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Drawing the world's strangeness with Benê Fabio

Drawing the world's strangeness with Benê Fabio

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In a series of works by artist Benê Fabio, cartoonish figures with fluorescent clothing sit with their eyes glued to their smartphones — literally. The figures are simultaneously grotesque and intriguing: their eyeballs burst out from their faces, reminiscent of those eyeball-popping glasses you get at costume stores during Halloween, before being planted on[...]
Naoshima, Island of Art

Naoshima, Island of Art

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On a small island on the Seto Inland Sea in western Japan, a conspicuous statue of a polka-dotted pumpkin sits on a concrete pier, overlooking the vastness of the sea. This odd, yet striking juxtaposition perfectly encapsulates what the Naoshima project strives to achieve: an otherworldly ambience in which art and nature are allowed to co-exist without obsta[...]
Alyssa Karpa Finds Healing Through Her Feminist Art

Alyssa Karpa Finds Healing Through Her Feminist Art

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We say that art is therapy; that through creating and pouring your dreams, fears, secrets into your craft, you release and and begin to flow in a state of lurid tranquility. All that exists is you, and sorrow, ecstasy, desire weaving itself into fabric of your making. And before you know it, there is yourself, on canvas, a textile, a sculpture, a song, or in[...]
Capturing A Woman's Rise Through Stunning Flower Portraits

Capturing A Woman's Rise Through Stunning Flower Portraits

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Theresa Bear is on the hunt for wild women. Women who can’t be controlled or contained. Women who have persisted despite the glass ceiling, stereotypes and personal trauma. Women who know their worth.  Theresa is on a mission to document their rise. She’s giving herself nine months. Nine months to bring the project to term. With the help of her par[...]
Hannah Henderson: Movement Through Macrame

Hannah Henderson: Movement Through Macrame

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Tiny knot after knot, she weaves, gently melding strength with delicacy, organic encounters with premeditated elements; stories of near and far spinning out of her fingers. She chronicles her journeys and experiences through each carefully placed loop and fringe, interlacing hopes and dreams into intricate wall hangings. “I love the juxtaposition between [...]
Luna Zorro: Weaving Culture And Tradition Into Modern Textiles

Luna Zorro: Weaving Culture And Tradition Into Modern Textiles

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The bustling streets of Antigua, Guatemala overflow with a rainbow of handwoven bags, clothes and blankets. Amidst the sea of colors, Molly Berry searches for the one thing that seems impossible to find - a neutral-toned, handwoven bedspread. “Anyone who has ever traveled to Guatemala can attest to the fact that it’s a beautifully bright and colorful plac[...]
The World’s Youngest Man comes of age

The World’s Youngest Man comes of age

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Ockie Fourie lives a double life. During the day he buries his head in spreadsheets and product catalogs, while speaking margins and markups as local brand manager for a major surfing lifestyle brand - when the office door closes, he turns into @theworldsyoungestman, a talented photographer whose distinctly toned-down style and intimate images of people has [...]
Adrian Esparza Weaves Magic to Create Geometric Installations from Sarape Blankets

Adrian Esparza Weaves Magic to Create Geometric Installations from Sarape Blankets

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What do you see in a sarape blanket? Bright colors. Intriguing patterns that hint at Mayan influences. A centuries-old tradition that continues to be a part of the daily life in the Mexican highlands. Artist Esparza sees all these and more. He sees endless possibilities to deconstruct the blanket to recreate novel art forms. Esparza’s works do not resembl[...]
Tracie Cheng’s Abstract Paintings: Merging Forms With the Formless

Tracie Cheng’s Abstract Paintings: Merging Forms With the Formless

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Tracie Cheng’s abstract paintings play peek-a-boo with you. At first glance, the fluid lines seem to be thrown together in a shapeless jumbled mass. But look closely, and you will discover subtle forms taking shape. Focus on them, and meaning appears behind the lines, stories beneath the layers. Cheng's paintings are a curious mixture of forms and the formle[...]
Elisa Strozyk Wields a Block of Wood to Create Wondrous Forms

Elisa Strozyk Wields a Block of Wood to Create Wondrous Forms

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German designer and wood wizard, Elisa Strozyk, weaves magic with her ability to see an endless array of possibilities in a piece of wood. Strozyk finds inspirations for her designs in seemingly non-descript and ho-hum daily objects. Then she takes up a wedge and lovingly sculpts it to give shape to her visions. For instance, she has created “wooden textiles[...]