Chicago-based artist Peter Frederiksen (previously) pinpoints the most ridiculous, exaggerated moments in cartoons and animated shows to dramatize them further into absurdity. Cropping a single outlandish action or event, Frederiksen uses free-motion machine embroidery to stitch stylized compositions that, out of context, emphasize their dark humor... Read More
The idea for Drew Gardner’s series Descendants emerged from a simple observation by his mother: she noticed that Gardner resembled his grandfather. Intrigued by how traits are passed down—not just as physical likeness but the elemental foundations of DNA—he began researching and documenting the lineages of historical figures. In the nearly two decades since the project started, Gardner has met and photographed relatives of notable people like Charles Dickens, Berthe Morisot, Napoleon, Geronimo, and Frederick Douglass... Read More
“For me, the experience of painting an object reveals just how alien and unknowable it truly is,” says Eric Wert, whose vibrant still lifes seem to glow from within. From decadent bouquets that overflow from their vases to a pair of rain-speckled magnolia branches, the subjects of the Portland, Oregon-based artist’s oil paintings are portrayed in hyperrealistic detail... Read More
In Ridge Lines, Lee Hyun Joung navigates along the roving meeting point of two adjoining bodies. The artist melds the artistic and aesthetic traditions of her native Korea with those of her adopted home in Paris, rendering intricately bisected landscapes where the two converge... Read More
In regions where conifer trees are abundant, the humble pinecone has long held a symbolic role. For Amber Renaye, an interest in these small wonders of nature have led to a remarkable ongoing series of elaborately patterned tondos... Read More
From a bustling cafe to the comfort of a family meal to the morning quietude of a specialty shop, Rain Szeto’s illustrations (previously) capture inviting, everyday places in vibrant detail. The artist’s portraits of local places often radiate from a central vignette of a lone employee, a family interaction, or feline resident making its daily rounds. She treats every scene with with great attention to its unique characteristics, outlining stacks of merchandise, architectural details, and personal effects into chaotic yet appealing tableaux... Read More
Artists are known for presenting themselves on their own terms, proving their passion, persistence, and talent through their work. Many also choose to define themselves online with a .ART domain... Read More
Natalie Shilo’s illustrations peek into a freeform world teeming with color and jubilation. Swaying from side to side, sitting in bliss, or rocking a guitar solo, each character exudes a zest for life and thrives in the artist’s imaginative and energetic environments... Read More
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the Bukom neighborhood of Accra, Ghana’s capital, produced several champion boxers—including Roy Ankrah, Azumah Nelson, and Ike Quartey—and their records drew international fame, money, and prestige that helped to secure the area as a hub for the sport... Read More
A slight breeze brushing across her body during a morning run or observing a butterfly’s winding flight pattern are likely sources of inspiration for artist Hoi Chan. “I usually jot it all down in a notebook, filter it down into visual ideas,” the Hong Kong-born New Orleans-based illustrator shares. Chan translates these fleeting feelings and moments into radiant scenes, their candy-colored palettes drawn from photos she takes of her surroundings... Read More
Overgrown with Fruity Cheerios or plastic plants fit for a fish tank, the miniature dioramas that emerge from Max Hooper Schneider’s Los Angeles studio marry ecology and technology into an unsettling, post-human future. The artist (previously) constructs vast environments within small vitrines that position dolls, Tiffany lamps, and liquor bottles as relics of the past and fixtures of a new world... Read More
Despite the idyllic photos that populate Instagram feeds and travel blogs, Bali has a plastic problem. The island produces 1.6 million tons of waste each year, and thanks to ocean currents, it also receives tidal waves of pollution from neighboring islands that bury its beaches in mounds of trash, debris, and even rotting animal carcasses during monsoon season. To mitigate the problem, two sister organizations have teamed up to clean Bali’s waterways and transform the uncovered waste into useful goods... Read More
Whether working in acrylic and ink on paper or carving small wooden sculptures, Marcel Dzama uses performance as an ordering tool. Raised in Winnipeg before relocating to Brooklyn, the artist is known for imagining whimsical worlds that appear to emerge from a strange, even unsettling dream... Read More
For the last 17 years, Irina Werning has traveled throughout Latin America photographing women and girls for her ongoing series, Las Pelilargas, or The Longhairs. Shot in color and black and white, the portraits document a distinct cultural practice through an incredibly alluring, even surreal lens. Many subjects are camouflaged behind their cascading locks, their identities obscured by hair that sometimes even appears to consume their bodies whole... Read More
Nature, science, perception, and the arcane merge to form the foundational philosophy of Daniel Martin Diaz’s practice. For the Tucson-based artist, “art serves as a mirror to humanity, a narrative medium that delves into the physical and metaphysical realms.”.. Read More
From the ancient Mesopotamian “Epic of Gilgamesh” to the 18th-century French story of Beauty and the Beast, enchanted forests are an enduring trope of fairy tales. At Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art, a new group exhibition harnesses the allure of these magical environments and explores worlds beyond happily ever after... Read More
The Bourse de Commerce in Paris can trace its architectural lineage back to the 15th century, incorporating a freestanding column used in a grand house for Catherine de Medici and the majestic circular floor plan and glass dome of an 18th-century wheat market building. In 1889, the structure was reintroduced as the Bourse de Commerce, or stock exchange, then later fell out of use... Read More
Through gossamer embroidered portraits, Karola Pezarro visualizes entangled webs of emotions and thoughts. The artist works on a sewing machine to render figures with myriad preoccupations that swell and trail in colorful forms, arising from their bodies as hats, blooms, and even faces. Pezarro feels a sense of remove from the characters in her works, which she considers almost autonomous, as if they emerged from thread of their own accord... Read More
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