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Can Painting Hold a Body That Refuses to Settle? Michele Gabriele Between Image and Presence

Michele Gabriele works across painting, sculpture, and performance, building figures that test perception, materiality, and the instability of identity

Ruo-Hsin Wu: Floating in the Dark

Ruo-Hsin Wu paints faceless figures suspended in pitch-black voids. Taiwan-based, technically luminous, emotionally weightless.

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.

Can Painting Hold a Dream Without Explaining It? Artist Spotlight Paes

Paes paints dreams as lived experience, using figurative scenes to hold memory, fear, and self-awareness without forcing resolution.

What We Hide, What We Perform, and What Painting Still Knows! Artist Spotlight Liz Hernández

Liz Hernández paints memory and identity as something unstable, worn, and performed. An artist spotlight on masks, truth, and transformation.

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.

How Does Figurative Painting Capture Intimacy in the City?

In her figurative paintings, Maria Naidyonova explores intimacy, memory and social nuance within everyday urban life.

Yutaro Inagaki: When the City Becomes a Second Skin

Yutaro Inagaki paints bodies wrapped in urban armor, where protection, anonymity, and emotion blur into one surface.

David Rosado: Rejecting Harmony in Contemporary Painting

David Rosado rejects visual comfort, using painting to compress street energy into unstable, emotionally charged images.

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

Can an Alter Ego Protect You From Contemporary Overexposure? Artist Spotlight on Grip Face

David Oliver's masked persona Grip Face explores digital anxiety through sculpture and installation. But does the alter ego protect or multiply exposure?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

How does Manu García turn play and studio debris into scenes that feel lived in?

Manuel García Fernández builds diaristic paintings with oil, graphite, and surface memory, where intimacy and object presence blur into tactile, unsettled rooms.

Who are the three artists reshaping how we see objects, bodies, and systems?

Radar #13: Maria Luz elevates everyday Lisbon in paint and film, Seung-yeon Jung maps shared space across media, and Stefan Bakmand draws neon spore cosmologies.

Maria Luz: Contemporary painting and film photography of everyday objects in Lisbon

Maria Luz paints and photographs everyday urban objects with clear light and exact color, turning overlooked scenes into calm, durable images.

Matthias Esch: Patterns that remember the body

Berlin-based painter Matthias Esch turns ornament and diagrams into humane structures, paintings where order rests on a living ground.

Seung-yeon Jung: Between Bodies and the Spaces They Share

Seung-yeon Jung builds quiet ecologies of belonging, turning distance and dialogue into painting, performance, and lived experience.

Stefan Bakmand: Neon Spores, Tender Diagrams

Stefan Bakmand maps a mycelial cosmology in neon and ink, where spores turn into myths and paper feels alive.

Eliane Diur: Rooms Where an Avatar Learns to See

Eliane Diur paints layered oil scenes in Leipzig: a recurring avatar moves through rooms, curtains, and windows to turn looking into patient self-inquiry.

Selver Yildirim : An Interview with an promising Artist

Selver Yildirim contemporary artist portrait and interview focused on her residency in the beautiful landscape of Cappadocia, Turkey

Martin Schuster: Toy Ruins, Tender Futures

Martin Schuster paints built worlds that feel close and present.
 Stage-like images in clear color hold lightness and unease together.

Sean Andrews Aka Life With The Mac: Redefining Art With Unconventional Brilliance

Explore The Captivating Artistry Of Sean Andrews, Known As Life With The Mac, An Influential Artist And Co-Founder Of The Shit Art Club In Los Angeles. His Unique Artistic Approach Defies Convention, Blending Creativity And Rebellion.

Mariam Akubardia: Night Rooms for Unfinished Goodbyes

Wolves, windows, and star-cloaks: Akubardia’s paintings and installations turn memory and exile into rooms you can feel.

