When the Bulls Fest—a raging celebration of the iconic and famed NBA team—first happened at Chicago’s United Center in 2022, Kyle Cobban was one of the contributing artists to The Art of the Game exhibition. It’s a piece that encapsulates Cobban’s aesthetic vision. Working with graphite and paper, the Chicago-based artist makes small, detailed drawings […]

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Henrik Aarrestad Uldalen captures people in oils with all the precision and clarity of a camera. He then places these incredibly lifelike images in impossible scenes. Uldalen’s models float in blank spaces. They precariously climb staircases that spiral upside down. They fall from buildings that tilt at odd angles. The Oslo-based artist’s work isn’t so […]

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Art history, in Hess' painting, is comprised of tiny renditions of famed works that are patch-worked together. They appear like reams of unfurled toilet paper that form vortices. One spiral extends into the past. Another spiral contains the twenty-first century... Read the full article on the artist by clicking above!

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What have I been working on today?" Dustin Yellin considers over a recent phone call… "I wouldn't even know where to start." Read the full article on the artist by clicking above.

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A bad Facebook experience turned Brown off to social media, but he ultimately brought David Henry Nobody Jr. to Instagram... Read the full article by clicking above!

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With dye-like paints on raw linen, Pedro Pedro creates vivid still lifes. He depicts bounties of fruit, large
bouquets of flowers in full bloom, piles of clothes, and tables overflowing with art supplies—juxtaposing
both tidy and disheveled scenes of abundance throughout his body of work... Read the full article by clicking above!

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In some ways, Di Piazza’s work is influenced by his own environment. Although he was born in Syracuse, Sicily, Di Piazza was raised and continues to reside in Palermo. He describes the ancient city as a “melting pot,”... Read the full article by clicking above!

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"I'm trying to create a portrait of a person without their face, which is really interesting to me," Laurie Lee Brom says. Instead, she allows the setting and actions to shed light on who this person is... Read the full article by clicking above.

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Max Seckel's paintings are all about the details. His landscapes come alive with the messy signs of humanity: a traffic cone standing in a puddle surrounded by a weedy yard; a utility pole teetering behind a dumpster; streams of yellow tape banding around trees. Read more about the article by clicking above!

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“I never imagined being a ceramic artist when I was a kid,” Iwamura admits. “I had no interest.” But today, he is a ceramicist living and working in Shigaraki—a small town east of Kyoto and home to one of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns. Read the full article on the artist by clicking above.

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Peter Ferguson creates scenes filled with intriguing characters often caught in very strange situations. His people quite often exist in darkly humorous fantasy realms where elements like vintage fashion and the occasional nod to pop culture connect their reality to ours. Read the full article by clicking above!

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Katie Heck has built an immense body of work that crosses disciplines, from painting to sculpture to film. Read the full article on the artist by clicking above!

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