Published for INSPADES Magazine, Issue Sei, August 2017 BY ANISSA R. STAMBOULI Creative expression takes the form of infinite outlets, with innumerable intentions and purpose placed on the act. Applied at times for professional purposes, or at other times for the mere pleasure of creating, artistic engagement can also be used for personal resolution or…
SUSTAINABLE EMBROIDERY FOR AN ENDANGERED FUTURE
Published for INSPADES Magazine, Issue Quattro, April 2017 Fashion is a universe of competing aesthetics, blending mass production with creative flare. Rushing to keep vogue in flux for trend-seeking hoards, many fast-fashion brands pollute their industrial path with carbon footprints, spurned on by demand for affordable wear with fluctuating styles. For the past two years, sustainability blogger…
EIGHTH GENERATION by LOUIE GONG
Published for INSPADES Magazine, Issue Cinque, June 2017 Whether it be in the realm of fine arts, public speaking or education, the name of Louie Gong resonates widely. Raised in the Nooksack tribal community in the Pacific Northwest, the versatility found in Gong’s creative style emulates his highly mixed heritage of Nooksack, Chinese, French and Scottish. With…
TRASH TALK, ECO-ACTIVIST ARTWORK AND SUSTAINABLE CREATIVITY
Published for INSPADES Magazine, Issue Due, December 2016 We live in the confines of mortality within the sphere of a declining planet. While the earth can no longer support our excessive consumption, skeptics still wonder if climate change is real, and if it is, how can artistic eco-activism make a difference? Art and Communication According to…
Andrea Pollini: Computing Emotion
Published for INSPADES Magazine, Issue Sei, August 2017 BY ANISSA R. STAMBOULI While most artists claim a sensitive nature, the work of Italian photographer Andrea Pollini is particularly emotionally charged. Collaborating with models that empathize with his inner experience, Pollini delivers evocative photography that will leave the viewer emotionally raw. “Before shooting, I talk to the model…
In the Limelight with Ilona D. Veresk
Published for INSPADES Magazine, Issue Sei, August 2017 BY ANISSA R. STAMBOULI Rising from the Moscow art scene, photographer Ilona D. Veresk skillfully presents a world of romantically luminescent works that is catching eyes around the world. Specializing in fashion, beauty and advertising, it is within the frame of her elegant and alluring images that Veresk has…
THE LIGHT SCULPTOR FROM SALZBURG, WITH JOACHIM BERGAUER
Published by INSPADES Magazine, “Issue Cinque” BY ANISSA R. STAMBOULI It takes a sensitive eye to arrange luminescent light for a black and white image, to capture the various shades of grey and translate them into texture and charisma within the world of two-tones and contrast. Despite the challenges of black and white photography, Austrian…
TRAVERSING THE ELVEN WOODS OF GERMANY, WITH CHRISTINA PARMAK-FISCHER
Published by INSPADES Magazine, “Issue Cinque” BY ANISSA R. STAMBOULI Step into the mystic and glide through worlds where fairies, elves and fantasy reign. With imaginative scenes blossoming from the frame of her work, photographer Christina Parmak-Fischer seduces the viewer with an ethereal veneer of edits coating each piece, establishing her calibre amid the master…
LUCID DREAMERS, WITH DASHA PEARS
Published by INSPADES Magazine, “Issue Cinque” BY ANISSA R. STAMBOULI In the waking hours of the morning and the prelude to sleep, a fog of ambiguity rolls over perception, subtly skewing the outlines of awareness. Through the vision of Russian photographer Dasha Pears, clouded dreams condense into droplets of pseudo-reality, allowing the viewer to experience…
CHASE-ING THE DREAM, WITH ADAM JOSEPH CHASE
Published for INSPADES Magazine, “Issue Quattro” BY ANISSA R. STAMBOULI Models are everywhere. Whether they’re smiling from glossed billboards or laughing with excessive jubilee from magazines and media outlets, the modelling industry permeates every aspect of our daily lives. Up until recent years, the door to a modeling career was a narrow opening, accessible only…
HEIDI WONG
Published for INSPADES Magazine, “Issue Tre” BY ANISSA R. STAMBOULI “I am a poet, artist and philanthropist,” declares teenage artistic sensation Heidi Wong, an overachiever from Hong Kong Island with a knack for palette knife painting, monochromatic drawings and relatable verse. Attending art school from ages six to fifteen, Wong’s life was saturated with “realistic drawing”…
DARIA AMARANTH
Published for INSPADES Magazine, “Issue Tre” BY ANISSA R. STAMBOULI To view the work of Russian photographer Daria Amaranth, is to taste a chocolate so dark, that it brings your palate to the brink of bitter aftertaste. Engaging the senses in contradicting ways, the unconventional appeal of Amaranth’s creative flare will leave you moved….
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