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Adam 5100 / Painter / 2007-2010 Capturing light is one of the most difficult challenges any artist faces. It is takes a truly sophisticated eye to craft a scene that breathes motivation into where illumination should be, and even more important, where it shouldn’t. In this regard, Adam 5100 is a modern Master following in the steps of Vermeer and Caravaggio. Follow the jump for many more...

Dec 29th

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Craww / Illustrator & Artist / 2010 Craww’s work cleverly swirls with contradictions as he blends masculine femininity with optimistic despondency then coats it with an oily glow. His delicate figures often show heart-tugging pain on their faces, but their oversized brawny hands make them seem far from vulnerable. Looking at his paintings I imagine his characters are on the knife’s edge...

Dec 28th

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Kate MccGwire / sculptor / 2009-2010 MccGwire’s work is at once breathtakingly beautiful and quizzically unsettling. Her primary medium is feathers that are systematically positioned around bulky, undulating forms. These creations are remarkably unexpected and are a far cry from their original purpose of airborne flight. Please follow the jump for more images of her work, links to a Juxtapoz...

Dec 26th

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Iootaur (aka 100taur) / 2007-2010 Iootaur’s work mixes popular culture into a delicious cocktail of savagery and wry humor. The span of work is an impressive compendium of street art, paintings, drawings, sculpture and installations. I am enraptured by the complex details even as my heart tightens at their grotesque assemblage. Please follow the jump for more images, an interview and links to...

Dec 24th

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