Break out the bikini top (and remember to slather on plenty of sunscreen)—summer is finally here and that means one thing: festival season is officially upon us. While plenty of art lovers will make their ...
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Sugar Press Art Hosts Benefit Show For Muralist Amanda Lynn
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, as the nursery rhyme goes. Unlike the original Humpty, whose thin shell cracked beyond repair when he hit the ground, muralist Amanda Lynn is well on her way to ...
Sugar Rush: An Exhibition Statement From Curator Morgan Laurens
A sweet tooth doesn’t have to stop at the taste buds. Piled high with soft, runny cheese, roasted pheasant in feathered carcass, dewy grapes, and fresh bread on silver platters, Dutch “banquet pieces” painted during ...
Trailblazing Graffiti Artist Hera of HERAKUT Is a Survivor
“Even the strongest superhero needs allies,” writes poet, painter, and graffiti artist Hera below a hand-painted sculpture of a child in bunny ears. “The rabbit, being the fragile animal it is, became a survival specialist,” ...
The Enigmatic ‘Animal Boys’ of Painter Mayuka Yamamoto
Inspiration can strike where you least expect it. For Japanese artist Mayuka Yamamoto, an extensive tour of the dim, cobwebbed catacombs lurking beneath glittering French and Italian cities did the trick. “I remember initially feeling ...
Art and the Environment: An Exhibition Statement From Curator Kirsten Bengtson-Lykoudis
For artists, writers, philosophers, and prophets, the environment has long been a source of inspiration. From Siddhartha’s sacred Bodhi tree and Thoreau’s secluded Walden Pond to the magical forest in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and ...
‘Justice Is Something You Fight For’: Muralist Erin Yoshi Strives For Social Change [Video]
Justice is something you fight for. That’s what Erin Yoshi’s parents told her before bed, repeating the phrase like a prayer sandwiched between dinner and a goodnight kiss. Now grown, Erin recounts the bedtime lesson ...
Aussie Art Magazine ‘Beautiful Bizarre’ Curates a ‘Secret’ Exhibition in LA
The team at Australian art magazine Beautiful Bizarre are leaving the outback this month for the sunny streets of LA. Partnering with LA gallery Corey Helford, the magazine brings the pages of Beautiful Bizarre to ...
Good Things Come in Threes: ‘Retro Romance,’ ‘Too Many Muses,’ ‘Good Mourning’
Good things come in threes: Charlie’s Angels; Hermione, Harry, and Ron; the Sanderson sisters. While it’s hard to top these notorious threesomes, Taiwanese artist Chen-Dao Lee, Spanish illustrator Jesús Aguado, and contemporary faux naïf artist ...
‘Colour Clash’ is a Fun Foray Into Offbeat Graphic Design Palettes
Imagine pairing spring green trousers with a princess pink sweater. Or an electric orange jumpsuit with a pale lavender blouse. Combining colors that clash may be bad news for your wardrobe, but it’s sheer genius ...
Anthropomorphic Paintings From Richard Ahnert Capture Hope, Anticipation, and Patience
We’ve all witnessed the quick flip of window blinds or heard the rushed click of a door locking securely into place. In cramped suburban and urban environments, it’s commonplace. Now imagine that your neighborhood watch ...
Start Your Art Collection With Affordable Works From These Contemporary Artists
Blank walls should be filled. Period. Whether you’re holed up in a teeny tiny NYC apartment or a creaky suburban bungalow, your walls are crying out for beautiful decor. Luckily, you don’t have to break ...
Collage Artist Elliott Hundley Embraces Excess and Chaos
Chaotic, unruly, overwhelming, beautiful. Los Angeles-based artist Elliott Hundley’s collaged work envelops the space it occupies, pulling viewers into an immersive world of memory and storytelling. Elliott softens the boundaries between art and life by ...
Announcing First Friday Exhibitions: A Curated Series From NOT REAL ART
This year we at NOT REAL ART are launching First Friday Exhibitions, an all-new exhibition series designed to inspire readers with the artwork and artists we love. Each month beginning in February 2023, a curated ...
Cult Classic Film ‘The Last Unicorn’ Celebrates 40 Years on Screen and in Our Hearts
“It's a very rare person who is taken for what he truly is,” says Schmendrick, the bumbling but kind-hearted magician in cult classic film The Last Unicorn. Based on the novel by Peter S. Beagle, ...