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Personal Growth: the Art of Nathan Reidt

Sweet, Sweet Poison: The Art of Brandi Milne

The Radioactive Surrealism of Ryan Heshka Glows with Nostalgia

AISTĖ STANCIKAITĖ Uses Painting to Create HUMAN STORIES

Dustin Myers is Perfectly Normal

SHOHEI Ochiai Flattens consumer products into Surrealistic Childlike paintings

Life & Death: The Skull Flower Paintings of Dark Artist Chet Zar

The Immersive Hairy Worlds of Shoplifter

Happy 80th Birthday to The Pope of Trash: An Interview With John Waters

Kendall Ross Comments Directly on the Craft Vs. Art Debate

Child’s Play: The Paintings of Kayla Mahaffey

Kyle Cobban Draws From The Unknown

Weightless: The Paintings of Henrik Uldalen

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!

Civilization is A Sculpture: The Art of Dustin Yellin

What have I been working on today?" Dustin Yellin considers over a recent phone call… "I wouldn't even know where to start." Read the full article on the artist by clicking above.

David Henry Nobody JR Exposes Himself

A bad Facebook experience turned Brown off to social media, but he ultimately brought David Henry Nobody Jr. to Instagram... Read the full article by clicking above!

Pedro Pedro transforms The Everyday into Vibrant Inanimate Portraits

With dye-like paints on raw linen, Pedro Pedro creates vivid still lifes. He depicts bounties of fruit, large bouquets of flowers in full bloom, piles of clothes, and tables overflowing with art supplies—juxtaposing both tidy and disheveled scenes of abundance throughout his body of work... Read the full article 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!

Laurie Lee Brom Paints Beautifully Dreary Window Portraits

"I'm trying to create a portrait of a person without their face, which is really interesting to me," Laurie Lee Brom says. Instead, she allows the setting and actions to shed light on who this person is... Read the full article by clicking above.

Cracks In the Levee: The Paintings of Max Seckel

Max Seckel's paintings are all about the details. His landscapes come alive with the messy signs of humanity: a traffic cone standing in a puddle surrounded by a weedy yard; a utility pole teetering behind a dumpster; streams of yellow tape banding around trees. Read more about the article by clicking above!

Using Ancient Kilns En Iwamura Builds His Ceramics One Coil At a Time

“I never imagined being a ceramic artist when I was a kid,” Iwamura admits. “I had no interest.” But today, he is a ceramicist living and working in Shigaraki—a small town east of Kyoto and home to one of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns. Read the full article on the artist 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!

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!

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.

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!

Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost: The Art of Jess Johnson

Jess Johnson’s universe is filled with intricate, near-hypnotizing patterns, bold colors, an array of symbols that recall ancient rituals, and a narrative that unfolds like a modern space fantasy saga.Read the full article by clicking above!

Mark Ryden X Creatura

An imaginative animal kingdom unfolds in Creatura, a new print from Mark Ryden available through Porterhouse Editions that will benefit Creatura Wildlife Projects. Read all about it by clicking above!

Plasticine Realism: The Art of Timur Fork

From Moscow to Osaka, Timur Fork’s “plasticine realism” has been turning heads. In recent years, the Russian painter, who got his start in the street art world, has developed a unique specialty in works that capture the textures and colors indicative of the kid-friendly modeling clay known as plasticine.Read the full article by clicking above!

The Art & Adventures of The London Police

There's a lot of humor in The London Police's work, from the armies of smiling Lads that propagate the scenes to other characters, like a dog astronaut or mermaids. Yet, there's a sense of absolute perfectionism in every piece. Read Liz Ohanesian's full article by click above.

Antiquity In the Faux: The Sculptures of Kris Kuksi

"I think I was born to be a composer," says Kuksi by phone from Lawrence, Kansas, "maybe, secondarily, an artist." Kuksi is certainly an artist, but his great talent is taking careful consideration of every small part—some so tiny that they could easily fall into a crack—as he constructs much larger arrangements. Read the full article by Liz Ohanesian, by clicking above.
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