It’s been nearly two months since Tehran erupted in protest. It’s only been a few weeks, however, since the memorial for Sohrab Arabi, a nineteen-year-old Iranian shot during post election protests. (more…)

If artists were to have some quasi-phobia of anything, it would perhaps be the fear of blank space. A white wall or a blank page of a notebook would probably trigger some inner outrage, (more…)

Sometimes I can’t tell if technology is ruining my life or becoming my life, or if the two are ultimately inseparable. When I was growing up in Spokane, WA, I’d read the Spokesman Review every Sunday and that was that. (more…)

Its name will probably create a vision of a piece of a lychee resting on a Petri dish, awaiting tingling currents to come from some electrode to touch its white, almost translucent flesh, in an attempt to perhaps invent something (more…)

This week marks the 10th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s passing on March 7, 1999. Not only was he one of the greatest directors ever, but arguably the best all-around filmmaker. Beginning with Lolita (1962), Kubrick exercised increasing control over nearly every aspect of his independent productions. (more…)

Amnesty International originally known for its fierce human rights work has produced an equally aggressive media strategy that is changing the look of social justice advertising. It use to be that all the innovative and fresh advertisements that would turn heads represented corporations. Now, Amnesty International (more…)

As the confetti settled and the RNC wrapped up their convention with members of the Reds and Blues coalescing around their selections, Americans sat back of the awesome selection bestowed upon them. Elect the first African-American candidate with undoubtedly progressive worldviews, (more…)

Alton Kelley gave a signature look to the San Francisco sound. The posters, handbills and album covers Kelley and collaborator Stanley Mouse designed for 1960s psychedelic rock scene started out as casual counterculture but blossomed into rock’s visual aura. Kelley’s June 1st death dates rock’s sinewy, incandescent image. Yet the image hasn’t gone anywhere. While generations of musicians have rehashed the sounds of the 60s, the visuals that accompany rock still uncannily resemble Kelley and Mouse’s psychedelic designs. (more…)

The music industry has undergone more drastic changes in the past 25 years then the previous 125 years before. In 1982, the compact disc was introduced to the public and replaced the need for LP’s and cassette tapes. With the introduction of Napster in 1999, music downloading has steadily become the recommended way to obtain music. Consumers no longer have to go to their local record store and buy music; it is now just a mouse click away. Moreover, there is no need to purchase an entire recording as you can now only purchase the tracks you want to listen to. (more…)

What inspired you to become a fine artist?
I enjoy the challenge of making images. I’ve always made images my whole life. It’s not really a choice, more like a “healthy habit”. When I work, I like to juxtapose marks or images and give myself the challenge of seeing how I can make them work together. Some marks are random and serendipitous, (more…)