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Sea Walls: Protecting Our Oceans Through Art & Activism

June 25, 2019

ART, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, STREET ART

We are not defending nature; we are nature defending itself. - Anon. Mother. Earth. It is believed she exists to conquer and to tame. But, we are earth embodied, we are here to be caretakers of each other and...

Exploring Painterly Street Art: An Interview with Herakut

Marie Larkin

June 21, 2019

ART, FEATURED, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, STREET ART

The evocative and oft melancholy expressions of children gaze at us, naked or half-clothed figures poignantly rendered, dance, embrace, play and cavort in loosely painted strokes and drips, words and messages a...

Hayley Welsh: Of Monsters and Zen

Elizah Leigh

May 16, 2019

ART, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, SCULPTURE, STREET ART

For those who gravitate toward the right-brained domain, the frenzied way of today’s world can weigh quite heavily upon our minds and allegorical shoulders. Things are pretty wild out there! We seem to be entre...

Claire Courdavault: Pleasure Is In The Detail

Jennifer Gori

February 23, 2019

ART, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, STREET ART

A look at today’s landscape of the arts will soon draw you to the conclusion that artistic creation is more protean than ever. Art is not only limited to a canvas, a culture nor one idea of what beauty is. The ...

The Pure Aesthetic Pleasure of Michael Reeder

Christopher R. Inwood

October 18, 2018

ART, FEATURED, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, STREET ART

Michael Reeder's work is a feast for the eyes. With each look, your eyes get greedier and greedier, sucking in the purest colors, bouncing between the sharpest of contrasts, scratching across texture, dodging s...

Interview: Multidimensional Digital and Street Art by Extra Crunchy

Jennifer Gori

January 27, 2018

ART, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, STREET ART

“The world is divided in two – Crunchy and Non Crunchy. Which one are you?” This is the question asked by Extra Crunchy, a couple of artists from Israel with a high color, innovative and multifaceted universe....

Joe Bloch: Spinal Tap Meets Van Gogh in the NYC Underbelly

Jennifer Susan Jones

January 4, 2018

ART, FEATURED, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, STREET ART

Back in high school, acrylic painter Joe Bloch was all about heavy metal music, video games, and, you guessed it, art. This Impression/Expressionistic painter hails from the gritty, urban chaos of NYC which ser...

The Majestic and Oneiric Street Art of Etam Cru

Jennifer Gori

December 15, 2017

ART, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, STREET ART

In a world where cities are the blatant image of dehumanization, street artists have become the reminder of our innocence and creativity. By painting the walls, they are also pushing them away, allowing a sheer...

Indiangiver: Cheyenne Randall the Ink Master

Nicole Gordon

December 13, 2017

ART, FEATURED, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, STREET ART

Cheyenne Randall, aka Indiangiver, has been adding tattoos to photos for many years. I had one created of me as I love the application and intensity of the added ink. Indiangiver does what he wants, when he wan...

Adam Craemer: Urban Grime Meets Classical Beauty

Freddy Grant

October 12, 2017

ART, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, STREET ART

After moving to Australia from South Africa in 2011, graffiti artist Adam Craemer rediscovered his passion for art and is now making waves on the international fine art scene. His distinctive mix of street ...

Kaligrafics Sant Feliu + Contorno Urbano International Call to Artists

Bella Harris

July 14, 2017

ART, LATEST POSTS, STREET ART

When we came across the Kaligrafics Sant Feliu + Contorno Urbano Muralism International Call to Artists, we were eager to spread the word. This is a wonderful opportunity for emerging and established artist...

Audrey Kawasaki’s Mural Magic

Jessica Violetta

July 3, 2017

ART, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, STREET ART

We know her name, Audrey Kawasaki, queen of the whimsical wood-grained modern nouveau. Her work has been flowing through the world for some time now. It has been embraced by an array of art enthusiasts beca...

Walls of Wonderment: An interview with Lisa King

Kylie Dexter

March 15, 2017

ART, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, STREET ART

Lisa King is an Australian self taught multi-disciplinary artist/illustrator, who is recognized for her socially engaging large-scale murals. Over the recent months she has been beautifying otherwise less than...

