Untitled By Visions Collage Published Issue 087, March 2021 Steve Haney — aka Visions Collage — is an all-paper visual collage artist and a percussionist for Jungle Fire, a Los Angeles-based TropiFunk juggernaut that digs deep into Afro/Latin Funk with an approach that is authentic and highly explosive.
Iris Is Just As Surprised As You Are By Matt McCarthy Published Issue 083 Matt McCarthy lives and works in Chapel Hill, NC. His collage artwork contrasts domestic felines with various scenes and objects to create humorous surreal compositions. The utilization of existing cat images reinforces the timeless appeal of felines, and draws a common
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Book Club By Hana Zittel Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West by Lauren Redniss (2020) “The contested copper under Oak Flat was created by the stars that were born and died billions of years ago. The copper is older than Earth itself. A mine here would operate for about 40
A Home Within Myself By Collage The World Published Issue 087, March 2021 Curtis Bergesen — aka Collage The World — was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Bethesda, MD. He is a vegetarian, only child, Eagle Scout and nature lover. Curtis has spent much of his adult life working in the music
Wynwood Miami By Grant Haffner Published Issue 087, March 2021 Born 1978 in Berkeley, California, Grant Haffner was raised in East Hampton, NY. He currently lives and works in Western MA. Grant was a resident of Long Island’s East End for most of his life. His images are still inspired by and reflect the country
Out With The Introspection By Brian Polk Art By Mark Mothersbaugh Published Issue 083, March 2021 While my brain may reap the benefits of millions of years of evolution, all too often it’s wasted on the random, weird thoughts that I have throughout the day. (Though I suppose it could be worse. I could waste
Get Close But Don’t Touch By Tai Bickham Photo Credit: Adrienne M. Kendall Photography Published Issue 083, March 2021 Get Close But Don’t Touch is a new teen DIY collage exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. This colorful and creative installation was curated by Denver-based multidisciplinary artist, Moe Gram, and eleven metro Denver
Queen City Sounds By Tom Murphy Published Issue 087, March2021 Felix Fast4ward | Vague Sense Of The Infinite The irony and accuracy of the title of Felix Fast4ward’s debut on Multidim Records is a self-effacing summation of one aspect of the artist’s aesthetic. There is that vague sense of the infinite as an emotional nimbus conjured
Rex and Relaxation By Nick Flook Published Issue 087, March 2021 Nick Flook aka Flooko is “the O.G astronaut painter” and takes his fans on adventures through original acrylic paintings and animations. This Toronto-based artist specializes in surrealism, space-themed work and impressionistic city and landscapes. See more of his work on his site and follow him
Interview By Beatie Wolfe Published Issue 087, March 2021 It’s so rare to meet an artist who still embodies everything they stood for when they first began their mission. But that’s V. Vale: a writer, publisher, researcher, documenter, musician, and constant curator and contributor to the counterculture continuum. Described as the last 70s punk publisher, Vale is in
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