Issue2 – UP MAGAZINE

#WIP-Artists at Work: Miami Mural Festival 2021

This photojournalism piece focuses on the 1st Annual Miami Mural Festival, held from November 30 – December 5, 2021 during Miami Art Week. Produced by Mana Public Arts in collaboration with the Museum Of Graffiti and The Bushwick Collective, artists were invited and commissioned to cover the Wynwood Arts District in a new coat of paint.

Review: Multidimensional Realities at Venezuela Art Fair

From June 24 – 26 One Art Space held the first ever all-Venezuelan art gallery in New York. The show’s exploration of identity, place, and the very fabric of reality itself made for a unique artistic perspective.

It Felt like Awe: The Bob Gasoi Memorial Art Alleyway

The beating heart of Provincetown, Massachusetts is fueled by its nonconlvential art. The main artery in this landscape is the Bob Gasoi Memorial Alleyway created by Arnie Charnick, an installation covered in collage and painting with original works from Bob Gasoi as well as other artists.

The Hidden Street Exhibits Of Toronto

“It’s only when you work up the courage to get out there and actually search, that you realize that the city is a gallery within itself. A giant canvas made of brick and stone that contains a ubiquitous collection of paintings and murals hidden in plain sight for you to enjoy.

DIA, Death, & A Demon Horse: A Conspiracy of Luis Jimenez and His Most Infamous Sculpture

Reared on a berm in front of Denver International Airport, stands a creation vast in both stature and lore: Blucifer. Some say the beast is cursed, a demonic design responsible for the murder of its creator, an allegory of the conspiracy surrounding its home, DIA. Others view a controversial piece of art with over a decade’s long debate of aesthetic value and intention.