The phrenetic artwork of Joshua Hagler is quite alluring and strange, visceral, grotesque and sensual. Many of his works are confusing blobs of flesh, cloth, blood, light, metal and water, churning and changing in gurgling currents. However scattered that may…
Artist Yuri Leonov is an up and coming New Contemporary artist who recently graduated from the School of Visual Arts’ Illustration program.  He’s been painting since he was 13, thus his skills with a brush are exemplary to say the least.  Moody…
Last weekend I attended a wonderful illustration workshop with Zelda Devon, one half of the art duo, Teetering Bulb. Â This intimate peek behind the curtain of the working processes these two artists employ was a fantastic and helpful eye-opener for…
The recent opening reception for Thomas Woodruff‘s latest solo exhibition entitled “The Four Temperament Variations” at P.P.O.W. Gallery in New York’s Chelsea arts district was a wonderfully crowded affair. Â A collection of three years worth of work, the exhibition fills…
I recently met Zoe Williams when she came to my lecture in New York this Fall. Â I’d initially discovered her fuzzy-surreal rabbit relief sculptures months prior, and was very excited to meet her in person! Â Newly moved to Gotham from…
Christopher Conte’s artwork is full of surprises. While many of the elements in his sculptures are machined, cast or carved by him, he also incorporates parts of familiar machinery that, if you’re paying close enough attention, you will recognize. Antique…
Many of you know Ms. JL Schnabel for the writing she does for Hi Fructose Magazine. She has a great eye for art and writes beautifully. In her other life, which you may also be aware of, she creates fascinating…
There’s not yet been much critical writing published about this century’s newly prevalent Urban Art. Â Yet. Â The genre has been gaining respect in recent years because its most important artists do much much more than tag walls and cars, and…