 9, Episode 4)Pedro Felipe Vintimilla is an artist, educator, and cultural advocate whose practice is deeply rooted in art making, art education, and cultural care. Born in Ecuador and based in Queens - NY, his work reflects personal explorations of cultural identity, immigration, gender, and belonging.Pedro's work has been showcased in several notable exhibitions. In 2021, he was featured at the Queens Museum in "Art As Social Action: 10 Years of Social Practice Queens." In 2022, he participated in a group show at the Museo de Arte de Nogales, Mexico, titled "Ruta de Paso: Transcultural Landscape at the Gates of...2024-09-0710 min
Tarik TalkNicolas V. Sanchez at Art On Paper Art Fair 2024 NYC (Season 9, Episode 3)Nicolas V. Sanchez received his BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, MI and his MFA from the New York Academy of Art. While at the Academy, Sanchez was awarded the 2014 New York Academy of Art Post-Graduate Fellowship. He has been selected for artist residencies in China, Dominican Republic, and Venice and has been featured in VOGUE Italia, Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, Drawing Magazine, and Fine Art Connoisseur. Sanchez has been in solo and group exhibitions in New York, China, and Italy including an exhibition in Venice during the 2015 Venice Biennale. Sanchez currently lives...2024-09-0709 min
Tarik TalkJodey Kerr at Modrn Earth Gallery at Art On Paper Art Fair 2024 NYC (Season 9, Episode 2)Jodey Kerr at Modrn Earth Gallery at Art On Paper Art Fair 2024 NYCThe Modrn Earth Gallery, located in downtown Lake Orion. We set out with one intention: to bring luxury local. Our gallery showcases a unique blend of contemporary art that transitions seamlessly from contemporary to traditional spaces without ever skipping a beat.2024-09-0711 min
Tarik TalkDenise Jones Adler Pictor Gallery at Art On Paper Art Fair 2024 NYC (Season 9, Episode 1)Denise Adler sets out to create portraits and dreamscapes that express the mythic and legendary. Representative of the artist’s personal reaction to the world around her, in empathy, apprehension or disbelief. Both personal and archetypical these pieces are memorializing a moment in time. Her most recent solo show “In Quintessence” examined identity and it’s reflection in contemporary culture-the multifaceted connections between the internal; external and virtual, distilled into hybrid creations that illustrate a deeper sense of social reality.Pictor is an affiliate gallery to the innovative virtual platform ArtSpeak Collective, which was created for emer...2024-09-0708 min
Tarik TalkTze Chun Uprise Art Gallery at Art On Paper Art Fair 2024 NYC (Season 8, Episode 6) Uprise Art is a contemporary art gallery for the next generation of art collectors. Based in New York City, the gallery exhibits works from today’s best emerging artists across a wide range of mediums.2024-09-0704 min
Tarik TalkElizabeth Bergeland at Spring Break Art Show 2024 NYC (Season 8, Episode 5)Elizabeth Bergeland (b.1983) grew up in Wyoming and Colorado and earned her BFA in painting alongside Anthropology from the University of Colorado in 2006. Bergeland keeps a studio in Philadelphia, PA.Combining figurative realism with abstracted or imagined elements and spaces, her work talks with the use of symbolism. She has a strong desire to suspend the question- to allow it to sit. To get comfortable with questions not needing to be answered. Bergeland has a strong desire to enlarge the social narrative; specifically surrounding our ideas surrounding the way we think about masculinity and femininity. ...2024-09-0708 min
Tarik TalkSarah Angèle Wilson at Spring Break Art Show 2024 NYC (Season 8, Episode 4)Sarah Angèle Wilson is a Canadian sculptor and illustrator based in Brooklyn. She combines mass-produced objects with natural forms in an effort to create a comparison of utility and beauty. Her current work is informed by the glossy bright colored plastic of the 90’s. This influence is at odds with the meticulously hand crafted process and finish of her work. Sarah’s work aims to understand and translate nature's forms and compare it with our own. 2024-09-0709 min
Tarik TalkChristine Romanell at Spring Break Art Show 2024 NYC (Season 8, Episode 3)Christine Romanell’s art practice navigates infinity through intricate, ever-expanding circular patterns. Inspired by the golden ratio and sacred geometry, her work represents the relationship between order and the limitless. She translates digital drawings into sculptures and paintings, using techniques like laser-cutting and 3D printing. Colorful gradients guide viewers through layered forms, alluding to the unseen. Based in New Jersey, Romanell, in addition to her studio work, serves as board president at Manufacturers Village Artists space in East Orange and is the organizer for Garden State Art Weekend. Her work has been featured on the Sm...2024-09-0705 min
