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[ad_1]  Photography #Bolivia #Celia D. Luna #culture #garments #portraits #skateboarding January 27, 2023 Kate Mothes All images © Celia D. Luna, shared with permission Against the pastels and earth tones of a skate park in Bolivia, Miami-based photographer Celia D. Luna captures the vibrant energy and determination of women who express solidarity and strength through a love of skateboarding. Part of her series Cholitas Bravas, “Cholitas Skaters” focuses on a group of Indigenous Bolivian women who wear traditional clothes while practicing extreme sports. “I’ve always admired brave women and…

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[ad_1] Brooklyn-based photographers Andrea Orejarena and Caleb Stein explore the diminishing line between fact and fiction in their ongoing collaborative project, “American Glitch.” Responding to the current era of information overload—defined by screens, conspiracy theories, and the advent of the Metaverse—the pair set out in search of visual allegories that suggest we are living in a simulation. After scouring the internet for evidence of these “glitches” in the landscape and confirming their existence via Google Earth, they took to the road in a series of trips to locate the scenes…

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[ad_1] A moving series about love and companionship from London-based photographer Terry Graham. Originally from South Shields in the north east of England, Graham’s work focuses on overlooked moments in the ordinary and everyday, capturing the atmosphere of his subjects as much as the subjects themselves, and thereby inviting viewers into the deeper stories that lie beneath. In “Norma and Norman,” Graham documents a loving couple who have been married for over 60 years and how they live day to day alongside Norman’s dementia. Graham was first introduced to Norma…

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[ad_1]  Art Illustration #acrylic #birds #folk art #Lisa Congdon #painting January 26, 2023 Grace Ebert All images © Lisa Congdon, courtesy of Chefas Projects, shared with permission A sense of lively optimism permeates Lisa Congdon’s work. Through vibrant palettes of yellows, pinks, and blues, the Portland-based artist pairs bold geometries with folk art symbols, rendering abstract compositions or minimal scenes that capture a joyful outlook. Her acrylic paintings are on view now at Chefas Projects as part of The Opposite of Sorrow, a solo show that considers what it means to…

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[ad_1]  Illustration #animals #engraving #flowers #wood #Zoe Feast January 26, 2023 Grace Ebert All images © Zoe Feast, shared with permission Designer Zoe Feast has an affinity for patterns, and her practice revolves around motifs of flora, fauna, and organic forms that she creates for a variety of personal projects and commissions. After a visit to her local library and an encounter with its laser engraver, Feast decided to translate her whimsical illustrations to a three-dimensional surface. She sourced slabs of wood from a nearby habitat restoration project and carved…

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[ad_1]  Craft #beads #botanic #embroidery #fiber art #Julia Shore #moss #nature #needlework January 25, 2023 Kate Mothes All images © Julia Shore, shared with permission Dappled with French knots, glinting materials, and pieces of moss, botanical embroideries by Julia Shore replicate the forest floor’s supple textures in fiber and beads. The Los Angeles-based artist also uses hand-dyed velvet, wool, felt, and sequins to add a variety of hues ranging from emerald green to golden yellow. “I tried to capture its intricacy—all the different shades and forms of moss; its…

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[ad_1]  Art #acrylic #landscapes #painting #Stephen Wong Chun Hei January 25, 2023 Grace Ebert “MacLehose Trail Section 4” (2022), acrylic on canvas, 150 x 200 centimeters. Photos by Bonhams HK, all images © Stephen Wong Chun Hei Vivid palettes of blues, greens, and pink saturate Stephen Wong Chun Hei’s landscapes, which translate memories of travel into dream-like paintings in acrylic. The artist considers each work a vessel for the impressions of places he’s traveled or hiked. “I never try to capture just one moment in a landscape. The colours are…

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[ad_1] Mateo Ruiz Gonzalez is a Colombian lens-based artist currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Much of his work centers around the coexistence and interactions between humans and nature, exploring how time and history alter the relations between the two, and his latest project, “Chilluns’ Croon,” is no exception. Based on explorations through Wilson County, North Carolina’s Black Wide-Awake archive — a collection of genealogical and historical documents relevant to African-American history in the region curated by Lisa Y. Henderson — the project brings these documents to life through a…

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[ad_1]  Photography #fashion #ice cream #makeup #Max Siedentopf #portraits January 25, 2023 Kate Mothes All images © Max Siedentopf, shared with permission London-based artist and creative director Max Siedentopf has a knack for portraying more than meets the eye in his distinctive portraits. A series titled Pleasure Portraits looks forward to summer, featuring the distinctive pastels and jewel tones of ice cream bars alongside subjects whose decadent makeup mimics the hues and embellishments of their paired confection. No stranger to fashion and makeup artistry in his collaborative, creative development…

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