Sunday, May 13, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
PATCHWORK Group Show this Weekend, coinciding with Glasgow International
CENTER FOR 21ST
CENTURY STUDIES is hosting a group exhibition of visual artists from the
Glasgow School of Art MFA program.
The exhibition is titled PATCHWORK.
The theme is in relation to this term because of its implication of multiple
registers, fragmentary viewing, or multiple materials cobbled together to form
an impurity of surface. The show
will include works of painting and drawing.
Artists: Hyojun Hyun, AlexanderOleksyn, Benjamin Rankin, Brent Ridge
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Cloud Nine @ Front Room Gallery, Brooklyn
Artists: Bruce Checefsky, Chris Clary, Gregory de la Haba, Patricia Fabricant, J. Fiber, Linda Ganjian, Cham Giobbi, Amy Hill, Chris Jehly, David Kramer, Jesse Lambert, Lorella Paleni, Brent Ridge, Fred Tomaselli, Jeanne Tremel
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Knuckle Sandwich
This baby is finally done. I've spent one whole term plus my break finishing this (plus other similarly sized paintings). This work has taken probably more turns than any painting of mine that I can recall. There has been wholesale revisions of it as a work, and that essence of its journey has been translated into its final image. I like that its a beat-up thing, its just a touch rocky, ya know? Rest in peace you bastard!
Friday, April 13, 2012
Sneak Peek
That's a biggie almost done. 55 x 55 inches of paint plus stuff.
A touch of spray paint here and there was added after this picture
was taken, so this is a "in process" doc shot for my audience.
I'm out. I've got a lot more to make at this point.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
My Collection, Cathy Nan Quinlan
Fantastic virtual exhibition from my friend and colleague. Definitely worth checking out for the connections she draws from the work of those she has known and collected over the years.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
New Day, New Work
Although not finished, as evidenced by the border on the image, this is one of three new pictures made in the last week that I consider a development. They are made on cardboard, and the change of support for this smaller scale painting size works for a myriad of reasons.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Not-so-abstract art
People who scoff that a child could have painted a splotchy, abstract piece of modern art see more in such creations than they realize. When forced to choose a favorite between a painting by a child, chimp or other animal and one by an abstract expressionist artist, people untrained in art usually picked the professional’s creation, even if it was mislabeled as that of a child or a non-human animal, say psychologists Angelina Hawley-Dolan of Boston College and Ellen Winner of Harvard University. People intuitively discern goals or intentions in artists’ abstract paintings, the researchers propose in an upcoming Psychological Science. —Bruce Bower
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
We're Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!
Back to the country of rain and rainbows! Happy New Year!
Took a trip home to our families for the holidays and now we are back ready for an exciting final two terms of my MFA.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
What's The Secret?
Glasgow at the avant-garde of the art world - Scotland - Scotsman.com
www.scotsman.com/scotland.../scotland/glasgow_at_... - United Kingdom
Dec 11, 2011 – Glasgow has now claimed a third Turner Prize in as many years. So what's its secret, asks Anna Burnside.Thursday, December 8, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Turner Prize Winner 2011 - Martin Boyce
Mr. Boyce is a GSA alumni. He visited my studio earlier this year.
An amazing artist of depth and interesting style. Cool as a Cucumber.
An amazing artist of depth and interesting style. Cool as a Cucumber.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
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About Me
- Brent Ridge
- Boston, MA, United States
- I'm an artist originally from Flint, MI now residing in Boston, MA. In-between I practiced my art in NYC and overseas in Scotland. I've been using this blog to situate Boston art and artists amongst the International scene of contemporary art. You can find my art on www.brent-ridge.com











