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UP Magazine’s 10 Most Read Articles Of 2022
To close out 2022, UP Magazine is proud to share our 10 most read articles of the year, featuring a variety of artists, businesses, and creatives who made waves in this riptide of a year.
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Storm Ritter, Queen of the Cool People
Ambidextrous artist Storm Ritter is a surrealist painter who harnesses the power of her synesthetic mind to create esoteric landscapes filled with spiritual symbols of divine magic, tarot cards, and numerology. As an entrepreneur, her business ventures have included a brick-and-mortar store, ecommerce website, custom fashion pieces, jewelry and digital NFTs.
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Press Release: ELEMENTS AT G23NY
A group show that focuses on the new works of four artists and their unique set of skills that work complementary to one another. This four-person show highlights the unseen works of Alex Smetsky, Mike Raz, Emilio Martinez and Pookie.
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How Smetsky’s Vividly Coloured Art Fights the Darkness of Reality
Russian-born, Brooklyn-raised artist Smetsky shares the inspiration behind his bright murals, drips, stars, and other street pieces. No stranger to poverty, hustle culture, and online criticism, he is still determined to spread positivity and unify people through art in the face of everyday darkness.
