If People Don’t Want to Talk About It, He’s Probably Busy Painting It
byWhen it comes to crude oil, the world has a drinking problem. That’s the attitude Joseph Pearson took toward pollution in the exhibit he…
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Sculptor Pushes the Love of Books to an Entirely New Shelf
byOne day, Suzanne Dittenber dropped her Artforum magazine in the tub. “It was really quite beautiful watching the water spilling and the pages moving,”…
Wants to Feed the World (and Save a Little for Herself)
byBethany Pierce is holding a bake sale. Like any homemade pastries displayed for the public, her goods were made with great earnestness and are…
Sometimes Peace and Harmony Require Sly Geometry
byPhilip DeAngelo’s paintings — created with acrylics on ceiling tiles, banana leaves, cork, and just about any other material with an interesting texture…
Color Theorist Painted Herself an Escape from the Cutthroat Publishing World
byMelissa Moss can thank the National Enquirer for her artistic career. No, she didn’t get her start illustrating celebrity scandals or creeping with a…
She Knows That Making Art Feels Good, but She’s Not a Feel-Good Artist
byIt’s not your imagination. The eyes in Patti Anastasi’s paintings are, in fact, looking directly at you.“So often, in our fast-paced world, we neglect…
Pet Portraitist Isn’t Fur Real When It Comes to Color
byShe was supposed to be buying fish food. That’s what Angela Alexander says about the moment she met her first dog, a Chihuahua named…
Former Rogue Yogi Turns Negative Space Into a Positive
byThe fluidly named John Nelson-Batovsky has a knack for finding his own way. When he was a teenager, he taught himself how to play…
He Puts Together Weirdly Beautiful Bedfellows
byThe Large Hadron is the most powerful particle collider in the world. “Just for fun,” says Morgan Santander, “imagine dumping random s**t from an…
Spiritual Painter Literally Strikes Gold
by“It is much easier to paint what you think you see,” says Grace Carol Bomer. “But how do you paint invisible spiritual truths?” This…