Tyler Thrasher is a caver and all-around adventurer who hails from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He also happens to be a modern-day alchemist who crystallizes a fascinating array of insects and bones. His creations blew up on Instagram which perpetuates an image of him as a mad scientist in his chemistry lab feverishly crystallizing cicadas to fill the sea of…
I was in fifth grade when I got my first period. I came home from school, cracked open my textbook, grabbed chips from the pantry, and started simultaneously munching and working on problems #8-24, even only. As my mechanical pencil scratched away, my focus was interrupted by a quiet warm moistness in between my legs….
The Goo Goo guide is a year long series released monthly written by Jennifer Chen-Su Huang. The Goo Goo Guide follows Jennifer during a year long artist residency in Taiwan through a Fulbright Scholarship. Join us as we follow Jennifer on her journey! The series is released through our Quarterly issues from Autumn 2017-2018, subscribe below for…
I visited Human Condition the week of Halloween at the abandoned Los Angeles Metropolitan Medical Center. With three floors and over 8o artists, I decided to start at the top, with curation. I reached out to John Wolf, the Los Angeles based art advisor and mastermind behind this large exhibition. How did Human Condition come together? What was…
I found Mary in researching a unique artist fellowship in Pittsburgh called Flight School that acts as a special career-boosting program for artists, including trainings on strategic planning and marketing. It’s hosting organization, Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Center for the Arts, describes Flight School as “an opportunity for artists in the Pittsburgh region to form a fellowship with…
Back when I first had the idea for this series, I had only been in Los Angeles for about a year, and I was having trouble finding art with what I call “spirit”. Because I didn’t know much about the scene, I didn’t really know where to look for work that felt as if it could…
J.S. Weis sits down with us to chat about his work and the truths about being a contemporary artist in the Bay Area. AIS: So What does J.S. Stand for? JSW: Jeffrey Scott AIS: How did you come up with naming Liquid Hymn, Liquid Hymn? LW: Hymen? Is it liquid hymen or liquid hymn? I definitely read it…
Mary Grisey was born & raised in sunny California but learned how to weave and dye in 2008 at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she received her BFA in Fiber and Material Studies. In 2012 she took her art practice to Canada and received an MFA at York University in Toronto…
The Goo Goo guide is a year long series released monthly written by Jennifer Chen-Su Huang. The Goo Goo Guide follows Jennifer during a year long artist residency in Taiwan through a Fulbright Scholarship. Join us as we follow Jennifer on her journey! The series is released through our Quarterly issues from Autumn 2017-2018, subscribe below for…
Quire is a Portland based mixed media artist, who discusses her series Science of Change, previous grant experience and collaging. What is it about the human connection that interests you and why are you drawn to making work through many voices? It’s just how my mind works. When I was in college my dorm room…
