Explore the Living Archive by Catapult (formerly Munchies Art Club). A comprehensive directory of contemporary artists, exhibitions, and long-form features.
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Can Painting Wear Armour and Still Feel Tender? Fátima de Juan and Her Dino-Fueled Amazons
Fátima de Juan paints monumental, fruit-charged figures that balance tenderness and threat, drawing from graffiti roots and a fiercely personal inner mythology.
Can Painting Carry Time Without Choosing a Side? Artist Spotlight Ruben Einsmann
Ruben Einsmann uses painting to layer medieval imagery with contemporary symbols, creating surfaces where time, memory, and erosion remain unresolved.
Can Threads Hold History Without Becoming Narrative? Avraam Hirodontis in Focus
Avraam Hirodontis works with canvas, fabric, soil dyes and layered textiles to explore material intelligence, memory and structure without relying on narrative.
Nadine Karl creates installations where time, memory, and space fall out of sync. An artist spotlight on perception, slowness, and resistance.
Nadine Karl builds spaces where time and memory lose their grip. An artist spotlight on installation, perception, and the politics of slowness.
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.
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 Here’s why age limits in the art world are outdated.
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.
Yuma Radne and the Return of Myth in Contemporary Painting
How Yuma Radne brings Buryat mythology into contemporary painting, exploring identity, memory, and myth through vivid, symbolic works.
How Do You Honor Tradition While Breaking It? Bob Geerts and Glenn Barkley at HAGD Contemporary
Geerts' tattooed paintings meet Barkley's ceramic sculptures at HAGD Contemporary, Aalborg. Curated by Rasmus Peter Fischer.
Can Painting Slow You Down in a Fast World? Ellen Claes
Ellen Claes paints overlooked infrastructure and asks whether slowing down can become a form of resistance.
Who Profits When Art is Resold? Spoiler: Not the Artist!
Visual artists don’t get royalties when their work resells, even if it sells for ten times more. Maybe it’s time that changed.
How necessary is a personal website as an artist? And are websites still a thing?
Yes. Think Neo seeing the Matrix. Once you switch it on, the noise drops and the work reads. Catapult - uncensored
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Clara Cebrián: Capturing The Essence Of Multiple Worlds In One Diary
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Dive Into The Vibrant World Of Clara Cebrián, A Multidisciplinary Artist Whose Fusion Of Painting, Animation, And Video Creates A Unique, Colorful Language In Contemporary Art. Explore Her Life, Inspirations, And The Artistic Journey That Makes Her Work A Feast For The Senses.
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Felix Stöckle: New Face in Contemporary Art from Switzerland
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Explore the dynamic world of Felix Stöckle, a Swiss artist whose innovative use of materials and exploration of themes like tradition, rituals, and cultural identity challenges and captivates.
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Theresa Ulrike Cellnigg: Exploring Feminine Psyche and Power Through Figurative Art
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Discover the emotional and symbolic world of contemporary artist Theresa Ulrike Cellnigg, whose large-format paintings explore feminist themes, personal narratives, and the balance between control and spontaneity
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Munchies Art Club is Moving to Substack! + Final List of Our Open Call Winners + New Open Call for February 2025
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Subscribe to Munchies Art Club on Substack – Get Every Update in Your Inbox! and finalists of our January open call: curated by Sture Pallarp
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Anton Adamer: Exploring the Intersection of Material and Method in Modern Art
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Discover the artist Anton Adamer as he challenges traditional norms by using unusual materials to craft his distinctive artworks.
Artist in Focus
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Makiko Harris: Exploring Feminist Identity Through Monumental Art
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Makiko Harris's Lacquered Rebellion at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery reclaims femininity through bold sculptures and paintings exploring feminist identity
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Lena Göbel artist spotlight in painting and woodcuts
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Lena Göbel: Austrian stand out artist in woodcut mixed with large paintings, installative works, an Interview with Dominique Foertig - Munchies Art Club
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Fco Javier Menchaca's Visual Exploration | Navigating Post-Production Realm
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Embark on a journey with Fco Javier Menchaca, a visionary artist from Salamanca, as he blends European pop, Japanese City pop, and Korean Kpop influences into a vibrant post-production narrative.
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Georg Pinteritsch: The Time-Traveling Artist Bridging Medieval and Modern
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Explore Georg Pinteritsch's art where medieval themes blend with contemporary practices in his dynamic paintings
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Stop Scrolling, Start Talking: How to Win at Engagement Without Selling Your Soul
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Artists and Social Media: A New Series to Seamlessly Integrate into Your Daily Art Practice and Organically Grow Your Audience
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George Blaha: Exploring the Human Condition through Art and UFOs
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Artist George Blaha Featured in an Interview with DiFranco on Catapult - The New Munchies Art Club about Archetypes and Unknown in his art practice
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Sarah Mühlbacher: Capturing Life's Quiet Corners with Vivid Strokes
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Explore the captivating world of Sarah Mühlbacher, an emerging artist from Linz, known for her layered oil and watercolor depictions of everyday life
Artist in Focus
Maite And Manuel: A Dynamic Duo Crafting Artistic Magic
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Step Into The Captivating World Of Maite And Manuel, A Dynamic Artist Duo Whose Unique Vision Blends Figuration And Abstraction.
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Joana Bernd - Signs Of Softness an Artist Portrait | Munchies Art Club Magazine
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Joana Bernd's Unique Artistic Vision Is Encapsulated In Her Current Work Titled "Signs Of Softness," A Series That Speaks Volumes About Her Creative Prowess And Distinctive Style.
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Artist Radar #6: Newsletter 2025 + How YOU Can Shine in Our New Newsletter
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Jan Freuchen, Etching Room, Nina Bachmann, Clement Jacques-Vossen, Kottie Paloma, Kumkum Fernando, Anton Hasler, Lucas Kaiser
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Weekly Artist Radar #2: Bold Voices in Contemporary Art –Week
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Weekly Spotlight Contemporary Artists you should follow: Romane Charlot,Thomas Mau, Isabel Pilar Gil Penalver, Jef Staut and Khoren Matevosyan
