Nina Bentley’s Assemblage Sculptures

Found object and 3D art at the debut of Westport's Worrell Smith Gallery

For its grand opening at the end of May 2014, Westport, Connecticut’s newest art hub, the Worrell Smith Gallery housed an exhibition of local creatives, appropriately named “Home.” It was there that we discovered the marvelous world of Nina Bentley. The artist contributed eight pieces to the group show, and each “diorama,” which she refers to as “three dimensional assemblage sculptures,” carried as much charm …

Douglas Coupland Wallet

Roots Canada celebrates Canadian novelist and artist Douglas Coupland with a capsule collection inspired by Coupland’s visual work. A highlight is this slim leather wallet projecting the title of his exhibition currently on view at the Vancouver Art Gallery through September 2014.

Kate Steciw’s Manipulated Stock Images

The artist turns 5 images intended for much more mundane use into hypnotic pieces that transcend the rectangular photograph

In her first solo exhibition in Germany, artist Kate Steciw manipulates a very limited number of stock images into unique layered compositions, blurring the line between representation and abstraction. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-born and now Brooklyn-based Steciw adorns each piece (framed in unique shapes that often come out of the wall or sit on the floor) with decals, wheels, hooks and chains to further challenge our traditional …