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Allie Felton: textile prodigy

Allie Felton: textile prodigy

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Layer upon impending layer of typed utterances, tidings and remarks prudently interlaced. A fresco of hexagonal eyes framed in sapphire with untamed tassels at the base in opposition to the clean, tight geometry of the summit. Azure, fawn, azure in intricacy, and then pops of ornamental color: lime, rose, lemon, camel make up a stunning woven tapestry by tex[...]
High 5 Skateboarding Film Festival at Duende

High 5 Skateboarding Film Festival at Duende

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Tanks, baseballs caps, shaggy hair and skinny jeans make up the crowd of 20-somethings outside of Duende. Congregating on the bench, one speaks out, “Hey nerds, the skateboard event is that way.” Tonight is another arts/ music gathering at the Spanish eatery consisting of two bars and a loft with thriving energy, styled cuisine, and Oakland cool. The musi[...]
Enter the

Enter the "Wisdom Age" With JR Slattum

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Rich, gleaming oil palettes radiating transfixing images of questioning, introspection, and universal connectivity stand as emblematic imaginings of painter and sculptor JR Slattum. Though much of his phantasmagorias are dark and searching, he also offers offers bright, airy, and even humorous reflections of his inner workings, showing both ends of the spect[...]
Garry Bowden: Souls of San Francisco

Garry Bowden: Souls of San Francisco

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Sometimes I feel as I fall in love a little bit with everyone I meet. I am continually baffled by how something so minute as a freckle, a flash of light in someone’s eyes, a certain air of defiance can be so absolutely intoxicating. When paired with a hint of a story, the permutation is unequivocally irresistible. Photographer Garry Bowden captures these fra[...]
Justin Bettman

Justin Bettman

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Photographer Justin Bettman encapsulates the most surreal, bizarre and beautiful renditions of everyday activities. With inimitable imaginings, he melds a bit of whimsical with an uncanny sense of quirkiness and a hint of despair. Paired with the richness and vibrancy of his technique, his photos offer a resounding impression leaving viewers aching for eluci[...]
Monique Munoz

Monique Munoz

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Teeming with brilliant pigments, artist Monique Munoz’s digital illustrations drip with an enchanted mysticism that is generally found only in the magical world of a child’s vast imagination. Each piece breaks down into the vivid minutae that is exclusively representative of Munoz’s sentiments. Though her work presents a sense of innocence, there lies a cert[...]
Alexandra Gibbs

Alexandra Gibbs

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Alluring, ethereal and fresh stand as preeminent elements in photographer Alexandra Gibbs’ work. Using powerful contrast and jazzy shades, her photos bleed an immaculate purity. Gibbs creates ghostly imagery in her “Personal” collection, as well as faultlessly crisp and editorial-ready snapshots that pop, presenting a lovely incongruity of photographic abili[...]
Aleksandra Zee

Aleksandra Zee

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Woodworker Aleksandra Zee blends inspiration from her trips to the southwest to create striking, geometric, handcrafted works of timber art. Her work presents a dichotomy, radiating a commanding awareness while at the same time exuding a composed sense of tranquility. Intermingling organic hues and symmetrical patterns, each piece is reminiscent of the eleme[...]
Rachel Taylor: Titled For You

Rachel Taylor: Titled For You

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Upcoming photographer, Rachel Taylor recently launched “Titled For You,” a series compilation of stunning imagery and thoughtful prose from closet writer (and her sister) Tara Taylor. Though her imagery exudes a wild, raw loveliness, the real beauty comes from Taylor transforming insecurities and feelings of uncertainty in the women she photographs into stri[...]
2fik: Lost in translation, finding sense of self through art

2fik: Lost in translation, finding sense of self through art

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Artist 2Fik’s work exudes the jigsaw of cultures that makes up his “lost in translation” existence. Born in France, but raised by Moroccan parents, 2Fik spent his teenage years in Morocco, but then moved to Montreal, where he currently resides. In his art, he highlights identity, immigration, integration and feminism. His first encounter with culture shoc[...]