by Grace Perry | May 27, 2020 | Studio Tours
“I was influenced somehow or another by doodads,” art dealer Rhett Baruch tells me, utterly sincere. “Doodad,” by definition, means (literally) nothing. It’s a placeholder for words we cannot recall, like a gizmo, a whatsit, something Ariel would collect in The Little...
by Laura Rote | Feb 27, 2020 | News
Vibrant color, unexpected shapes, and raw data tell the story of the African American experience in the early 1900s in ways you’ve probably never seen—unless you’ve been to London’s House of Illustration recently. As part of an exhibit through March 1 at the House of...
by Zoe Sessums | May 30, 2019 | Design
In the back corner of a large building in Dumbo, bars and shops at the base and a maze of offices and studios throughout, I find my way to an assembly of colorful, thin, planar elements: creatures, structures, surfaces. This is the space of Marc Fornes, architect and...
by Ayla Angelos | Mar 13, 2019 | Design
Angela Santana, a Swiss artist currently residing in New York, uses her medium to address the mass consumption of online imagery. Through her ongoing series of large-scale oil paintings, inspired by illicit images she finds on the internet, Angela interrogates the...
by Stephen Gossett | Feb 6, 2019 | News
A Chicago museum will soon host a major retrospective of a groundbreaking feminist artist—and the institution is using the opportunity to highlight the gender wage gap that continues to impact millions. Filmmaker and photographer Laurie Simmons has spent nearly five...
by Chris Force | Jan 10, 2019 | Design
In Chris Labrooy’s digital reality, his love of sports cars, California sun, and midcentury design fuses into pleasant mayhem. I spoke to Chris from his home studio in Scotland—where he crafts his instantly recognizable 3D illustrations—about design, Porsches, fake...
by Colleen DeHart | Jan 9, 2019 | Insights
Whether trekking around the Grand Canyon, whitewater rafting, or taking portraits of a cancer patient, professional photographer Jared Polin of FroKnowsPhoto.com captures moments that captivate. Jared’s been doing this work for years and also gives frequent talks on...
by Ayla Angelos | Dec 21, 2018 | Design
Anders Brasch-Willumsen, art director, image-maker, and founder of Stockholm-based creative studio Studio Brasch, creates 3D visuals that completely alter the viewer’s perception of reality. It all began from a young age, where Brasch-Willumsen was constantly...
by Ayla Angelos | Dec 19, 2018 | Design
Covering sexuality, race, current affairs, and all things art and design in a completely fresh and relatable way, the Stance podcast is a monthly DIY dose of stories that spotlights those who often go overlooked. Creators Heta Fell, in San Francisco, and Chrystal...
by Andy Smith | Dec 12, 2018 | News
Georgia O’Keeffe, Edgar Degas, and Titian were all luminaries in their respective eras of art history, but there’s another commonality among the trio: Experts believe all three had macular degeneration, a condition in the retina marked by a loss or blurring of...
by Chris Force | Dec 5, 2018 | Products
There’s been no shortage of exemplary books to pass over our desks recently, with works as diverse as George Saunders’ award-winning experimental lit and a graphic history of Chicago’s bizarre gang business cards. Here we spotlight five must-reads...
by Ayla Angelos | Sep 27, 2018 | News
Since launching the DIY Art Market in 2014, founder Mark Farhall has been supporting the work of emerging artists, designers and makers in the form of bi-monthly events. Held across venues in London and Brighton, not only does each market bring together the creative...
