INTERVIEWS

Flowers Die and Fairies Live: Interview with Bella Kotak

June 20, 2017

"Rage, rage against the dying of the light." - Dylan Thomas As Bella Kotak shoots, time is against her. The Golden rays are her only help, yet they flee the night sky like fairies in a rush to get to their s...

Connecting Across the Seas: the Opening of IX Gallery

Natalia Fedoruk

June 17, 2017

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Have you ever sat at your computer and opened your eyes to visions of art so breathtaking, they make your heart skip? Even upon your pixelated screen, you see the colours clearly, fingers twitching to run over ...

Modern Eden Gallery Interview | Michael Ryan: Other Worlds

Bella Harris

June 16, 2017

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In every moment we create, let these worlds unite us with all that's yet to come... In admiration and loving memory, Modern Eden Gallery proudly presents a retrospective exhibition of Michael Ryan (1982–2016). Nearly 35 works are on loan from private collec...

New Album ‘Altars’: Interview with Sadistik and Michael Hussar

Jennifer Gori

June 13, 2017

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In a world where, unfortunately, art has become fast food for soul, we cannot but rejoice when we stumble upon artistic projects that lead to deeper conversations. It is the case with the unexpected collaborati...

Interview with Daan Noppen: Where Substance and Ethers Converge

Kristy Senko-Hall

June 5, 2017

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The innovations of Daan Noppen bring a curious new charge to the art of pencil drawing. His still life and portrait drawings are not only astonishingly detailed, but are scaled to an enormous size. Breathing li...

Oil Paintings with a Story: Interview with Donatella Marcatajo

Jantine Zandbergen

June 1, 2017

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Craftsmanship is often passed on from generation to generation. For centuries, families have passed on the craft of baking, gardening or writing. Art is another craft that often runs in the family, for instance in the Italian Marcatajo family. The youngest...

Secrets in Bloom: Interview with Anna Kincaide

Kylie Dexter

May 27, 2017

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There is something so striking and powerful about the women in Anna Kincaide's work, as she has always been strongly influenced by fashion and design. However, the past year has taken Anna in a new direction wi...

Fantasy and Fortitude: The Visions of Michael C. Hayes

Natalia Fedoruk

May 26, 2017

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If you’re familiar with the work of Michael C. Hayes, it’s hard not imagine his delicate brush strokes forged through a childhood of drawing extraordinary visions from his very first breath. I was in for a surp...

Syd Bee: Sunder and Swell @ Haven Gallery

Miu Vermillion

May 23, 2017

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Haven Gallery presents Syd Bee's solo exhibition "Sunder and Swell". It features Syd's eight paintings and five drawings in her signature style; and the artworks are going to be on view through June 18, 2017. Syd is an emerging artist from Seattle. She graduat...

Fantasy Couture: An Interview with Atelier Selene de Viollet

Jennifer Gori

May 17, 2017

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Enchanting and refined, the dark universe of Atelier Selene de Viollet will tug fashion and fantasy art lovers' heartstrings. Behind this mysterious name is hiding Bulgarian born designer Stanislava Spasova. Sh...

Black and White Hyper-Realistic Paintings: An Interview With Claus Word

Jantine Zandbergen

May 10, 2017

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If you come across one of the works of Italian artist Claus Word online, you probably think he’s a skilled photographer. Strong, close-up and detailed: his hyperreal work is quite fascinating. The fascination g...

Brooke Shaden: Death, Beauty, and Light Through the Darkness

Ry Sangalang

May 5, 2017

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It is our fascinations and obsessions that help make our art. Brooke Shaden portrays themes such as death, rebirth, beauty in darkness, and dreams through her photography. I first discovered Brooke after Googling ‘fine art photo composite’. Seeing her images f...

The Psychology of the Female Body in the Work of Daniel Maidman

Deianira Tolema

May 4, 2017

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Daniel Maidman is a self-taught painter and art writer based in Brooklyn, New York. He is known for his high renderings of the human figure. His work can be found in the collections of New York Magazine senior ...

Feral Plains: An Interview With the Two Headed Mystic

Kylie Dexter

May 3, 2017

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Digital artists Feral Plains delve deeply into the intricacies and symbolism of life. Nothing is placed on the page without meaning and a pure representational objective. These balanced and deeply emotionally c...

Dark Enchantment: The Art of Handsome Devils Puppets

Jennifer Susan Jones

April 29, 2017

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Jewelry, hand-stitched clothing, and tiny tattoos - it’s all in the details with Handsome Devils Puppets. Add to that, elongated, knuckly, wicked fingers and a dry brush skin effect that is positively chalky (like some kind of delicate bone-skin that has laste...

Into the World of IX Arts: Special Feature With Thomas Kuebler

Natalia Fedoruk

April 23, 2017

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Forget mind-altering chemicals to trigger over-stimulation - put yourself face to face with one of Thomas Kuebler's sculptures, so alive that your senses feel heightened, and the stir of excitement cannot be ma...

Myths, Dreams, and Politics: An Interview With Franz Szony

Ry Sangalang

April 21, 2017

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Shakespeare once said, "All the world's a stage." If that’s true, then maybe art is its royal theater. Sumptuous. Regal. Decadent. Avant-garde. These are my impressions when I look at Franz Szony’s photographs....

Experimentations, Process and Emotions: An Interview With Jeremy Mann

Marie Larkin

April 19, 2017

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Vigour and seduction... he paints with an aggressive and dynamic mark and yet, Jeremy Mann invites us to see his world through the quietly brooding melancholia of a wet evening street and the seductive glance of a female model. In 2016, I was in San Francis...

Hand Made With Love: Interview With Petite Pierres

Allie Schaitel

April 13, 2017

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Brittney Malesra of Petite Pierres makes jewelry that is delicate and "handmade with love," yet bold in its design and execution. Brittney's roots burrow deep into her education and family history, as she build...

Romantic Tales With an Edge: Interview With Katie Eleanor

Jantine Zandbergen

April 11, 2017

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We all have artists we love so much that they can do no wrong. Directors that can’t create a film you don’t love, writers that publish book after book that steals your heart and painters that seem to be deeply ...