III: Abstraction, Utopia, and The Right to Roam
III: Abstraction, Utopia, and The Right to Roam

A genuine and organic appearance of a collective with shared aspirations is rare and never random. In this instance, no three artists could have come from more divergent backgrounds and yet their work converses on an intimate and formalist level with adjoining narratives and motives to be explored fore with.

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Artists Equity
Not Just A Face In A Crowd - On "Alice Neel: People Come First"
Not Just A Face In A Crowd - On "Alice Neel: People Come First"

Since the beginning of mankind’s creative endeavors, the human figure has been employed as a conduit to convey complex narratives and capture sweeping emotions, as well as act as a visual shorthand to examine latent, deeply ingrained cultural belief systems. The manner in which a body is depicted and, perhaps more importantly, is intended to be viewed within a specific cultural context and time period is incredibly revealing. The subjects within worthy portraiture can be imbued with gravitas and great significance, but yet can inspire complete, total empathy.

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Artists Equity
Memories of Summer
Memories of Summer

Ever since stressed-out 19th century Parisian artists decamped to the countryside to escape the incessant demands and soul-sucking competition of their careers, painters have banded together and sought camaraderie in the refuge of nature. In hindsight, we have come to identify those regenerative forays into the wild not so much as pauses but pivots giving rise to stylistic invention.

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Artists Equity
Captivated By Collage
Captivated By Collage

Equity is currently hosting a show of works by three artists that privilege collage as their overriding tool of expression. The results are indeed compelling--both because the artists are astute practitioners of the media and because the media speaks directly to the times we live in.

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Artists Equity
Mel Odom: Pansy Boy
Mel Odom: Pansy Boy

n lock-down, Mel Odom has been busy drawing; not the kind of illustrative drawing he is famous for--the drawings that have graced couture fashion campaigns and Times best-selling book jackets.

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Charlotte Sears
Studio in the Time of Protest and Plague.
Studio in the Time of Protest and Plague.

Living in a city driven by artistic ambition, “What are you working on” is the go-to question meant to quickly distill the daring of one’s aspirational reach, the aesthetic value of its form and the intent and likelihood of financial success and lasting fame. In the upheaval of social unrest and pandemic, the question sizes up how one is to staying alive.

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Charlotte Sears