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Ryan Matthew Cohn and Jean Labourdette explore the Wunderkammer in “Mors Et Anima”

The concept of the Wunderkammer, aka The Cabinet Of Curiosities has been an artistic inspiration for some time, however a new show opening in November by Ryan Matthew Cohn and Jean Labourdette takes it up a notch with an exceptional show of sculptures and paintings based thematically on the subject. Click to read the new Hi-Fructose exclusive interview.

Midnite Rooms: The Art of Matthew Palladino

One might think it unlikely to find skeletons, grinning cat’s faces, vampires, and baby dolls chilling in a room together—noshing pizza with Simpsons-like characters flitting across the television. But in Matthew Palladino’s domain, anything goes. Read Zara Kand's full Hi-Fructose exclusive article by clicking above!

Matt Gordon’s Strange, Frolicking Characters

Matt Gordon is a mixed-media artist based in Plymouth, Mich., where he crafts both surreal acrylic paintings and graphite drawings. In these images, skeleton characters, bat-human hybrids, and other creatures interact and frolic in different scenarios. Or, as the artist puts it, his works in both mediums "take place in the same dreamy world of happier times."

Cruisin’ With Matt Furie

“Creating new characters is a way for me to collect ‘things’ without having to collect actual physical things. Read the full article on Matt Furie by clicking above!

Martine Johanna Returns With ‘Dark Matter’

With “Dark Matter,” Martine Johanna offers a new collection of stirring acrylic paintings that blend portraiture and abstraction. The show, running through June 23 at KochxBos Gallery in Amsterdam, is an autobiographical exploration of femininity, adolescence, and the place of women in Western culture. Johanna was last featured on HiFructose.com here.

THIS IS GWAR: Inside the infamous Art Collective turned Gored-out Shock band

GWAR was never an ordinary rock band. And in the recent documentary This Is GWAR, director Scott Barber digs into the past and present of the music and art collective that simultaneously defied categorization while infiltrating late twentieth century pop culture and continues to entertain fans today with heavy metal and elaborate—even gory—stage shows. Read Liz Ohanesian's full article by clicking above.

Lola Gil Distorts Memories With Her Glass Managerie

he glass figurines in Lola Gil’s latest work are essentially still lifes. She owns each one, treasures each one. Holds and manipulates them to understand their qualities, their quirks. She depicts everything about them except her own fingerprints on their surface Read all about Lola Gil by clicking above.

Time Traveling with Painters Mike Davis and Michael Kerbow

We live in strange times and artists Michael Kerbow and Mike Davis both have something in common: they use surrealism and time travel to address modern and existential issues. Click above to read the Hi-Fructose exclusive interviews with painters Mike Davis and Michael Kerbow about their respective solo showings.

Benjamin Spiers Paints Disconcerting Surrealism For the Modern Age

"I have a hunch that any successful painting creates work for the viewer,” says the painter Ben Spiers. “I think that's part of the reason why it can be hard to begin the process of looking at paintings seriously..." read the full article on Benjamin Spiers by clicking above!

Interview: Painter Vasilis Avramidis Discusses His New Series “Outskirts”

Oil painter Vasilis Avramidis, first featured in Hi-Fructose Vol. 26, produces modern portraits of isolated landscapes, often depicting architecture in states of overgrowth. At the time of this interview, Avramidis confessed that he has settled in to his third studio location this year, a small studio in northern Greece. It is here that he has been putting the finishing touches on a new group of dramatically lit scenes based on memory and the overlooked. According to Avramidis, these paintings are as much about creating a familiar sense of place within a moment as they are about the absence of humans within the architecture. His latest works will be on view at The Contemporary London, located at Space W10 which opens on November 13th.

Artists Show Some of their Smallest Works to Date in “Small Wonders 4”

As the saying goes, "the best things come in small packages". Philadelphia gallery Arch Enemy Arts has challenged artists to create their smallest works to date for their annual group show, "Small Wonders". For its fourth installment in a row, "Small Wonders 4" features over 75 small pieces by artists from all over the world, including 64 Colors, Alex Garant, Brian Mashburn, Caitlin Hackett, Caitlin McCormack, Craww, Hanna Jaeun, Maria Teicher, Matthew Greskiewicz, and many more. As with previous showings, all the work is sized under 12 inches.

The Evolution of the Hand-Painted Movie Posters of Ghana

In Ghana, while the cinematic menu was delightfully omnivorous, there were not nearly enough screens to satisfy the locals. This was particularly true in rural areas where only the occasional informational film had been brought by the colonial government on a green-and-yellow Bedford bus. The arrival of video changed everything. Read Silke Tudor's article on the evolution of the hand-painted movie posters in Ghana by clicking above.

The Violence of Man: Cleon Peterson’s Bold & Brutal Paintings Depict Humanity’s Struggle For Power

If you’re not ready for it, the work of Cleon Peterson can feel like a slap in the face. Brutality and violence are revealed on every canvas—whether it’s a 150-foot long wall under an overpass or a 36-inch painting hung in perfectly lit gallery. Power, strength, and cruelty are the only currency in this dystopian world. The weak are strung up, bled out, decapitated, maimed, humiliated, raped, and ruined. Viscera pours from bodies and pools in the gutter. There is no hope... Read the full article by Silke Tudor by clicking above.

