“Your battles inspired me – not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead.” ― James Joyce Portraits don’t happen in an instant.  They are born from years spent staring at the blank page, a white canvas, an empty frame.  They are made of microscopic particles of the physical […]

Installation Magazine first introduced The Vanguard Diaries as the inaugural editorial featuring the photography of Rainer Hosch.  Known as “The Man with the Camera,” Rainer manages to capture the vibrations of creativity on film as thoughts stir inside the unquiet minds of artists.  When he isn’t traveling the globe contributing to iconic fashion and lifestyle publications, he […]

A new art fair is coming to Los Angeles in January and it’s sure to stand out from the crowd.  Distinct from the traditional fair model that requires an artist have gallery representation, stARTup presents a new approach, only featuring the work of underrepresented artists.  Founders Ray Beldner and Steve Zavattero created stARTup to offer […]

My mother, she slew me, My father, he ate me, My sister, Marlene, Gathered my bones, Tied them in silk, For the juniper tree. Tweet, tweet, what a fine bird am I! – The Brothers Grimm, The Juniper Tree  There is no true way to measure the time Enrique Martínez Celaya spent studying and working tirelessly on The Sigh. […]

Nestled inside an industrial complex off a beaten path in Culver City, adjacent to lush sprawling grills hills of a cemetery lined with flowers from visiting loved ones, lies a sanctuary of artistic solace.  A modest black plaque rests on the exterior brick wall with a crest bearing the profile of a whale rising above […]

A large table sits in the middle of Richard Kraft’s Los Angeles based studio covered with a labyrinth of miniature pieces of paper, each perfectly cut and arranged in a systematic configuration that only the artist understands.  The pieces are so fragile they seem to require surgical tools to manipulate.  Kraft looks on to the […]