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Glaieul Samadani Finds Her Rhythm
UP speaks to abstract expressionist color field painter Glaieul Samadani, based out of Los Angeles, about her the process for her evocative and dreamlike color field paintings.
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Lala, The Surreal Cartoonist
Miranda interviews Lala, a Brooklyn-based rising star cartoonist whose work confronts the male gaze and what emotions are considered acceptable for women.
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Josie Woods: Fuck Around and Find Out Why
Fuck around and find out how multimedia artist and Sour Mouse regular Josie Woods developed her vivid, ostentatious style and how art helped her heal.
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Los Bravu’s Happiness Renaissance
Inspired by the eternal Renaissance, Las Bravu creations bring humans to a central spot and represent the ruins of culture and the misery of a civilization incapable of focus and surrounded by constant inputs. However, there is always room for hope. At the end of the day, Los Bravu are here to remember us why being happy and expressing it through art is now more relevant than ever.
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3rd Ethos and Creative Freedom in Bushwick
Meet the woman-about-town and gallerist Connie Byun, responsible for the Bushwick DIY gallery space, 3rd Ethos, which turns 5 this year.
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Ashley Miah: Candy for the Culture
Jomani Danielle spoke to Ashley Miah, a native New Yorker who uses colorful cartoon characters influenced by everything from bodegas to tarot decks to preserve the pre-gentrification New York culture she loves so much.
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Anthony Garcia, Sr & Birdseed Collective: Fine Arts to Build Community
Anthony Garcia, Sr is a multitalented fine artist and community advocate whose organization Birdseed Collective brings art and wellness to underserved groups. In the penultimate art three of UP’s Denver art series, listen to Anthony deconstruct his process and the ways that historically economic disenfranchisement blocks access to art.
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U Get Me So High – 4:20 at La Fleur Cafe
Dirt Cobain’s latest NYC mural is revealed at Le Fleur Cafe in the East Village, just in time for 4:20.
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The Dynamic Street Art Storytelling of Casey Kawaguchi
Emma continues her series on Denver, Colorado street art with Casey Kawaguchi, a Japanese-American multimedia artist whose signature character watchers passers-by all around Denver.
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Perfect Strangers: Android Oi & Josie Woods at Sour Mouse
Sour Mouse NYC has developed a new series of art show, showcasing collaborations between up-and-coming artists with veterans in the game. The first pair of collaborators in this series is Android Oi and Josie Woods.
