loka bakers and their craft; kate, susan, and daria were recently imaged by ledoux street resident photographer, lenny foster, for a forthcoming edition of local flavor, a culinary magazine based in northern new mexico.

yulia pinkusevich   a current helene wurlitzer foundation artist-in-residence,  yulia’s provocative ten piece collection of charcoal drawings on paper is exhibited at loka (a) from april 21 through may 31.  yulia’s recent body of work explores and engages the viewer with multi-dimensional spatiality, panorama, and the vanishing points of perception.  the drawings investigate the basis of visual perspective itself.  a range of associations may be invoked by viewing; from witness, to movement and trajectory, to emotionally-directed attention, the sense of structural enclosure, and captivity.

yulia reveals perspectival elements of linearity and atmosphere through the application of charcoal onto large sheets of white paper.  light-absorbant charcoal is plushly layered to the point of outright opacity.  beeswax, like a wash, is involved in a number of pieces to soften boundaries.  the beeswax conveys a sculptural mood-element, or living counterpoint, to an otherwise unaffected plain of charcoal on paper.

ms. pinkusevich was born in ukraine in 1982.  she received her bfa from rutgers university, mason gross school of the arts. 

for those interested in purchasing yulia’s drawings, a pricelist with the artist’s statement is located on a small table near the gallery main entrance.  yulia can be reached at 201-658-0872   http://www.yuliapink.com/index.html 

 

visit the inimitable pierre delattre at ledoux plaza.  each of pierre’s paintings is a gem.  each evokes the range of consciousness that is northern new mexico.  catch pierre working in his studio or taking a break on the patio.  pierre’s lilas (and stories) are legendary.  not to mention, his writings..

the tree of life | pierre delattre