Amazing paintings, illustrations, sculptures, stories and more by brilliant artists and writers selected for the Figures issue of ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal and accompanying online exhibition.

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Jimmy Gockel

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Chiron the Theorist

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Rachel Caldwell

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Vanessa Yenson

My Date with Picasso

I will apologize straight up to the art aficionados whom I will likely offend with my following words. Unlike you, I had stereotypical Asian parents who emphasized academic success over anything creative that would stifle my potential career prospects in medicine, law, or dentistry…

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Amy Andorfer

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Shawn Robichaud

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Fritz Hildebrand

A Southern Grandmother Alone

Don’t people just forget you!
Did I ever forget anyone in my
entire life? No, Sir. I did not!…

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Yu Shen

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www.yushensculpture.com

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Artem Rezchikov

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Danielle Heymann

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Alexey Mironov

A Happy Freak

”What a freak you are, Alex!” Luba Medvedeva said nonchalantly, turning towards me and showing off her staggeringly graceful figure. Years ago she was known as the reigning beauty in our class. Well, in terms of her looks, she was still a straight A-plus doll…

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Christopher Silva-Broussard

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Dina Torrans

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Lilong Shi

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Phillip T. Stephens

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Yvette Young

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Paul Hoy

For Instance, the Geese

There is no name for that.
There’s no strength that holds happiness.
There is no promised land of sadness.
The fields are gold with fall…

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Theodore Heublein

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