“I follow the ebb and flow of my family’s passage through life by photographing scenes of intimacy, belief, ceremony and stillness that I have been permitted to document (and at times restage) in an effort to understand the range of experiences that make up a human life. In this process I am both participant and observer, experiencing and reflecting. Documenting the near and familiar relies on the idea of life as art, and through this line of enquiry my work raises questions about queerness, connection and family. My work seeks to create a space, through the mechanics of the camera, where embodied experience and its outward expression can reclaim a…
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Plant Illustrations by Ana Miminoshvili
Georgia based illustrator and design artist Ana Miminoshvili creates an eyeopening plant series humanizing nature as it looks back at you. See the series below:
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El Fuego No es Un Juego by Jonathan LLense
A still life photography series “El Fuego No es Un Juego” translated to “The Fire is No Joke” by Jonathan Llense shot in South America featuring uncommon almost all night compositions we would not normal see. See the El Fuego No es Un Juego series below:
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Balancing Act by Artist Martine Johanna
“Her heroines visibly grapple with the weight and tension of the expectations that society has placed on them. The figures’ internal dilemmas, made visible through concentrated facial expressions and calculated postures, spill into their surroundings, manifesting in rainbows, fractured and hemorrhaging color fields, and even levitating objects.”
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Illustrations by Katie Evans
“I search for meaning, albeit invented through my drawings; the resting of a chin on a shelf, the slow swinging of a bell on a string, the light reflecting through the glass of a salt shaker. Alone these things are trivial, a mere happening in a private space. I impart meaning to them while drawing them over an extended period of time, often months. I declare these things are purposeful with every hour spent scratching pencil to paper, my concentration and movements becoming a ritual in and of itself.” – Katie Evans
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Paintings by Jocelyn Khosla
The beauty of bold and neon gore and fantasy created by San Fransisco based artist Jocelyn Khosla. See some selected works below:
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“Finding A Way” by Artist Eric Louie
“Something celebratory thrives within each painting for myself. The work combines elements of still life, abstraction and figuration to create something that dwells in a middle ground. Along with my larger works are a new series of small paintings touching on notions of the monolith, symmetry/asymmetry & the Vanitas. Some paintings allude to totemic elements such as serpents or butterflies to faces. Many of the pieces were derived from breaking down elements of my larger works and mirroring them like a Rorschach test. The symmetry created something recognizable which is interesting. They take on a symbolic approach hitting on notions of semiotics and iconography. I feel like each of the…
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Paintings by Kehinde Wiley
“Kehinde Wiley’s paintings often blur the boundaries between traditional and contemporary modes of representation. Rendered in a realistic mode–while making references to specific Old Master paintings–Wiley creates a fusion of period styles, ranging from French Rococo, Islamic architecture and West African textile design to urban hip hop and the “Sea Foam Green” of a Martha Stewart Interiors color swatch. Wiley’s slightly larger than life size figures are depicted in a heroic manner, as their poses connote power and spiritual awakening. Wiley’s portrayal of masculinity is filtered through these poses of power and spirituality.” – ZelliImani
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Digital Illustrations by Michael Broderick
New York artist Michale Broderick creates intimate and symbolic imagery using bold color blocking and hyper-masculine tones. See some selected works below:
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Paintings by Shaina McCoy
Textured portrait paintings depicting the simplicities of life love and culture by Minneapolis-based artist Shaina Maccoy. Leaving the faces empty for self placing interpretation. See some selected works below:
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Illustrations by Eric Ross Bernstein
“There is a place where mountains blow in the wind, where memories are floating orbs bobbing above the head, where words expire when left unspoken. In ten fantastical fables, the narrator sets out to illuminate the interconnectedness of the multiverse while seeking answers to his deepest questions. The above illustrations and their accompanying stories reimagine fundamental human experiences like thoughts, language, bliss and fear.” –ERB