Personal Effects: The Art of Laurie Lipton

The drawings of Laurie Lipton have bewildered and enchanted audiences for several decades. Each piece wields a cacophony of influences and experiences in dreamlike visions. Read Andy Smith's full article by clicking above.

Justin Lovato & The Atomic Soup of the Natural Universe

“My art has always tried to illustrate the spiritual world leaking into the material world. Two worlds affect and play off each other..." Read the full article on Justin Lovato by clicking above!

The Multi-Headed Art of AJ Fosik

Though represented in a signature mounted or freestanding taxidermy style, Fosik’s work is less about the animal in the form and more about the culture it represents. Inside these colorful, twisted, anthropomorphic creatures is a hint of humanity, a tug at the heartstrings of our own realities. Click Above to read Natasha Van Duser's full article on the artist.

The Peripheral Path: Paintings By Jean-Pierre Roy

Talk with Jean-Pierre Roy for long enough and you begin to get the sense that, with the right amount of imaginative discernment, the boundaries between what many perceive to be high and low art are frequently not boundaries at all, but rather intricate, furtive passageways. Read the full article with the artist by clicking above...

Tetsunori Tawaraya’s Fierce & Hypnotizing World Will Air-Fry Your Retinas

You will want to find a way back to the sideways world, the dirty world, the alien world of Tetsunori Tawaraya. Click above!

Lewis Chamberlain: From the Pocket of A Ghost

Incorporating a mix of objects—everything from old toys to dead bugs to simple paper constructions—Lewis Chamberlain builds unusual scenarios... Read the full article by clicking above!

Raphael Silveira Melts Thoughts & Memories Into Paintings

There is something contagious about the work of Brazilian artist Rafael Silveira, as if the zeal he gleans from transmitting vision to canvas are somehow captured inside those melting popsicles, rose mouths, and flirting birds. Read Zara Kand's full article on the artist by clicking above.

Phantom Limbs: The Body Part Filled Paintings of Sarah Slappey are Tumultuous, Alluring, & Aggressive

For artist Sarah Slappey, the body is both subject and setting. It entrances and repels, can be beautiful and grotesque. Above all, it is a means of artistic exploration that defies neat categorization. Read the full article by clicking above.

Capturing the Minotaur: The Art of Laura Ball

Painter Laura Ball's hypnotically engaging paintings give the viewer a multi-planed insight to the roiling energy of the subconscious, as well as the dynamics of the equally vital and tempestuous physical world. Read the full article by Kirsten Anderson by clicking above.

Macro Verse: The Paintings of Cinta Vidal Allow us To Become Gravity-Defying Voyeurs

Cinta Vidal’s intricate paintings often foster favorable comparisons to graphic prints by M.C. Escher, especially the latter’s impossible constructions. Any similarity is largely incidental: Where Escher revealed the subtle harmonies that unite the incongruent, Vidal reaches for something more intimate and human. Read the full article by clicking above!

Reign in Blood: Vincent Castiglia Brings His Subjects to Life With His own Blood

Vincent Castiglia started experimenting with painting in blood in 2000. He was eighteen. By 2003, he was using it exclusively. Read Mike Mariani's full article from our archives by clicking above!

Arghavan Khosravi Consumes The Subjects Of Her Vibrant Sculptural paintings

Using striking symbolic language that seems to drift from subconscious realms, Arghavan Khosravi commands the subjects of her vibrant, sculptural paintings. Read Zara Kand's full article on the artist by clicking above!

Murray Bowles Documented The Bay Area Punk Scene of the 90s, From The Inside

Murray Bowles was, by all accounts, the very best kind of artist. For more than forty years, he was in regular attendance at punk shows billing up-and-coming bands in ramshackle and makeshift venues throughout Northern California (particularly in the East Bay). Read Jessica Tagami's full article by clicking above.

Maud Madsen Explores the Gaps Between Memories

Madsen’s narrative, semi-autobiographic paintings frequently position young adults inside spaces made for children. Their bodies might be awkwardly crammed inside toy cars or between narrow school bus seats. Other times, Madsen places the characters in the midst of situations associated with childhood and adolescence, tapping into the complicated mix of emotions that come with memory. Read Liz Ohanesian's full article by clicking above.

Of Place & Time: The Narrative Paintings of Andrew Hem

he paintings of Andrew Hem linger just left of reality. With his instantly recognizable style, Hem blends figurative painting and atmospheric landscapes, echoes of graffiti art and a deep understanding of color harmony. Rendering scenes both urban and rural, modern yet outside of time, he creates works that are a mix of realism and surrealism, personal truths and collective dreams. Read all about the artist by clicking above.

Yuko Shimizu depicts intimate narrative scenes from myth, science fiction, and pop iconography, creating a visual genre all her own.

Yuko Shimizu is a New York-based illustrator, whose bold manga lines depict intimate narrative scenes from myth, science fiction, and pop iconography, creating a visual genre all her own. Read the full article by Harrison Cook clicking above!

The Respect He So Richly Deserves: The Art of Wayne White

Wayne White’s pictures start with thrift store paintings... White seizes on a startup surface that was a middle class decorator staple in the ‘50s and ‘60s.. read Mat Gleason's article on the artist by clicking above!
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