Followers of Bay Area photographer Shaun Roberts already know that he’s an incredible photographer and documentarian. Any rising artist today would be honored to have Roberts profile their work. From Emory Douglas to Doze Green, Roberts shoots everybody. His observations are subtle nuances that multiply with complexity. On a recent visit back to his Bangkok home, it seemed like he got possessed because the flicks that he was posting demanded eyes. They are waiting to be scrolled upon. Follow Roberts’ …
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Recently, artist Sam Grant has been drawing on the back of old postcards. It was a temporary solution for the lack of space that he had to paint. Working on an Ipad was fine at first. Drawing on paper felt like home until he’d mess up and realized that he couldn’t press undo. The process has been a series of undoing. He did a total of 50 postcards using colored pencils, pens, and markers. I’ve been collecting images both actual …
My Tokyo Weekender article about street photographer Deandre Scott is online, here. Follow his instagram at Tokyomemoirs. Below are some of his more vivid portraits and recent clicks from a tour of Vietnam. …
Swamburger has been independently releasing music for the past 15 years. With a hustler’s spirit, Swam is a world onto himself. He’s many things; painter, skateboarder, band leader, entrepreneur, producer, rapper is just near the top of the list. As one forth of the group Solillaquists Of Sound, Swam has garnered a global cult following. Most fans know him as the guy who’s always walking amongst the crowd talking out of the box and hugging fans turned friends. Newcomers at his …
A tar-painted female figure shines forks for a halo. Her arms have eyes. She’s holding a pair of old brown work boots as an offering. A second figure holds a banjo. She’s skating on top of an alligator that’s lying flat on a skateboard. A third wears electrical outlets for a dress. She’s about to explode. Her chicken legs and tiny feet are seemingly too fragile to support her swollen body. The lips of their cowrie shell mouths curl inward, …
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