I am loving the playfulness and subversive aesthetic of Barcelona-based Faif. On street projects, he collaborates with other artists, but you can still pick out his part. It’s helpful that he makes prints, which gives a better idea of his…
I met Erica Mahinay this past fall at the Vermont Studio Center while we were resident artists. I thought her work was amazing in person, and so this morning I was very excited to see a press release from her…
Often times, context is what gives things meaning, or gives us license to express proper emotion about something. In Michael C. Hsiung’s drawings, it’s not only the drawings I love, but his titles and explanations for his work as well…
In college, I took a class centered around the films of Alfred Hitchcock. We watched some of his classics, and it fostered my love for his films. When I saw Daniel Zender’s Hitchcock movie posters, it instantly had me adding…
Always a fan of Gaia’s work, he recently emailed me with some new work that’s up around Baltimore. Happening upon his work is always great — it’s like finding money in your pocket. His newest pieces are large and ambitious,…
Last weekend I had the delight of meeting with Elena Johnston, an artist based in my home city of Baltimore. Upon meeting her, I was instantly excited by not only her work and work space, but beautiful, light-filled apartment (and…
Today? More portraits! Or, maybe not exactly portraits, but depictions of people. It’s Irana Douer’s work,and I like it. Irana’s rather simple line drawings are complimented by accents of color and shape, interjecting symbols. There’s a connection made with nature reminds…
I enjoy these portraits by Lou Ros because they are a skew on the standard portrait. While they don’t offer a different angle to the human face, Lou has made his work visually interesting by fracturing the features, repeating lines…
With photographic collages, you can expect a certain level of absurdism. That quality can go either direction — it can be humorous or a bit more introspective, using symbols to communicate a larger, more serious theme. I think that Masha…
I find these drawings by Mike Lay to be an interesting example of lifestyle illustration. They are conscious of trends and fashion, expressive at the same time, encompassing a certain feeling from drawing to drawing. The use of bright, electric…