Artist Spotlight

Marily Xaga: Blending Nostalgia, Influence, and Experience

“My artwork is created with oil on canvas because I find that medium allows for greater freedom of unlimited expression.”

Michai Morin: Art as a Means to Decrypt Emotions

“Each piece I create is my best conceptualization of a very specific thought or topic of interest that I am thinking of at that moment.”

Caspar Baum: exploring space, light, and color as functional environments

“I think a virtual space is very interesting. In art, you can create virtual space. My works have different layers and deep space.”

Hiroshi Wada: The Modern Master of an Ancient Art of Calligraphy

The artist believes in the importance of modernizing the practice and aspires to create calligraphy that is modern and even avant-garde as well as rooted in traditional shodo.

Benjamin L.M. Symbolic Expressionism

Benjamin L.M. embraces art and the art-making process with a passion that borders on reverence.

The Garden of Dreamscape Delights: A Conversation with YoungHee Woo

YoungHee Woo’s major source of inspiration is the idea of interconnectedness of life and death processes. Scrutiny of this question yields her intriguing, often mesmerizing works.

Rebel with a Cause: A Conversation with El Bastardo

“I never had a mentor. I am self-taught and worked many years before I found my personal style, which is based mainly on street art and comic books.”

Tattoo as a New Aesthetic Form: In Conversation with Gabriele Pellerone

“I wanted to find a way to make the tattoo immortal, so I thought about tattooing paintings, in this way a tatauggio can be put on display in a gallery, a museum and the work of a tattoo artist can be viewed forever over time.”

Giving film posters a new life and function – Nello Petrucci

“My artworks strive to project an alternate sense of reality which is not solely based on what is visible, but another reality projected by allowing my subconscious to freely express itself.”

Pictures of The Floating World – Satoco Yamamoto

Satoco Yamamoto’s artwork strives to capture universal emotions and memories by combining processes such as woodblock, monotype, etching, and silkscreen.

The Colorful, Rhythmic and Boundless Art of Ali Cockburn

“An ex-national swimmer and now an avid Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Boarder, I take a lot of inspiration from the ocean.”

The Story Behind #Americanoh, a Portrait Series by Zie Otto

“This young project is where I landed in my attempt to photograph those who had immigrated to the U.S. from countries in Africa and had integrated into the American ethos.” – Zie Otto

First, Make it Beautiful: Michael Dolen

“I sign on to the notion that in art, everything is permitted.”

Confronting The Unconscious: Sydnei SmithJordan Interview

“The main impetus of my work is liberating one’s mind, self, and society. I reach deep into all that is true in myself and my unconscious mind, whether it is an experience or a dream.”

Discovering the Identity Awareness: Heesu Choi

“The concept of my work is to find pure, primitive natural conditions that are forgotten in the contemporary world.”

The Anatomy Of Expression – Larry Greenberg

“With each brush stroke, the painting “speaks” to me and directs my next move.” – Larry Greenberg

Examining The Subconscious – Frank M. Alba

“In the end, my paintings represent subconsciously the moments that impact one’s life.” – Frank M. Alba

Seeking Beauty In All Things – Maribel Matthews

Maribel Mathews’ work pays homage to the ever-abounding good in life that is lived but often unseen.

Conceptual Image Building – Estelle Choe

“If my artwork is remembered by the viewer, my goal is met.” – Estelle Choe

Exploring The Figurative With Abstraction – Lois Gold

“My color choices range from the warm drama of Turner to the pastel colors of Monet,” says Lois Gold.

Masks, Fame And Culture – Sandra Nitchie

Juxtaposing “absolute beauty with the morbidity of death”, Sandra Nitchie’s portraits are truly profound.

Investigating Transience In Nature – Stephanie E. Graham

Looking at Graham’s work is like peering into a cabinet of curiosities and objects that have obtained a sense of value and mystery through their curation by the artist.

Ethereal Abstracts – Fariba Baghi

“Art is an expression that comes from the soul of an artist.” – Fariba Baghi

Skylines And Cityscapes – Ron Turner

A talented artist as well as a musician, Ron Turner talks about his creative process and his love for cityscapes.

The Depth In Blue – TOTO

“If my paintings provoke you, it means that I have obliged you to experience something, think and make a choice.” – TOTO

Contextializing Hyperrealism – Yuliya Pogreb

“A painting is never finished, only left alone.” – Yulia Pogreb

Surreal Landscapes Of The Mind – Jac Fear

Using unconventional methods and medium combinations, Australian artist Jac Fear transforms the landscapes around him into beautiful surreal representations.

The Magic Of Light – Bekir Smolski

Taking inspiration from his personal journey, Bekir Smolski aims to give the viewer an opportunity to “explore their inner world and search for the source of light within themselves.”

Bringing Street Art To Galleries – Adam Craemer

Reminiscing his experiences of the graffiti world through art, Adam Craemer creates bold, multi-layered compositions that will instantly captivate you.

Organic Images And Lasting Impressions – Clare Page

Clare Page’s photographs depict spaces within the world in a truly fantastic and extraordinary way.