Brian McClear’s portraits seem like a planned snapshot. Even if the depicted individual is posing, it still feels like they are caught in a moment. Some eyes look at the viewer directly, who might feel observed. Therefore the painting is reversing the situation, and suddenly the observer is the one being looked at. They create […]
Mr. Byrd wore an eye patch to cover the black hole left when a big buck careened over the hood of his car one morning, its skull smashing the windshield, its antlers gouging his eyeball… The childhood memories are often vague, almost faded, as old photos in one’s family album. And yet, B. Fulton Jennes’s […]
AJ Schnettler, as they described themselves, is a nonbinary and multi-racial photographer and printmaker. AJ’s work opens up the possibility for new conversations and different ways of understanding how our society and culture is structured. AJ Schnettler is the Silver Artist of the ArtAscent Portraits call for artists. To see the full body of work […]
Through sculpture, Niko Kapa investigates the inseparable relationship between the artist and the artwork, a bond that in his practice is authentically symbiotic. His artworks embody a reflection on the artist’s identity and parallels on his creative work. Niko is the Bronze Artist of the ArtAscent Portraits call for artists. To see the full body […]
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My Naughty Nana Lorraine Eva Corning 1908-1965 Lorraine Eva Cornish beckons me to follow her story. She demands I ask for more, to wonder why at thirty-one years old, she is waiting for a verdict in her court case. The date is June 1939. She is my nana… Distinguished Writer of the ArtAscent Portraits call […]
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