What is Gift Registry and Its Significance in Wedding

Posted on: 16 March, 2017

Author: Rahul Jindal

Wedding ceremonies are the way to celebrate, spend happy times with friends, family & relatives, cherish the lovely moments and having a giant get together. Marriages are the loveliest days to have fu... Wedding ceremonies are the way to celebrate, spend happy times with friends, family & relatives, cherish the lovely moments and having a giant get together. Marriages are the loveliest days to have fun and celebrate with happiness. It takes long to plan a marriage ceremony, from décor to wedding invitation card, every detail has its significance, likewise, wedding gift registries have its significance too. Because your guest...

Yuliya Pogreb Paints Oversized Portraits and Still Lifes that Capture the Soul of Beauty

Posted on: 02 March, 2017

Author: Maria Stella

NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Brooklyn artist Yuliya Pogreb in Mélange of Milieu. The exhibition opens February 14, 2017 and runs through March 7, 2017 with an opening reception on Thursday, February 16 from 6-8 pm. The oversized portraits and still-life paintings of Yuliya Pogreb are masterful representations of light and color, awash in detail. Fascinated by large-format images, Yuliya prefers working with giant canvases because it makes her feel like a five-year-old again, full of wonder, sitting in an echoing blotchy studio in a small Eastern European suburban movie theater and...

Michael Alberon: Bodies In Motion

Posted on: 02 March, 2017

Author: Maria Stella

NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Parisian artist Michael Alberon in Mélange of Milieu. The exhibition opens February 14, 2017 and runs through March 7, 2017 with an opening reception on Thursday, February 16 from 6-8 pm. Michael Alberon’s experimental, dream-like paintings are lyrical visions of the body in motion. Alberon often uses both acrylic and oil on the same canvas, with impeccably controlled technique. Paint is doled out with utmost efficiency, texture is achieved with the fewest number of brushstrokes possible, and lines are crisp and sure. These are not minimalist works,...

Sa Peng: Depicting the residents of an imaginary world

Posted on: 02 March, 2017

Author: Maria Stella

NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of New York artist Sa Peng in Mélange of Milieu. The exhibition opens February 14, 2017 and runs through March 7, 2017 with an opening reception on Thursday, February 16 from 6-8 pm. While Sa Peng works in mediums that range from woodblock prints to sculpture, she says that oil painting is the “primary language” she uses in her work. In her images, the soft, rich colors that oils provide are used in a surprisingly powerful way. Creating strikingly textured abstract works as well as intimate portraits of...

Vanitira: Giving digital art a natural sensibility

Posted on: 02 March, 2017

Author: Maria Stella

NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Barcelona artist  Vanitira in The Saturated Palette. The exhibition opens March 10, 2017 and runs through March 30, 2017 with an opening reception on Thursday, March 16 from 6-8 pm. Vanitira’s digital paintings have a depth and texture that are not normally seen in digitally created work. While sharp lines and geometric patterns are present, his images also possess a natural, handmade quality. Printing his paintings on canvas, he creates a body of work that is a hybrid of digital and traditional art, mapping out a territory...

Bugged! How An Ultra Low-budget Movie Made A Big Splash!

Posted on: 02 March, 2017

Author: Ron Armstrong

I don't mean to bug you but I want to take a minute to talk about those pesky little creatures. That's right, I'm talking about bugs! You know, those little guys that come out when you turn the lights... I don't mean to bug you but I want to take a minute to talk about those pesky little creatures. That's right, I'm talking about bugs! You know, those little guys that come out when you turn the lights out. You may not have known this but they have always bugged me. Okay, enough of the puns. But really, I do...

Anna Voloshko Creates Sculptures That Blend Steampunk with Modernism

Posted on: 02 March, 2017

Author: Maria Stella

NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Kiev artist Anna Voloshko in Mélange of Milieu. The exhibition opens February 14, 2017 and runs through March 7, 2017 with an opening reception on Thursday, February 16 from 6-8 pm. The quirky and unique bronze sculptures of Anna Voloshko lift the heart and touch the soul. Ranging in style from steampunk to modern and grotesque to classic, all of Voloshko’s works are united in their expressive sense of personality and animation. There is a delightful feeling of olde-timey-ness to Voloshko’s pieces, as if they capture the...

Chen Jin’s Colorful Acrylic Paintings Bring a Modern Twist to Futurism

Posted on: 02 March, 2017

Author: Maria Stella

NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Chinese artist Chen Jin in The Saturated Palette. The exhibition opens March 10, 2017 and runs through March 30, 2017 with an opening reception on Thursday, March 16 from 6-8 pm. The acrylic paintings of Chinese artist Chen Jin reflect the recent modernization and globalization of China within the framework of traditional Chinese arts. Referencing the elaborate decorative patterns found on Chinese ceramics, as well as Taihu rockery–complex, pitted, and variegated limestone rocks found near the Taihu Lake that are often used in Chinese garden design and...

Tanja Skytte Creates Abstract Paintings That Bring a Sense of Nature Indoors

Posted on: 02 March, 2017

Author: Maria Stella

NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Marbella artist Tanja Skytte in Portals of Perception. The exhibition opens March 10, 2017 and runs through March 30, 2017 with an opening reception on Thursday, March 16 from 6-8 pm. The textured, abstract paintings of Tanja Skytte combine the streamlined aesthetics of Scandinavian design with a love of nature. Inspired by her travels–particularly by the landscape of Africa, where she lived for fifteen years–Skytte approaches each work of art as a process, experimenting with and honing various techniques until she achieves just the right character and...

Things to know about Rummy Card Game

Posted on: 29 January, 2017

Author: Chirag Parmar

Anyone who has grown up in a traditional Indian household must be familiar with card games such as Rummy and Poker. A riveting card game could just about be the ideal conversation starter within group... Anyone who has grown up in a traditional Indian household must be familiar with card games such as Rummy and Poker. A riveting card game could just about be the ideal conversation starter within groups that have gathered together during special occasions such as Birthdays, weddings, engagements, kitty-parties and outdoor gatherings. Apart from providing oodles of entertainment to players, a Rummy card game also allows...