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SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH ART is a weekly feature in which we highlight the work of a visual artist.

Sunday in the Park with Max Ginsburg

“My objective is to paint about the people of New York,” says Max Ginsburg, “realistically and with compassion.” Continue reading

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Sunday in the Park with Ryan Cronin

“I like to cite the less-cultivated elements of the hand-lettered sign and the pop song,” says Ryan Cronin, “as two key influences that have contributed as much as my formal training to my signature style.” Continue reading

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Sunday in the Park with Melissa Stern

Melissa Stern’s New Math captures the shapes of numbers, bouncing off of each other in a cheerful jumble, their values no more or less meaningful than those of other marks on paper. They are shapes and patterns and simply beautiful images. Continue reading

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Sunday in the Park with Les Castellanos

“The past four years I’ve been doing still lifes,” says Les Castellanos. “Sometimes I sell them, sometimes they disappear and all I have is a digital image. Honestly, I don’t know where they end up.” Continue reading

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Sunday in the Park with Hannah Antalek

“In my paintings,” Hannah Antalek says, “I attempt to bridge the divide of high and low art by using tacky colors and cliché or kitsch iconography in contrast with sanctified or stereotypically beautiful imagery.” Continue reading

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