Tarik TalkMarcus Civin at Spring Break Art Show 2024 NYC (Season 8, Episode 2)Marcus Civin is a founder of New Urban Arts, a nonprofit art center for high school students in Providence, Rhode Island. His writing has appeared in Afterimage, AIGA Eye on Design, Artforum, Art Papers, Aufgabe, Boston Art Review, The Brooklyn Rail, Camera Austria, Clementine, Damn Magazine, Maake Magazine, Memoir Mixtapes, Momus, Nerve Lantern, and Southwest Contemporary. Exhibition and performance venues include St. Charles Projects, School 33 Art Center, Boston Center for the Arts, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Station Gallery at University of Southern California, and UMASS University Hall Gallery.2024-09-0710 min
Tarik TalkMatthew Couper at Spring Break Art Show 2024 NYC (Season 8, Episode 1) Contrasting the global, pandemic-enforced trend of living life through technology instead in person, Matthew Couper's exploration of what social isolation might look like starts from an island in the middle of the ocean. For the artist, desert islands and desert proper are both metaphors for survival and reflect a bigger picture of what survival means on the scale of the world and humanity as a whole, and how we live (or don’t live) in interdependency with others in a society.‘Couper is an artist with a Kafkaesque view of the world’ - art critic John SeedC...2024-09-0709 min
Tarik TalkChristina Welzer at Spring Break Art Show 2024 NYC (Season 7, Episode 6) Christina Welzer is a Korean-American interdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, where she is currently a member of Flower Shop Collective, a studio and art hub that cultivates the ideas of emerging artists working towards more equitable futures. Her work addresses the conflict and connection between beauty and rage, and is inspired by the practice of burying loud, ugly emotions beneath a smooth, sleek surface.All projects are centered around a process-oriented, illustrative core that join to create hypnotic, hybrid experiences. Her works have been exhibited at Tunnel Projects for Miami Art Week, Focus Art Fair NYC, and...2024-09-0706 min
Tarik TalkMustafa Mohsin at Spring Break Art Show 2024 NYC (Season 7, Episode 5) Mustafa Mohsin, MFA Class of 2024, draws from his experiences growing up in Lahore, Pakistan though oil paintings that examine identity and culture.2024-09-0704 min
Tarik TalkJohn Dennehy, Testudo (Kelsey Tynik & Sidney Mullis) at Spring Break Art Show 2024 NYC (Season 7, Episode 4) Testudo believes in an art world where everyone has the ability to participate. They created their company to support a healthy ecosystem for studio artists at a critical juncture in their career. Inspired by the passion of our own journey as art collectors, Testudo was created to allow new and experienced collectors to connect with a survey of artists working today. Through extensive content and a digital model that favors transparency and accessibility, they seek to overcome traditional barriers of exclusivity.2024-09-0703 min
Tarik TalkMimi O Chun at Spring Break Art Show 2024 NYC (Season 7, Episode 3)Mimi O Chun is an artist whose soft sculptures reveal the ironies and inequities inherent to a late-capitalist economy. She recasts and re-contextualizes iconography borrowed from consumerist culture to create works that vacillate between parody and pastiche. Mimi works primarily in fabric, incorporating finishing techniques such as appliqué and embroidery to render objects in painstaking detail.Mimi earned her Bachelor of Fine Art from Carnegie Mellon University and her Master of Fine Art from Yale School of Art. Her work has been published by Fast Company, Bon Appétit, White Zinfandel, Gather Journal, Makeshift magazine, and Princeton Ar...2024-09-0706 min
Tarik TalkAnna Krieps at Spring Break Art Show 2024 NYC (Season 7, Episode 2) Anna Krieps at Spring Break Art Show 2024 NYC Booth 53 (Season 7, Episode 2) 2024-09-0506 min
Tarik TalkVincent Arcilesi + India Evans AHA Fine Art Gallery at Spring Break Art Show 2024 NYC (Season 7, Episode 1) Vincent Arcilesi + India Evans AHA Fine Art Gallery at Spring Break Art Show 2024 NYC 2024-09-0504 min
Tarik TalkYoshie Sakai at Spring Break Art Show 2024 NYC (Season 6, Episode 6) Yoshie Sakai at Spring Break Art Show 2024 NYC Booth 72 @yoshie_saki_studio2024-09-0505 min
