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Interview with painter Sara Martínez

Myartisreal — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 16:26:31 +0000

Where are you from and what was life like growing up there? I am from L’Alcora, an industrial and ceramics town in Castellón. Growing up in my town has been fundamental to forming my identity. Specifically, regarding my political identity, since my town is Valencian and my family is quite a traditional and working-class family, so I have inherited part of the Valencian identity and I have it…

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Interview with Painter Mark Gleason

Myartisreal — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 17:35:40 +0000

Today’s Interview is with contemporary painter Mark Gleason. It has been such a pleasure to work with Mark over the last year. I found him over Instagram and his dark style and themes touched me in a way I couldn’t begin to describe. Where are you from and what was life like growing up there? I’m from the preppy coast of Connecticut, which is an oppressive place to be from…

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Painting portraits with charcoal onto floating ice with David Popa

Myartisreal — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 14:50:04 +0000

At first, when I saw these works I didn’t know if it was real or not but as it turns out it is real and it’s absolutely incredible. Originally born and raised in NYC artist David Popa now finds himself in Finland panting on islands and ice in the Nordic region. His works are always created using natural pigments from the area he is working. Materials such as charcoal, ground shells, and more.

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The Rock-‘N’-Roll Painter Abdul Vas

Myartisreal — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:49:06 +0000

Today we look at the Rock-‘N’-Roll painter Abdul Vas who lives and works between Ho Chi Minh City and Madrid. Growing up in a house full of music like Hank Wiliams, The Rolling Stones, Louis Armstrong, and more, Abdul found music to be a way to connect with the other aspects of life. He turners notes and riffs into images that are then engraved on the canvas. Abdul’s main inspiration is the band…

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Interview with André Schulze

Myartisreal — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 17:28:23 +0000

It’s a pleasure to be interviewing you today André. When did you first become interested in art and when did you start making art? Hi Jacob, nice to meet you. It all started with Graffiti art when I was about 13 years old. That was in the early 90s after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Graffiti became all over my hometown and I was totally fascinated. We were spraying in abandoned factories…

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Interview with Ash ‘WOLFDOG’ Hayner

Myartisreal — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:25:31 +0000

We recently curated an online group exhibition titled “Hello, I love you” and you can view it here. We asked six artists to be a part of it and Ash ‘WOLFDOG’ Hayner is an artist I knew I had to work with! His more minimal yet complex style of works is something that has appealed to me a lot in the last year. We both are from Georgia so it was a perfect chance to work with an artist close to home.

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Minimal and Witty paintings by Javier Mayoral (PulpBrother)

Myartisreal — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:58:53 +0000

Javier Mayoral, also known as PulpBrother online, is a self-taught artist who has been flooding the internet with his witty and minimal paintings for the last few years now. Using Instagram where he has amassed over two hundred thousand followers Javier was able to turn his one-time side hobby into a promising carrier. Before his art started bringing in money he would spend the rest of his time…

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Existential Surrealism, a look at artist Sir Daniel Winn and his award-winning painting

Myartisreal — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 23:05:35 +0000

Artist, curator, gallery owner, what can’t Sir Daniel Winn do? Born in Southern Vietnam in 1966, Winn later emigrated to the United States where he began to study at UCI medical school before realizing his true passion was in art. His works have been shown internationally and throughout the US gaining him quite a reputation for his unique style of paintings and sculptures…

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Interview with Leegan Koo

Myartisreal — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 15:58:22 +0000

Leegan Koo is a South Korea born artist who has become known for dark and surreal paintings that feature a sense of humor. Leegan was nice enough to do an interview with us over the holiday. If you would like to read my thoughts on Koo’s works you can see our spotlight article from October titled ‘Surrealist Nightmares, a look at Leegan Koo.’ Nice to meet you Leegan, thanks for doing this…

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Surrealist Nightmares, a look at painter Leegan Koo

Myartisreal — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 17:40:59 +0000

Artist Leegan Koo is a painter whose dark surreal works encapsulate a feeling of never-ending nightmarish horror. Born in Seoul, Korea Leegan grew up moving from city to city, he lived in places like Philadelphia, New York City, and many more. Living in these cities allowed him to experience many different cultures and became inspired by jazz, hip-hop, and graffiti before he began to create his…

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