18 Windows This abandoned train warehouse in London was an elegantly proportioned building.  Although it was in such a state of disrepair and it’s historical use had long since been forgotten, it still possessed a beauty and classic grandeur.  The shafts of light and colours from the layers of graffiti along with the windows’ reflections […]

The works of Robert Buelteman are sublime.  The images are evidence of the artist’s hand and the unpredictability of electricity.  The images are not digitally rendered, manipulated or enhanced but created entirely by hand.  By collecting local flora, Buelteman introduces the specimens to the contained environment of his darkroom where the plants are shocked with electricity […]

For a fleeting moment, Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde controls clouds, an intangible natural phenomenon, by pressing a single button on a remote control.  Triggering a smoke machine into an environment where variables like temperature, humidity and light are carefully monitored, Smilde creates a picturesque, billowing cloud that assumes a natural density and airiness in a […]

The Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA) celebrates patronage, community, and a diversified roster of artists in their 10th Annual Gala. The historical roots of Los Angeles are based in Latin American culture.  We are constantly reminded of the influence on our daily commute as street names throughout the Westside and Downtown identify Los Angeles’ relationship […]

Collage artist Sammy Slabbinck is like a director, placing found imagery from Mid-Century advertisements in a contemporary context.  The result is a composition that meditates on the past and considers the absurdity of popular culture.   Installation Magazine: How has your background impacted your current art practice? Sammy Slabbinck: I never went to art school.  I did […]

Multi-disciplinary artist Chad Wys interrogates the infrastructure of art history.  In appropriating the canon, Wys uses contemporary digital technology to intervene, and to siphon back through the history of art in order to extract kernels of information and misinformation.  His practice is one of both revelation and obfuscation but leaves the meaning to be made […]