Monthly Archives: April 2014

Ben Grant – Madison, Wisconsin

Briefly describe the work you do. My paintings explore the potential for meaning in simple, bold, and colorful combinations of shape and dimension.  I look at my paintings as an evolving whole whose constituent components will continue to shift, drop … Continue reading

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Jamie Bates Slone – Kansas City, Missouri

Briefly describe the work you do. The focus and significance of my work lies in the state of the human condition, the delicacy and fragility of the human construct in an emotional and physical sense. My experience is that of … Continue reading

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Christopher McIntyre Perceptions – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Briefly describe the work you do. Art to me an acronym; A Reality Transcribed. My art is life so I often say on social media #ARTLife. I speak life, I create life, I birth life with my artworks in various … Continue reading

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Laura Turon – El Paso, Texas

Briefly describe the work that you do. I explore the process of mark making which has become my main focus—also, the idea of transferring or even destroying my work. That is, I often use tape to transfer the graphite from … Continue reading

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Grace Scott – Grand Rapids, Michigan

Briefly describe the work that you do. My art encompasses the technical realism of natural science illustration and also the strange imagery that is associated with modern surrealism and lowbrow art. My work is usually laden with symbols and features … Continue reading

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Jordon Rodgers – United Kingdom

Briefly describe the work that you do. At the early stage of my career it is an opportunity to do something different, to push boundaries. I use my cross-disciplinary way of working to bridge the gap between traditional drawing and … Continue reading

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Katie Ries – DePere, Wisconsin

Briefly describe the work you do. I make drawings, objects, and events about my ideas of ecological sustainability. I use humor, performance, and community events to mediate the perceived righteousness of environmentalism and sustainability. I’m interested in the rub between … Continue reading

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Danielle Dobies – Batavia, Illinois

Briefly describe the work you do. I am simultaneously indulging in and creating a parody of society’s construction of gender. I use materials that are attractive to me because of their kitschy sparkle, or industrial rawness, and experiment with their … Continue reading

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Trina Turturici – Los Angeles, California

Briefly describe the work that you do. I make collages based on my observations of the most ordinary and banal things that I see around me. I pay close attention to the very specific shapes of things, often zooming in … Continue reading

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Josh Ostraff – North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Briefly describe the work that you do. I am interested in shared living experiences and the stories that derive from them. The stories I know best are my own, so I tend to explore my own connection to those shared … Continue reading

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