NY Studio Visits with Meghan Petras and Nick van Woert

While we were up in NY for Out Of Practice, we got to visit a couple studios, including Meghan Petras and Nick van Woert.

Petras, who works in her home-studio, makes her pieces on un-stretched canvas and stretches the compositions after they're painted. In some, she's cut up and re-sewn the canvas, creating seems and disjointed marks.

cut and re-sewn piece

Meghan also makes ceramics (above) and rugs, which I did not photograph, but they're awesome!

Petras' boyfriend, Ivin Ballen's fiberglass speaker / sculptures

an un-stretched new piece

Nick van Woert's new studio, with Spanish church sculptures (above)

I am pretty sure he said those things on the table used to be the Unabombers from the recent crime auction...

Seth looking at one of Nick's sculptures

teeny busts.

Breaking And Entering, Nick Van Woert's First NY Solo Exhibition @ Yvon Lambert

Nick Van Woert's (Where The Sun Don't Shine & RE: FURNISHED) solo exhibition, Breaking and Entering, at Yvon Lambert is absolutely stunning. Upping the scale with his typical materials, the show includes a full-scale figure with a pigmented resin plate, steel, gorilla glue, and a series of busts with translucent colored resin pours. Visit the show in person, through April 6th, and/or view more exhibition photos on the gallery's website.

Photos from Aqua Art Miami

RE: FURNISHED Installation Photos

Mitch Magee- "Palm Tree Lean Piece" and "Beach Balls"

Seth Crawford- "The Beast"

Nathan Manuel- "Sunshine on His Back"

Nathan Manuel

Nathan Manuel- "There Yet?"

Nathan Manuel- "This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things"

Georgia Dickie (left), Mitch Magee (right)

Georgia Dickie- "Peg Leg Billy"

Mitch Magee- "Candle"

Nick Van Woert (left), Georgia Dickie (right)

Georgia Dickie- "The Thirsty Plinth"

Nick Van Woert- "Home Furnishings"

Seth Crawford

Seth Crawford- "Tape Vase"

Seth Crawford- "Ping Pong Knife"