The Evocative Text-Based Art of Robert Montgomery

Evan Senn

January 29, 2017

ART, LATEST POSTS, STREET ART

In our current social climate of political divisions, nearly constant advertisements, instant judgments, provocative statements and behavior, and the consistent feeling of being on the defense, even in your own...

Juan “Crook” Gonzalez Paints the Town Red

Jackie Lemmon

September 19, 2016

ART, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, STREET ART

The brick walls and concrete in the alley drip a bright, shiny red and there is a strong scent in the air. The scent is spray paint, and the red is an artist's preferred color. Artist "Crook" paints the tow...

INTI: The Icons of Street Art

Jennifer Gori

February 11, 2016

ART, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, STREET ART

Born in 1982, INTI is from the young generation of muralists, a famous artistic movement of South America. And in spite of his modern generation, the artist is strongly connected with the History of his contine...

C215: Giving a Soul Back to the City

Jennifer Gori

January 20, 2016

ART, STREET ART

Christian Guémy is most famous as C215, an internationally praised urban artist. Born in 1973 in the suburbs of Paris, France, he considers himself more as a poet than a graffiti artist. Incidentally, his intro...

ALEX MAC 3HC: Female Deities on Walls and Canvas

Jennifer Gori

November 28, 2015

ART, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, STREET ART

He signs his creations ALEX MAC 3HC. Alex is his name and MAC and 3HC are his crew. Born in 1973 in Paris, France, the young artist grew up drawing and inspired by hip-hop culture. He started covering the wa...

An Intergalactic Encounter with ONUR & WES21

Yasha Young

November 23, 2015

ART, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, STREET ART

The idea that we are not alone ‘out there’ is one that has been in our minds as human beings passed on from generation to generation and from one story or theory to the next for as long as we exist. And yet I n...

The Inner Workings of the Street Art Scene with Lord K2

Kim Crowie

November 17, 2015

ART, INTERVIEWS, STREET ART

London-born artist Lord K2 has made waves of late with his publication Street Art Santiago. But behind his fascinating exploration of the Chilean graffiti scene, lies an artist who understands how to capture th...

19 Artists to Watch from the IMC Art Program in 2019

Michelle Lynn Doll Interview: Painting Intimate Portraits of True Love

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The Photography of Mario Sorrenti: A Democratic Celebration of Beauty

Dressing the Celtic Soul with Craggane Designs

Kat Von D Launches “Von D Shoes” on World Vegan Day

Raw and Naked: Exclusive Interview with Gina Harrison

The Edgy Couture of Claudia Savage: Interview with Designer Natalie Hutton

Top 100 Wearable Art Designers on Instagram

Fashion, Fetish and Freedom: The Ethical Avante-Garde RITUAL

The Narrative Wearable Art of Breath & Stone

Sea Walls: Protecting Our Oceans Through Art & Activism

Exploring Painterly Street Art: An Interview with Herakut

Hayley Welsh: Of Monsters and Zen

Claire Courdavault: Pleasure Is In The Detail

The Pure Aesthetic Pleasure of Michael Reeder

Interview: Multidimensional Digital and Street Art by Extra Crunchy

Joe Bloch: Spinal Tap Meets Van Gogh in the NYC Underbelly

The Majestic and Oneiric Street Art of Etam Cru

Indiangiver: Cheyenne Randall the Ink Master

Adam Craemer: Urban Grime Meets Classical Beauty

Kaligrafics Sant Feliu + Contorno Urbano International Call to Artists

Audrey Kawasaki’s Mural Magic

Walls of Wonderment: An interview with Lisa King

The Evocative Text-Based Art of Robert Montgomery

Juan “Crook” Gonzalez Paints the Town Red

INTI: The Icons of Street Art

ALEX MAC 3HC: Female Deities on Walls and Canvas

An Intergalactic Encounter with ONUR & WES21

The Inner Workings of the Street Art Scene with Lord K2