International Art Magazine for Emerging Artists
Under the name Bbblob, Singapore artist Jacelyn Zhen creates vibrant paintings, collages and wood sculptures. In our interview with her, we talked with Jacelyn about her beginnings in the arts, the bright and organic nature of her work and the Singapore art scene. Enjoy!
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Through her drawings, Nigerian artist Joval Oshone-Umoru aims to draw attention to the “unrealistic expectations society holds for women in Nigerian and the African continent as a whole.” In our conversation,
we talked with Joval about how she got into art, the situation of Nigerian
women in society and in the arts, and how her practice and faith
in God have helped her through life.
Fascinated with archeology, & history, and inspired by prehistoric figurines & feminism, Rowan’s paintings talk about our innate connection to the earth and invite us to treasure the history we carry within.
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Canadian artist Sarah Fabrizi just couldn’t decide- both Biology and Studio Art are her passion, and so, she decided to study both. Last month, Sarah I met via Zoom and talked about the joy of building your own canvas, the many emotions that that the creative process makes you navigate through and why just getting involved can sometimes be enough to start a lifelong journey.
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Almost 10 years ago, Chinese artist Leo Wang moved from his native country to the U.S., where the language barrier that he faced led him to the visual arts. In our interview, we talked with Leo about his well conceptualized and carefully materialized pieces, clubbing culture as a form of modern utopia and the importance of reaching the viewer with you art, even if it’s just for two seconds.
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The main subject in Adeife Adeniran’s paintings is “Box Head”, a character he created to embody loneliness. The main subject in Adeife Adeniran’s paintings is “Box Head”, a character he created to embody loneliness. According to the Lagos-based painter, the world holds a large population of people who are lonelier than ever before (partly due to Social Media and networking), “boxing” their emotions within and putting on a façade of numbness. In our interview with Adeife, he told us more about “Box Head”, the feeling of loneliness & how art can be a tool to deal with it, and the art scene in Nigeria.
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At the age of eight, after partially losing her hearing ability, Kenyan contemporary visual artist Nadia Wamunyu realized she could record memories, experiences, tastes and feelings through drawing. At the age of eight, after partially losing her hearing ability, Kenyan contemporary visual artist Nadia Wamunyu realized she could record memories, experiences, tastes and feelings through drawing. Having made a name for herself in the Kanyan art scene over the past several years, she’s proud do keep her day job as it allows her to be unapologetic with her art, and to draw and paint what other people may call apocalyptic, depressing, or saddening.
In our interview with Nadia, she told us more about the Kenyan art scene, the distinctive portraits of female figures that she’s been creating with coffee in the recent years, and why she prefers to keep her day job than to bend to people’s expectations of her art.
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With her organically shaped stone sculptures, award winning U.S. sculptor Elisa Adams creates a space to take a pause from the constant barrage of crises and hardships in the world. In our interview with her, we talked about the importance of feeling art, and not thinking it, getting into your first show without an important CV and just putting yourself out there.
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Israeli textile artist Yelena Beliaev uses the felting technique to create fruit and vegetables that are afterwards put together as installations. In our conversation with her, Yelena told us more about
how she got into felting, the challenges she faces in her career as an emerging artist & why she cherishes the art community that she has found through social media.
Most known for collage portraits and typographic mixed media styles of collage on canvas, visual artist Courtney Minor wants to expand the definition of what “collage” means, loving to create multiple styles of collages and playing with different materials. In our interview with Courtney, we talked with her about her creative process, the difficulty of being put in a box by art galleries & institutions and her most recent work, the “Blue Series”.
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Ugandan artist Ethel Aanyu uses digital layering techniques of positive and negative black & white images to create intriguing artworks that she likes to describe as “visual self reflections”. We talked with Ethel talked about the performative process involved in her work, self-reflection & growth, and her interest in the human condition
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From her studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, Emily Moores creates both wall works & large scale installations, consisting of hand-cut and ornately layered materials. In our interview with her, we talked about the intelligence of our bodies in relation to art, the benefit of sharing a studio with two kids and two dogs, and why verbalization is not always needed to create or understand a piece of art.
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Multicultural French artist Olivia Babel works around the question of territory and cartography, creating unique mural sculptures with textile materials and handweaving techniques. With Suboart Magazine, Olivia talked about her creative process, her beginnings in fiber art with her grandmother, and her recent exhibition in Abu Dhabi.
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Through her large scale self portraits, South African art activist Athenkosi Kwinana aspires to deepen the understanding of Albinism in her native country, and to reimagine the representation of Albinism in its black communities and abroad. We talked with Kwinana about her beginnings in the arts, the joy of self-portraiture & what it means to be an art activist.
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From her studio in Upstate New York, Anna Warfield examines female lived experiences through textiles, text, & installation. In creating sculptural forms from fibers, she steps into a typically rigid & masculine space from a softer feminine perspective. We talked with Anna about her beginnings in the arts, her love for fabric and fibre art and the importance of bringing tough conversation to artistic spaces.
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Obsessed with creativity from an early age, painter and photographer Rachel Berkowitz moved to L.A. over a decade ago to study Fine Art to turn her passion into a profession. In her interview with us, Rachel talked about the inspirational power of life, journaling as part of her creative process and the grounding force of nature.
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Inspired by the city’s multicultural energy, London based artist Joanna Pilarczyk creates vibrant paintings that talk about leisure, intimacy & self-awareness. We spoke with Joanna about her beginnings in the arts, the importance of light in her work & the healing power or art.
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Through his pictures, Iranian photographer Babak Haghi discovers nature, the dialect of the body & femininity inside of human beings. In our interview, we spoke with him about his passion for the human body, the beauty of analog photgraphs and the difficult situation for artists in Iran.
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Robin Speijer’s work draws from the textures & colours of fabrics. Through the act of painting, she frees them from the constraints of being a material object and discovers the blurry lines between abstraction & realism.
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In today’s interview, Portuguese contemporary artist Ludmila Queirós talks about music in the visual arts, installation and performance as her form of communication and the solitude of writing a PhD.
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