Swoon On the Streets, In the Fairs, and Beyond in Hong KongBrooklyn Street Artist Swoon has traveled to hot, hopping Hong Kong recently to create the façade for the tramline with HKwalls, a program of customization for the historic public transportation cars …
A visual exploration of mental illness and recovery by photographer Lawrence Hardy. For the last four years Hardy has been focusing on photography while working as a trackman operator for a railroad. Emerging from almost a decade of opioid dependence, Hardy is embracing a path of recovery not only in relation to addiction but mental illness as well. The photos […]
Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! New York is gripped with anxiety and demonstrations because of the Israeli attacks on Gaza that appear to violate International Law in the news. No one is happy, and accusations fly in this most polarizing of international conflicts that threatens to spread – who knows where next. Friday night, a colossal demonstration overtook […]
A series blending art and nature by Vancouver-based artist and photographer Jennifer Latour (previously featured here). Originally from Quebec, Latour’s artistic practice emerged from a love of photography, cinema, sculpture, and creating characters. Her imaginative series, “Shapeshifters,” exists in a realm of endless possibility where art and nature meld seamlessly together. Building off her previous series, “Bound Species,” Latour’s creations […]
In the realm where imagination dances with audacity, Yok & Sheryo, the dynamic duo hailing from the crossroads of New York, Australia, and Asia, have conjured up a whimsical masterpiece, aptly titled “Yeahnahnesia.” Published in collaboration with the Art Gallery Western Australia, this book is a memoir and fantasy of creativity and storytelling that makes a reader question the boundaries […]
A beautiful series about friendship and the impact one life can have on so many others by photographer Andrés Mario de Varona. “Pillar: No More Mud in Our Eyes” is a project that centres around a man named Aaron Garcia who was given the nickname Pillar for being a beacon of hope and support for travellers, drifters, and folks without […]
October 24, 2023 Art Book Review, Artists Let Her Be Free. Martha Cooper Libray at Urban Nation Museum Berlin. (photo © Sebastian Kläbsch) MARTHA COOPER LIBRARY: BOOK RECOMMENDATION 📖 | Title: ICY and SOT. Let Her Be Free📚 | Media group: Book🖋 | Authors: ICY (author); SOT (author)🗓 | Year: 2016💬 | Language: English Text: Steven P. Harrington & Jaime […]
A selection of paintings by artist Brad Stumpf. Functioning like miniature stage-sets, Stumpf describes his paintings as acknowledging moments in life that “make me want to hold my breath.” Much of Stumpf’s work navigate themes related to family and mortality. With this group of paintings in particular, Stumpf grapples with his mother’s battle with cancer. At the time of submitting […]
Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! Sometimes, this frog feels like the water seems to be getting a little warm if you know what I mean. Our minds are being strained daily by a laundry list of stressors, not the least of which is neverending war. It is almost like it is profitable for industry. Also, it is surprising […]
A selection of paintings from Shanghai-based painter, illustrator, and animator Zhongwen Hu. Hu’s work emphasizes scenes of positive energy — joy, tranquility, love — that spring up in the seemingly mundane moments of everyday life. Bringing emotional sensitivity to the canvas, Hu has exhibited in galleries around Shanghai, the UK and across the United states. Her work has been published […]