Ron Ulicny is an artist based in Portland, Oregon, and I first learned of him on this eponymous ‘Series of Tubes.’ His oddball sculptures often make waves on various Tumblr and art blogs, but Ulicny is far more than a digital-age phenomenon—he’s a hard-working artist that doesn’t give a shit about much else than making […]
Not a week into my “Philosophy of Art” class, Stan Spector, Ph. D, made his predilections known: “The electric guitar was the greatest invention of the twentieth century.” It’s one of those self-evident statements that takes your breath away with the sublimity of its expression. Like a mathematical equation, it makes complete, beautiful sense after […]
Kyle LaMere shoots rock stars. And with the money he raises by doing this, he goes to Ethiopia, where he works at the Awassa Children’s Center. A simple set up, which requires hard work and empathy—increasingly rare traits. We recently sat down with Kyle to learn more about the business of shooting rock stars, and […]
Jason Frederick is an accomplished artist, illustrator, printer, and all-around good guy from Chicago, Illinois. Originally from Athens, Ohio, he sharpened his teeth on the rock circuit, and has since made a name for himself designing and illustrating from LP covers to advertisements to gig posters, and everything in between. Jason was introduced to us […]
Nick Butcher and Jordan Martins are cutting a new path through the Chicago creative scene. Both multitalented visual and musical artists – and both with diverse experience in and outside of Chicago – Butcher and Martins can often be found collaborating on new visual/aural experiments, working in tandem to create and improvise new artistic experiences […]
