Artist Alice Bailey shares a selection of her highly detailed, one-of-a-kind mosaic sculpture. See more artwork by visiting her website. “Courage” mixed media mosaic sculpture, 6.5″ x 8.5″ x 14.5″ Since my adventurous childhood growing up in Michigan and playing in the lush woods with my brother collecting […]
How Sustainable Art Can Make a Difference in Your Life
I didn’t realize that denim jeans were so damaging to the environment until I saw Libby Newell’s sustainable art on the walls of a gallery. The cotton plant consumes a lot of water, and then the process of dying the jeans — including any specialty washes— is reliant on […]
Artist Interview – Jordan Clark
Who are you and what do you do?My name is Jordan Clark and I’m a multimedia artist and illustrator! I started sharing my art online over 5 years ago and grew an audience by making art tutorials on Youtube. I later opened a business selling my own illustrated stickers and […]
Cloud Bloom | The Unfathomable Artist
“Cloud Bloom” [15th July 2022] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, drawing with H, HB, 4B, 8B and charcoal stick, signed in white paint pen on 280gsm 250mm x 300mm gesso primed canvas [pad], digitally edited image 3086 x 2657 pixels. “Cloud Bloom” is a subtle canvas cloudscape using pencils and […]
On the Rise: Artists to Watch
Share: You know them when you see their work—those emerging artists whose talent is too big not to be noticed. Some are quite young; others have developed their skills later in life. Artists Magazine is happy to present 15 of these individuals—winners of the 2022 Artists to Watch competition. Still […]
In a New Documentary, Refugees Reclaim Their Narrative
One of the pressing complaints about Western journalism is that traveling reporters drop into the scene where a story is unfolding, tell only a fraction of it, and jet off to the next destination chasing another lede. Marginalized people seeking media coverage also sometimes find themselves at the mercy of […]
Ed Hrybyk: A Jazz Bassist Buoyed by Bright Moments
Once I was at a party and heard a man declare that live music was dead. As a touring musician and concert organizer, I had to interject. “No it isn’t! There are shows happening all the time!” “Then tell me where I can go see some live jazz tonight,” the […]
How to market your artwork for Christmas
Halloween has come and gone and leaves are falling from the trees. The holiday season approaches, and with it the biggest shopping and gift-giving time of year. Are you ready to deck the halls and market artwork for the holiday season? Small businesses typically bring in a hefty 20 percent […]
Consistency – Is it Key?
Oscar Wilde is famously quoted as saying “Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” I get sucked into reading these daily quotes, and I rarely question them. Who am I to disagree with Oscar Wilde? Yet, I can’t imagine an art career that does not benefit from consistency. By […]
Interview with Aviv Benn: A dreamlike world that goes beyond the canvas
Aviv Benn has recently joined Rise Art, bringing her expressionistic works to the platform. Her paintings are a visual universe starring symbolic archetypes and fantastical forms that pop up, reappear, and combine to formulate the dreamlike world they inhabit. By repeating the same imagery over numerous canvases, she informs a narrative that stretches far beyond the […]