A selection of work by Toronto-based artist Christina Allan. Created using a combination of materials — airbrush, spray paint, acrylic, vinyl emulsion, and more — Allan’s bold paintings explore the profound and complex aspects of the human experience through a range of fantastical creatures and dimensions. From angels and aliens to deities and spirits, her dreamlike narratives are intended to […]
Polish-Canadian photographer Alexander Komenda explores the nuances of daily life in post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan in his series, “The Lost Enchiridion of the Fergana Valley.” Following seven trips to Kyrgyzstan between 2017 and 2022, the series refrains from factual purity. Instead, as Komenda explains, the images exist “as segments entangled in one common history governed by the legacy of an empty promise […]
“The war is not over yet. It has crawled into our everyday landscape,” saysRussian-born artist Kuril Chto. Kuril CHTO. “The War Is Not Over Yet”. Lisbon, Portugal. (photo © Shakhnovskaya Oleksandra) Living in exile from his birthplace of Saint Petersburg, the artist says he founded and curated the Museum of Street Art there but his criticism of the annexation of […]
A new advertisement for a hotel and gallery in Manhattan’s East Village uses the visual language of a mural and capitalizes on the popular sentiment of New Yorkers toward the war in the Ukraine. Attached to a long low wall in vinyl, the ad features the well-known street artist/fine artist WAONE and his uniquely surreal collection of imagined icons and […]
Olamide Ogunade is a Nigerian artist based in Surulere, Lagos. With a fascination for art that began in childhood, Ogunade’s practice has developed over the years through rigorous training, research, and practice. His works draw inspiration from his personal experiences, and those of his greater African society. Spanning various mediums, including ballpoint pen, acrylic and oil paints, charcoal, and pencil, […]
A selection of paintings by Swedish artist David von Bahr. Eschewing drafts or outlines in favour of improvisation and instinct, von Bahr’s work is all about bluntness and enabling the freedom to create in a direct way. His use of large-scale canvases ensures his process is a fully physical endeavour and the viewer’s experience that much more impactful. This emphasis […]
Holly Lynton has been photographing rural communities in the United States for the past fifteen years. Exploring the intersection of faith, labor, history, and the land, her research-based practice yields bodies of work that capture contemporary rituals and traditions rooted in history, some of which are at risk of disappearing from the cultural landscape. Made over the course of twelve […]
February 26, 2023 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! Optimo NYC on the Houston wall yo! Born and bred, a true New Yorker, and deserving of this wall after paying dues for years. Why does this wall sometimes look better when curated by the street? The holy chaos that reigns here is the […]
February 26, 2023 Artists, BSA Images Of The Week Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! Optimo NYC on the Houston wall yo! Born and bred, a true New Yorker, and deserving of this wall after paying dues for years. Why does this wall sometimes look better when curated by the street? The holy chaos that reigns here is the […]
“CITY OF KINGS: A History of New York City Graffiti”. Compiled by Al Diaz/ Eric Felisbret / Mariah Fox. HOWL! Gallery. “Like a small team of ants dragging a slice of Wonderbread down the sidewalk to home base, we persevered,” writes OG New York graffiti writer and curator Al Diaz about the collaborative process that produced an exhibition and catalog […]