Jan

17

Interview with Rad Gal: Ela Boyd

It’s not often that I get to interview an old friend, whose artwork I love and spirit I admire. But Craft & Culture’s Ledger Magazine recently gave me the opportunity to do so with my junior high friend, fellow art lover, and former running buddy Ela Boyd. You can buy hard copies here, and read the […]

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Jun

10

The World Wide Archive Revisited: Gavin Bunner, Penelope Umbrico, and Dan Gluibizzi

Both Gluibizzi and Bunner are painters who find their source images online (Gluibizzi often using Tumblr and Bunner preferring Google images). Umbrico uses photography as both the medium and subject of her work, tapping sites like Craigslist, eBay, and YouTube for shared tags and similarities.

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Jun

09

Delicate Details with Allison Watkins

AW: I have never used pieces of actual clothing. For me, the disconnect between the final pieces and the actual garments is important. I think the work would give off a very different feeling if actual clothing was used—there’s something about striving to replicate the clothing, and then noting the inaccuracies and nuances that are created in the process of recreating something by hand.

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Mar

18

Everyday Evocative: Paige Jiyoung Moon

Something about Paige Jiyoung Moon’s (NAP #109) paintings stays with you. They are colorful, inviting, and familiar – and in them Moon captures her everyday experiences and environments in a way that is playful and realistic.

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Mar

14

This is not a chair: The Paintings of Jon Reed

Jon Reed (NAP #109) paints objects – very ornate objects to be specific. His paintings are bright, bold, and full of rich contrasts in their depictions of opulent material goods found at two of the most famous collectors’-homes-turned-museums in California: The Getty Villa and Hearst Castle.

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