Visionary Projects Presents:
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
Opening Reception:
Wednesday, January 15 — 6-8pm
124 Forsyth St, NYC
Anna Pietrzak, Julie Sohjin Kim, Tamara “Solem” Al-Issa
New York, NY — Visionary Projects is thrilled to announce the opening of their new exhibition, Once in a Blue Moon.
Opening: January 15 - March 5, 2024.
The phrase Once in a Blue Moon captures a rare natural moment of significance, inviting reflection and gratitude. This exhibition brings together three artists whose work explores themes of coming home, human connection, and intimacy, while considering how these experiences are simultaneously shaped by the architecture of time and space.
Anna Pietrzak, with her background in architecture, examines the tension between weight and space. Julie Sohjin Kim, a Korean-American artist, delves into the complexities of identity and belonging through intimate, relational works. Tamara “Solem” Al-Issa, a Syrian/Filipina artist, reflects on the preservation of time, offering meditations on memory and impermanence.
Together, these artists invite us to reflect on the profound, fleeting moments that shape our shared human experience.
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Blue Barn
by Julie Kim
48” x 30”
Oil and acrylic on canvas
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Lunule
by Anna Pietrzak
18” x 18”
24K gold leaf and raw pigment with mixed media on wood panel
2024
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Undulated Vessel
by Tamara “Solem” Al-Issa
19" Tall
Stoneware Clay, Glaze
Lapis Lazuli & Cobalt Blue Pigments
[BIO] Anna Pietrzak is based in New York City. With a background in architecture, her work explores themes between art and architecture with focus on weight and tension.
[BIO] Julie Sohjin Kim is a Korean-American artist living and working in New Jersey and New York City.
She graduated from Columbia University in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in visual arts. In her paintings, she reincarnates memory with imagined fiction that simultaneously celebrate and mourn the passing of magic hours of love and affinity in surreal environments. A steadfast exploration of colors –– as vessels for places, people, and time –– lies at the heart of her work. Her storytelling is rooted in her writing practice that takes the form of fragmented prose, poetry, and short stories. Through both painting and writing, she embodies an honest storyteller who binds old memories with new emotions of nostalgia, grief, and happiness in search of an elongation of the sacred moments in day-to-day life
[BIO] Tamara “Solem” Al-Issa is a Syrian/Filipina Toronto-based sculptural artist with a focus on conveying the preservation of time.
Solem’s work pulls from memories of the architecture and practices within SWANA (Southwest Asian and North African, and it's a geographical term that refers to the region that's also known as the Middle East and North Africa) and Southeast Asia through exploring familiar shapes, colours and textures from these regions in which she found comfort.
