‘Official Film Nerd’ Jessie Rodriguez Creates Whimsical Hand-Printed Movies That Feel Like Magic [Interview]
“Film has always been my gateway to a larger world,” says “official film nerd”
Night Photographer Troy Paiva Documents the Decline of the American Empire [Interview]
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Mary Anne Carter Embraces Her Quirks With Candy Colors and Explosive Patterns [Interview]
“I’ve never been able to blend in,” says Mary Anne Carter, who bears a conspicuous
Marcelina Gonzales Crafts Intimate Resin Works That Explore Identity, Culture, and Adolescence [Interview]
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Kim Kyne’s Sugary Works Help the Existential Medicine Go Down [Interview]
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Jada Fabrizio Advocates for Animal Rights With a Series of Darkly Playful Photographs [Interview]
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Environmental Artist April Flanders Facilitates a Conversation Between Art and Science [Interview]
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Midwest Gothic: An Extremely Polite Conversation With Tim Rickett and Epiphany Knedler of MidwestNice Art [Interview]
It’s pop, not soda. But say “soda” within spitting distance of a Midwesterner
Victoria Cassinova Opens Her Visual Diary for the World to See [Interview]
“I like to think of my work as a mix of the coherent and incoherent,” says LA-based
Abstract Expressionist Shaylen Broughton Goes With the Flow [Interview]
A decade ago an American artist walked along the canal-lined streets of Venice, paused
Filmmaker Andi Avery Challenges Mainstream Media’s Idea of Sex Work [Interview]
Filmmaker Andi Avery wants to confess a terrible secret. “I don’t really like
Visionary Filmmaker Elijah McKinnon Uses Dreaming as a Survival Tactic [Interview]
To Elijah McKinnon, dreaming is a survival tactic, a blueprint passed down through
Mickayel Thurin Fosters Compassion With Emotionally Charged Portraits [Interview]
“When you have a panic attack, you feel like you’re dying,” says portrait artist
Creating the Future: The Founders of Pedestal Focus on Black Joy [Interview]
“We’re creating the future,” say creative partners Celeste O’Connor and Mecca
Korean American Illustrator Steven Shik Finds an Escape From Planned Obsolescence [Interview]
“They don’t make ‘em like they used to,” as the idiom goes. Change a light
Painter Jay Silverstein: ‘A Great Existential Crisis’ Looms on the Horizon [Interview]
Jay Silverstein kicks off his artist statement with a staggering statistic: “The
The Changing Faces of Photographer Brian Oldham [Interview]
“What is a woman?” Perhaps you’ve heard this question pinging around the darkest
‘Art Nerd’ Kenish Magwood Creates Comic-Themed Work About the Black Experience [Interview]
“As a Black woman in America, I am in a constant state of double consciousness,”
Jeannie Rhyu’s Moody Paintings ‘Float Between Surrealism, Folklore, and Dreams’ [Interview]
“I've always been really interested in light and the way it glows, blazes,
Kristen Liu-Wong: The Pressure to ‘Feel Good, Look Good, Fuck Good, Be Good’ [Interview]
Kristen Liu-Wong’s work is a pot of water about to boil over. Working with bright
Juan Jimenez: Our Common Future is Blue-Light Bright [Interview]
Take a moment to imagine the future. When you close your eyes, does it look like
‘You Speak Good English’: Izumi Miyazaki Expresses Stress, Struggle, and Bravery [Interview]
Sekaikan is Japanese for “worldview,” but the English translation skirts the
Mapping History Through Objects: Hannah Zimmerman Traces One Generation of Women to the Next
"Remember that a picture, before being a battle horse, a female nude or some
Photographer Erin Naifeh Walks Into the Dark Night of the Soul [Interview]
“My shoes are somehow always untied,” confesses Erin Naifeh, who often appears
Surf, Sun, and Sustainability: Laihha Organna’s Island Illustrations ‘Spread Stoke to All’
“How can I make this as weird as possible?” It’s a question Maui-based illustrator