Chad Hasegawa: Brilliantly Bold
Art is in the eye of the beholder. It can inspire, provoke and expose the inner soul. It can also cause ongoing debates from those who view it. So what makes an artist reputable and how […]
View ArticleShelia Dunn: Painting Life
“I aim to represent women who define sensuality, strength and sensitivity on their own terms.” –Shelia Dunn If femininity were a color, it would be translucent so that we could see beyond the “stuff”...
View ArticleKehinde Wiley: First Born Second
(Trendsetters & Visionaries of 2013) Merging the lines of early Renaissance and Hip-Hop; “Old Master” and Urban super hero, Kehinde Wiley, an African American painter, examines the rift between the...
View ArticleDakoro Edwards: The Only Life I Know
At first he blended in with every dark-skinned brother in the dimly-lit room. But when he took a seat in front of a blank canvas, with his back to the audience, ready to begin his live […]
View ArticleMichaela DePrince: Standing Tall
Dance is an art form that saves the soul. To dance is to live…to be free. When artists grow and express themselves through dance there is usually a driving force that propels them into the spotlight. […]
View ArticleAnthony Lister: The Abstract Superman
Artists sometimes find themselves thwarted into dark places that occur between truth and imagination. From superheroes and villains to fairies and zombies, even aliens and vampires are constantly...
View ArticleKara Walker: His Story Never Dies
The ideal American family consists of a mother, father, son and daughter…a dog and a white picket fence to make it official. In that family structure, the daughter is the apple of her father’s eye and […]
View ArticleSink Stuart: The Simple Things
When you type Clark Gordon Allen into the google search engine you’d be lucky to find any type of personal information on him aside from pictures posted all over his tumblr page. So what makes...
View ArticleChuck Close: The Art School Staple
Though art is subjective, there are names we will never forget. Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí – whether you like their works or not, you definitely know who they are. This is the […]
View ArticleLeonardo Granato: Paint With Tears
The contemporary world seems to produce new talent daily. Entertainers are becoming increasingly unique in order to stand out from a sea of monotony. But for the sake of art, how far is too far? Or […]
View ArticleJoseph Martinez: Detail Oriented
Most artists aim for their work to be the biggest and baddest creation imaginable. They want it to be displayed so the entire world can see what they’ve developed. You may find their word flashing on […]
View ArticleTim Okamura: His Point Of View
As an African-American woman I naturally gravitate to black art. No matter the kind– a painting, wooden sculpture, jewelry, etc. Black art to me is a reflection of my history and the pride there in […]
View ArticleHaris Purnomo: Inking Up Infants
Tattoos are slowly becoming more and more acceptable, after generations of being viewed as a way for young adults to be rebellious. Those with tattoos are getting younger and younger. In fact, hundreds...
View ArticleNiels Shoe Muelman: What’s In a Word?
“There’s graffiti and there’s calligraphy. Anything in between is good enough for me,” says Dutch painter Niels Shoe Muelman in an interview with Nalden, an online blogger collaborating with audio...
View ArticleBryan Schnelle: Unmasking the Bullsh*t
Bryan Schnelle, an LA based, self-taught, collagist, was born in the 80s, the year the fashion industry turned away from the frugal hippie scene of the past decade and faced a market that emanated...
View ArticleSpencer Keeton Cunningham: I Paint, the People React
Art should be intriguing. It should be everything you think of and the things you don’t. A painting should evoke feelings. It should stimulate thought-provoking conversations and leave you wanting...
View ArticleMiya Bailey: The Art of the Imagination
What is art if not just an extension of someone’s imagination? Art is whatever you want it to be, art is created from a desire to express one’s self. There is no limit to what art […]
View ArticleJantina Peperkamp: It’s What You Make It
Sometimes art just grabs you. Though you may be drawn to a particular technique or medium, there’s that occasional piece that jumps out at you. You don’t always know what it is, but you’re hooked....
View ArticleBlu: The Hidden Gem
Famous artists are known all over the world, there are books, articles, and even movies that document their life and passion for art. Artist like Andy Warhol, Leonardo da Vinci, Jean-Michel Basquiat...
View ArticleWyatt Mills: The Naked Truth
When you take a drunk and a slightly paranoid individual and send them running into a funhouse where an evil clown awaits, you come out with New York’s new premier artist Wyatt Mills’ stark and...
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