Tarik TalkSophocles Plokamakis (Season 6, Episode 5)Sophocles Plokamakis an NYC artist, published illustrator and author, one of the founders of Start Shows Art exhibition at One Art Space Gallery, in TriBeca NYC founded in 2018.After 5 more shows at One Art Space, Thais and Sophocles formed Start Shows, a company that creates art exhibitions for artists from around the World in NYC Galleries.Since then, co-founders Thais Coelho Plokamakis and Sophocles Plokamakis have helped 400+ artists exhibit and sell their art in New York Galleries and network with collectors, curators, gallerists and fellow artists of many disciplines and backgrounds.Thais and...2024-08-1621 min
Tarik TalkRoger Costa Jr. (Season 6, Episode 4) (Portuguese)Roger Costa Jr is the founder of the New York Brazilian Film Series, an events Curator at the Newark Museum of Art and Associate Director at the Brazilian Press Newspaper. We talked about his approach to curating art and the New York Brazilian Film Series, as well as his enthusiasm for films and his deep appreciation for Brazilian culture.2024-08-0117 min
Tarik TalkRoger Costa Jr. (Season 6, Episode 3) (English)Roger Costa Jr is the founder of the New York Brazilian Film Series, an events Curator at the Newark Museum of Art and Associate Director at the Brazilian Press Newspaper. We talked about his approach to curating art and the New York Brazilian Film Series, as well as his enthusiasm for films and his deep appreciation for Brazilian culture.2024-07-3121 min
Tarik TalkMalik Tricoche (Season 6, Episode 2)Malik Muhammad Tricoche b.(1996) is a Puerto Rican-American artist raised in New York. In 2016 he studied painting and sculpture at the Academia Di Belle Arte in Venice, Italy and in 2018 graduated from the Boston University School of Visual Arts inspiring the very first SVA Character Award representing the values and ideals of the school. In 2019 he founded Guayaba Gallery in Union City, NJ— going on to curate and exhibit shows like “Guayaba01” and “6FT FROM YOU” while working with the Themendous sculpture team on installations for the 2019 MET Gala, NYC fashion week and the Museum of Sex. In 2022 he featured h...2024-04-051h 02
Tarik TalkRaissa Mendes (Season 6, Episode 1) As you may have guessed it, Raissa Mendes is Tarik's sister. Originally from Brazil, she has lived and traveled around the world and today calls Shenzhen, China her home, with her french husband, two cats and a house full of plants. Raissa is a marketing professional, entrepreneur, RTY200 yoga teacher. In this episode, Raissa and Tarik talk about their bond as siblings, upbringings in Brazil, moving to America in the early 2000s, and what it is like to live in China.2024-01-231h 04
Tarik TalkJonathan Levine Projects (Season 5, Episode 6) Jonathan Levine Projects is committed to new and cutting edge art. Our roots go back to 1995 when LeVine's life-long participation in punk and underground music grew into a curatorial experiment with the visual culture that surrounded him. In 2005, he opened Jonathan LeVine Gallery in the Chelsea district of New York City and had great success nurturing the careers of many celebrated artists.In 2017, the gallery relocated to Jersey City with a newfound focus on community and collaboration. The newly named Jonathan LeVine Projects aims to create engaging programs and interesting partnerships beyond the traditional gallery space. With an eye...2023-12-231h 05
Tarik TalkMichael Casalinho (Season 5, Episode 5)Michael Casalinho, a Jersey City restaurateur, chef and entrepreneur sits down to discuss his passion for food, cooking, travel, his entrepreneurship journey and much more!2023-12-211h 02
Tarik TalkThomas John Carlson (Season 5, Episode 4)Born in Minneapolis, MN, painter Thomas John Carlson holds a BFA from the Ringling College of Art and Design and earned his MFA from the New York Academy of Art where he also stayed on as a fellow. Living in the NYC area for the last 12 years, he founded the Jersey City Art School in 2009. He shows his works around Jersey City, Eden Rock Gallery in St Barthelemy, and group shows around Manhattan. His work ranges from mid-sized oils that deal with surrealistic subject matters with impressionistic use of color and opacity, and smaller works from his travels. Residencies...2023-12-0745 min
