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Joyful exuberance and seemingly chaotic energy – Michael Osbaldeston displays mastery of his unusual technique, painting with both hands. Large laughs echo through the wooded valley where his serious work is expertly created. Whether sitting for a portrait or visiting his studio, an outsider immediately is made to feel like a special friend and the artist is at once someone with whom you could share your deepest secrets. One is reminded of childhood hideaways, where imagination ran wild with fantasy. Osbaldeston is a warm and welcoming host, whether at his studio or in the gallery, openly discussing his work and describing how he creates his stunning masterpieces.
“I like to create something more to look at,” says Osbaldeston, with the emphasis on “more,” ”I call it Baroque Abstract Expressionism.” As incongruent as that sounds, it is an accurate description of this unique style. His huge oil paintings are dramatic, colorful and exhilirating. Close viewing of his stylized portraits reveal each few square inches is a small abstract painting, but step back and the portrait appears. (read more)
The Caboche Suspension lamp manufactured by Foscarini, composed by transparent globes made of polymethylmetacrylate. A shade in white matte finish glass offers direct upward and downward light projection and diffusion throughout the space. find out more
Christie’s Realty International, Inc. is delighted to announce the sale of Richard Neutra’s seminal Kaufmann House on the night of Christie’s New York May 13 Spring 2008 Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening sale. Along with Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House and Philip Johnson’s Glass House, Neutra’s Kaufmann House is one of the most important examples of modernist residential architecture in the Americas and remains singular as the most important example of mid-century modernist architecture in the Americas to remain in private hands. It carries an estimate of $15,000,000 to $25,000,000. read more
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