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Artist of the moment……..Aakash Nihalani

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Aakash Nihalani is an American artist renown for his installations that are made of colored tape. Nihalani attended New York University where he began his collegiate career studying law before switching to art and earning a B.F.A.

In this clip we view a show and brief interview with Nihalani:

Aakash Nihalani was born in Queens, New York in the year 1986.

Below we view Nihalani complete an installation work that brings a touch of art to a stop sign:

Price range information: Sorry none available.

Below a link to the website of the artist:

http://www.aakashnihalani.com/

I enjoy Nihalani’s use of basic geometric shapes and their dimensions as works of art. His use of colors and play of dimensions is a wonderful and unique style of art that translates into awesome gallery or street works.

D

Artist of the moment……..George Condo

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George Condo is an contemporary American artist renown for his own style of art. George Condo was born in Concord, New Hampshire in the year 1957.

Condo attended the University of Massachusetts at Lowell where he studied art and music.

Condo refers to his style as “artificial realism.” He enjoys portraying things that don’t really exist. Condo works as a painter, printmaker, and sculptor.

The artist is a part participant of the famed Whitney Biennial.

George Condo is currently based out of New York City.

In this clip we visit Condo in his studio and he shares some of his views on painting:

Price range information: Prices range from prints starting at $10,000 to originals in oils or acrylics reaching $1.3 million.

The artist is part of many prestigious collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum,  and the Museum of Modern Art of New York City.

Below we catch up with the great James Kalm to view a show featuring works over George Condo’s lengthy career:

Condo is an amazing artist with a unique style. I enjoy the high level of abstraction he brings to his work with the figure.

D