Dianne Smith

HARLEM IS CREATING IT’S OWN URBAN “BURNING MAN” — BUT WITH LIGHTS

Eduardo Difarneco A Papa. 1999 Video, Black and White, Sound, 4’09” Many folks are familiar with the “Burning Man” Festival in Nevada. For years, in Black Rock, a community is created where fire and light is the focal point. People come from thousands of miles to come. Participants think it’s an amazing experience. Well,…

April 23, 2014

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Harlem, West Harlem

12th Avenue, 12th Avenue viaduct, art in NYC, Burning Man, Dianne Smith, Eduardo Difarnecio, Erik Sanner, Harlem art, Harlem Arts, Harlem based artists, NYC Creative Sector, public art in NYC, Repurpose Lighting Intervention, Savona Bailey-McClain curator, Sugar Hill, Urban Burning Man, West Harlem, West Harlem Art Fund, West Harlem Creative Sector, West Harlem Creatives
Cross-borough collaboration for Repurpose under the 12th Avenue viaduct

Artists from Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn are now participating in the lighting intervention Repurpose. All of the interventions will be along 12th Avenue in local restaurants, sidewalks and buttress walls underneath the viaduct. The Riverside Drive Viaduct, also known as the 12th Avenue viaduct, was built in 1900 by the City of New York,…

April 21, 2014

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Brooklyn, LIC, Queens, West Harlem

125th Street, 12th Avenue, 12th Avenue viaduct, 200th anniversary of 125th Street, 9A Restaurant, art Harlem, art in Harlem, art in NYC, Center for Holographic Arts, Cotton Club, Covo Trattoria, cross-borough collaboration, cross-borough participation, Cynthia Beth Rudin, D. Carlton Bright, Dianne Smith, digital art, digital imagery, digital projection, Dinosaur Bar-b-que, Harlem art, Harlem Arts, Harlem Biospace, light graffiti, light installations, light interventions, light painting, light projection, Linda Griggs curator, Riverside Drive Viaduct, Savona Bailey-McClain curator, sidewalk art in Harlem, sidewalk art in West Harlem, Sweet Spot Festival, West Harlem, West Harlem Art Fund, West harlem Arts, West Harlem Food & Beverage Association
FUSION NY 2014 VIDEO

This mixed media installation premiered at FUSION NY 2014. An outdoor installation with sculpture by artist Dianne Smith is being planned with the City of New York for 2015. Some of the sculptures will incorporate black and white photographs and sound. Imitiation of Life is curated by Savona Bailey-McClain

March 14, 2014

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Harlem, West Harlem

art in Harlem, Dianne Smith, Fusion NY, Fusion NY 2014, Harlem, Harlem art, Harlem Arts, Imitation of Life, NYC arts, NYC contemporary art, Savona Bailey-McClain, Savona Bailey-McClain curator + co-producer, West Harlem, West Harlem Art Fund
Images from FUSION NY 2014

FUSION NY 2014 Artists and curators of color made a powerful statement during Armory Week. They propelled themselves in the midst of Armory and the results were amazing. The best is yet to come. Congratulations to all of the artists. Lead Curators & Producers: Savona Bailey-McClain and Yves Marie Vilain Participating Curators: Ina Archer, Badder…

March 10, 2014

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Bedford- Stuyvesant, Bronx, Brooklyn, Harlem, Soho, West Harlem

Adrienne Reynolds, Ariel Jackson, Armory Arts Week 2014, Armory Week, Armory Week 2014, Arts Harlem, Badder Israel, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brian Convery, Bronx arts, Brooklyn artists, Chris Harris, Dan Ericson, Dianne Dwyer, Dianne Smith, Fusion NY, Fusion NY 2014, Harlem Arts, Ina Archer, Jamal Shabazz, Joshua Reynolds, Kenly Dillard, LADY K-FEVER, Madeline Schwartzman, mixed media, mixed media art, NYC Art fair, NYC contemporary art, NYC street art, Richard Beavers, Savona Bailey-McClain curator + co-producer, Scherezade Garcia, Shani Peters, Shiro, Soho, street art, Suave Rhoomes, Toccarra Thomas, video art, video installation, West Harlem Art Fund, Yasmin Hernandez, Yves Marie Vilain co-producer
FLYING HIGH INSTALLATION AT BARTOW-PELL MANSION

Flying High was a site specific installation at Bartow-Pell Mansion during Armory Arts Week 2013 in partnership with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. It was constructed out of brown butcher paper which was hung between two trees. The paper was crunched, crumpled, rolled, twisted, interlocked, woven and manipulated. Its formations created contrasting patterns…

March 5, 2014

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Bronx, Harlem

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Bronx Armory Day, Bronx Armory Week, Bronx arts, Dianne Smith, Flying High West Harlem Art Fund, Savona Bailey-McClain curator, The Couple West Harlem Art Fund
Video Interviews

We have three interviews with artists and curators participating in our FUƧION NYC show. You will hear from Badder Israel, Richard Beavers and Yasmin Hernandez. Savona Bailey-McClain conducted the interviews which were co-produced by Yves Marie Vilain and Ms. McClain.

