Interviews

The Lit Report: A Fiction Review Column
July 7, 2021
The State of Kansas by Julianna SpallholzReviewed by C. L. Bledsoe, The Lit Reporter GenPop Books, 2012ISBN: 9780982359440Perfect bound, 100 pp., $16 Kansas is a state of mind, a state of being, as much as a physical location for Julianna Spallholz’s
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The Poetry Cheerleader: A Poetry Review Column
July 7, 2021
Illinois, My Apologies by Justin HammReviewed by Kathleen Kirk, The Poetry Cheerleader RockSaw Press, 2011ISBN: 978-1-4507-4865-0Saddle stapled, 29 pages[out of print, but CD samples at website]available for free download at Justin Hamm’s blog Justin Hamm’s chapbook Illinois, My Apologies (RockSaw Press, 2011) is officially

A New Camera Lucida Redesigns a Centuries-Old Artist’s Secret that Lets Users Draw What They See
Ten years after Pablo Garcia released the NeoLucida, a modern iteration of a centuries-old drawing tool, the Chicago-based artist and designer has a new model. The NeoLucida Plus works similarly to the original tabletop device: simply peer into the small eyepiece, and see a shadow image superimposed onto the surface below. Camera lucidas emerged in […]
A New Video Reveals How a Traditional Japanese Noh Mask Emerges from a Block of Cypress
Noh is the earliest theatrical art form in Japan and is still performed today. Developed in the 14th century, it often focuses on tales in which a supernatural being has transformed into a human and is narrated from the hero’s perspective. A core facet of the costumes is highly stylized Noh masks, which represent […]
Sunlight Illuminates Undulating Kelp Forests in Underwater Photographs by Douglas Klug
If you’ve walked along an ocean shoreline, chances are you’ve stumbled upon the crumpled, brownish-green tendrils of kelp washed up at high tide. Despite appearances, the otherworldly seaweed is not a plant but rather a type of algae. Leaf-like forms called blades soak up sunlight to photosynthesize, and gas-filled bladders hold the structures close to […]
Emerging into a New World, Small Figures Explore Seonna Hong’s Dreamlike Landscapes
Connection and interaction are at the heart of Seonna Hong’s latest body of work, which positions minimally rendered figures amid abstract landscapes. Through patchy brushstrokes of acrylic and oil pastel, the Los Angeles-based artist contrasts the opaque colors of the subjects’ limbs or garments with the rough, mottled environments they occupy. Generally diminutive in comparison […]
Kayla Mahaffey Envisions the Self-Discovery of Adolescence Through Vibrantly Energetic Paintings in Acrylic
Childhood naivete and nostalgia have always grounded Kayla Mahaffey’s imaginative paintings, but today, the Chicago-based artist considers what happens in the next stage of adolescence. “My previous work centered around more innocent times and how those outside influences (good or bad) interacted with us and how sometimes we remained in a state of bliss and […]
Remarkably Detailed Resin-and-Wire Hairpins by Sakae Mimic Elaborate Wings and Petals
Continuing a millennia-old Japenese tradition of kanzashi, Tokyo-based artist Sakae (previously) constructs intricately detailed hairpins from wire and resin. In their earliest and simplest form, kanzashi were made of a simple stick or rod meant to protect the wearer from evil spirits. Over time, they evolved to include combs and a wide range of materials, becoming widely […]
Monumental Paintings by Eamon Ore-Giron Translate Cultural Symbols into Vivid Geometries
A mélange of architectural structures, cosmic mappings, South American textiles, hieroglyphics, and Indigenous symbols emerge in vivid, balanced color in Eamon Ore-Giron’s paintings. Often rendered in flashe and mineral paint on large-scale linen canvases, the works are enveloping and visionary, transporting the viewer into Ore-Giron’s flat, geometric vistas. Currently based in Los Angeles, the artist […]
Catalina Swinburn Meticulously Excavates the History and Ceremony of Textiles in Her Woven Paper ‘Investitures’
“The cloak is a talisman from harm, keeping one safe and secure throughout transitions,” says Chilean artist Catalina Swinburn, whose elaborate sculptures use thousands of pieces of folded paper to explore world history. Living and working between Buenos Aires and London, she is drawn to ideas around migration and displacement, turning material derived from books, […]
Endless Forest: Mary Maka Digitally Illustrates Otherworldly Woodland Creatures to Tame Fears
Inspired by the short stories of the late Nigerian writer Amos Tutuola, Mary Maka illustrates woodland creatures with fantastical characteristics as part of her Endless Forest series. The Portugal-based artist has always been interested in mythology and nature, and after reading Tutuola’s works, she decided to render spirited animals that could plausibly emerge from the pages […]
Interview: Lorna Simpson On Perspective, the Complexity of Layering, and Doing What She Wants
Though Lorna Simpson is known primarily as a photographer, she doesn’t limit herself to one particular medium, working across photography, painting, collage, and sculpture in an intuitive process she discusses in a new interview. I think in terms of making art or working, it’s not always comfortable. It’s not always assured…A lot of times, there’s […]