When it comes to how local artists create their art, the medium used knows no bounds. Paints, wood, marble, and trash may all be used, but those that Ann Cofta employs are particularly singular, at least, it seems, around Greenpoint. Ann sews, embroiders, quilts and collages to give a colorful and softened look to beloved items, from ice pops and rotary phones to typewriters and gum ball machines.
But New York City herself also is…
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Wonderful interview with a wonderful LIC artist. I’m a big fan of Ann Cofta’s work!
I see Ann Cofta’s art as painterly although absent of the standard brushes, pencils, pens, canvas and other standards that most viewers associate with the word “art”. Ann’s works doesn’t know boundaries.
I see Ann Cofta’s art as painterly although absent of the standard brushes, pencils, pens, canvas and other standards that most viewers associate with the word “art”. Ann’s works doesn’t know boundaries.
Love it! When is the next exhibit?