Tarik TalkJay Golding Pt. 2 (ESKFF at Mana Contemporary) (Season 5, Episode 3)Jay Golding is a Caribbean-American Autochthon mixed-media artist of Maroon descent. Golding’s practice explores themes related to migration, ancient mythology, and his personal life, often engaging the relationship between his Caribbean upbringing and African/tribal influence. The subjects in his work range from depictions of masked figures and fictional characters to friends and relatives, typically accompanied by the use of a vibrant palette and emerging textures caused by paint mediums, recycled materials such as tissue paper, and other found elements. Jay received his BFA in Studio Art from Kean University and has exhibited his work in various exhibitions in th...2023-11-0154 min
Tarik TalkKyle Hamilton (K.H. Fine Art) (Season 5, Episode 2)Kyle Hamilton Fine Art was founded in 2016. Catering to wide range of clientele, providing a comprehensive range of services for individual collectors and corporate collections. Offering clients tailored services to maximize personal, cultural, and financial returns.2023-10-1945 min
Tarik TalkHeidi Jahr Kirkeby (ESKFF at Mana Contemporary) (Season 5, Episode 1)Heidi Jahr Kirkeby is a Norwegian visual artist. She is educated at Vika School of Art and Nydalen School of Art in Oslo. She mainly works with nature abstractions with acrylics on canvas.Her artistic goal is to create interacting atmospheres by expressing her personal interpretations of nature. She aims to highlight the meditative value of nature in today’s hectic society. In a deeper sense the atmospheres in her paintings can be interpreted as her personal moods.During her artist residency at eskff she will explore the art of Helen Frankenthaler and use the inspiration in her own na...2023-10-1127 min
Tarik TalkJune Sira (ESKFF at Mana Contemporary) (Season 4, Episode 6)June Sira was educated at the Oslo National Academy Of The Art where she studied painting, printmaking and sculpture from 1985 to1992. She has a Master of Fine Art in painting from Chelsea School Of Art, 1999/2000. After graduation she was selected for the UBS Art Award and received the national winner prize from a jury including Sir Nicholas Serota. Her work has been purchased by museums and institutions and she exhibits regularly. In June Sira's paintings we meet people of ambiguous age in portraits or tableaus that are fabulistic, symbolic or fragments of a story. She paints with tempera or...2023-09-2018 min
Tarik TalkJay Golding (ESKFF at Mana Contemporary) (Season 4, Episode 5)Jay Golding is a Caribbean-American Autochthon mixed-media artist of Maroon descent. Golding’s practice explores themes related to migration, ancient mythology, and his personal life, often engaging the relationship between his Caribbean upbringing and African/tribal influence. The subjects in his work range from depictions of masked figures and fictional characters to friends and relatives, typically accompanied by the use of a vibrant palette and emerging textures caused by paint mediums, recycled materials such as tissue paper, and other found elements. Jay received his BFA in Studio Art from Kean University and has exhibited his work in various exhibitions in...2023-09-091h 15
Tarik TalkTeena Soni (ESKFF at Mana Contemporary) (Season 4, Episode 4)Teena Soni is a New Jersey based artist working within the traditional Indian-Miniature painting in a contemporary art setting. Her training belongs to the artistic region of Udaipur, Rajasthan where she apprenticed with both her grandfather, Badri Lal Chitrakar, the renowned Indian-Miniature painter and National Award /Shilp Guru Award recipient, and her father, artist Shri Sharad Soni. The rigorous training infused her natural abilities with the rich ancestral content of traditional artistry. Teena considers the historic art of Pichwai paintings as a base premise for taking heritage forward with added subtle contemporary component. Her mediums include cotton fabric or...2023-09-0636 min
Tarik TalkShakirra Torain (Creative Director | Producer | Brand Director, PR) (Season 4, Episode 3)Shakirra Torain Is A Creative Director, Producer, & Brand Director, PR Dedicated To Helping Creative Entrepreneurs In The Fashion, Beauty, And Luxury Industry Become Successful In Their Respective Career Field. During High School Shakirra Torain Was Accepted Into A Paid 4 Year Internship As A Graphic Designer & Intern For Marc Ecko Enterprises’ Sweat Equity Enterprises; Founded By Marc Ecko, Damon Bulter & Nell Daniel. At Sweat Equity Enterprises She Worked With Brands Such As Nissan, Timex, Britton Creative, Dr. Miracles, Saks Fifth Ave, Complex Magazine, Ecko Red, New Era, Sketchers, Frog Design, Radio-Shack & More. She Has Been Featured In New York Times, Co...2023-09-021h 27
