A selection of recent work by Leipzig, Germany-based artist Ellen Akimoto. Predominantly taking the form of figurative painting, her work seeks to depict complexity and ambiguity in our surroundings and social selves. Her process brings together painting and digital collage, featuring mainly human (and sometimes animal) protagonists and interior spaces that are composed and presented in ways that reveal their […]
A thought-provoking series by photographer Jesse Rieser. “I am Not a Soldier, but I Have Been Trained to Kill” explores the growing tactical industry that teaches American civilians to fight like Special Ops forces. Photographed the day after the insurrection at Gunsite — the nation’s oldest firearm training facility — Rieser questions whether preparing for violence at home merely calls […]
Were you at all anxious about the idea of immersing yourself in it? Was it outside of your comfort zone? I’m anxious and excited about being able to embark on my own language-learning journey this year. While working on Voices on the Rise for the past 5 years, I’ve been able to witness and help share stories about people doing […]
Pushing the boundaries as expected, Italian-Swedish street artist Alessandro Battisti AKA Etnik, puts this new deconstructed piece in Navaro, Italy, this month for ParkLife. With all the plastic and performative arts still seemingly in the throes of hybridization, it is no surprise to see this floating futurism of unknown origin. What is a surprise is that Etnik continues to evolve and […]
Based in southern Maine, artist Jarid del Deo finds inspiration and subject matter in his New England surroundings. Though he feels a connection to the tradition of representational picture-making, it’s the color and shape that most excite him. Of his process, he says: “I spend more time looking than painting. I am slow to decide what I am reacting to […]
A selection of images from “Like a River,” the upcoming photobook by anthropologist and photographer Daniel Jack Lyons. Soon-to-be-released by Loose Joints, the project explores notions of identity, transformation, and coming-of-age for marginalized groups set against a backdrop of deep Amazonian rainforest. Lyons’ background in social and medical anthropology initially brought him to the Amazon, where he worked with Casa […]
Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! Not much to report this week. Unless you’re talking about the seismic Supreme Court decision to take away people’s right to have a legal abortion in the United States. The topic immediately appeared in street art. Abortions will still continue in the US of course. Rich women will pay for them, and go […]
Welcome to BSA Images of the Week! Not much to report this week. Unless you’re talking about the seismic Supreme Court decision to take away people’s right to have a legal abortion in the United States. The topic immediately appeared in street art. Abortions will still continue in the US of course. Rich women will pay for them, and go […]
It’s all a dog dance, this social life, this series of prescribed and occasionally poetic movements that we must learn to navigate. Whether its origins are in Israel, France, Russia, New York, or Berlin, the Broken Fingaz Crew (BFC) tells us that the complexity of contemporary communication all comes down to ‘Dog Sniff Dog.’ It could be a reference to […]
These artworks are sweeter than all the cakes we’ve ever had. Recently, we invited artists to join a special challenge and celebrate Displate’s 9th birthday with a creative bang. The rules were simple: submit at least one new artwork to your Displate shop and enter a chance to win a sweet cash prize. The time has come for our special […]