New Zealand-born Dutch artist Dylan Graham creates hand-cut paper works that exhibit a superlative technique of the most intricate virtuosity. The cutouts depict silhouettes of three-dimensional forms held together by a repetitive grid with filigree-style embellishments. Opting not to use high-tech processes, he allows his hand to show through the ornately decorated narrative grids that […]

My new work depicts extravagant, yet flameless explosions. These media-inspired renderings of soldiers are fragmented and joined with those of vintage, foreign-model automobiles inspired by memories of my early upbringing in Libya and Pakistan. Born in Libya, Fawad Khan is a Pakistani-American painter based in New York. His first solo exhibition debuts March 13 at […]

Russian artist Petr Axenoff, in his first Italian solo show at Gallery Pack, Milan, challenges the audience with a hazardous juxtaposition of fascination and cruelty. The greeting words “welcome” are shiningly displayed on the entrance wall, made out of golden gun bullets, faced by golden antitank obstacles. An image rich in references, from Beuys’ and […]

For some time, Andy Warhol has conceded us 15 minutes of fame. That being the case, the prerequisite was to have an accident. That tricky media-worthy relevance would not spare Marilyn, Elvis, or Mao. Their faces were sufficiently important to be worthy of being remembered, reworked, and converted into a treasured object or icon for […]

One of the most encouraging developments in the creative community over the past few years has been the popular resurgence of figurative art. More noteworthy than the newfound enthusiasm for drawing and painting in the marketplace are the tenacity, resourcefulness and intelligence among young artists who make figurative work today. These qualities were on display […]

Sonia Hendler: Your work encompasses a mix of political and social commentary with careful visual imagery, such as the Pictures of Flowers series. What is your creative process? Fia Backstrom: Political commentary belongs on the newspaper pages. I’m interested in operative work, which rather asks what is political and what is an image. Take for […]

Whitney May: I first saw your work A Family Finds Entertainment at the 2006 Whitney Biennial where I was immediately drawn in by its incredibly fast pace, full-bodied color scheme and unchecked exuberance. The overall tone of this and several other examples of your video work can be seen as nothing less than hysterical. Can […]

It was 1993 and I was in the high school auditorium standing on stage, hair down to the middle of my back, channeling my inner Slash and sweating profusely. A self-described art geek and bad at gym, this was the moment I had been waiting for. Then it happened. Our group lost. With my dreams […]

Ghettogloss serves the community. Beginning as a contemporary art gallery, art rental house and boutique, Ghettogloss expanded into a community-based staple of the alternative art culture in Los Angeles. With a name that says it all, Ghettogloss has always strived to keep the art of the streets in a fine art market and has always […]

Since an early age I was interested in drawing and the various arts in general. Some years ago I got interested in working with digital media and since then I have worked mostly with it. My pieces are a mix between photo manipulation, 3D elements, digital painting, and drawing. However, I’m no stranger to traditional […]