Lauren Brevner‘s interpretation of female portraiture are combined with a collage of Japanese chiyogami, yuzen, and washi paper on wooden panels. Her portrayal of women serves to empower rather than objectify: a reflection of the vitality of sensuality over sexuality.
Los Angeles artist Ben Aronson paints fantastical landscapes, on canvas, and in the pages of books. The scenes are often navigated by a young girl, a stand-in for Hong herself.
Known for their imaginative and expansive urban murals, Polish street art duo Etam Cru (HF Vol. 32), made up of individual artists Sainer and Bezt, has crossed over into the exhibition scene. Usually working together on blank walls as tall as ten stories with cherry pickers, scaffolding, and paint-rollers.
Classically trained as a painter and with a degree in fine art under his belt, young Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic has a reputation in street and fine art circles through the emotional impact and un-compromising mashup of techniques in his work.
Brendan Monroe used to paint the most beautiful blobs you could ever see. And even though he isn’t a scientist, he transforms biology into fine art, finding the spaces between consciousness and ambiguity.