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February 16, 2009 · 11:15 pm

ARTmonday: Lee Essex: Postcards From India

As long as I’m on this whole Indian theme, I thought I’d show you a collection of gorgeous paintings by Boston-based artist Lee Essex. (She is represented by Peter Marcelle Contemporary in NYC and Southampton, as well as Parker Gallery, St. Simons Island, GA.) The show, entitled “Postcards from India,” celebrates the rich visual impressions of Indian temples and palaces in Rajasthan. Essex does drawings on site, and works from those in her Beacon Hill studio. The mixed media pieces are lush combinations of ink, watercolor, charcoal, colored pencil, tempera, and oil pastels on paper, with layers of patterns achieved with wood blocks and stencils that Essex makes herself. Essex also takes many photographs during her travels, which she uses as inspiration, along with incense and sBangara music, which helps set the mood. I’m practically transported . . .

Images: Peter Marcelle Contemporary 50 East 72nd Street, NYC and 36 Hampton Road Southampton, NY.

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February 15, 2009 · 7:37 pm

Montage: From Boho to Bollywood

Boho chic may be as passé as Sienna Miller’s latest affair but Hollywood’s love affair with films à la India (c’est toi “Slumdog Millionaire”) [see this recent WSJ article for more Hollywood/Bollwyood collabs], I’m thinking designers will be tempted by the colors, forms, iconography, and overall free-spiritedness of South Asia culture and style. Here are some photos plucked from the pages of beloved magazines and blogs showcasing a strong infusion of hippie chick goes to Mumbai with grace and restraint.

Photos: Domino, Domino, Domino, Living Etc., Living Etc., House Beautiful, Domino, House Beautiful, Skona Hem, Apartment Therapy, An Indian Summer, Domino , An Indian Summer, Katie Ridder, An Indian Summer, Architectural Digest, Living Etc., Katie Ridder, Domino, unknown, Marni Elyse Katz.

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