Menu

Subscriptions

Shop

Submit

Promote

The New Contemporary Art Magazine
Some of our past articles may not have images. Click here to see those that do.

Artist Andrew Hem Makes Curatorial Debut with “Ill Squad!” Group Show

Andrew Hem (HF Vol. 21 cover artist) makes his curatorial debut tomorrow with "Ill Squad!", a group exhibition of his fellow artists at Giant Robot gallery. Throughout his career, Hem has shed a light on his favorite artists in another way, in his lush and colorful paintings. Among his subjects are those who inspire him creatively, which he portrays either at work in their studio or on some fantastical adventure. At his solo exhibition last year, "Dream but Don't Sleep" (covered here), Hem shared with us his ongoing enthusiasm for garnering a public interest in his friends' work. Nearly all of the artists in his "squad" stem from an illustration background, but together their works are eclectic and showcase a variety of media.


Jim Salvati

Andrew Hem (HF Vol. 21 cover artist) makes his curatorial debut tomorrow with “Ill Squad!”, a group exhibition of his fellow artists at Giant Robot gallery. Throughout his career, Hem has shed a light on his favorite artists in another way, in his lush and colorful paintings. Among his subjects are those who inspire him creatively, which he portrays either at work in their studio or on some fantastical adventure. At his solo exhibition last year, “Dream but Don’t Sleep” (covered here), Hem shared with us his ongoing enthusiasm for garnering a public interest in his friends’ work. Nearly all of the artists in his “squad” stem from an illustration background, but together their works are eclectic and showcase a variety of media; figurative works, landscape painting, graffiti and urban art are just a few examples. These include those featured here, such as David Olivera, Edwin Ushiro, Ekunadayo, Eric Fortune, Jim Salvati, Joanne Nam, Juan Travieso, Ken Garduno, Kim Cogan, Marc Trujillo, Marco Mazoni, Peter Chan, Sean Chao, and Wayne Johnson, to name a few. Take a look at our preview of the show below, courtesy of Giant Robot.


Wayne Johnson


Sean Chao


Peter Chan


Marco Mazzoni


Marc Trujillo


Kim Cogan


Ken Garduno


Juan Travieso


Joanne Nam


Ekundayo


Edwin Ushiro

Meta
Topics
Share
Facebook
Reddit
Pinterest
Email
Related Articles

Jamie Adams References Monumental History Painting

American artist Jamie Adams paints the human form with the expertise of an European Old Master. His rendering of musculature and gradation of skin tone is exacting and hyperrealistic. However, there is something askew in the way the necks of his figures sometimes turn too far — as if snapped by an unknown force — and stomachs appear to bulge and contract to unnatural degrees. The distortions to which Adam subjects his characters, and their simultaneously alluring and repelling effects, are similar to the ways in which John Currin manipulates his female figures. The uncanny resemblance is likely no accident, as Adams and Currin are contemporaries of one another. Born within one year of each other, Adams and Currin are both BFA graduates of Carnegie Mellon University.

Opening Night: “Return of the Hot Pot Girls” by Katsuya Terada at GR2

GR2 recently celebrated the return of Japanese comics artist Katsuya Terada's 'Hot Pot Girls'. Aptly titled "Return of the Hot Pot Girls" (previewed here) his exhibition is an original series of girls wearing Japanese cooking pots, drawn in striking detail. At a live drawing event on Sunday, Terada shared his undeniable connection to French artist Moebius- "It's impossible to keep away from what you like and enjoy."

Sarah Muirhead Exhibits Large-Scale Figurative Paintings in “Bonded”

Edinburg based artist Sarah Muirhead (covered here) portrays every day people in her mottled, figurative acrylic paintings. The watercolor-like quality of her art lends to her keen observations of the body and skin tones. Muirhead elaborates on her style choice in her artist statement: "The quality of flesh, its contrasting textures and tensions, the density and potential of muscle and the irregularity and dimples in fatty tissue are important in the way I want to describe any given subject. I want the bodies I paint to be a strange mixture of lurid, glistening attraction and true empathic realism avoiding elegant cliches." She continues her unique exploration of the figure in "Bonded," which opens today at Leyden Gallery in London. 

Preview: “Gathering Whispers” by Edwin Ushiro at Giant Robot GR2

Los Angeles based artist Edwin Ushiro (featured here) was raised in Maui and we get to relive his tropical childhood in his upcoming solo show “Gathering Whispers”. Opening July 12th at Giant Robot’s GR2 gallery, Ushiro’s new show is a ‘gathering’ of memories that feel familiar even if you didn’t grow up in Hawaii. His dreamy images capture tiny scenes taking place in overwhelming landscapes. Sometimes, they are split in half and a little wavy, as if we’re peering through a fractured mirror. Get a preview courtesy of the artist after the jump.
Subscribe to the Hi-Fructose Mailing List
Follow us on our social networks

Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Tumblr

Shop

Subscribe

Subscription Details

Articles, About, FAQs, Submit, Promote, Distribute

© 2025 Hi-Fructose Magazine

Subscribe to the Hi-Fructose Mailing List