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Through Mystical Mixed-Media Narratives, Artist Rithika Merchant Explores Intrinsic Connection
Source Colossal “The Inner Sanctum” (2022), gouache, watercolor, and ink on paper, 100 x 70 centimeters All images © Rithika Merchant, courtesy of Galerie LJ, shared with permission “I’m drawn to works that are rich in symbolism and also have a strong element of storytelling,” says Rithika Merchant. “I love seeing the artist’s hand in the work—I…
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How to Use Coupons as Art Sales Incentives
Source Artsy Shark by Carolyn Edlund Want to offer special deals without running a sale? Consider offering coupons to incentivize purchasing. As an artist or maker, you should be confident with your prices. Resist the urge to discount too frequently, as it may teach your customers to simply wait for the next deal.…
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The Mark Ryden x Barbie Collection (and Pop-Up “Pink Pop”) is Almost Here
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home Anticipated, perhaps even a little haunting, Mattel Creations is set to drop one of our favorite collaborations of the year: the Mark Ryden x Barbie Capsule Collection. See, now that you hear it, it makes sense doesn’t it? Ryden has long been a Pop Surrealism king, and…
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Gabriel Sanchez Presents “Silencio (Silence)”
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home Luis De Jesus Los Angeles is very pleased to announce GABRIEL SANCHEZ: Silencio (Silence), an exhibition of new paintings on view in Gallery 1 through December 23, 2022.
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Caleb Hahne Quintana Goes Home to “AURORA”
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home When I spoke to Caleb Hahne Quintana at his latest opening, AURORA, at Anat Ebgi in Los Angeles, he mentioned this idea that his work was described as “metafiction.” Often in his paintings, especially in AURORA, Caleb is creating paintings places he knows with the faces and…
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Sophie Barbasch Follows the Transnordestina Railroad Across Brazil
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home Awarded a Fulbright Scholarship, Sophie Barbasch lived in Fortaleza, Brazil for a year, photographing the Transnordestina, a railroad under construction in the Northeast that ties the desert to the sea. Traveling throughout Ceará, Piauí, and Pernambuco, Barbasch explored a country in a persistent state of flux. This…
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Mysterious Creatures Emerge from Recycled Materials in Sculptures by Spencer Hansen
Source Colossal “BADU” and “FINCH” in collaboration with Jason Siegel. All images © Spencer Hansen, shared with permission Long-legged creatures don otherwordly masks in sculptures by Bali-based artist Spencer Hansen, whose work explores identity and connection through a cast of uncanny characters. Using primarily natural, found, and recycled materials like wood, metal, bone, plant fibers,…
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Delicate Crocheted Patterns Splice and Embellish Susanna Bauer’s Dried Leaf Sculptures
Source Colossal “Sum of the Parts” (2022), magnolia, oak, cottonwood, eucalyptus, plane tree, beech leaves, 38 x 34 centimeters. All images by Art Photographers, © Susanna Bauer, shared with permission Vintage lace and the intricate innards of cells influence the thread components of Susanna Bauer’s crocheted works. The German artist, who lives in the U.K., stitches…