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My Chronic Condition by Asher Jay
This original artwork was created using scans of napkins that were stained with paint from cleaning brushes that were used to render other canvases in progress. To me it represents both process and the pulse of the remainder from an equation, much like love. So I wound up writing a little poem about the feeling that fueled the piece: My Chronic Condition: Asher Jay Cannot function when you are near You’re in all I do and say, it’s clear I am wrapped around your little finger, Thoughts of you do make me linger. Every word you utter a cerebral kiss Your eyes spin my world off axis When you smile…
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Adelaide Damoah in Conversation with Wiz Kudowor
Born in 1957 in Takoradi, Ghana, Wiz Kudowor is one of Ghana’s most respected visual artists. Kudowor’s career as a professional artist spans more than 30 years and he has exhibited in more than 50 group shows and 12 solo shows around the world. Kudowor’s unique works are held in public and private collections the world over. Public collections include Ghana’s National Museum, China’s Ministry of Culture, Japan’s Osaka Prefecture Collection, and a public mural at Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park. Kudowor’s style is unique and instantly recognisable. His abstracted figures, faces scenes and shapes are created using a roller brush and pallet knife, creating bold paintings reminiscent of traditional…
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Poem for England (Who Am I) by John Armstong
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Call the Bluff, Know your Tell: Presidential Elections 2012 by Asher Jay
It’s odd sometimes who chooses to run As a presidential candidate, just for fun With no compassion, logic or common sense A grasp of past, future or present tense Hoping to secure swing vote oscillations Using dated slogans, false accusations Fluffy promises & fist pumps to endorse lies Ignorance promotes 1% biased money ties Women’s rights set back to days of yore Career choice between witch and whore Romney you know not what is right You don’t have collective welfare in sight To you climate change is a fat myth FEMA was about to receive the scythe You have left the American people with no choice All your campaign statements,…
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Adelaide Damoah in Conversation with Gerard Quenum
Born in Porto Novo, Benin in 1971, Gerard Quenum is a unique sculptural artist who creates his hauntingly beautiful pieces using recycled, found objects. His work grabs and holds the attention and it is as thought provoking as it is beautiful and mysterious. The objects he creates serve as portraits of people and things he observes in his surroundings. Each comes with its own embedded history and serve as a “lens through which we view Africa.” His latest works, to be exhibited at the October Gallery, London in September 2012 are entitled “Dolls never Die.” The works include various parts of dolls which have been recycled twice… As donated hand…
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Illustrations by Kristy Lynn
illustration by Kristy Lynn This past Spring, Mark M. Whelan asked me if I would be interested in illustrating his children’s book— Just Kidding: A Bedtime Story. I fell in love with the audio version of his book right away and accepted the proposal. My first illustrative work for the project was the cover art, displayed here. Following the cover came three illustrations depicting scenes within the heartfelt and sweet story— a tender narrative about a boy reluctantly chosen by a lost herd of goats, to lead them home. You may download the audio here: Just Kidding: A Bedtime Story. In wanting to keep the illustrations light and childlike as…
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Adelaide Damoah in Conversation with BP Portrait Award Finalist Toby Mulligan
Born in 1969,Toby Mulligan is a a rising star on the British art scene it seems. A self taught artist, Mulligan was a 2012 finalist for the BP Portrait award and subsequently had his work exhibited at the prestigious National Portrait Gallery in London. Mulligan is unusual in that he not only taught himself how to draw and paint with both hands simultaneously, he also taught himself how to build houses and landscape gardens which he did on a professional basis for a number of years to supplement his practice and to look after his family. A full time artist now, Mulligans career has taken on a new direction following…
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Matthew Ellero interview by Mark M.Whelan
Bird Balloon 3D, 2012 Media: Pencil, Watercolour. photoshop. Paper, scissors. Canon eos 1100D camera. 3D illustration for Digital Artist magazine. Matthew Ellero’s wonderful, whimsical, multi-media artworks are derived from a sincere love for drawing which originated when he bought his first art book, by Rolf Harris, at a book fair when he was about seven years old. Ellero was recently named one of Digital Artist magazine’s Top 10 ‘creatives to watch in 2012’. Based in the UK, he works as a freelance artist and modestly states, “I’ve been fortunate to work for a variety of clients including Digital Artist magazine and the American charity ‘Art with Heart.’ I am currently painting a…
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Alanna Lawley
Vacant, not empty, 2012, photographic construction, side angle Taking the influence of spatial and in particular architectural relationships on the individual within the private realm of the home as a starting point, Alanna Lawley constructs temporary, representational environments that investigate how deliberately fragmented spaces can generate a feeling of the Uncanny, resulting in experiences of disassociation, anxiety and isolation. “Vacant, not empty, 2012”, a site specific photographic construction for the exhibition, Architecture as Human Nature, Berlin, 2012, positioned a photograph of the inside of an entirely sealed container at the back of a recess where one would expect to see the real space. Exploring the idea of the physicality of…
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Adelaide Damoah in Conversation with Tim Okamura
Tim Okamura is a Canadian artist most well known for his beautiful and realistic depictions of African Americans and other minorities in urban landscapes. His stunning and positive depictions of groups of people who have rarely been treated with such dignity in art history are a powerful testament to his views on racial differences and the problems that focusing on these differences can bring to society. Born in 1968, Okamura obtained a Bachelor of Fine Art degree from the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, Canada. He subsequently moved to New York and obtained his Masters in Fine Art from the eponymous School of Visual Arts. His career…
