Last night the Miami New Times and the Miami International Film Festival hosted another edition of Artopia- an evening where art, live music, and fashion integrate to reflect the unequaled cultural diversity of Miami. After all, “Art is more than 4 Days” in Miami.The event took place at the incredibly cool Charcoal Studios ( GET PHYSICAL wmc event Sat 27th). Artists that presented include Lebo ( a post modern cartoon Read More ...
Felicia Atanasiu was born and raised in Bucharest, Romania but after graduating from high school she moved to Toronto. Soon after arriving there, she enrolled in her first life drawing class, which she had always dreamed of doing. In that class she found out about illustration so she enrolled into an illustration program at Ontario College of Art and Design. While in her last year and soon after graduation her work Read More ...
Emily Bracken is a film and TV comedy writer. She attended Middlebury College and has been employed at such illustrious places as Rolling Stone, The New York Observer, Joey the TV show, and Mao’s Kitchen – when she twilighted as Chinese food delivery driver. Currently, the Huffington Post publishes her political satire. What inspires you? In no particular order, saxophones in rock and roll, people who work hard and make Read More ...
COLOGNE ON POP (c/o pop) is an annual festival for urban pop culture which has been taking place in the city of Cologne since 2004. The festival is focused mainly on electronic music,international indie pop and rock. It widely renowned for its fine mixture between up & coming artists and big names. Some of today’s most famous artists in the independent sector played here first (Franz Ferdinand, Phoenix, Art Brut, Maximo Read More ...
The Burning Man inspired Art Party in Star Island photos by Tomas Loewy
Recollection seriesContemporary artist Carlos Betancourt is best known for his glitzy bravado, re-introducing glitter and other colored materials. His ways of bending the lines between art, photography and nature in his large format vinyls, photographs, installations and photo performances are considered highly unique and innovative. His work is largely informed by a layering and juxtaposition of information based on his own experiences and extensive travel. His studio, Imperfect Utopia became Read More ...
Indradhanush2008, Garments, steel and hardware Guerra de la Paz is the composite name of Cuban born, American artist duo Alain Guerra and Neraldo de la Paz, who have been collaborating in Miami since 1996.They work in sculpture, painting, and photography but are well known for their larger than life installation pieces that refer to the politics of modern conflict and consumerism. Together they create surrealistic sculptures made up of old clothing Read More ...
In preparation for Art Basel, I have been doing some research and recently discovered artist Fabian De La Flor. He was born in Lima, Peru but currently lives and works in Miami. De La Flor attended Miami Dade College and began studies in graphic design, then obtained a BFA from Miami International University of Art and Design. While still in college, Fabian was hired by The Miami Herald as a Read More ...
Erni Vales began painting the sides of subway trains in the mid to late 80s. It was the peak of the graffiti years in NYC and he was able to get into the gallery scene quickly from there. He started, Lower East Side Clothing with graffiti partner Gil Aviles but after painting murals in clubs like Tunnel, Limelight and the World he changed from clothing designer to large scale mural Read More ...
Kristian Schmidt is known for his Grammy nominated music video’s, films and Japanese shows. I am obsessed with his photography and love his attitude on life and work. He was born in New York, but moved to Paris shortly afterward. He spent his summers in an island off the coast of Gothenburg, Sweden and after high school, he packed up for Tokyo. With this kind of cultural exposure he began Read More ...
