Nat Sarkissian
IN DEEP SPRING #2, 2024
Algorithmic Design with Archival Ink on Epson Hot Press Bright 330gsm
13 x 13 in
33 x 33 cm
Available at VFA
San Diego-based generative artist Nat Sarkissian gets much of his inspiration from the time he spends outdoors in California. He also credits time spent on Pinterest, and visits with his cousin, who is an illustrator, and with whom he grew up making art, for inspiring many of his best ideas.
Sarkissian began his career as a software engineer. His works have garnered so much success, that in 2022 he was able to work as a full-time artist.
He describes his works as playful. “That’s what got me into this space in the first place, he said, “I never really got interested in computer science and the nitty-gritty of the technicals. As a kid, I was looking at games and thinking: “Wow, I would love to be creative in that way.” It seems that there’s so much more depth there than in a simple painting or drawing because of the interactivity. The ability to build worlds was really fascinating to me — that’s really integral to my way of thinking.”
Works from Sarkissian’s In Deep Spring Series, 2024, algorithmic design with archival ink on Epson Hot Press Bright Paper, are available at VFA.
His projects have been commissioned and presented by organizations including Bright Moments, where he held one of his first solo showings in Venice Beach, as well as Davis Editions, reGen, Art Blocks, Bonhams, Christie's, and Samsung Art.
Beverly Fishman explores the good, the bad and the ugly in relation to science, medicine and the body.
Born in Philadelphia in 1955, Fishman earned her BFA from Philadelphia College of Art and her MFA at Yale.
Her focus is on the connection between the social construct of illness, addiction and the way in which they are dealt with, not just by pharmaceutical companies, but also by society. “In my work,” she said, “I hope the colors and forms—even if you know nothing about them—evoke a technologically mediated world, one in which our desires are fed by the mass media and our identities are influenced by the products that we consume.”
Fishman’s works are in major collections around the world and have recently been acquired by the Albertina Museum in Vienna, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas and the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire.
References:
Johnny Dean Mann. Nat Sarkissian on the Generative Landscape. Right Click Save. May 1, 2023.
Liam Otero. Recent NYC Exhibition Highlights: Beverly Fishman, NANNYCAM, Dena Novak, and more. Whitehot Magazine. August 2026.
Nadja Rottner. Beverly Fishman: Geometries of Hope (and Fear). The Brooklyn Rail/Art Seen. July/August 2025.
Jason Stopa. The Drug of Abstraction: An Interview with Beverly Fishman. Art in America. February 17, 2017.
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