Candy Bassas: Painting the Pulse Between Silence and Sound

Barcelona-born, Berlin-based painter Candy Bassas turns water into a nocturnal ritual, cyanotype and oil merging in figurative scenes of unease.

Rica Fuentes Martinez: Drawing the Invisible Lifeforms That Shape Our World

Rica Fuentes Martinez turns fungi, microbes, and cellular forms into precise ink drawings, poetic systems where invisible ecologies become visible.

Khoren Matevosyan: Weaving Myths into Pixels and Threads

Armenian artist Khoren Matevosyan (Xoromat) blends textile craft with digital worlds, reimagining folklore for a future still rooted in tradition.

Joachim Lambrechts and the Illusion of Happiness in Contemporary Painting

Joachim Lambrechts paints colorful scenes that question happiness, control, and emotional comfort in contemporary life.

Oľga Paštéková: Paintings where nature speaks back

Slovak painter Oľga Paštéková turns stains, bleaches, and ghosted lines into wolves, rivers, and lantern-houses, lyrical eco-paintings from Bratislava & Vienna.

Ju Aichinger: Fragile Power in Clay, Costume and Queer Worlds

Austrian artist Ju Aichinger transforms everyday materials into metaphors for queerness, intimacy, and social presence.

Gvantsa Jishkariani Cuts Deep with ‘Trauma Porn’ and Global Spotlight

In 2025, Gvantsa Jishkariani stuns with “Trauma Porn” at Raster Gallery and joins top shows in Brussels, London, and New York—still sharp, still vital.

Ophelia Arc: Sculpting the Psychological Knot

Ophelia Arc’s visceral textile sculptures stitch trauma, memory, and feminist psychoanalysis into haunting forms.

Hunter Potter in Contemporary Painting a Homage To The Characters He Admires

Hunter Potter NY Based Artist – Early In-Depth Interview on Sculpture and Painting with Dominique Foertig for Munchies Art Club

Ailyn Lee and the Alchemy of Memory: Bodies, Objects, Transformation

New York–based artist Ailyn Lee merges stone clay, found objects, and painting into dreamlike memory-scapes of identity, vulnerability, and change.

From Science to Surrealism: The Creative Journey of Bijijoo

Bijijoo masterful use of mixed media, textured surfaces, and exaggerated forms to engage viewers with themes of identity, transformation, and the absurdity of human existence.

Samuel Almansa | Brushing Through Boundaries On View At Kaplan Projects Palma

Embark On A Journey Of Discovery With The Emerging Artist, Samuel Almansa. Gain Exclusive Insights And A Sneak Peek Into His Artistic Preparation As He Gears Up For His Upcoming Show "Como Un Subwoofer En El Botellón" At Kaplan Projects In Palma Mallorca.

Lisa Klinger: Painting the Body as System

German painter Lisa Klinger treats the body as a system, not a symbol. Precision, surface, and control replace sentiment.

Hetty Douglas on Emotion, Abstraction, and Raw Material

London-based painter Hetty Douglas talks abstraction, emotion, and the physical weight of materials in conversation with DiFranco.

Sopho Mamaladze: Where the Mythic Meets the Intimate

Sopho Mamaladze, Georgian artist based in Tbilisi, blends myth, identity, and human-animal forms through layered figuration and multimedia practices.

Satoko Okuno: Painting a World Where Guardians Still Exist

Japanese artist Satoko Okuno crafts whimsical guardians in vibrant painting and ceramics, blending Shinto spirituality with emotional refuge.

Margarida Fleming: The Art of Silent Tension

Discover the intimate, psychologically charged paintings of Margarida Fleming, a Lisbon based artist whose expressive portraits transform bodies into landscapes and light into emotion. Her work explores female presence, silence, and the quiet tension of being seen.

Kallirroi Ioannidou: Like Kids on a new planet - On View at Galerie Mellies, Detmold

Discover Greek/German Artist Kallirroi Ioannidou at Galerie Mellies, Detmold - Like Kids on a New Planet opens a material deep dive into fragility, form, and the space between thought and presence.

