Michael Zahn, Stellar, 2005 Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 80 inches MS artist Michael Zahn interviewed by MS artist Michael Brennan. Published on the occasion Zahn’s exhibition This, That, and the Other at MINUS SPACE project space, April 2007.
Neighborhood Beat — Profile on MINUS SPACE & Michael Brennan, BCAT / Brooklyn Community Access Television
Michael Brennan, Razor Painting #2, 2006 Oil, wax and alkyd on canvas, 16 x 24 inches Time Warner channel 56, Cablevision channel 69, (Episode 31) Jan. 25, Feb. 14, Feb. 19, Feb. 23 @ 8:30pm
Interview with Rossana Martínez, by Perry Garvin
Rossana Martínez is currently a resident artist at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Workspace program. Interview by Perry Garvin, Digital Projects Manager, LMCC.
Interview with Tilman, by Chris Ashley
introduction Tilman has stated that his art has completely moved into the three-dimensional realm, and that his use of and response to architecture requires finding a balance between various environments and the objects that he makes and situates in these environments. Inspired by everyday objects and structures, his goal is to present and represent light using color and form, which is mediated through the objects he makes, the structures in which the objects are located, [...]
Interview with Daniel Göttin, by Chris Ashley
introduction It seems somehow appropriate to me that Daniel Göttin’s recent wall works — those in which lines of tape placed on a wall are used to make a large, dense web of intersecting lines — are called Networks. Over a two-month period Daniel and I talked about his art via electronic messages relayed back and forth across a complex network of thousands of miles of cable between Basel, Switzerland and Northern California. He could [...]
Interview with Douglas Witmer, by Chris Ashley
introduction Douglas Witmer makes paintings with a purpose. I mean this in two ways — he makes paintings purposefully, and his paintings have a purpose. This is not to say in the least that his paintings are predetermined and strictly didactic. Despite their apparently structured appearance they are expressive rather than merely planned and executed, and porous rather than closed in meaning. Witmer’s varied and improvised use of color, surface, form, and material is surprisingly [...]
Interview with Steve Karlik, by Chris Ashley
introduction Steve Karlik’s paintings are formally refined yet generous in spirit, grounded in materials yet spatial and open. His work is that of a serious painter, at first seeming almost severe, yet with time revealing itself as sensual, emotional, and beautiful. A thoughtful viewer will find that his reductive forms can resonate with one’s memory, references, and experiences; the associations one makes with his work are varied and surprising. The paintings involve our eyes, minds, [...]
Interview with Sharon Brant, by Chris Ashley
introduction Sharon Brant’s paintings and drawings embody a consistency of vision and persistence. Her work is the result of a long commitment to abstraction; it is structured and perceptual, human and beautiful, quiet and sensitive. Her career is distinguished by her long history as an exhibiting painter, by her support of the work by other artists, and by her position in the community. — Chris Ashley, June 2005 The following interview with Chris [...]
Interview with Alan Ebnother, by Chris Ashley
The following conversation between Alan Ebnother and Chris Ashley was conducted via email during April 17 – May 4, 2005. For further information about Chris Ashley, please visit www.chrisashley.net. Chris Ashley: Your biography states that in 1975 you “began to recognize painting.” You were then in your early twenties and involved in the dance world. What does this mean, to “recognize painting,” and when and how did you actually begin painting? Alan [...]
Interview with Laura Sue Phillips, by Matthew Deleget
The following interview was published on MINUS SPACE in May 2004 in conjunction with Laura Sue Phillip’s spotlight exhibition. Matthew Deleget: Let’s start at the beginning of your career. You grew up in California and did your undergraduate work at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco. A few years later, in the early 1990s, you earned your MFA at Hunter College in New York. What kind of work were you making [...]
Interview with Richard Bottwin, by Rossana Martinez
The following interview was published on MINUS SPACE in March 2004 in conjunction with Richard Bottwin’s spotlight exhibition. Rossana Martinez: I would like to start our interview at the beginning of your career. You came of age as an artist during the early 1970s in and around New York City. What kind of work were you making at that time? Were there any specific artists, exhibitions, or events that had a profound impact on [...]
Interview with Harmut Böhm, by Matthew Deleget
Hartmut Böhm, Quadratrelief 32, 1968 Plexiglas, 127 x 127 x 5.5 cm Peter C. Ruppert Collection Museum im Kultur-speicher, Würzburg, Germany The following interview was published on MINUS SPACE in February 2004 in conjunction with Hartmut Böhm’s spotlight exhibition. Matthew Deleget: I would like to begin our interview – your first published in English – with a brief discussion of the art climate in Germany directly following World War II. You were born in Kassel, [...]
Interview with Bibi Calderaro, by Rossana Martinez
The following interview was published on MINUS SPACE in December 2003 in conjunction with Bibi Calderaro’s spotlight exhibition. Rossana Martinez: Faith, fertility, atoms, soul, and emptiness are some of the things you mention in your statement. I am curious to know what faith means to you in your work? What does fertility mean in your work? Bibi Calderaro: The idea that forms carry an inner balance, strength, and the potential for provoking thoughts [...]
Interview with Don Voisine, by Matthew Deleget
The following interview was published on MINUS SPACE in November 2003 in conjunction with Don Voisine’s spotlight exhibition. Matthew Deleget: Architecture is the first word you use to describe your work. How is your work architecture and how is it not? Don Voisine: In my statement I speak of architecture as describing space and its limits (the infinite constitutes one such limit) and in terms of a passage, from here to there. These [...]
Interview with Lynne Harlow, by Matthew Deleget
The following interview was published on MINUS SPACE in September 2003 in conjunction with Lynne Harlow’s spotlight exhibition. Matthew Deleget: In your work, I see that you utilize mainly translucent materials, such as sheer fabrics, metal screens, and colored Plexiglas. Tell me about how you arrived at using these materials. Lynne Harlow: I love the honesty and directness of these materials. I don’t alter their colors, textures, weights, or surfaces at all — [...]
Interview with Juan Matos Capote, by Rossana Martinez
The following interview was published on MINUS SPACE in August 2003 in conjunction with Juan Matos Capote’s spotlight exhibition. Rossana Martinez: Can you talk about the use of language in your work — language as image? When did you start working with this idea? And is it related to concrete poetry? Juan Matos Capote: I started to use language in my works several years ago, in 1995. At that time, I was making [...]
