Does It Matter Where an Artist Begins, or Only What They Create?
Whether self-taught or schooled, artists confront the same questions about creativity and career. This piece looks at what really shapes an artistic path today.
Dominique Catherina Foertig
Being visible feels like playing a game I never really wanted to join by Eri Maeda
Eri Maeda on clay, visibility and staying honest on social media. A weekly Catapult series where artists share how they navigate the online world.
Why Doesn’t Art Get an ’80s Fashion Meltdown Moment?
Art has had its own terrible eras, only hidden under taste, history and debate. A short rant on cringe cycles, the art world, artists, and cultural nostalgia.
David Rosado: Rejecting Harmony in Contemporary Painting
David Rosado rejects visual comfort, using painting to compress street energy into unstable, emotionally charged images.
Why Does December Turn Sparkle, Stress and Glitter Into an Existential Crisis?
Because December turns everyday chaos into sparkle, making mess feel magical and glitter the easiest way to stay joyful.
Why Did We Let Christmas Art Become a Shopping Mall?
Christmas art was once theology, conflict, power, and fear. Now it is scented candles and Q4 marketing. The downgrade says more about us than about the holiday.
Who Knew Saving the Planet Would Look This Good?
Green thinking is more than a trend, artists, galleries, and collectors are rewriting the rules with conscience, creativity, and a touch of compostable glamour.
Sune Christiansen Went From Graphic Design to Painting and Never Looked Back
Graphic design trained, painter by conviction. Discover how Sune Christiansen turned color, play and instinct into a distinct painting language.
Kristof Santy and the Quiet Power of Everyday Painting
Kristof Santy’s paintings turn folklore, color, and daily life into a restrained visual language. On view at Christine König Gallery, Vienna.
What Can Theatre Teach Sculpture? Artist Spotlight Xiaozhou Liao
Xiaozhou Liao transforms theatre thinking into contemporary sculpture. His installations mix stagecraft, politics and play to question how neoliberal spaces shape our lives.
Olga Shcheblykina: A promising artist transforms Contemporary Art with Bold Abstraction
Emerging artist Olga Shcheblykina blends painting and sculpture, transforming human emotions into vibrant, tactile forms that challenge traditional art boundaries
Why Do ‘Emerging Artist’ Opportunities Still Have an Age Limit?
Open calls and residencies often define ‘emerging artist’ as under 35, but real art careers don’t expire. Here’s why age limits in the art world are outdated.
Aurélia Jaubert Uses Textile as a Site of Collision, Not Comfort
Working with textiles, rugs and embroidery, Aurélia Jaubert brings historical technique into friction with contemporary imagery.
Ida Jessenberger Paints Faces That Refuse to Settle
Working between figuration and emotion, Ida Jessenberger paints faces that hold tension rather than resolution.
Can a Painting Remember Its Own Ghost?
Billy Bagilhole explores memory, residue and surface through painting and film, where marks feel haunted rather than finished.
Who Really Builds an Artist’s Career, and Who Just Collects the Credit
Small galleries invest time, risk, and belief. Mega galleries arrive when it is safe. Everyone pretends this is just how careers work.
Can Thread Remember the Body? Artist Spotlight Yali Romagoza
Cuban-born artist Yali Romagoza transforms linen and performance into acts of healing. Her textile sculptures unravel migration into belonging.
What Happened to Jerry Gogosian’s Mission?
Once the art world’s sharpest critic, Jerry Gogosian now sounds like the system she used to expose, and no one knows why.