From the Postcard Diaries: #Hope #2020 #Optimism By Mark Mothersbaugh Published as the Back Cover of Issue 131, November 2024 Best of Birdy, Originally Published in Issue 074, February 2020 Mark Mothersbaugh is one of this era’s most unique and prolific conceptual artists and composers. Deeply aware of the ability of precise, multi-faceted artistic expression […]
Totem II (raven steals the light) By Josh Keyes Published Issue 131, November 2024 Totem (raven steals the light) is a 24″x18″ acrylic painting on panel (2010) Portland-based ecosurrealist Josh Keyes’ work has been described as “a satirical look at the impact urban sprawl has on the environment and surmises, with the aid of scientific
A New Team Of Women Are Shining Up Santa Fe’s Enchanted Gem with Art & Community Interview by Krysti Joméi Photos by Birdy & Courtesy of Inn at Vanessie Tucked away in the corner of the United States’ oldest capitol city, Inn at Vanessie is an artists’ home away from home. Two blocks from Santa
Book Club By Hana Zittel Published Issue 131, November 2024 Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum (2024) Emily Nussbaum’s latest book began as an idea all the way back in 2003. Hoping to capture the emerging trend of reality television, Nussbaum was inspired to cover the phenomenon in response to
Sunken Treasure (sketch) By Eric Joyner Published Issue 131, November 2024 Check out Eric’s complete oil painting of Sunken Treasure printed as the Centerfold in August’s Issue 129. About Eric Joyner: I was born in San Mateo, a suburb of San Francisco. My childhood was fairly uneventful, doing the usual things most kids did, reading comics
Heron, Gull and Crow By Mark Keane Published Issue 131, November 2024 Heron clambers onto the makeshift rail-cart and wedges himself between Gull and Crow. Hunched over, feet on the pedals, they aren’t able to force him off. Heron clings onto the frame. “Get off,” Gull cries. “I’m not going nowhere,” says Heron. No room
Approachable Art: A Beginner’s Guide to Installation Interview By Amanda Siroskey Published Issue 131, November 2024 Diving into installation art as an artistic medium and thoughts from Meow Wolf artists on how to get started. Let’s say you’ve just walked through one of the many worlds of Meow Wolf. Or maybe you saw some sick
Pink UFO Abduction By Moon Patrol Published Issue 131, November 2024 Moon Patrol is a Northern California-based artist. Taking themes including ’80s cartoons and video games, classic pulp illustrations, and comic book narratives, Moon Patrol remixes these many and varied cues using a collage technique he compares to “Kid Koala’s turntable albums, and in part
Attempts To Become Whole Again Are Forthcoming, But First I Have Some Work To Do By Brian Polk Art by Jason White Published Issue 131, November 2024 The Only Time I Wish I Would Get A Goddamned Red Light For Once Is When I’m Texting And Driving Ordinarily the inconvenience of stopping at a red
Mass Psychosis By Dave Danzara aka Lost In Time Published Issue 131, November 2024 Albuquerque-based Dave Danzara has spent most of his life creating art. Born and raised in California, Dave won a scholarship to Laguna Art Institute of Southern California in 1994. His influences can be found in pop culture, sci-fi, fantasy, film and