Bety Krňanská: She Drives the Frame Now

Bety Krňanská turns car parts, lace, and leather into feminist sculpture that redefines control and softness

Rosina Rosinski: When the Body Leaves the Frame

Rosina Rosinski’s textile works abandon canvas for quilted absence—velvet, polyester, and emotion stitched into haunting, intimate spaces.

🌿 Stefanie Pullin: A Lisbon-Based Painter Redefining Nature in Contemporary Art

Stefanie Pullin explores the sacred tensions between instinct, nature, and memory in lush, haunted canvases that blur reality with reverie. A new voice from Lisbon, grounded in roots, ruin, and radical slowness.

Igigo Wu: The Trauma Wears Wings

Taiwanese artist Igigo Wu merges painting, textile, and performance to confront colonial trauma, diasporic identity, and the politics of memory. Based in Zürich and Vienna, her work evokes rejection, ritual, and histories too brutal for language.

Gabriela Genčúrová in Conversation: On Instinct, Symbolism, and the Quiet Power of the Surreal

Gabriela Genčúrová is a visual artist based in Slovakia whose work inhabits the dreamlike space between surrealism and the emotional sensibilities of the digital age. Her creations evoke scenes that feel pulled from a dream: playful at first glance, yet subtly unsettling and deeply human.

Friedrich Herz Turns Broken Furniture into Brutal Sculpture

Discarded tables, stove tiles, scarred wood. Friedrich Herz transforms everyday materials into raw, poetic sculptural forms.

Filzmäuse: The Collective That Turns Soft Materials Into Hard Truths

Meet Filzmäuse, a wickedly creative artist collective weaving wit, wool, and wild ideas into something delightfully absurd. Formed in Vienna in 2024, this quartet challenges what a textile-based practice can be, with felting needles, humor, and sharp instincts.

Kuba Freter: Dreamers Don't Sleep - They Skate, Slam, and Smoke Through It

Kuba Freter’s latest series “Dreamers” blurs reality and fiction in raw, black-and-white images of youth, skate culture, and collective longing. A must-see feature via Munchies Art Club.

Editor’s Choice: 7 Artists You Need to Know

7 contemporary artists to watch: Igigo Wu, Marcus Soddano, Abel Kabel, Max Grote, Charlie Stein, Anji Woodley and Jonny Alexander. Selected by Munchies Art Club

Dominika Kováčiková Paints Girlhood with a Knife!

Step inside the candy-colored, emotionally charged world of Slovak painter Dominika Kováčiková, where girlhood is both battleground and mythology. Her surreal, hyper-feminine works tackle trauma, vulnerability, and the dark joy of rebellion.

Barbara Tunkowitsch: Threshold Landscapes and the Art of Transformation

Dive into the evocative world of Barbara Tunkowitsch’s paintings, where everyday objects transform into metaphors for memory, transition, and introspection

Moemi Yamamoto: Dreaming in Timelessness

Moemi Yamamoto merges Japanese aesthetics with Gothic symbolism, creating dreamlike, introspective paintings that explore timelessness, alienation, and subconscious realms.

Jordan Sullivan, Artist In Focus: Drawing Beyond Boundaries In "In A Country Without A Name"

Explore Jordan Sullivan's Enthralling Drawing Series And Written Text, "In A Country Without A Name," On Munchies Art Club

Meike Legler: From Fashion to Fine Art into Cosmic Threads

Discover the mesmerizing world of Meike Legler, where textiles transcend tradition to explore the cosmic mysteries of existence. Explore now!

Marieke Bolhuis Makes Sculptures That Don’t Sit Still, They Haunt, Laugh, and Morph

Dutch artist Marieke Bolhuis crafts emotionally charged, intuitive sculptures that blend myth, psychology, and surreal humor. Her evolving forms challenge perfection and celebrate transformation.

