As I walk through this world with my camera, I document glimpses of the artistic practice that would otherwise remain a mystery.  This is a personal look at some of my favorite moments visiting artists’ in their studios.  The places I find are special to me, labs of ideas and expression where the people are […]

Through a sequence of intricate gestures, Alana Dee Haynes transforms photographs with delicate pen strokes.  A collection of photographs serves as the artist’s canvas to explore the human form and opportunity to apply texture. UNTITLED I had been experimenting with lace patterns for a few weeks when I came across this series of double exposure […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]