February 10, 2014

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Brooklyn, LES, New York City, West Harlem

Armory Arts Week, Armory Week, art, art show, artharlem, Badder Israel, BedSty, Dianne Smith, Fusion NY videos, Fusion NYC, Harlem art, Harlem artist, Harlem fine art, House of Art, NYC art, NYC public art, public art, public art intervention, Richard Beavers, Savona Bailey-McClain curator, urban art intervention, West Harlem, West Harlem Art Fund, West Harlem Art Fund videos, Yasmin Hernandez
Play(LABS) Artist Talk

Play (LABS) Public Art Installation: Artist Talk Venue Name: Harlem Garage Schedule Thursday, November 7th 7pm Join the West Harlem Art Fund, New York Restoration Project and the artists that created the Play(LABS) exhibition for an evening of fun and discussion. The talk will be held at Harlem Garage, the 1st co-working space uptown located…

November 4, 2013

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Harlem

art in Harlem, Badder Israel, Dianne Smith, East Harlem, Harlem art, Harlem Arts, Harlem Garage, Iliana Emilia Garcia, Neal Ludveg, New York Restoration Project, public art intervention, Savona Bailey-McC, Tomo Mori, urban art intervention, West Harlem Art Fund
Images of The Couple

Yesterday, we finished installing The Couple. It was alot harder than we thought it would be. The bases are 5ftx5ftx3ft. So, moving them to the site was problematic. To make sure that the bases would withstand the elements, it was nailed and glued together with frames underneath to keep it secured. With the help of…

March 7, 2013

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Bronx, West Harlem

Armory Arts Week, Armory Week, art in Historic places, art in open spaces, art in parks, art in the Bronx, Artslant Armory Sponsor, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Bronx Armory Day, Bronx Armory Week, Bronx Art, Bronx Tourism Council, Dianne Smith, environmental art, installation art, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, Organic Abstract, The Couple, West Harlem Art Fund
The Making of Organic Abstract

Watch how artist Dianne Smith fabricate this new work. Please support this effort, make a donation or buy a limited edition T-shirt designed by the artist.

February 17, 2013

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Harlem, New York City

art in NYC, Dianne Smith, environmental art, making art in Harlem, making art in NYC, NYC art, NYC Parks & Recreation, Organic Abstracts, public art, repurposed materials, Savona Bailey-McClain curator, West Harlem Art Fund
Public Art Challenge to Artists of Color

BE BOLD BE COMPETITIVE BE RELEVANT The artists spotlighted here are Chakaia Booker, Richard Hunt, Radcliffe Bailey, Dianne Smith, Scherezade Garcia, Yinka Shonibare. Great artists that push the envelope with materials, ideas and concepts. Opportunities abound in public art on both private and public spaces.

February 10, 2013

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Bronx, Brooklyn, DC, New York City, United Kingdom, West Harlem

Chakaia Booker, Dianne Smith, Radcliffe Bailey, Richard Hunt, Savona Bailey-McClain curator, Scherezade Garcia, West Harlem Art Fund, Yinka Shonibare
HENRY MOORE, LIFE-SIZED SCULPTURE & AFRICAN INFLUENCES

Everything I do, I intend to make on a large scale… Size itself has its own impact, and physically we can relate more strongly to a big sculpture than to a small one. —Henry Moore Henry Moore, Picasso and Matisse expanded modern art in a powerful new direction with their blend of the human figure…

February 10, 2013

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New York City, United Kingdom

African influences, art in NYC, art in open public spaces, Bartow-Pell Mansion, Bronx, Dianne Smith, Henry Moore, influences by the African Diaspora, Knife Edge Two Piece, life-sized sculptures, Matisse, Modern sculputre and african art, Picasso, public art, Savona Bailey-McClain curator, sculpture, West Harlem, West Harlem Art Fund
Flying High

According to the artist, working with found objects and connectors allows the viewer to interact with the materials. For instance, the objects will be visible through the rope and string. The installation then becomes more personal to the viewer as he or she can identify things from their everyday life. Sculpting with everyday objects is…

February 8, 2013

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Bronx, West Harlem

Armory Arts Week, Armory Week, art in NYC, art in the Bronx, art installation, butcher paper, Dianne Smith, fine art, found object art, found objects, Northeast Bronx, paper art, paper installation, Pelham Bay Park, West Harlem Art Fund
The Couple – New Installation

The Couple will be two beautifully androgynous heads approximately twenty feet wide and ten feet tall at the highest point. The heads will rest on one another and be secured on to a rectangular base. They will be made from everyday discarded materials such as, packaging, paper, cans, fabric, magazines, etc. These items will be…

February 8, 2013

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Bronx, Harlem, Midtown West

Armory Arts Week 2013, Armory Show, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Bronx, Bronx Day, Bronx Tourism Council, Dianne Smith, historic houses, Northeast Bronx, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, Organic Abstracts, sculpture, sculpture in gardens, sculpture in NYC, The Couple, West Harlem Art Fund
Featured Artist Dianne Smith

DIANNE SMITH is an abstract painter, sculptor, and installation artist. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in New York City’s Soho and Chelsea art districts as well as, numerous galleries and institutions throughout the United States. She is an educator in the field of Aesthetic Education at Lincoln Center Institute (LCI),…

February 8, 2013

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Bronx, Harlem

artist, Bronx native, Dianne Smith, Harlem, installation artist, sculptor, teaching artist, West Harlem Art Fund
New Venue

The venue of our next installation is Bartow Pell-Mansion Museum, located in the Northeast Bronx. The West Harlem Art Fund is very excited about this installation. The organization has produced numerous installations in NYC parks but never in a formal garden. The artist chosen for this installation is Dianne Smith and the name of the…

February 7, 2013

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Bronx

abstract work, Armory Arts Week, art in parks, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Bronx, Bronx Day, Dianne Smith, Henry Moore, Historic House Trust, Pelham Bay Park, public art, West Harlem Art Fund