We (Heart) Public Space

The Rockaways, 2013 | C-print | 7” x 5.6″

Amy Barkow has worked in New York City as an architectural photographer since 2000, an occupation that has influenced her photography and sculpture. 

Her work has been exhibited worldwide. She has received support from The Santa Fe Art Institute, Times Square Business Improvement District, Times Square Alliance, The Artists Museum in Lodz, American Institute of Architects and the Golden Seed International Arts Residency.

Amy’s photography was recently included in Branded and on Display, a traveling group exhibition opening at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champlain.

Her work has been featured in Archinect’s 2012 Calendar Project, Interior Design Magazine, and Architectural Record.

From Archinect’s 2010 interview:

“In graduate school, I discovered German photographers Struth, Hofer and Ruff who were making art related to architectural photography; they followed the tradition of their professors Bernd and Hilla Becher who documented disappearing German industrial architecture. I was inspired by the creative potential of their approach. I became fascinated by how images of buildings can shape the way we understand them, specifically those we may have never visited.”

See more at Barkow Photo  |  Courtesy of Amy Barkow

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No. 71, 2013 | Silkscreen on vintage ballet magazine | 11.75” x 9.5″

Tamar Cohen is a New York-born and -based artist whose collages reside at the intersection of high and low culture. She is inspired equally by the sublime and the banal; by Kurt Schwitters and Fred Flintstone; by polka dots and all shades of the color green. An obsessive collector of paper ephemera, Cohen loves candy packaging from around the world, Indian fireworks labels, and Spanish bullfighting posters.

Recently she has discovered a passion for vintage children’s textbooks, dictionaries and comics from the 1960s. Cohen uses them to create silk-screened abstractions that according to the new York Times “Stand out for their color and beauty”.

Her work has been shown at the Pavel Zoubok Gallery, the Islip Museum of Art, International Print Center New York, Pocket Utopia and the flat files at Pierogi 2000 and the Kris Graves Projects.

Tamar Cohen:

“Two life-long passions that drive my work are my love of polka dots and my ongoing enthusiasm for vintage paper ephemera and books. I use collage and silkscreen to combine and juxtapose the two, creating a dynamic visual world of layered contrasts. This palette of visual obsessions inspires me in many ways, as I explore the relationship between high and low, order and chaos, the abstracted and the everyday. I also strive to push and challenge the boundaries of conventional printmaking: I paint with paper.”

See more at Tamar Cohen  |  Courtesy of Tamar Cohen

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Flower, 2013 | Graphite on paper | 30” x 22″ | Signed

Karl Klingbiel brings a combination of experimentation and cool control to making his abstract paintings, which constitute his response to the visual barrage of an image-overloaded, media-saturated culture.

See more at Karl Klingbiel  |  Courtesy of Masters Projects

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Downy Woodpecker, 2013 | Pigmented ink on rag paper | 17” x 20″ | Signed, Unique

See more at Portia Munson  |  Courtesy of P.P.O.W.

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Truman Capote, 1984 | Gelatin silver print | 16” x 20″ | Titled and signed on verso

Nancy Crampton is a New York photographer known for her portraits of artists and writers.

Courtesy of Nancy Crampton

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Split Seat Chair, 2012 | Solid white oak | 31” x 18.5″ x 20″

Henrybuilt was founded based on years of experimenting, a gap in the market, and a grandfather’s lasting influence. Bootstrapped out of a shed on Vashon Island, Washington, the brand grew out of a desire to create a handmade product with a level of design and functional sophistication not otherwise available.

See more at Henrybuilt  |  Courtesy of Chris Barriatua, Henrybuilt New York

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