Bren Bauer is an American painter whose abstract and figurative compositions explore color and form by use of strong gestural brushwork and explosive color. Her early works were primarily abstract and expressionistic working in geometric and cubist themes. The nudes and portraits show a quieter pal

Abstract, Figurative, Geometric, Surreal

The Dutch designer Wieki Somers (b. 1976), whose work began to garner attention even before she’d completed her education at the Design Academy in Eindhoven, is being honored by the Stedelijk Museum ’s‑Hertogenbosch with a survey of her projects, a singular amalgam of function, poetic narrative

Abstract, Experimental, Functional, Joyful, Serene

Born 1932 on the Island of Reichenau, Lake Constance, Germany. Training as typo-grapher in Germany and in Switzerland. Studied graphic design from 1954 to 1958. Emigrated to the United States in 1960. Worked as a freelance designer in New York and San Francisco before returning to Europe in 1963.

Abstract, Charming, Conceptual, Functional, Funny, Pioneering, Playful, Psychological

Charles Norton was raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. After graduating from the University of California, San Diego, where he received a degree in Art History and Criticism, he went on to pursue freelance work as a retail visual designer working with an array of luxury retail brands. He remains a devoted

Abstract, Chance, Conceptual, Dissonant, Fleeting, Sardonic, Sensual, Spectral