Nadia Fediv: Unveiling Personal Narratives Through Art

Nadia Fediv explores identity and memory through art, reflecting on her immigrant background and childhood experiences. Her work delves into personal and cultural narratives, offering a poignant look at her journey.

William Darkdrac, AKA Psychoudini: The Time-Traveling Artist

THE GHOSTS IN THE CANVAS OR WHO IS PSYCHOUDINI ON INSTAGRAM? ‍ In the shadowy realms of the art world, where

William Darrell: Kinetic Sculptures Inspired by Nature and Evolution

Explore the kinetic artistry of William Darrell, a London-based artist whose mechanical sculptures delve into evolution, perception, and the symbiosis between nature and human experience.

Anton Hasler: Mythology In The Realm Of Contemporary Painting

Discover The Artistic Universe Of Anton Hasler, A Swiss-Born Emerging Artist Whose Mythic Odyssey Through Art Challenges Societal Norms.

Ant Hamlyn: Promising Emerging Sculpture Artist With Inflatable Wonders And Sculpted Whimsy

Ant Hamlyn, new face in contemporary sculpture art notably named "Flower Press," have captivated our team's attention. We love it!

How Sigmund Hutter Turns Everyday Consumer Waste into Contemporary Art

Discover the vibrant world of contemporary artist Sigmund Hutter, whose innovative use of consumer packaging and diverse techniques reflects his commentary on capitalism, identity, and modern society.

The Essence Of Realism In Contemporary Sculpture: Inside Frank Brechter’s Artistic Journey

Discover The Artistic Genius Of Frank Brechter, A Master Sculptor Redefining Realism In Contemporary Art. Explore His Journey And Unique Sculptures That Transform The Ordinary Into The Extraordinary.

Judith Grassl | Emerging Contemporary Painting From Munich

Step Into The Vibrant World Of Judith Grassl, A Talented Emerging Artist Born In 1985, Whose Artistic Prowess Shines Through Her Captivating Work With Acrylic Painting And Collages.

Wavy Peso: Contemporary Surrealism and Auto-Futurism!

Wavy Peso’s work is a mix of digital surrealism, oil paintings, and social satire—capturing the absurd beauty of modern life - an incredible Artist Feature

Carrie R: Sculpting Emotions And Narratives In Aqua-Resin

Explore Her Latest Exhibitions, Including 'Fortress' At Cherry Street Pier And 'Luminous Realms' At Good Mother Gallery, And Dive Into The Emotional Depth Of Contemporary Art Inspired By Psychological Fiction And Personal Narratives.

Clara Cebrián: Capturing The Essence Of Multiple Worlds In One Diary

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.

Felix Stöckle: New Face in Contemporary Art from Switzerland

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.

Theresa Ulrike Cellnigg: Exploring Feminine Psyche and Power Through Figurative Art

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

Makiko Harris: Exploring Feminist Identity Through Monumental Art

Makiko Harris's Lacquered Rebellion at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery reclaims femininity through bold sculptures and paintings exploring feminist identity

Lena Göbel artist spotlight in painting and woodcuts

Lena Göbel: Austrian stand out artist in woodcut mixed with large paintings, installative works, an Interview with Dominique Foertig - Munchies Art Club

Fco Javier Menchaca's Visual Exploration | Navigating Post-Production Realm

‍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.

Georg Pinteritsch: The Time-Traveling Artist Bridging Medieval and Modern

Explore Georg Pinteritsch's art where medieval themes blend with contemporary practices in his dynamic paintings

Maite And Manuel: A Dynamic Duo Crafting Artistic Magic

Step Into The Captivating World Of Maite And Manuel, A Dynamic Artist Duo Whose Unique Vision Blends Figuration And Abstraction.

Joana Bernd - Signs Of Softness an Artist Portrait | Munchies Art Club Magazine

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.

