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Aaron Smith & Anthony Iacono @ Sloan Fine Art

Recently opened at NYC’s Sloan Fine Art is the unique pairing of exhbitions by painterAaron Smith and photographer Anthony Iacono, running through June 26. WhileSmith’s textured and colorful paintings depict dapper, bearded men painted with a wild exuberance, Iacono’s painterly photographs ofminiature toys encased in vibrant cocoons of Play-Doh, capture the colorfulnature of the child’s imagination at play. Take a look at more of the workafter the jump.

Aaron Smith

Recently opened at NYC’s Sloan Fine Art is the unique pairing of exhbitions by painter Aaron Smith and photographer Anthony Iacono, running through June 26. While Smith’s textured and colorful paintings depict dapper, bearded men painted with a wild exuberance, Iacono’s painterly photographs of miniature toys encased in vibrant cocoons of Play-Doh, capture the colorful nature of the child’s imagination at play. Take a look at more of the work below.

Aaron Smith

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Gil Bruvel explores the Interconnectedness of Everything with his Wooden Sculptures

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Gil Bruvel’s work seems to be both modern and craft movement inspired at the same time. They are made of hundreds of parts; intricate, yet, when those parts are viewed from a distance, are smooth and cohesive. We’ve asked the artist to delve into his process and themes and a bit of his background as an artist. Click the image above to read our Hi-Fructose exclusive with the artist

Aaron Smith & Anthony Iacono @ Sloan Fine Art

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Can a Hotel Be a Contemporary Art Museum, Too? An Interview with 21c Curator Alice Gray Stites

Gil Bruvel explores the Interconnectedness of Everything with his Wooden Sculptures

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