Stimulus Check By Erik Rogers Published Issue 091, July 2021 Erik Rogers is a self-taught artist from the Midwest. He primarily works with pens, colored pencils and crayons. His art is childish, poorly illustrated and often disturbing. He currently lives and works in Metro Detroit. See Erik’s last Birdy install, Tinder, or head to our […]
Face with Fruit Series By S. Putnik Published Issue 091, July 2021 Siena Goldman aka S. Putnik is a Los Angeles-based art director, archivist, artist and musician. See more on her Instagram. See S. Putnik’s artwork from the May issue of Birdy accompanying Brian Polk’s piece, Shortened Fiction.
A Good Day By Nick Flook Published Issue 091, July 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
Grandmother Releases Her Ward By Joel Tagert Art by Graham Franciose Published Issue 090, June 2021 Yehl tried to find a time when Grandmother was alone, but this was rare, and so despite his efforts her eldest daughter was there also in the longhouse. After making a gift of a small clay pot of black
From The Postcard Diaries – May 18, 2021 By Mark Mothersbaugh Published Issue 090, June 2021 Mark Mothersbaugh is a Conceptualist. As an undergraduate art student at Kent State University, Mark began creating work in the late 60’s and has created tens of thousands of works to the current day in various mediums including, rubber stamp designs, mail
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There You Are By Nick Flook Published Issue 090, June 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
Micro Cat By Matt McCarthy Published Issue 090, June 2021 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 thread through a variety of
Argonaughts Rest By Ali Hoff Published Issue 090, June 2021 Ali Hoff is UK-based freelance concept artist and 3D Modeller who creates strange otherly worlds, scapes, characters and more. Â
Preservation By Amy Guidry Published as the Back Cover of Issue 090, June 2021 Amy Guidry is an American artist residing in Lafayette, Louisiana. She grew up in Slidell, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. Guidry comes from a family of artists including the late painter Eleanor Norcross. She studied at Loyola University of New
The Uncultured Critic, Part II By Brian Polk Art By Tyler Gross A few months ago, I debuted this column in which I review pertinent cultural manifestations such as books, movies and records without actually reading, seeing or hearing them. I figured as long as I had a forceful perspective that I stated very loudly