Category Archives: ART

INTERVIEW WITH NASCA UNO

Posted on February 17, 2020 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra 27-year-old muralist, painter and illustrator Nasca Uno (alias Armin E. Mendocilla) is best known for his lush, colourful murals featuring striking imagery of indigenous people and ethno-political topics from around the world. Based in Berlin, he began developing … Continue reading →

INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTOPHER BAUDER

Posted on November 22, 2019 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra German artist and designer Christopher Bauder has married his love of light with technology he invented to create large-scale, otherworldly installations and performances that combine kinetic light with electronic music. Among his award-winning works are SKALAR (2018), … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH HANS HEMMERT

Posted on October 4, 2018 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Berlin-based artist Hans Hemmert is best known for his groundbreaking conceptual artwork, most notably his performative balloon sculptures. His work has been exhibited at the MoMA in New York, the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea (CGAC) in … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH CALLEN SCHAUB

Posted on April 21, 2018 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Twenty-seven-year-old artist Callen Schaub’s abstract paintings are bold, colourful and appealing but there’s a lot more to them than meets the eye. Namely the process, which consists of spreading paint on a canvas using innovative equipment he … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH HANK WILLIS THOMAS

Posted on January 26, 2018 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra New York based conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas is best known for his groundbreaking and provocative works that encourage viewers to think about race, identity, history, advertising, sports and other subjects from a different, often uncomfortable, perspective. … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH LEVI PONCE

Posted on April 27, 2017 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Los Angeles artist Levi Ponce is best known for his large-scale public murals, which he began creating in 2011 to beautify his neglected childhood neighborhood of Pacoima in the San Fernando Valley. His work inspired other muralists … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH LISA SCHULTE

Posted on March 12, 2017 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Neon artist Lisa Schulte has been creating neon for events and films in Los Angeles for more than 30 years, earning her the moniker “The Neon Queen.” Hired to create a futuristic city for a special event … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH CARLOS LUNA

Posted on January 22, 2015 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Born in Cuba in 1969, Carlos Luna has built a flourishing career as a painter, sculptor and ceramicist in Mexico, where he relocated in 1991, and in the United States, where he immigrated in 2002 under a … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH MAXWELL TAYLOR

Posted on November 19, 2014 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Born and raised in Nassau, Bahamian artist Maxwell Taylor trained as a ceramicist while in his teens and held his first solo exhibit as a painter in the early ‘60s. In 1968 he moved to New York, … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH BRUCE CONKLE

Posted on February 3, 2014 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Based in Portland, Oregon, conceptual artist and teacher Bruce Conkle has created a body of whimsical, thoughtful works that blend unconventional materials with ironic commentary on environmental and political issues. A recipient in 2011 of the Hallie … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH ERIC STOTIK

Posted on December 22, 2013 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Portland, Oregon artist and musician Eric Stotik has been exhibiting his strikingly imaginative and technically accomplished paintings for more than three decades. A graduate of the Pacific Northwest College of Arts, his works can be found in … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH BTOY (ANDREA MICHAELSSON)

Posted on July 20, 2012 by editsuite99

By Anita Malhotra Born and based in Barcelona, BTOY (Andrea Michaelsson) has been creating her distinctive stencil-based art since the early 2000s, first in collaboration with artist Ilya Mayer and now on her own. Her posters, murals, prints and canvases … Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW WITH BHAT BOY

Posted on December 19, 2010 by editsuite99

Bhat Boy is an Ottawa-based artist whose fantastical cityscapes and other works can currently be seen at two Ottawa galleries as well as on a briskly selling jigsaw puzzle recently released by the German company Ravensburger. Anita Malhotra interviewed Bhat Boy … Continue reading →

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