INTERVIEWS

Interview: The Manic, Fetishistic and Dark Surrealism Of Ulorin Vex

May 2, 2019

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You may know Ulorin Vex from her alternative model years, and you certainly may have encountered her illustrations either under the names of Malady Charlotina, Ulorin Vex or her real name, Christiane Shillito. ...

Fight Like A Girl: The Digital Art Of Justin Gedak

Jennifer Gori

April 20, 2019

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If you read a lot about artists these days, you will notice a recurring theme: overcoming hardship and finding power in your own wounds. Of course, it is a timeless, universal theme, but nowadays, human beings ...

The Energising Properties of Open Dialogue: An Interview with Martine Johanna

Caitlyn Gregson

April 17, 2019

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Martine Johanna is a Dutch artist whose work touches on themes of loss, grief, and inadequacy; the processing of both inner and outer worlds and how we deal with things. Her work is so much deeper than pretty people and vivid colours. Martine Johanna is a woma...

Interview With Laura Grace: Power of Color

Jackie Lemmon

April 8, 2019

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Human eyes are able to see about 360 different colors. The vitality of heightened saturation in art has captured viewers throughout art history. Viewing art that has bright colors is known to affect your mental...

Interview: Leigh Bongiorno And The Importance Of Portraits In Our Digital Age

Jennifer Gori

April 2, 2019

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In our digital age, we are surrounded with more and more faces than ever. Every social media you open will instantly project selfies and pictures of people, friends or strangers in front of your eyes. But, unfo...

Anthony Lister: The Enigmatic Artist

Nicole Gordon

March 30, 2019

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Anthony Lister is a globally recognized Australian artist that enjoys pushing boundaries. That quality within him I find both fascinating and frightening at the same time. I say this as I enjoy his offbeat personality and frank nature. He would be the first pe...

Primal Impulses & Curious Beauty: is 2019 the Year of the Dark Art Movement?

Natalia Joruk

March 28, 2019

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To both repulse and enchant, art can bind you within a paradoxical state of emotion. For some this uneasiness is preferably avoided, yet there are many instances over the centuries which example humanity's lust...

Feminine Ethos: An Interview with Natalia Berglund

Bella Harris

March 26, 2019

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Indeed, there is no shortage of creativity and inspiration when looking upon the mixed media portraiture of Natalia Berglund. There is intensity and empowerment, a pensive sight even while her subject’s vision ...

Kazuhiro Hori: Something Is Troubling in The State of Dessert

Jennifer Gori

March 21, 2019

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It can be odd to link the line spoken by Marcellus in Hamlet with the surrealistic, hyper-realistic paintings by Japanese artist Kazuhiro Hori aka Chardin Chardin (a 2018 Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize Winner). But, in a way, they both express a timeless...

Rose Freymuth-Frazier: Haunting and Daunting Paintings That Captivate The Eye

Nicole Gordon

March 20, 2019

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Rose Freymuth-Frazier is a figurative oil painter originally hailing from Nevada City, California. A 2018 Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize Finalist, her work has been exhibited on a global basis and her...

Facing Dualities: An Interview with Horacio Quiroz

Haley Peters

March 19, 2019

ART, INTERVIEWS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

Horacio Quiroz is a pop surrealist artist who lives in Mexico City, Mexico. Despite working as a Creative Art Director for twelve years, Horacio perpetually was tugged by the pull and craving for visual arts. A...

Spinners of Dreams: An Interview with Colin and Kristine Poole

Kylie Dexter

March 16, 2019

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When a collaboration begins with a vibrant, exuberant dance such as a tango… how can it not grow into a creative force of engaging and simply moving pieces of art. Just like the intensity of a dance, their journey into working together as artists has seen them...

All is illusionary, a dream or a feeling: An Interview with Tanya Shatseva

Natalia Joruk

March 13, 2019

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When I last spoke with Tanya Shatseva back in 2015, she was a young woman exploding onto the art scene, as vibrant and full of life as the paintings she created. Not much has changed on that front; though it’s ...

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

Natalia Joruk

February 13, 2019

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“Somewhere out there in the universe there is a dream being dreamed that will save us all. In this time of crumbling eco-systems and rampant apathy, the dreams of the artists are the best chance we have to get ...

Reflexive Vision: An Interview With Zara Monet Feeney

Jennifer Susan Jones

February 12, 2019

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Los Angeles-based painter, Zara Monet Feeney, is changing the way we look at figurative art. The artist, who received a BA from UCLA and an MFA from the Laguna College of Art and Design, sets aside traditional “passive” viewing in favor of an active perceptual...

The Dreamlike Figurines of Vipoo Srivilasa

Caitlyn Gregson

February 4, 2019

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As a Thai born Australian ceramicist, Vipoo Srivilasa creates awe inspiring, childlike figurines that perfectly blend the two cultures of his identity. Behind these fun, colourful and whimsical creations, Vipoo...

The Anthropomorphic Reveries of Richard Ahnert

Marie Larkin

January 25, 2019

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I am drawn to the enigmatic narratives of 2018 Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize Finalist, Richard Ahnert’s paintings. There lies a brooding, contemplative and at times Romantic pathos in these works. Their ...

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Wondrous Creatures: An Interview with Ariel Bowman

Angela Unsworth

January 19, 2019

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2018 Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize Finalist, sculptor Ariel Bowman brings the past to the present, connecting science and art through her ceramic sculptures of prehistoric animals caught in timeless settings. Weaving in elements from nature and modern s...

Interview: The Cute Monsters of Stan Manoukian

Jennifer Gori

January 12, 2019

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Apparently, French artist Stan Manoukian befriended the monsters that were hiding under his bed as a child. Now, they are populated his artworks, inspired by comic books, movies and legends. These friendly crea...

Disrupted Realism: An Interview With Meredith Marsone

Jackie Lemmon

January 10, 2019

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Realistic portraits abstracted by streaks of oil paint, colors pulled through the paintings, blurring through arms, torsos, faces. The emotive figures are portrayed in a way for open interpretation by the viewe...

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