Tarik TalkPerdita Sinclair (ESKFF at Mana Contemporary) (Season 4, Episode 2)ARTIST STATEMENTI am interested in capturing a sense of shifting time and space in my work. I want it to not quite inhabit the known world but be more like a dreaming space where meaningful and whimsical fragments of the day happen to have washed up. In this space, elements melt into one another - feelings into ice-cream, sea markers into volcanoes, London Underground tiles into lochs, colourful plastic wrappers, and road signs into a mill-pond-like sea.I keep returning to waves in my work. Not just sea waves but waves as a metaphor for building tension. I see...2023-08-2615 min
Tarik TalkLouise Deininger (ESKFF at Mana Contemporary) (Season 4, Episode 1)As an African conceptual artist, author and life coach, my artwork focuses on consciousness, spiritual science, human, self and personal development, self-leadership, critical thinking and identity: including other multidisciplinary subjects. My work explores how we humans relate to the world around us, our connection to the universe, and what interventions we can take in our environment in order to live in harmony, within and without. Presenting subjects as variable as the effects of armed conflict, and self-leadership my work renders familiar visual signs, and I use different materials through the media of painting in a stylized form, FOTO collage...2023-08-1617 min
Tarik TalkJay Golding (ESKFF at Mana Contemporary) (Season 3, Episode 6)Jay Golding is a Caribbean-American Autochthon mixed-media artist of Maroon descent. Golding’s practice explores themes related to migration, ancient mythology, and his personal life, often engaging the relationship between his Caribbean upbringing and African/tribal influence. The subjects in his work range from depictions of masked figures and fictional characters to friends and relatives, typically accompanied by the use of a vibrant palette and emerging textures caused by paint mediums, recycled materials such as tissue paper, and other found elements. Jay received his BFA in Studio Art from Kean University and has exhibited his work in various exhibitions in...2023-07-2820 min
Tarik TalkLeonard Gabriel (ESKFF at Mana Contemporary) (Season 3, Episode 5)Leonard is a figurative artist whose focus is emotion expressed through the body language of the subject. He finds it interesting, fascinating in fact that the viewer can empathize emotional experience simply by observing body language. This emotive body language maybe the result of the interaction of the subjects or possibly a shared experience where each subject individually expresses emotion in their own particular way. Even in single subject portraiture he finds subjects express emotion through their posture. While creating, Leonard experiences emotion through expressive mark making which he finds has the power to evoke emotion. In his art...2023-07-1753 min
Tarik TalkGabrielle Mar (Season 3, Episode 4)My imaginative universe of art is inspired by nature, music and eastern spiritual concepts. The art forms of abstract expression I create in my paintings are unique and alive, full of bursting and positive energy. I try to capture the moments from memories and emotions for my creation. I hope my abstract paintings can invoke dialogues and stretch the imagination. My intention is to actively create positivity and transcend beyond ordinary life in an upright and bright manner.My art is aimed to condense the elements in life and essence of the universe onto canvas. Dripping, dropping, swiping are...2023-06-1655 min
Tarik TalkYiding Yang (Season 3, Episode 3)Yiding Yang (he/him), a private collector based in Hoboken, NJ, predicts a paradigm shift with the growing role of artificial intelligence in creative fields, both democratizing art commissions and prioritizing human involvement.Yang's journey as a collector began with frequent visits to local and international art fairs, places where he discovered a vibrant array of artists and a diversity of expression that deeply resonated with him. Driven by the desire to evoke the essence of the 'inner child,' Yang's collection is playful and nostalgic.Yang splits his time as a lab assistant at Stevens Institute of Technology...2023-06-151h 28
Tarik TalkAlexander Yulish (Mana Contemporary) (Season 3, Episode 2)Alexander Yulish (b. 1975, New York) works within an unfolding narrative of improvisation and abstraction in paintings that convey the inner psychology of both human and external forms. Working predominantly in large scale formats, Yulish utilizes a direct, impasto brush, building irregular shapes layer by layer into gestural, complex color arrangements in order to reveal abstract figurative forms. The movement of these gestures throughout each painting is marked simultaneously by harmony, undulation and discord, all playing out across the canvas with a distinct lyrical impulse unifying the composition of his work. The scale of each works allows him to communicate...2023-06-1247 min
