By Lisa Kramer “A picture can tell a thousand words, but a few words can change it’s story.” ― Sebastyne Young In the world of P.O.W.ER, since they are deprived access to the written word, women create a secret visual language through which they can communicate. If I had the time and the talent, I…
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Video Interview with NY Photogravure Lothar Osterburg
Courtesy of Mozumbo Contemporary Art mozumbo.com
Existentialism Revisited
Marcel Flisiuk: “This movie was made by my father Michal Flisiuk. I thank him for this great movie.” Look for Marcel’s paintings in December’s Press issue!
Sculpture and Safety
By Gerry Aldridge After having a less than satisfactory experience in an international sculpture school, I decided to leave and teach myself how to work with stone. I think the nail in the coffin came when the teacher told me my ideas were too complicated to produce in sculpture, and that I should consider painting as…
The Creative Curse
By Gerry Aldridge The drug of creativity is not a need. It is a part of who I am. # The constant transitioning from writer to sculptor is metamorphic every time. And though I say constant, there may be months and even years between each transition. I have two passions, which I must vent, but I cannot give 100%…
Disorienting Effects
ART VIDEO: DISORIENTING EFFECTS By Rick Stevens of http://rickstevensart.com
Why Make Fan Art?
By Patrick McCuen The question of “Why make fan art?” crossed my mind, as I was, not coincidentally, making fan art. As for me, I decided to fulfill a months-old promise to make fan art for one of my favorite webcomics, Scaredemy by Jack Slade. This brilliantly executed comic takes the best of school-aged (and school located) themes and…
7 Ways to Stop an Artist Block
By Seth Apter Very often when struck by a loss of inspiration, artists will begin to over think and over analyze. The following strategies may help you to reconnect to the more creative side of your brain. Seven quick exercises to… break through an artist block, silence the inner critic, tap into your right brain,…
Sculpture: As Mask or Caricature or Both?
SCULPTURE: AS MASK OR CARICATURE OR BOTH? Daniel Wiener as represented on https://mozumbo.com Daniel Wiener recently was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship. Wiener’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, in both group and one-person shows, notably at Bravin/Post Lee Gallery in New York and at Acme Gallery in Los Angeles. Presently, he is affiliated with…
Breathe
By Steve Shultz of http://fmghost.wordpress.com Steve Shultz is a poet and journalist from Aurora, Colorado. His poetry has been published in print in three anthologies and online in a variety of publications. His first book of poetry, FM Ghost, was released in April 2013 via ALL CAPS PUBLISHING, an indie poetry and fiction collective based…
A Hybrid and the Art of Animated GIFS
Marina Esmeraldo of http://patternportraits.com Marina Esmeraldo is a London and Barcelona based creative– she specializes in illustration and image-making. Her work is informed by studies in architecture and graphic design, a passion for patterns, bold shapes and color, and her tropical upbringing in northeast Brazil. “The Hybrid” is a creative manifesto that she wrote, art-directed, illustrated and animated in collaboration with director Ross McClure: …