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de Kooning’s Imagery of Vacancy: Plumbing the Depths of the Void
We might look at Abstract Expressionism, Modern Jazz, and Free Verse not only as indigenously American cultural phenomena but also as different stylistic branches on the same creative tree. Certainly, the heyday of these contemporaneous movements (from about the late 40s to the mid-60s) shows us a common element or spirit of expansion, of spontaneity, […]
Artist Interview | Marian Kaplun Shapiro
Become acquainted with perhaps a few unknown dimensions – thoughts, ambitions, wisdoms, life changing moments – of this inspiring artist. When it comes to your writing, explain what you do. I’ve come to define poetry as essence. As essence distilled. As the core of meaning. As the joining of me and the reader who brings […]
Poet Karla Linn Merrifield Touts ArtAscent at Every Turn—“It’s the Respect I’m Granted”
I first stumbled across ArtAscent in Autumn 2019. I was alerted to the journal’s call for submissions from one of the many “heads-up” newsletters for poets I subscribe to. I pawed through older issues of ArtAscent and was gob-smacked by the impeccable quality of the art and writing in its pages—the most sumptuous pages of any journal I can […]
Artist Techniques | Larry Wolf
Larry Wolf, coming at it from a different side Pick a painter, any painter. The odds are almost 100% that they paint on the FRONT of the canvas, right? Not me. I’m my own kind of odd: I paint on the BACK of the canvas! For the past decade or so, I’ve been utilizing a […]
Artist Interview | Ira Simidchievav
Become acquainted with perhaps a few unknown dimensions – thoughts, ambitions, wisdoms, life changing moments – of this inspiring artist. When it comes to your art, explain what you do. I focus on contemporary abstract figurative art and abstraction, but I also have a strong interest in the landscape. I utilize an eclectic, contemporary approach […]
Artascent Has Helped Me Charge Through a Terrifying Hurdle
Thank you for the tremendous honour of awarding my work GOLD WRITER and for publishing it in ArtAscent. I am truly privileged for this opportunity. I think the scariest thing I’ve ever done is to see my name, at the top of an article that tells my true story, on your pages. ArtAscent has helped […]
Art Investor Tips | How Fine Art is Influencing Luxury Hotels and Retail Spaces
Aged just 22, Olyvia Kwok became well known in the art industry when she brought a Chinese scroll painting at an auction for $33,000 and later sold it at a Bangkok auction house for $220,000. Kwok knew the painting was valuable and worth far more than it was advertised for. She was confident she would […]
Artist Interview | Martin Jon Porter
Become acquainted with perhaps a few unknown dimensions – thoughts, ambitions, wisdoms, life changing moments – of this inspiring artist. When it comes to your writing, explain what you do. I’ve been writing poetry for nearly five years now. Stylistically, I’ve never been one to pigeonhole my work—this is for readers to decide. Although, when […]
Artist Interview | HOUDA BAKKALI
Become acquainted with perhaps a few unknown dimensions – thoughts, ambitions, wisdoms, life changing moments – of this inspiring artist. When it comes to your art, explain what you do This work was presented in 2018. “Beautiful African Woman” is a tribute to the woman whose inspiration in my mother. I intend with this work […]
Artist Interview | Theresa Wilshusen
Become acquainted with perhaps a few unknown dimensions – thoughts, ambitions, wisdoms, life changing moments – of this inspiring artist. When it comes to your art/writing, explain what you do in 100 words. I am a multidisciplinary artist. I examine the importance of gender representation IN art as an approach to finding identity THROUGH art. […]
Artist Interview | Naga Cuddapah
Become acquainted with perhaps a few unknown dimensions – thoughts, ambitions, wisdoms, life changing moments – of this inspiring artist. When it comes to your art/writing, explain what you do. Painting and sketching were some of my hobbies from my school days. I chose to paint using different mediums like oil and acrylic paints, poster […]
Artist Interview | JT Thompson
Become acquainted with perhaps a few unknown dimensions – thoughts, ambitions, wisdoms, life changing moments – of this inspiring artist. When it comes to your art, explain what you do. My work employs multiple views of spaces and corridors, simplified and abstracted to produce a contemporary composition of geometric shapes and planes with graphic over-tones. […]
Artist Interview | Patrice Stanley
Become acquainted with perhaps a few unknown dimensions – thoughts, ambitions, wisdoms, life changing moments – of this inspiring artist. When it comes to your art, explain what you do.As a landscape painter, my work is fundamentally connected to “place.” Each series I have undertaken has been derived from time spent away with site-specific influences […]
Stuart Meyer-Plath
Showcasing the splendor of nature through a singular—yet spectacular—leaf, Stuart Meyer-Plath’s Angophora series reveals the stunning variations of Australian autumn foliage alongside the artist’s abilities as a watercolourist. Stuart Meyer-Plath is the Gold Artist of the ArtAscent Autumn call for artists. To see the full body of work and profile, get a copy of the […]
Samira Kacemi
My Chariot in the Cobalt Blue Sky Her hazy, cobalt blue eyes stared into the distant landscape. Black short jacket, as short as her hair. A small blue purse with flowers rests on her lap. And those hazel eyes haunting her inner chambers as an echo without end… Many people perceive autumn as a period […]
John Clarke
Capitalizing upon the maudlin nostalgia that can envelope the autumn season, John Clarke’s photographs play with the viewers’ expectations and transform views of the fall into scenes of spiritual fantasy. John Clarke is the Silver Artist of the ArtAscent Autumn call for artists. To see the full body of work and profile, get a copy […]
Shauna Willetts
Autumn is like a book you’ve read before but have since forgotten. Every page reminds you of something you vaguely remember; it’s a journey to the place you’ve been. The sense of deja-vu is the base of the featured pieces by Shauna Willets. Shauna Willets is the Bronze Artist of the ArtAscent Autumn call for […]
Robert Iulo
Autumn on the Lower East Side There are many street trees on the Lower East Side of Manhattan today, but when I was growing up there in the 1960s, the only ones we had were the Norway Maples in our church’s graveyard. I passed them every day going to and from school. They were how […]
Linda H.Y. Hegland
Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Autumn call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Autumn issue. www.seekingsoulsphotography.com
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- Susan B Borgersen
I just received a print copy of the April issue. It is really magnificent! Beautiful, extravagant artwork, high quality printing.
- Mary Kandalian-Aslanian
Each time I read through an issue of ArtAscent, my mind opens up a bit more as to what art can be, what writing can be, and to how the two can enter into a dialogue together. To explore the different ways reader/writer and artist/viewer can converse with each other.
- Chelsey Clammer
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