David Straange is a painter working in a diverse range of media embracing the intersection of Expressionism, Minimalism, Conceptualism, Abstraction, Street Art, Neo-Geometric Conceptualism and Fauvism. His work explores the subconscious through intuitive abstraction. He explores the idea of the repressed subconscious through abstraction. Drawing from a diverse range of African-Polynesian mythology to the psychology of Jung…
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“A Trans Body” “Queer Energy” “Untitled” “Untitled” Lauren Cavalcante, is a 31 year old queer Brazilian, Boston based printmaker. When they create art, they express themselves in the most intense, and evocative way possible, They carve, scribble, tear, until their work is complete. Lauren began sketching while living abroad in Ireland, and after returning to…
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This series shows a trans man wearing a rainbow necklace as a way to celebrate LGTBIQ+ pride, give visibility, and fight for equality. Kirian Rodríguez is a straight-oriented trans man who is also a hairdresser and model. He is wearing an exclusive necklace created by the amazing hand-made jeweler Paola Back Liñares. The prism makeup…
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These two pieces feature a young man and woman of Indigenous Mexican descent, with spiders for heads. But more than that, these pieces to me have come to represent the reclamation of my identity in a modern and pragmatic way. The Native American body and soul is still present, despite centuries of hardship. These two…
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I originally created the women walking as a way to symbolize the leaders who have come before us and have paved the way for us to fight against the continued systemic inequalities and racial injustices. I wanted to acknowledge the progress that we have made so far and that even in our small defeats, we…
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Chibs is a multimedia artist based in the DFW/DMV area. He finds inspiration through personal experiences, nature and the surrounding environment. Chibs’ art embodies these qualities along with messages from past generations. @amajorarts
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Jibril grew up in Newark, NJ and lived there for majority of his child and young adult life. His family was poor, and lived in a very dangerous area. Taking to art very young, he would even draw on tissue paper if he had ran out of printing paper and continued drawing and other arts…
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“These Aren’t Cowgirl Boots” I reminisce sitting at a Cornish pub, watching the summer sunset drip below the sea. Art students dressed in striking looks made simple by their infectious, relaxed personas, a bubbling of live music creating a melody with the clinks of our drinks, and the buzzed chatter of my friends mixed with…
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Throughout the entirety of this year, I have attempted to define growth. Tried to look at it from every feasible angle. Tried to find a way to bypass the necessary introspection in search for an easy solution. I tried to stop thinking about it as I gradually uncovered the essence of growth. In the past…
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Modeled by Prakash Panchariya and Jillian NeddStyled by Lucia Dunlap and Peyton Inoff Madeleine Thomas is a photographer and printmaker living in Brooklyn, NY. She is currently working on editorial and documentary projects whilst supporting small local businesses and providing mutual aid that is in her immediate community. Madeleine is most passionate about making long-form storytelling surrounding…
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