Interview: Paul Chatem

Back in May I reviewed Paul Chatem’s latest solo show “Island of the Colorblind”, and ever since then I had the plan to interview Paul and get a deeper look into his working process, what inspires him, and how he…

Ladies of the Newbrow by Patrushka

Simply known as Patrushka, this San Francisco based artist grew up in Southern California and was inspired by children’s books, album covers, comics and tv. Later the inspirations moved to MC Escher, R. Crumb, Dali, and the current lowbrow/pop surrealist…

Nathan Stapley’s “Same Gang” @ Gallery 1988

On August 26th, Gallery 1988 in Venice opened the latest solo show of Nathan Stapley. Entitled “Same Gang”, Nathan created 20 watercolor paintings with pop culture icons as influence. “Greaser Party” below features characters from such movies as The Outsiders,…