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The 73rd Volume of Hi-Fructose is here.

This issue features a plethora of issue exclusive articles, printed on fine art papers, HF 73 features a cover feature on Chet Zar, Amy Sherald’s American Sublime, the cardboard installations of NONAMEY, surrealistic painter Benjamin Spiers, the glitch filled landscapes of Alexis Mata, Marylou Faure’s brightly colored world, the deeply personal work of painter Celine Ducrot, the imaginative sculpted creatures of Brett Douglas Hunter, a 16 page Special Insert Section on the work of outsider artist Stefan Blanquet,  Plus a review of the new monograph of punk photographer Murray Bowles!

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We’re happy to announce that Roq La Rue Gallery will be hosting our 2025 Hi-Fructose Invitational in Seattle on June 7th. The show will celebrate our 20 years of being an artist-owned and operated independent publisher and will feature an outstanding line-up of New Contemporary artists who have been shown in our pages, including this powerful sculpture by Beth Cavener entitled “G.O.A.T”. Look for more info on previews and artist list soon.
(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.
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Hi-Fructose is a quarterly print art magazine founded by artists Attaboy and Annie Owens in 2005. Hi-Fructose focuses squarely on the art which transcends genre and trend, assuring readers thorough coverage and content that is informative and original. Hi-Fructose showcases an amalgamation of new contemporary, emerging as well distinguished artists, with a spotlight on awe inspiring spectacles from round the world.

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Join artists and collectors across the world on the hunt for one of a kind art for Gnae of Shrooms the Art N Seek Holiday.  the next Game of Shrooms happens on June 14th 2025.
See who is participating I. Your area or add your artist participation pin at @gameofshroomsofficial 
Clip from the GOS documentary by @kyle.maier  🎶: @kittenonthekeys

Join artists and collectors across the world on the hunt for one of a kind art for Gnae of Shrooms the Art N Seek Holiday.

the next Game of Shrooms happens on June 14th 2025.
See who is participating I. Your area or add your artist participation pin at @gameofshroomsofficial
Clip from the GOS documentary by @kyle.maier

🎶: @kittenonthekeys
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Work in progress by Seungyea Park @seungyeapark 
<counselee-2.내담자-2. 110 x 80cm. Pen on paper. 2025>  90% done.

Work in progress by Seungyea Park @seungyeapark
<counselee-2.내담자-2. 110 x 80cm. Pen on paper. 2025>

90% done.
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Juliet Schreckinger's dreamy work is evocative of nature and wildlife. Here she shares her meticulous process of stippling to create this scene with seabirds. One of several pieces for "her şh0w, Explorations of The Evergreen State", for Ga||ery Ergo.@julietschreckinger. 👇🏽

Juliet Schreckinger`s dreamy work is evocative of nature and wildlife. Here she shares her meticulous process of stippling to create this scene with seabirds. One of several pieces for "her şh0w, Explorations of The Evergreen State", for Ga||ery Ergo.@julietschreckinger. 👇🏽 ...

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Fun with your phone that isn’t doom scrolling..
From Pepper’s Ghost loving multi-media artist Josh Ellingson.  @ellingson.tv  Here’s a demo from a couple of years ago that shows how to make a Pepper’s Ghost reflection effect using your phone and a plastic dome drink lid.
If you don’t know, a Pepper’s Ghost is a type of special effect that uses reflections to create the illusion of something that isn’t really there. It was made popular in the late 1800s by John Pepper and that’s where the name comes from. Although it sounds very old-timey, the term is still used today. Sometimes it’s marketed with the term “hologram” since we all sort of know from movies what that means. However, if you want to find out more about this specific effect, it’s best to search for the term “Pepper’s Ghost” instead. If you learn how to make actual holograms using holography, please send me what you make because that sounds complicated and very cool.
You can find #pepperghost in theme parks, movies, HUD displays in vehicles, games, stage shows, and other art and DIY projects like mine.

Fun with your phone that isn’t doom scrolling..
From Pepper’s Ghost loving multi-media artist Josh Ellingson.

@ellingson.tv

Here’s a demo from a couple of years ago that shows how to make a Pepper’s Ghost reflection effect using your phone and a plastic dome drink lid.
If you don’t know, a Pepper’s Ghost is a type of special effect that uses reflections to create the illusion of something that isn’t really there. It was made popular in the late 1800s by John Pepper and that’s where the name comes from. Although it sounds very old-timey, the term is still used today. Sometimes it’s marketed with the term “hologram” since we all sort of know from movies what that means. However, if you want to find out more about this specific effect, it’s best to search for the term “Pepper’s Ghost” instead. If you learn how to make actual holograms using holography, please send me what you make because that sounds complicated and very cool.
You can find #pepperghost in theme parks, movies, HUD displays in vehicles, games, stage shows, and other art and DIY projects like mine.
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Musician and video creator Jason Chu discusses the artist Miné Okubo, an American citizen who was interned in an American concentration camp during World War II.  @jasonchumusic  Says Chu: After 2 Christmases in Topaz War Relocation Center, Miné Okubo went on to a long career in illustration and painting. Her work has been exhibited in the Met, the Japanese American Museum and more. In the 80s, her testimony - including Citizen 13660 - was presented to support establishing reparations for the 120,000+ Japanese who were found to have been illegally incarcerated during WWII.  Among other honors, in 2006 Riverside City College named a street after her -  Miné Okubo Avenue.”

Musician and video creator Jason Chu discusses the artist Miné Okubo, an American citizen who was interned in an American concentration camp during World War II.

@jasonchumusic

Says Chu: After 2 Christmases in Topaz War Relocation Center, Miné Okubo went on to a long career in illustration and painting. Her work has been exhibited in the Met, the Japanese American Museum and more. In the 80s, her testimony - including Citizen 13660 - was presented to support establishing reparations for the 120,000+ Japanese who were found to have been illegally incarcerated during WWII.

Among other honors, in 2006 Riverside City College named a street after her - Miné Okubo Avenue.”
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Stop motion animation via poster by Victor Haegelin. @patagraph

Stop motion animation via poster by Victor Haegelin. @patagraph ...

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