August 27, 2021 Artists, BSA Film Friday Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities. Now screening:1. Talking with Tony Tuan Luong AKA Tyle22. OLEK: I Have Nothing To Declare Except My Genius3. Sofles in Brisbane featuring Gamo & Kitsa4. MadC – Oasis It’s thrilling to see the many twists and turns on […]
A selection of paintings by Brooklyn-based artist Giordanne Salley. Figures are placed in landscapes, some remembered and some imagined, and there’s often the presence of water and what feels like a setting sun. “I hope to transport the viewer and offer a space for contemplation. I am thinking of shadows and reflections as signifiers for alternate or imagined possibilities, alternate […]
Grade Solomon is a Korean-American fine art photographer currently based in Richmond, Virginia. With a careful eye for color and light, Solomon photographs throughout suburban and industrial America at night, creating a surreal and dreamlike alternate reality within his images. He describes his inspirations as “recurring dreams, distant memories, and emotional experiences such as love, loss, and discomfort.” Grade Solomon […]
A selection of paintings by Chicago, Illinois-based artist Yoora Lee. Born in South Korea, where she later received a BFA in painting, Lee eventually relocated to Chicago, graduating with an MFA in painting and drawing from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2020. Her dreamy paintings explore the subjects of our daily lives through a series of recreated images from […]
Kate Sweeney is a self-taught photographer based in Columbus, Ohio. Since she became serious about photography in high school, she has described her process as therapy. “Taking self-portraits and photographing other women has been the most transformative part of my life,” she explains — “to see our bodies as art made autonomously and authentically instead of sexual objects of be […]
Spanish “El Konvent” Welcomes Street Artists and Nurtures Collective CultureTypically you may expect to be praying the novena and asking God for absolution of your dastardly sins here in this sprawling compound called The Konvent near Barcelona. While no one would stop you t… Australian Italian Museum Honors Immigration With Alice Pasquini Mural on FaçadeItalian Street Artist and muralist Alice […]
Dane Manary is a photographer, editor, and bookmaker based in New York City. With an eye for composition, he pares down the hustle of city life with his camera, finding kismet connections between the people, landscapes, and objects surrounding him. “Parallels, patterns, and sequences stitch these unspoken poems together in order to convey how empathy, compassion, and magic can be […]
Peerspace is on a mission to bring people together and they believe it’s impossible to achieve that goal without also fighting for equality and access to resources in the communities they serve. With this in mind, Peerspace created Space For Change, a program aimed at providing education and resources for emerging creatives who come from underrepresented backgrounds. To kick things […]
August 25, 2021 Artists During a recent graffiti shooting outing the Spanish photographer and BSA contributor Lluis Olive Bulbena ventured into the woods of a remote region in the North of Catalonia. Catalonia, Spain. (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena) When he finally found the site, he felt like he was rewarded for his efforts. Graffiti writers are known to seek […]
New York City-based photographer Katsu Naito began his ongoing series, “New Yorker,” in the late 1980’s. The project serves as a visual archive of sorts, capturing a cross-section of NYC, which he describes as “the most exciting place in the world, with a huge capacity for accepting any human dramas,” and a “melting pot for all nationalities.” Working solely with […]