Art

December 15, 2025

Ethereal Lighting Marries Landscape Painting With Sculpture To Evoke Serenity in Any Room

Artists David J Rodriguez and Lyora Pissarro marry painting and sculpture by way of lighting. Together, they have produced Unfolding Radiance: a circular, illuminated work of art that combines Pissarro’s oil painting with Rodriguez’s relief forms. The 36-inch-diameter piece features organic elements that recall layered rock or sediment. Each jagged shape is slightly raised, allowing for the LED lighting to reach behind and in front of the individual forms.

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December 12, 2025

Hybrid Paintings With Threads Weaving Through Explores Ideas of “Home” [Interview]

In the past few decades, fiber art has exploded onto the global stage, seeing artists reimagine the limits—and the historical meaning—of media like textiles, weaving, crocheting, embroidery, and so much more. Zoë Buckman is one such artist. For years, Buckman has considered such themes as domesticity, labor, and womanhood through the lens of painting.

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December 11, 2025

Lavishly Patterned Paintings Combine Western and Eastern Cultures [Interview]

Take your time when viewing the paintings by Naomi Okubo. The intricate, layered works are awash in patterns upon patterns, often cloaking the figures within them. Taking place indoors, outdoors, and spaces in between, the pieces draw from realism while not shying away from elements that border on the surreal. Within a grassy field, for instance, is a portal—a looking glass—into another place.

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December 9, 2025

Art Basel Miami Beach 2025 Closes With Strong Sales and Equally Stunning Art

Now that Miami Art Week has officially come to an end, fair organizers are celebrating yet another successful year of programming. Among those with an impressive turnout was Art Basel Miami Beach, which drew in more than 280 galleries from 43 countries around the world. Across its VIP and public days, the renowned art fair attracted some 80,000 visitors, ranging from private collectors and patrons to curators and artists.

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