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Tattoo Artist Devon Blood's New Book Release
From our sister publication, SLAP: Devon Blood was shot in the head defending himself and his girlfriend during a home invasion in East Oakland in 2006. He survived. However, he lost a lot of his functioning on his right side. As a skateboarder, bicyclist, and tattoo artist, this was tremendously difficult for Devon, but he charged through his recovery and relearned a number of skills.
Feature: A Conversation with Peter Funch
As Danish-born, NYC-based photographer Peter Funch prepares his newest solo show, Babel Tales Redux at a V1 Gallery satellite space in NYC this September, we look back at our June 2010 interview with the artist and talk about manipulation, patience, and controlling the story.
Photograms by Rebecca Najdowski
Here we have a series of C-print photograms by Rebecca Najdowski. Photograms are photographic images that are created without a camera by placing an object on photosensitive paper and exposing it to light. The figures and forms that Najdowski creates have a slightly humorous yet morose feel to them.
New Book Release: R. Crumb The Complete Record Cover Collection
We just received an advance copy of a great new book, Norton & Co's R. Crumb: The Complete Record Cover Collection. The content of the book extends back to 1966, when Janis Jopllin asked Crumb to draw the cover of her legendary record, Cheap Thrills.
Back Talk: A Conversation with Indigo
Vancouver based Street Artist Indigo works in emotion and poetry and sometimes even the woods. Raised in a log cabin by artists and activists, Indigo knew the forest long before she began painting on the street. In your head without getting in your face, the lifetime dancer celebrates the human form and it’s expressive ability . . .
In Illustration: Claire Oswalt's Treeforms
In her series of 'Treeforms,' Brooklyn-based artist Claire Oswalt uses the subtle gradations a graphite pencil can offer to create nuanced, highly detailed, and visually serene work, where nature and the human form calmly and beautifully mingle.
The Art of Clean Up by Ursus Wehrli
Swiss artist and author Ursus Wehrli has a new book coming out soon, The Art of Clean Up, where he organizes everyday scenarios neatly that he perceives to be chaotic and unorganized. The OCD in this editor likes this process very much. Who doesn't want to organize your bowl of chicken alphabet soup?
In Graffiti: Classic Spotlight on Dondi
Every week, the Graffiti Department features someone old or new, traditional or unconventional, active or not, and so on. This week’s spotlight is on Dondi.
The Other Volcano by Nelly Ben Hayoun
French-born, London-based artist Nelly Ben Hayoun created the Other Volcano, an art project that Hayoun has worked on to question the domestication of nature for entertainment purposes. The Other Volcano imagines a love-hate relationship, a 'sleeping giant' in the corner of your domestic environment, with the power to provoke excitement . . .
Illustrations by Grace Coombes
Grace Coombes is an illustrator recently graduated from University of Brighton. Her work draws from a diverse pool of cultural references and imagery; she even has a body of work centered around native Tahitian society. Her strong use of color and simple forms yield to very pleasing images.
