If Sculptor Christina A. West is staring at you, she’s probably picturing you naked. Well, maybe not literally, but that joke from her biography may ring true in some of her expertly-sculpted figures. Christina’s attention to the most minute intricacies of human body language and themes of alienation stem from the artist’s everyday observations and […]Read Post ›
When Swedish artist Joakim Ojanen approaches his sculptures, he comes with a kernel of an idea and let’s whatever happens next happen. And that loose, fluid and introspective process shows in his work. At first glance, Joakim’s art can be viewed as humorous and chaotic, but underneath that façade are characters that have experienced life […]Read Post ›
Sam Jones excels at mostly everything he does—except staying static. “I just could not sit around on an afternoon and smoke pot and watch TV—that was just never gonna be me.” With every new project he takes on, Sam approaches it with a skateboarder’s mentality, dating back to his days growing up in Fullerton, California. […]Read Post ›
Since the days of watching Celebrity Death Match reruns on MTV, I’ve always had a real fascination with claymation. It’s almost as interesting imagining the work that went into creating these little animated puppets as it was to watch Michael Jordan and Dennis Rodman fight to the death. That’s why the second I came across the Instagram feed […]Read Post ›
A lot can be said about the work of Phoenix-based contemporary artist Colin Chillag. One might be quick to label his art as hyperrealism, but his pluralist approach to painting blends techniques from across the art spectrum. While his almost-photo like portraits and depictions of the mundane qualities of everyday life are so beautifully authentic, […]Read Post ›
It’s always nice to find other people in the world who enjoy television as much as you do. That’s probably why at least a quarter of the people I follow on Instagram are artists specializing in the new Pop Art style of TV-inspired graphic design. A perfect example of that style is Australian artist Twyla […]Read Post ›
If you’ve scrolled through Instagram’s “explore” section recently, odds are you’ve likely come across the artwork of Sam Cox, better known as Mr. Doodle. Known for his mixture of characters and loose, black and white scribbles, Mr. Doodle’s work has shown up all around the world, from apartment walls to high-profile clients like Adidas and […]Read Post ›
The list of accomplishments associated with Seymour Chwast is almost impossible to fit into one small blog post. So naturally, when he agreed to speak with me for this site, which barely even has an official domain name, I was pretty elated to say the least. Even if you don’t know the name Seymour Chwast, […]Read Post ›
I first met the artist known as Mute0n a little over a year ago in a back alley of a Wicker Park laundromat. It’s usually probably not the best idea to walk up to a stranger underneath the rails of the Blue Line, but I’ve been following his work for so long and couldn’t pass […]Read Post ›
Let me paint a picture for you—no pun intended. There’s a guy who spends his days painting Subway and Pizza Hut storefronts in painstaking detail, and—according to his Wikipedia page—“gives in-depth investigative reports on various topics such as the history of the Frito-Lay corporation, PepsiCo and the NRA” on the radio. To the casual reader, […]Read Post ›
You never really know what you’re gonna get when a street artist agrees to an interview. It’s always a pretty tricky situation to finally meet an artist you’ve admired, sitting face-to-face with you across the table. When most people think of street artists, they likely have a set idea in their head of some sort […]Read Post ›
In Chicago, it’s hard to walk down a sidewalk without noticing one of the city’s most prominent art forms—sticker art. Whether you’re strutting past a street lamp or parking meter, odds are you’ve probably noticed at least one of the many sticker artists the city has to offer. One of those artists is Glass Cuisine. […]Read Post ›
Throughout the last 27 years, Bart Simpson has been many things. He was an Academy Award winner, boy-band sensation and even somehow managed to stay 10 years old the entire time. However, he was recently able to add another title to his already high-profile resume—a fine art subject. The iconoclastic cartoon character is part of […]Read Post ›
A crumpled bag of Cheetos, some balled-up t-shirts and maybe a PlayStation. In the mess of a student’s dirty dorm room, one icon shines through the clutter: a concert poster from a favorite band. “The concert poster represents a tangible connection to part of their identity,” said Dan MacAdam, illustrator and founder of Crosshair Silkscreen […]Read Post ›
Street lamps, traffic signs, brick walls. Odds are if you’re in one of Chicago’s trendiest neighborhoods, you’ve run into at least one of Penny Pinch’s signature “Pinch” characters. The design is simple. A circle outlined from a single stroke of marker, two small dots for eyes, widened half-circle for a nose and a dash for […]Read Post ›
At an early age, Brian Ewing knew he wanted to be an artist. Ewing, whose solo horror poster show “Scream With Me” is currently showing at Galerie F, 2381 N. Milwaukee Ave., through Dec. 2, fell in love with art as a young boy growing up in La Mesa, California. He said he considers himself […]Read Post ›
Philippines-based illustrator Kerby Rosanes works mainly with ordinary black fineliners to magically illustrate his “doodle” world. What was once a personal hobby eventually caught the eye of art blogs around the world and led this Philippines-based artist to worldwide acclaim. His work blends the cartoonish with realistic qualities, creating a style of contrasting elements that […]Read Post ›
When most people doodle in their school notebooks, they usually do not create characters that become known throughout an entire underground art community. Then again, most people are not Goons. Goons, who prefers to be addressed by his moniker, is the Chicago street artist—currently based in Vermont—known for his brightly colored, big-mouthed goonie characters with […]Read Post ›
