Q: Originally from Connecticut what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Southern California? A: Pasadena has a massive flea market down at the Rose Bowl each month. It's like being able to snoop through some stranger's attic that’s the size of a football stadium. I rarely buy anything, rather I just keep my eyes open and make mental notes on all … Read the full Story >>
Photographer Michael Falco lives and shoots in the present tense, exposing thousands of digital images per week for a variety of assignments from editorial and institutional clients. Somewhere along the way he decided to try slowing down the cycle a bit and became immersed in pinhole photography. As a reader of Civil War history, he soon found himself immersed in a project of his … Read the full Story >>
School of Visual Arts will honor prolific illustrator and faculty member Steve Brodner with the 31st annual Masters Series Award and Exhibition in 2019. “The Masters Series: Steve Brodner” will be a comprehensive retrospective of his celebrated career and include never-before-seen political art and illustration work set along a timeline covering the past five decades. “Brodner’s pen acts as a weapon to challenge the status quo … Read the full Story >>
Tadd Myers, a photographer based just outside of Dallas in the city of Grapevine, Texas, has traveled extensively to document handmade goods and their creators for a series he calls "The American Craftsman Project." Myers recently completed an assignment in New Zealand for the SH8 Merino farms cooperative that yielded an impressive body of work and a new promotional mailer in the form of … Read the full Story >>
Next week, the School of Visual Arts Masters Series Award, it's highest honor, will go to one of design's most prodigious talents: Steven Heller, the legendary art director, educator, author, editor, critic, curator, collaborator, and entrepreneur. Yesterday Steve took time out of his packed schedule to talk with me, in his office at The New York Times. Peggy Roalf: What qualities do you … Read the full Story >>
June 20 & 21, 7:30-10pm: Van Gogh’s Flowers After Dark at NYBG Experience Van Gogh’s Flowers after dark. The exhibition comes aglow for outings that capture the twinkling allure of the artist’s nighttime scenery. Within and around NYBG’s iconic Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, find yourself surrounded by the botanical beauty that inspired Van Gogh. Wander through a breathtaking lawn of sculptural and real … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Book Events / Screenings / and Beyond Tuesday, April 17 New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium presents: Cento Lodigiani, 7 pm. The New School, 66 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY Info Mike Cloud, painting today, 7 pm. The Cooper Union, 41 Cooper Square, Frederick P. Rose Auditorium, NY, NY Info Marticia Sawin | Playing with Fire: Direct Metal Sculpture in the 1950s, 7:30 … Read the full Story >>
Benjamin Marra is a Toronto-based illustrator, comic book artist and visual designer. He has published his own comic, Night Business, as well as graphic novels for Fantagraphics. Marra also created, with art director Matt Dorfman, the cover for the latest edition of American Illustration, AI35. It's a brilliant, apocalyptic, nightmarishishly graphic scene; Marra says, "we wanted the cover illustration to feel like album covers … Read the full Story >>
Wednesday, June 19, 6-9pm: Layers of Identity at PS109 Layers of Identity, a site-responsive exhibition in the former school building's lower level, celebrates the idea that human beings are layered, the complexity of our personalities, and individual histories is what makes us interesting. The exhibition explores the layers of societal structures and personal experiences that form how we see ourselves. Above, l-r: Hollie … Read the full Story >>
In choosing a subject for his MFA Thesis project back in 2002, John Hendrix settled on the idea of disasters. Whimsical disasters, earthquakes, border skirmishes and the like. The work got noticed and straight away, he became the go-to guy for any type of train wreck. It turned out that what he likes to draw most of all is complex and complicated scenarios. … Read the full Story >>
Rafael Alvarez is a Berlin-based illustrator who was born in Madrid and went to art school (SVA) in New York City. His comic book-styled illustrations have appeared in numerous publications and websites, and lately he has been creating some very cool animations for Fandom.com. Read the full Story >>
Hadley Hooper is an illustrator and fine artist who lives and works in Denver. In addition to a successful gallery career and wide experience with editorial illustration, Hooper has illustrated a series of picture books, created packaging for food products, and co-manages an exhibit space at Ironton Studios, her workspace in the River North neighborhood of Denver. Hooper uses a classic mix of ink, … Read the full Story >>
Grard DuBois is a smart, elegant artist whose painted illustrations have appeared in countless magazines both in the US and around the world, including a weekly column in the Sunday New York Times. Dubois has illustrated close to 20 books for children and adults, and is a favorite among art directors for his ability to tackle complex issues with simple power and grace. The … Read the full Story >>
Steve Brodner is a New York City-based illustrator best known for his powerful political illustrations and caricatures. Brodner's illustrations have appeared in countless newspapers and magazines, and have included political commentary, elegant portraits, graphic reportage, and much more. Brodner is an equal-opportunity visual commentator-although his current work leans heavily on Donald Trump and his minions (check out this amazing group portrait of The Court … Read the full Story >>
Alessandro Gottardo is a Milan-based illustrator who goes by the name of Shout. Gottardo/Shout's smart, elegant illustrations have graced the pages of numerous magazines and newspapers in the US and Europe, book covers, posters, and more. His work is noted for its powerful conceptual skills; Gottardo explains that it's important to keep "the idea of my work clear and strong." He's a busy guy; … Read the full Story >>
Joe Morse is a Toronto-based illustrator who has created powerful, graphic artwork for numerous publications, as well as commercial and advertising work for clients such as Nike and Coca Cola. Morse has illustrated several children's books, including Casey at the Bat and Play Ball, Jackie, and recently created the cover and inside illustrations for a new edition of Toni Morrison's Beloved (one of which … Read the full Story >>
Jacob Thomas is a New York City-based illustrator and artist whose editorial work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as other venues including a mural in the Empire State Building. Thomas is also a prolific street artist; he says, "I'm making a lot of politically-driven work lately. I'm scared for our country." He creates his work in a variety of styles and mediums, … Read the full Story >>
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series of presentations made at ICON8 in Portland. The ICON8 Educator's Symposium celebrated new and innovative methodologies for teaching illustration in the 21st Century. This two-part event at the Pacific Northwest College of Art as part of the ICON8 pre-conferneceworkshops, July 9-10, 2014, featured a presentation of papers by a global selection of noted educators, and a … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: My first impression of your current exhibition, Cloud Architecture, seen from the entrance of Planthouse Gallery, was: This is so much like what you did at Wave Hill, back in 2012. You had done drawings of dead bumble bees, all on small sheets of paper, pinned to the wall in a grid. I remember asking why dead bees interested you as … Read the full Story >>
Stanley Chow creates vibrant, graphic illustrated portraits. Readers of The New Yorker will be familiar with Chow's illustrations of pop stars and politicians, which have populated the magazine's pages for the past four years. It's no surprise that Chow began his visual career as a poster designer; that populist graphic sensibility thoroughly flavors of his work. His illustrations have a modern retro feel, influenced … Read the full Story >>