Łukasz Horbów: Art as Resistance to Nationalism and Alienation

Łukasz Horbów uses multimedia art to challenge nationalism, identity, and the human condition, making us question what we take for granted.

Linda Berger: Unveiling A World Of Color, Ink, And The Art Of Concealment With Her Mesmerizing Large-Scale Drawings

Linda Berger's "It Would Be Quiet If Only A Few Birds Sing Their Song" Showcases The Beauty Of Minimalism, As Her Ink-On-Canvas Works Unveil A Serene Cosmos Within Complexity.

Twisting Sound into Vision: Nil and Karin Romano’s Striking New Series

Nil and Karin Romano's vivid, haunting series transforms sound into vision, exploring identity and intimacy through bold, thought-provoking art.

Ela Fidalgo's Artistic Voyage: Navigating The Transition From Fashion Design To Contemporary Textile Art

Dive Into The World Of Ela Fidalgo, Where Threads Become The Language Of Artistic Expression. From Her Fashion Design Origins To The Textured Narratives In Contemporary Art, Join Us On A Journey Through Her Intricate Creations.

Stine Deja-Unveiling The Digital Psyche Through Artistic Innovation

Discover The Mesmerizing Intersection Of Art And Technology With Stine Deja, A Visionary Artist Transforming Contemporary Sculpture. Explore Her Captivating Works Where Digital Realities Blend Seamlessly With Human Emotion, Redefining The Boundaries Of Artistic Expression.

Sculpting Memory: The Artistic Practice of Sture Pallarp

Explore the work of Sture Pallarp, a Swedish artist whose sculptures and design practice blend memory, material, and meaning to reflect contemporary dialogues in art.

Karo Kuchar: Expanding Contemporary Painting A Portrait by Munchies Art Club

Karo Kuchar: Discover the innovative art practice of the Vienna-born artist making waves in Paris with her unique blend of installations and contemporary art.

Denys Kulikov Draws Medieval Fantasies in a Present That Refuses to Be Quiet

Born in Ukraine in 2004, Denys Kulikov blends medieval imagery, drawing and painting into worlds shaped by displacement and imagination

From Skin to Canvas: Alley Leong's Journey Blending Art and Spiritual Narratives

Discover the innovative art practice of Alley Leong, a contemporary artist blending tattoo artistry with painting to explore themes of resilience, identity, and spiritual connection. Learn how her work challenges boundaries and contributes to today’s cultural conversations.

Beyond Boundaries: How Manon Steyaert Blurs the Lines Between Painting and Sculpture

Explore how contemporary artist Manon Steyaert transforms silicone into evocative sculptures, merging painting and sculpture while challenging conventional boundaries in art.

Everything Falls Into Place: Weekly Newsletter, Featured Artists, and December Open Call

Discover emerging artists and weekly finds! Dive into art recommendations, exclusive features, and insights straight to your inbox

Marc Badia, a promising emerging Painter, Uses Humour And Mystery As Tools Of Critique

Marc Badia with contemporary painting now with an artist interview with Munchies Art Club Magazine

David Hanes: A Global Journey Through Paint and Memory

Explore the world of David Hanes, a Berlin-based artist whose practice intertwines nature, travel, and memory through oil and watercolor paintings that echo the ephemeral beauty of his nomadic life

Luiza Furtado: Ecological Art and the Anthropocene in Contemporary Practice

Luiza Furtado: Dive into her ecological art practice, blending performance, textiles, and sustainability. Explore her unique approach to nature-focused storytelling at Munchies Art Club

A Master of Silence: The Art of Anna Lisei Math

Explore Anna Lisei Math's serene landscapes, where nature's forms create quiet spaces for introspection. Explore how her work contributes to contemporary dialogues on stillness and emotion.

Exploring Luca Bjørnsten's Playful Critique of Consumer Culture Through Art

Explore the vibrant, consumer-culture-inspired art of Luca Bjørnsten, whose playful yet critical works blend nostalgia with a fresh approach to contemporary iconography.