Let's celebrate Ana Kraš' wonderful new drawings and New York show

Anyone in New York had better gallop over to Ed. Varie gallery to catch a new show by the ever-wonderful artist Ana Kraš. We’ve posted about Ana a few times, mainly about her beautiful lamps and designs to make your home/life better, and her fun collaborative photography projects. Her show at Ed. Varie entitled Mothers with Spoons and Relationships is an exploration into her more recent love of drawing, using predominantly back-to-basics art supplies such as wax, crayon and oil pastel.

Anyone who’s a fan of Matisse (who isn’t?) is going to love this. Ana’s ability to make things look pure, funny, honest and loving is second to none, and this show is just a reminder of how important she’s becoming in our art world. In other news, it turns out Ana has her own Fuck Yeah Tumblr, which is pretty much the online equivalent of a knighthood. If I give you any advice this year, it’s to buy some of her beautiful drawings while you can – you certainly won’t regret it.