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
A new exhibit opening today at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art aims to take a snap shot of the ever growing New Contemporary "school". It's class? Many will be familiar to Hi-Fructose readers: Andrew Hem (HF Vol. 21 cover artist), Curiot (Hf Vol. 29), Ekundayo (HF Vol. 9), Erik Jones (HF Vol. 27 cover artist), Kwon Kyungyup (HF Vol. 24), Natalia Fabia (HF Vol. 22), Scott Radke (Hf Vol. 6), Yoskay Yamamoto (HF Vol. 8), and Yosuke Ueno (HF Vol. 10), to name a few. The exhibition will also include an abstract installation by artist Brett Amory (HF Vol. 20). "Invisible College", which is co-curated by the museum's Josef Zimmerman and Thinkspace Gallery in Los Angeles, presents New Contemporary as a movement that is both traditionally inspired and non traditional. See more after the jump.
"Since I am not so good at making words to describe what I think and want, I choose to draw. And since I love to see the harmony in beautiful color relationships to emphasize
the stories among everything that surrounds me in the real world, what I see and what I draw, I choose to paint," 
Berlin based artist