Jun 15FAILE: The “Painted Rip” EffectFAILE, is an anagram for, “A Life”, the name of their first project. FAILE began life as a trio, (originally including Aiko Nakagawa, born 1975, Tokyo), and they focused on dispersing their art on city streets around the world. Their style of wheat-pasted and stenciled work evoked the pulp-cultural and…Art Gallery4 min read
May 29Shepard Fairey: War By NumbersIn 2007, Shepard Fairey released “War By Numbers”. It was his reaction to the thought of being a part of a society that cultivates the justification of killing foreign innocent children, and people for that matter, to protect the American idea of freedom and democracy.Art Gallery2 min read
May 1Lena Sjööblom: The First Lady of the Internet“Dear Internet, I’ve retired.” ~ Lena “Punk” is mixed-media artist Greg Beebe’s take on the April 1973 Playboy magazine cover featuring Lena Sjööblom licking a Playboy stamp.Art Gallery3 min read
Apr 3Lighting Our Desires: Fine Art Photography With Formento & FormentoSome visual art can be hard to untangle. So it comes as a shock when confronted with images that look like someone read your mind. Husband and wife duo, Formento & Formento have a knack for reaching into the dark and vulnerable spaces where we wrestle with ourselves and bringing…Art Gallery9 min read
Nov 20, 2021Fame, Fantasy and Photographs: The Pop Culture Moments Markus Klinko DefinedIt’s hard to believe that celebrities are ordinary people. And photographer Markus Klinko is not about to convince you otherwise. “I love fantasy. I’m not interested in reality. I try to block it out.” In other words, there’s enough ugly, which is why he’s the choice of artists, musicians, actors…Photography6 min read
Sep 1, 2021The Crazy Mind: Interview With Artist Charlie Haydn TaylorA vibrant undertaking of some of society’s most pressing issues, the work of Charlie Haydn Taylor uses the intimacy of home interiors to discuss personal human dilemmas and broader issues ranging from government surveillance to the effect of mental health on individual behaviour. A modernisation of the classic British pop…Art Gallery4 min read
Aug 15, 2021Pop Art Time Stamps — The Vibrant Collages of Charlie Haydn TaylorThere are so many issues plaguing the world at the moment. It feels like it’s the worst it’s ever been. But maybe it’s always like this; the belief that past troubles pale compared to those experienced in the present. British pop artist, Charlie Haydn Taylor, can give you both perspectives…Pop Art4 min read
May 22, 2021Russell Young: A Picture Paints A Thousand WordsGreetings Addictees! Renowned for using powerful images appropriated from history and popular culture, British-American pop artist Russell Young, loves to glamourise “a very aggressive and violent image”. Like pop artists past and present, Russell remakes these images which attest to the appetites and bewitching excesses of fame. This featured artwork…Pop Art3 min read
May 13, 2021🎥 Lights! Camera! Action! 🎬 Free-Spirited Ale OsolloAle Osollo was born in Chihuahua (Mexico) in 1979. Her childhood, adolescence and youth were spent in a society bursting with Mexican customs and traditions. In her mind and spirit dwells the magical fantasy that has accompanied her in dreams since she was a child. Art gave Ale the outlet…Artist1 min read
Mar 17, 2021My Freedom Day 2021After participation in the Redress Art Auction for Maiti Nepal (2012), a charity that rescues and rehabilitates trafficked Nepali women…End Child Labor1 min readMy Freedom Day 2021----