Monthly Archives: December 2014

Tal Avitzur – Santa Barbara, California

Briefly describe the work you do. I scavenge for retro looking junk at scrap metal and salvage yards for material to create sci-fi sculptures. Tell us a little about your background and how that influences you as an artist. I … Continue reading

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Megan Foldenauer – Ypsilanti, Michigan

Briefly describe the work you do. Of late, my work has been quite varied – different media, sizes, subjects. That said, it is always firmly planted in realism. Professionally, I am a medical illustrator and work in a Department of … Continue reading

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Carl Vestweber – Boston, Massachusetts

Briefly describe the work you do. Through the use of humor and play, my work examines the intersections between domestic life and the culture in which that life resides.  Tell us a little about your background and how that influences … Continue reading

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Kevin Mercer – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Briefly describe the work you do. My recent body of work blends woodworking, painting, printmaking, and other media to recreate a mid-century, science fiction aesthetic. Movie posters, wooden props, and miniature set pieces serve to craft a narrative born from … Continue reading

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Michael Wallace – Cleveland, Ohio

Briefly describe the work you do My work examines the socio-economic gap that exists between the majority of people and the corporate/political apparatus that shapes our world. By scrutinizing and questioning the way these institutions perpetuate this gap and are … Continue reading

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Bartosz Beda – Moscow and Idaho

Briefly describe the work you do. I am a painter and I work mostly with oil medium. I spend long hours in the studio making big and small-scale paintings. I like to work on series, because that allows me to … Continue reading

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Carolina Maki Kitagawa – Tucson, Arizona

Briefly describe the work you do. In recent works, I challenge modalities of identification with the encompassing human need for a told story. My method of live story telling allows me to wrap myself in words to the exclusion of the … Continue reading

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Chemin Hsiao – Elmhurst, New York

Briefly describe the work you do. My work often draws upon my memory of locations, people or animals, which have personal meaning to me. I retell the story for myself to express an elusive feeling toward that certain place or … Continue reading

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Luis Mejico – Chicago, Illinois

Briefly describe the work you do. I work primarily in performance art, and very often my work includes the involvement of the public. My interest in challenging the binary between artist and audience stems from a desire to unite individuals … Continue reading

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Simona Frillici – Perugia, Italy

Briefly describe the work you do. Through my work I investigate the human being in his spiritual and material reality; what appears and what is; the image and essence; the outside and the inside; the particular (the form) and the … Continue reading

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