Tarik TalkTris McCall (Season 3, Episode 1)Tris McCall is a music journalist, novelist, and rock musician from Hudson County, New Jersey, described by The New York Times as "the plugged-in, Internet-era muse of Jersey City." In 2010, he became the music critic for the Newark Star-Ledger. As of 2017, McCall has released four solo albums; songs intended for two future albums are previewed alongside his short stories in a web project called McCall's Almanac.Tris McCall has written about art, architecture, performance, politics, and public culture for many publications, including the Newark Star-Ledger, the Bergen Record, Jersey Beat, the Jersey City Reporter, the Jersey Journal, the Jersey...2023-05-171h 12
Tarik TalkJosh Urso (ART150) (Season 2, Episode 6)Josh Urso is a contemporary sculptor in Jersey City, NJ working in concrete, stone, and various pigments. He studied engineering and product design at Carnegie Mellon University and owned and operated Josh Urso Design, a furniture and lighting design business for over 20 years before pursuing sculpture full time. His background in producing functional objects and his familiarity with manufacturing processes instilled in him a love of materials and a drive to explore purely sculptural forms. His work is inspired by the natural world, the inherent qualities of materials, and his desire to create monumental forms. He has always been...2023-05-0749 min
Tarik TalkKim Bricker (ART150) (Season 2, Episode 5)Kim Bricker is a contemporary printmaking artist currently living in Jersey City, NJ. She received a BA in Fine Arts with a concentration in 2D Media from Carnegie Mellon University in 2002 and an MA in Museum Studies from George Washington University in 2004. She has worked in furniture design, graphic design, and even jewelry design, always seeking out opportunities to be creative. Travel to the American Southwest, Colorado, the Nevada desert, Wyoming, and Montana is her current muse, and she finds herself drawing, painting, and printmaking with a renewed interest in landscapes and representing the story of a place in...2023-05-0234 min
Tarik TalkLawrence Ciarallo (ART150) (Season 2, Episode 4)LAWRENCE CIARALLO is an artist, designer and muralist from the city of Hoboken, New Jersey. His work is an eclectic mix of portraits, pop art and mixed media pieces that address a myriad of topics and honor a diverse group of individuals. As part of his art practice he is a member of the YNY Alliance for Young New Yorkers, an organization that provides diversion programs for court-involved young people in New York City.ARTIST STATEMENT, My paintings and murals are inspired by the endless beauty that exists amidst the chaos of daily life. To exemplify this spectrum, I...2023-04-261h 09
Tarik TalkGeorgina Billington (ART150) (Season 2, Episode 3)Georgina Billington is an internationally acclaimed makeup artist, renowned for her bold and imaginative vision of feminine beauty. With over two decades of experience in the industry, she has worked with top-tier international editions of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, and at prestigious events like Milan, Paris, London & NYC Fashion Weeks. Georgina has worked with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, including Joan Jett, Jessie J, Grace VanderWaal, Padma Lakshmi, and more. Her impressive client list includes world-class brands like Samsung, Nike, and MAC Cosmetics.Georgina's diverse talents go beyond makeup artistry. She is a skilled...2023-04-1715 min
Tarik TalkFabricio Suarez (ART150) (Season 2, Episode 2)Fabricio Suarez is an artist from Uruguay working in NY/NJ area. He received his BFA in Fine Arts and illustration from the School of Visual Arts.He has been a part of numerous group shows in NJ, NY & LA and has done residencies at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City and Artists Off-the-Grid, in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado.His current studio practice described as Abstract Baroque, consist of moody surrealist paintings, distorting compositions of traditional European portraits and landscapes with spiritual elements of American savagery. Where abstract brushstrokes acting as “characters” form a narrative in the landscape. A basic expl...2023-04-0451 min
