These Uncanny Paintings Of The New York City Subway Will Give You Chills →

Hisaya Taira, Escalator #31, acrylic on canvas over panel, 16.14 x 24 inches

The best artists take something familiar and completely transform how a viewer sees it.

Among the contemporary masters of this is Japanese artist Hisaya Taira, whose works were on display this weekend at the ArtHampton's Fine Arts Fair, through the Anthony Brunelli gallery.

Taira's best-known works are uncanny, photo-realistic paintings of New York City subway stations — scenes you'll instantly recognize, but which you won't believe were actually created with acrylic.

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Hamptons Art Fairs Target Hipster Collectors with Edgy, Nostalgic Artworks

Jamie Salmon’s Lily in front of Sungchul Hong’s Perceptual Mirrors from Binghamton’s Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts at ArtHamptons. Photo: Sarah Cascone.

The Hamptons’ summer art fair season got off to a roaring start last night with the opening of ArtHamptons and Art Market Hamptons, both open through July 13. Despite the bumper-to-bumper traffic piling up en route to both events last night, the fairs had a less frenzied, more sociable vibe compared to the crazed hustle of New York City’s Frieze and Armory weeks.

ABFA 10 Years Anniversary Group Exhibition →

Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts opened in 2003 after owner and artist, Anthony Brunelli renovated a 5-story, turn of the century brick warehouse in Downtown Binghamton, NY. This November, we celebrate 10 outstanding years of excellence with our annual group exhibition – highlighting the finest examples of recent work by our gallery’s family of international artists. We would like to thank all of our clients, collectors, colleagues, supporters, visitors and friends of our gallery who have supported our vision and commitment to exhibiting the best examples of contemporary international art to our Upstate New York community and beyond. We look forward to an even stronger decade ahead as we continue to expand and innovate with more world-class exhibitions.

This year’s 3-month group exhibition will feature a rotating collection of new works by our ABFA artists and limited edition prints by Anthony Brunelli.

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Art Greenwich to offer a kaleidoscope of culture from the 20th and 21st century this September →

Gordon Lee, Portrait of a Cloistered Mao. Acrylic and oil on panel.

GREENWICH, CT.- SeaFair returns September 20-23 for the second installment of Art Greenwich 2012. Docked at the Delamar Greenwich Harbor at 500 Steamboat Road, the four-day contemporary art fair will present a dynamic and diverse array of contemporary art from the 20th and 21st century. Paired with an enriching program of informative lectures and social events, the weekend promises to unveil a bevy of surprises and ensure a comprehensive cultural experience for collectors. 

Source: http://artdaily.com/news/57197/

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl →

Marla Olmstead in “My Kid Could Paint That.” Credit Sony Pictures Classics

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The hottest new abstract artist in town has reason to celebrate.

This summer, she went from selling her work in a coffee shop to having her own gallery show.

After a local newspaper's feature on her, about 2,000 people came for opening night -- everyone from serious collectors to the artist's preschool teacher. She earned more money than she could comprehend. The gallery owner said it was his most successful show ever and scheduled a second one for October.

So celebrate, the artist did. During a recent visit, she climbed on a big bouncing ball shaped like a frog, grabbed the handles and bounced around the house with laughter pealing and pigtails flying.

The artist is Marla Olmstead. She is 4.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com