Installation recently discovered the works of emerging artist Daniel Barreto on Tumblr.  A freelance artist still pursuing an art degree, Barreto thrives by sharing his work on a dynamic, interactive platform.  Barreto presents a diverse body of work that juxtaposes technology with traditional mediums.   Installation Magazine: The Photography Series of Profiles merges the urban landscape […]

When John West picks up a camera, his eyes light up with a charming childlike innocence and wonderment.  Installation was invited inside West’s Los Angeles home to explore his extensive collection of stunning cameras including six Leicas, vintage flash bulbs, original user manuals sealed in Ziplock bags and unexposed film preserved in its original packaging. […]

Writer and photographer Christopher Bucklow’s series Guests features luminous, glowing figures.  He tells Installation about his innovative pinhole technique and the mythos and philosophy behind his work. The Guests are made of light.  What you see in these photographs is a blue sky with thousands of suns- a sky where all the suns swarm together […]

TurningArtist spotlight on Ray Sell. Installation Magazine: As a multi-media artist working with collage and painting, what source material do you tend to gravitate toward? Are there publications or advertisements from a certain decade that inspire you? Where do you find your source material? Ray Sell: The majority of my imagery is from the 1940’s to […]

There are several raw canvases that have been stretched by hand, drying on the lawn in the mid afternoon sun.  Several overturned, empty white gallon buckets support either side.  A makeshift assembly line that would only be possible in Southern California.  Seated outside of his converted garage studio, Miller Updegraff wrings his hands, stained from […]

Collecting runs in Bill Clarke’s blood.  Following in his father’s footsteps, a lifelong and avid collector of rare coinage, Clarke  has always maintained his own collection of some variety.  It began with gum cards as a kid and then evolved into a record collection in his teens.  He also collected vintage 1960s Beatles toys and […]