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Amy Sherald’s American Sublime

Once scheduled to be on view at the Smithsonian's National Portrait gallery, Amy Sherald's American Sublime is now on view at the Baltimore Museum of Art after the artist pulled the exhibit, asserting that she could not 'comply with a culture of censorship" Read the full article on the exhibition from our recent issue, after it premiered at the SFMOMA by clicking above!

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!

Uncanny Valley: The Oil Paintings of the Late Eyvind Earle Still Have A Resounding Influence on Artists & Viewers Today

In Blob We Trust: The Art of KRK Ryden

KRK Ryden's latest solo show "Wet Bread" is now on view at Brassworks Gallery in Portland. Read an interview on the pop surrealist from our archives by clicking above!

Ashes To Ashes: The Paintings of Fulvio Di Piazza

In some ways, Di Piazza’s work is influenced by his own environment. Although he was born in Syracuse, Sicily, Di Piazza was raised and continues to reside in Palermo. He describes the ancient city as a “melting pot,”... Read the full article by clicking above!

All My Friends Are Wild: The Art of Kati Heck

Katie Heck has built an immense body of work that crosses disciplines, from painting to sculpture to film. Read the full article on the artist by clicking above!

A Return To Feeling: The Dynamic & Emotion-Infused Art of KOAK

"Color for me is very much about that initial emotional impact; it is almost like a precursor to the mood of a painting,” says Koak. Read the full article on Koak by clicking above.

Child’s Play: The Paintings of Kayla Mahaffey

Very Strange Days: The Paintings of Jenny Morgan

F. Scott Hess: Art History & The Dreams of a Reluctant Realist

Art history, in Hess' painting, is comprised of tiny renditions of famed works that are patch-worked together. They appear like reams of unfurled toilet paper that form vortices. One spiral extends into the past. Another spiral contains the twenty-first century... Read the full article on the artist by clicking above!

Sometimes You Just Have To Hug That Walrus: The Humorously Surreal Paintings of Bruno Pontiroli Twist Our Relationship with the Animal World

“The world I build has no constraint, no logic. Everything is possible,” says Pontiroli. “My objective is to shake our imagination by developing a universe based on the absurd and the senseless.” Read the full article on the artist by clicking above!

In Plain Sight: Isaac Cordal Creates Tiny Worlds Which Mirror Our own

“When I look for places in the city to locate my sculptures, or take photographs, it is a bit similar to [mushroom hunting]. I like to observe the city with that gaze for little details.”Read the full article by Silke Tudor by clicking above.

The Beauty of Tragedy: Peter Ferguson’s Paintings Depict A Dangerously Dark World That Is All His Own

Peter Ferguson creates scenes filled with intriguing characters often caught in very strange situations. His people quite often exist in darkly humorous fantasy realms where elements like vintage fashion and the occasional nod to pop culture connect their reality to ours. Read the full article by clicking above!

Opposing Forces: VICKIE VAINIONPÄÄ PAINTS THE GAP BETWEEN EXPERIENCE & HUMAN PERCEPTION

"I did not always know that I would be making this particular work,” says painter Vickie Vainionpää, “but that’s the beauty of being an artist. To follow your interests, pulling at threads and slowly but surely a path becomes clear.”Read the full article on the artist by clicking above!

On View: “Forest For The Trees” Group Show at Hellion Gallery

Public art and murals add an imaginative dimension to the daily humdrum of city life — a cause public art project Forest For The Trees is championing in Portland at Hellion Gallery. The gallery is currently hosting a two-week pop-up fundraiser show for FFTT, which is gearing up for a mural series in late August featuring the likes of Blaine Fontana, DAL, Faith47, Know Hope, Mary Iverson and many other international and Portland-based artists. The current group show at Hellion Gallery features works from a small selection of artworks from some of the participants: an assemblage by Fontana, psychedelic paintings by Brendan Monroe, a landscape collage by Mary Iverson and more. The exhibition is on view through May 30. Stay tuned for news about the Forest For The Trees mural series later this summer.

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!

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...

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.

Long Way From Home: The Art of Swoon

Whether floating on open water to an international art fair , or within the bounds of a white cube gallery , the artist known as Swoon has creating immersive, intuitive and thought-provoking work since 1999 in the public space. Read Silk Tudor's full article on the artist by clicking above.

Subtle: The Graphite Drawings of Ozabu

Based in Japan’s western countryside, Ozabu merges reality and fantasy with impeccably precise and highly detailed narrative drawings. Read Liz Ohanesian's full article on the artist by clicking above.

Can a Hotel Be a Contemporary Art Museum, Too? An Interview with 21c Curator Alice Gray Stites

Ever want to sleep at a museum? Neither did we, until we went to 21c. We recently stayed at the 21c Art Museum Hotel in St.Louis as well as the 21c in Bentonville, Arkansas and had the best time. 21c locations combine actual contemporary art museum gallery exhibitions which are free and open to the general public. Read our hifructos.ecom exclusive interview with 21c's curator Alice Gray Stites by clicking above.

Bender Gallery is “Standing Strong” with Artists Affected by Hurricane Helene

(Above: Drone photo by stephan pruitt/fiasco media) We are living in even stranger times. While fires are ravaging Los Angeles on the west coast of the United States, affecting many of our friends and collaborators, the scores of artists in Asheville affected by Hurricane Helene in December are still reeling from the loss of their homes and studios. To provide support, Bender Gallery has organized an art show with their local artists to support the River Arts District. Click above to read all about it and see a few works on display.

The Happy Hellscapes of Joe Vaux

Artist and animation director Joe Vaux paints what he likes. His personal work is teeming with impish demons. His cheerful hellscapes are populated with lost souls, sharp toothed monstrosities, and swarms of wrong-doers. And yet, there’s an innocence to all of this. Click to read the Hi-Fructose exclusive interview with Joe Vaux.

Robert Proch’s Dynamic Acrylic Paintings

Robert Proch's acrylic paintings blend abstraction and the figurative, injecting an energy to scenes from the everyday. The Poland native has been able to craft his own visual language with this approach, which he takes to both the canvas and exterior walls across the world. He was last mentioned on HiFructose.com here.
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