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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

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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[...]

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[...]

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

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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

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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[...]

Shilo McCabe: "I Masturbate"

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I masturbate…is the name of queer, feminist photographer Shilo McCabe’s latest project, which was featured at the Center for Sex and Culture in celebration of National Masturbation Month. The series consisted of photos of people masturbating, accompanied with a statement from each beginning with, “I masturbate…” “I am blessed to have been able to make a d[...]