‘Long Distance’ by Martin Boyce @ Tanya Bonakdar Gallery

by Joseph A. Hazani October 29, 2022

Long Distance by Martin Boyce invites us to appreciate an industrial elegance with the media he employs in most of his exhibition pieces at Tanya Bonadkar Gallery. The sense of brutal with metal, due to its hardness in form, is alleviated by a sense of delicate appearance in the telephone communication device consistently presented in front of an ostensibly gentle perforation of a range of....

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‘Ripple Effect’ By Dan Lam & Jan Kalab @ Hashimoto Contemporary

by Joseph A. Hazani October 21, 2022

Ms. Dan Lam and Mr. Jan Kaláb present to us a healthy medley of scintillating sculpture and canvas with a preciously meticulous treatment of color in their dual opening at Hashimoto Contemporary. The reflectances, specifically from Ms. Lam’s waxy-fun, provides an interesting juxtaposition to the austerely planar yet nonetheless curvilinear treatment of colors by Mr. Kaláb. This austerity is....

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“Give me liberty, or give me death!”

by Joseph A. Hazani October 9, 2022

In a continual debasement of the Western Fine Arts tradition, Contemporary Art Museum Chicago had the efficacious demonstration of the affirmation of death: Illiteracy. 'Untitled'Softground etchings, aquatint, spit bite and sugar lift on paperFour parts, each framed: 28 7/8 × 20 5/8 in. (73.3 × 52.4 cm)Gift of Sandra P. and Jack....

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My Written Works

On the Struggling Artist: An Essay

A philosophical....

On the Christian Business Ethic: An Essay

Analysis of the role that Christian morality has played in the development of commerce and....

On the Necessity of Color in the Fine Arts: An essay

A philosophical exploration of color and its use in Renaissance, abstract and modern fine....

Towards an Understanding of Jesus Christ: An Essay

Nietzsche had incredible disdain for Christianity being "Judaized Rome", of the slave morality of Judaism creeping up and....