Ian Robertson-Salt’s Prismatic Paintings Explore Working Class Climate Anxiety
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Jonni Cheatwood Takes a Trip Down Memory Lane
Look past the painted cowboy, baseball, and party hats scattered across Jonni Cheatwood’s
Wendy Duong Lures Viewers Down a Psychological Rabbit Hole
“The process of painting is a solitary journey,” says Wendy Duong, who lures
Painter Jay Silverstein: ‘A Great Existential Crisis’ Looms on the Horizon [Interview]
Jay Silverstein kicks off his artist statement with a staggering statistic: “The
Dream-Like Paintings From Madeline Brice Waver Between Perception and Reality
Why do we confuse dreams with reality? Mounting evidence suggests everything we experience
Reflections on the New Year: 5 Artist Who Immortalize Themselves Through Self-Portraiture
New Years is often a time for list-making, lofty goals, and new haircuts. While we
The Color of Love: Figure Painter Betsy Podlach Luxuriates in Sensual Bedroom Scenes
A bouquet of roses, a calamine-colored hair scrunchie, rumpled coral sheets, an apple
‘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,”
Yin Ming Wong Uses Ping-Pong as a Metaphor for Code-Switching
“Ping-Pong has become my way to visually describe the experience of being Asian
Eggs, Legs, and Periods: Ashley DuRard on the Raw Beauty of Womanhood
During breakfast an unfertilized egg escapes, slips, sloshes over the side of a spoon.
Anya Kotler’s Sculpted Paintings Flicker Between Dimensions
“The satisfaction of giving form to the abstraction of thought and following instinctual
Figure Painter Jackie Nagel Explores the Painful Process of Growth
A 2011 study on creativity reveals that “the creative process is characterized
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
Portrait Painter Cara Guri Slips Between Seen and Unseen Realms
“The slippery boundary between the seen and unseen, known and unknown” lies at
Tyler Scully on the Art of Dying
One glimpse at Tyler Scully’s work sends an ice-cold chill down the spine. Based
Marko Šajn’s Knotted Figures Bend Over Each Other in Impossible Pretzels
“I don't want to give out all the details,” says Slovenian artist Marko
Pop Art Meets the Apocalypse in D*Face’s Hollywood-Inspired Work
Deceptively rose-tinted and rebellious, new work from multimedia artist D*Face (aka
‘You Speak Good English’: Izumi Miyazaki Expresses Stress, Struggle, and Bravery [Interview]
Sekaikan is Japanese for “worldview,” but the English translation skirts the
Sonya Fe Paints For Women, Children, and Those Who Bear the Weight of the World
Chicana artist Sonya Fe paints for women. She paints for children. She paints for
Japanese Painter Ryoko Kaneta Looks at Nature With Wide Eyes
Instead of one god, there are approximately 8 million divine beings pulling the strings
‘Wonder Women’ Highlights the Importance of Telling Asian American and Diasporic Stories
New research finds anti-Asian hate crimes have ballooned a whopping 339 percent over
Sara Long’s ‘Dune Woman’ Contemplates the Body’s Tender Terrain
Born and raised among ancient redwood trees, Sara Long creates warm, intimate works
Pink Unicorns and Pleather: Georgian Artist Mako Lomadze Rides Into Dreamland
Where do you go when you dream? Contemporary Georgian artist Mako Lomadze plucks
Painter Adrian Cox Explores How Modern Myth-Making Reshapes Reality
“Myth is the foundation of life; it is the timeless pattern, the religious formula
Kelly Bjork’s Serene Spaces Advocate for Mental Health in Queer Communities
Mixed-media artist Kelly Bjork creates snug, homey spaces where half-nude figures