Tarik TalkMindy Gluck (ART150) (Season 2, Episode 1)Mindy Gluck Artist Statement: My desire to create visual imagery using abstraction, to create worlds that don’t exist in reality, reflects my belief that there will always be truths we can’t prove: mysteries, the unknown, truths that are beyond science and mind. Enter the realm of imagination to create worlds that can’t be proven or seen until they are brought into the light. This is the journey I am having which is surprising and exciting, that allows for any possibility to be created.2023-03-2856 min
Tarik TalkTzara Paints, Painter of Shapes (ART150) (Season 1, Episode 6)Tzara Paints, Painter of Shapes @TzaraPaints In this episode we talk about Tzara creative process, inspirations, medium, the meaning behind her work and much more! Feel free to see her Instagram, at @tzarapaints, where you can see a wide range of her work, behind the scenes as she paints, and fun time lapse of her creative process. For inquiries, please follow Tzara on Instagram, @tzarapaints to inquire in regards to art work, commissions and studio visits.2023-03-1953 min
Tarik TalkTzara PaintsTzara Paints, Painter of Shapes @TzaraPaints In this episode we talk about Tzara creative process, inspirations, medium, the meaning behind her work and much more! Feel free to see her Instagram, at @tzarapaints, where you can see a wide range of her work, behind the scenes as she paints, and fun time lapse of her creative process. For inquiries, please follow Tzara on Instagram, @tzarapaints to inquire in regards to art work, commissions and studio visits.2023-03-1453 min
Tarik TalkJ.Heloise (ART150) (Season 1, Episode 5)Heloise (pronounced "Hello-ease") graduated Parsons The New School for Design with a fashion degree, and Northwestern University with a B.A. in Comparative Literature. She has studied Art at the Atelier of the Louvre in Paris, & at the Centre D’Art Contemporain in Istres, France. Her first formal artistic training was in classical piano, from age 5-17. She also performed in voice, acting/musical theater throughout her schooling, winning awards. She received a fashion design AAS from Parsons The New School for Design in 2006, where she trained with professor Laura Volpintesta & faculty. After graduating, she worked as a designer-illustrator fo...2023-03-1344 min
Tarik TalkPaul Wirhun the Eggman (ART150) (Season 1, Episode 4)About Paul Wirhun:I have been working on eggshells since I was 8 years old, learning the traditional Ukrainian art of pysanky from my mother. This artistic and cultic use of eggs informs my work to this day - as I believe that eggs are events - not simply objects. The shells (while the protective casing for the new life inside) are memories of the primal events that produced the eggs, intended as new life.In order to infuse new life into this ancient folk art, I have manipulated traditional processes with innovative dyeing & brush techniques...2023-03-131h 04
Tarik TalkSusan Evans Grove (ART150) (Season 1, Episode 3)Grove is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts in NYC with a BFA in Photography, Her work has been exhibited throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan. She has been published in numerous books, magazines, and newspapers and has pieces in public and private collections both in the United States and Europe. She is the creator of the group "Thou Art Mom"; which stemmed from her series of the same name and brings mother artists together for support and networking. She has curated two shows with the same title as well as others on different themes. Grove...2023-03-0419 min
Tarik TalkJosué Morales Urbina (ART150) (Season 1, Episode 2)Josué Morales Urbina is a Guatemalan installation artist who lives and works in the New York metropolitan area. His art practice spans various media as he explores transcultural displacement and memory through installation and sculptural work. His playful and elegant forms reference a rich material practice, where he examines his own cultural identity and the ideological experience of being a “third culture kid.” He was born in Guatemala City and has lived across the United States in varying geographic locations. Morales Urbina holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a minor in Ar...2023-02-1327 min
Tarik TalkMasha Vladimir Thomas (ART150) (Season 1, Episode 1)Masha Vladimir is a Ukrainian born multidisciplinary artist and storyteller whose artwork is personified by way of Soviet village upbringing and her experience as an immigrant teenager in the Y2K era.Masha’s artistic rolodex includes painting, digital design, styling, creative direction, choreography and photography.2023-02-1216 min