TONY KELLY - BROKEN LUXURY
Tony Kelly is a fine art photographer and director with an acute penchant for opulence and over-indulgence. The saturated colors, the outlandish settings and the absurd situations portrayed in his work give viewers the escapism and ok-boomer fantasies they never knew they needed. Regardless, Kelly’s work dramatically portrays the decadence that comes with excessive luxury and wealth: a theme that could not ring truer today with the acute wealth disparity we’re currently experiencing around the world.
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SYMONE FOR PLASTIK: LIBERTY
symone is undeniably one of the most successful drag queens to come out of the iconic, boundary-pushing, conversation-opening, mind-widening rupaul’s drag race. her path and looks are reminiscent of rupaul charles himself - who’s quite the protegée of the crown holder. her political stance on the show has been subtle but powerful, as the drag artist continues her legacy by simply being everywhere.
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CHRISTTO ANDREW - partners for art
Christto Sanz and Andrew Weir are creative partners with a future-kitsch aesthetic that has become their signature. Inspired by their lives in the Gulf – the opulent city of Doha in Qatar – and both their native countries (South Africa and Puerto Rico), their work threads on Orientalist fetishism, without really going there.
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Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi - Power Dynamics & art
With a flair for striking visuals loaded with art references, Debusschere blends mediums such as film, photography, art curation and commercial work – in a way that feels authentic and true to his vision. His latest exhibition at his studio “254Forest” defies the limitations of art viewing during a global pandemic.
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The Female Warhol - visual empowerment
The Female Warhol is a pseudonym for an artist who prefers to remain anonymous and who “couldn’t think of a female equivalent to Andy Warhol”, thus becoming her. Warhol wanted to express herself artistically, while going through a difficult journey in her personal life, to assert herself and grow.
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Klaus Enrique - curiosity art
Klaus Enrique is a “curiosity artist”, born and raised in Mexico City. Early in his career, he was working as a freelance IT consultant, before he realized how big his passion for photography is, and pursued creative studies at Parsons and SVA to become a full-time artist, flipping his life around.
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ED FREEMAN UNDEFINED – ART THAT DEFIES EXPECTATIONS
Take one look at Ed Freeman’s career and you will know that this artist does not like labels. Starting off as a successful musician, including collaborations with The Beatles and Cher amongst others, Freeman moved on to photography with a portfolio so eclectic, one could not even fathom defining him as an artist. Whether rural landscape, underwater, or abstract photography, Freeman chooses fun over consistency, and wins. The one common denominator? His ability to render anything mystical.
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Pierre Debusschere - A world renowned creative talent
With a flair for striking visuals loaded with art references, Debusschere blends mediums such as film, photography, art curation and commercial work – in a way that feels authentic and true to his vision. His latest exhibition at his studio “254Forest” defies the limitations of art viewing during a global pandemic.
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Dave Pollot - NEO RENAISSANCE
Dave Pollot takes vintage thrift store paintings and transforms them into contemporary art. By blending in recognizable pop culture elements, into otherwise classical, seen-before-paintings, he creates unique juxtapositions of eras and art.
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MYRIAM BOULOS – OVEREXPOSED
Although Myriam Boulos’ lens seems purely observational, her mission to shed light on the marginalized and the misunderstood by means of overexposure positions her not only as a notorious Lebanese photographer, but also as an activist. Bold, daring, and hopelessly romantic, her images consistently strike a sensitive chord as she forces society to look at itself in the mirror when it would rather look away.
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PETECIA LE FAWNHAW - Desert Magic
I like imagining how we could live in harmony and showcasing the beauty already surrounding us on this planet. I find beauty everywhere: in geometric architecture, in vast landscapes, in a weirdly shaped corner of a room. I think the power of artists is the ability to re-envision every day scenarios in a way no one else would have imagined. When we face trouble as a society we must re-imagine how we communicate, treat people; how we operate as a whole.
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ROB WOODCOX - The Magic of Movement
rob is a young photographer with immense talented. sensitive to humanity, its trials and tribulations, its oneness, he takes meaningful photographs that come from the heart.
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LGBTQ+ artists from the Middle East
in a region where homosexuality is still punishable by law, these 3 middle-eastern artists are fighting oppression through art, while paving the way for up-and-coming lgbtq+ artists
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MATTHEW QUICK - Modern Glory
Matthew Quick is a renowned Australian artist who has won many awards for his brilliant work. Quick's versatile style draws inspiration from the Renaissance and Surrealist movements, with a contemporary element that comes as a surprise: His work is inspired by the ideals of power and the ever-changing notions of what is considered beautiful.
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QimmyShimmy - Disturbing yet pleasing
Her work is disturbingly pleasing to look at: the intricate details, baby faces, colors and set-ups may be creepy to many, but they are undeniably interesting to look at.
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FINDING TRUTH WITH LOU ESCOBAR
Photographer Lou Escobar has a particular knack for finding truth and authenticity when shooting her subjects, no matter how stylized or produced her projects can be. Her lens prioritizes individuality rather than beauty per se, making her one of the few editorial photographers to have managed to not only embrace but also elevate notions of inclusivity and diversity.
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Tussenkunstenquarantaine - Art and Quarantine
talk about making yourself useful during a global pandemic and a worldwide lockdown… @tussenkunstenquarantaine which means “in between art and quarantine” is challenging millions of people to join in and share their own rendition of famous paintings using objects they have at home.
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Subway Hands - Touching Stories
@subwayhands tells touching stories of bravery, human kindness, pride, and resilience, through close-up photographs of hands. It all started when founder hannah lafolletteryan first moved to New York in 2015: “I spent a lot of time people watching on the train and I noticed how expressive the strangers’ hands can be. I began shooting portraits of their hands."
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PORTIS WASP - A SEXY TAKE ON ART
@portiswasp is a Mixed-Media Artist from Scotland. His work is rooted in pop-culture and the cult of celebrity, he calls it “fun, horny fantasy” and we can assure you it’s all of those!
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BETHAN MOONEY - LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX, BABY
Aussie visual artist Bethan Mooney talks about her life and work and Bits and Bods: a web series for girls and gender diverse teens she created with Isabella Connelley to talk about sex, bodies and all the awkward bits in between.
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