July 2010
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artist: Darren Hopes
I went to university to study illustration, it was always what I wanted to do, never any doubt. That was until a man called Jen Southam came along and showed me things. He showed me cut up photographs, constructed images, scribbled on negatives, painted on polaroids, photo-illustrations, manipulated, altered and distorted photography and many more wonderful creations… and I was tempted....
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artist: Jaakko Mattila
“When the avant-garde artists of the early twentieth century, such as the Constructivists in Russia or the De Stijl painters of the Netherlands, incorporated geometry into their work, it symbolised a belief that human rationality could pave the way to a brighter future, a social utopia for all. Unsurprisingly, given the turmoil of the Second World War, in which technological advances...
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artist: Shepard Fairey*****
AVC: Do you think this would even be a topic of conversation if you weren’t Shepard Fairey?
SF: It’s not just that it’s me. It’s me and it’s the Obama image that became the iconic image of the election cycle. So I already have a certain level of notoriety, and Obama is probably the most famous man on the planet now. I think it’s those two things together that the AP saw as an...
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artist: Jeremy Geddes
Jeremy Geddes spends his days smearing pigment onto pieces of wood, in between playing air guitar and drinking coffee.
arrested motion: Tell us a little about yourself, your art, and your background? Jeremy Geddes: I’m a painter working in Melbourne, Australia. I’m been painting full-time for about 6 or 7 years, before that I worked in video game development.
am: Can you tell us a little...
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Under Manhattan’s Upper West side, runs the “Freedom” Tunnel. Built in the 30’s by Robert Moses, the passage boasts legendary graffiti murals and piles of debris remaining of the past homeless city era. After using it for only a couple of years, Amtrak discontinued the line and left a massive cavern which later became a shelter for street people. Progressively, the tunnel turned into a...
