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submission guidelines photographers, graphic designers & studio artists 10-12 high resolution images of your work. All should include pertinent caption information (name, date, medium, year)
writers You may submit up to 5,000 words and as little as one. We accept simultaneous submissions. No cover letter necessary. All submissions must be 12pt, Times New Roman, single or doublespaced with page numbers and include your name, e-mail, phone number, and genre. KNACK seeks writing of all kinds. We will even consider recipes, reviews, and essays. We seek writers whose work has a distinct voice, is character driven, and is subversive but tasteful.
all submissions
KNACK encourages all submitters to include a portrait, a brief biography, which can include; your name, age, current location, awards, contact information, etc. (no more than 250 words). And an artist statement (no more than 500 words). We believe that your perspective of your work and process is as lucrative as the work itself. This may range from your upbringing and/ or education as an artist, what type of work you produce, inspirations, etc. If there are specifications or preferences concerning the way in which your work is to be displayed please include them.
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KNACK Magazine is requesting material to be reviewed. Reviews extend to any culture related event that may be happening in your community. Do you know of an exciting show or exhibition opening? Is there an art collective in your city that deserves some press? Are you a musician, have a band, or are a filmmaker? Send us your CD, movie, or titles of upcoming releases which you’d like to see reviewed in KNACK Magazine. We believe that reviews are essential to creating a dialogue about the arts. If something thrills you, we want to know about it and share it with the KNACK Magazine community—no matter if you live in the New York or Los Angeles, Montreal or Mexico. All review material can be sent to knackmagazine1@gmail.com. Please send a copy of CDs and films to 4319 N. Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60613. If you would like review material returned to you include return postage and packaging. Entries should contain pertinent details such as name, year, release date, websites and links (if applicable). For community events we ask that information be sent up to two months in advance to allow proper time for assignment and review.
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editors +staff andrea catalina vaca co-founder, publisher, director, photo editor, subscriptions, artist coordinator, marketing, advertising, digital operations
jonathon duarte co-founder, creative director
ariana lombardi co-founder, executive editor, writer, artist coordinator
jake goodman design director
chelsey alden editor, writer
fernando gaverd designer, digital operations
jonathon duarte covers + design
bfrank designer
andrea catalina vaca first + last spread
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patricia “pat� narsico
is Filipina and is currently based in Cebu Island. Narsico believes beauty is everywhere and this inspires her daily to learn about the history of various places and observe locals go about their lives.
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To be a photographer, to me, means to be a storyteller. These images encapsulate everyday life in different ways and colors.
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brian j. hoffman
is a designer, illustrator, printmaker, and bass player in a punk rock band. Hoffman is influenced by sexuality, society and the macabre. Hoffman is also the father of two young boys who he helps find poetic meaning in everyday life — through classic rock, timeless films, and tacos. Hoffman is currently based in Boston.
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My work is often a direct response to the craziness of everyday life. Ideas come to me from everywhere because I’m bombarded by a daily stream of media that seeps into my thoughts and comes out in my work — both consciously and unconsciously. My artwork is slightly surreal, yet familiar, and something like low-brow digital printmaking.
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tiffany gholar
is a lifelong resident of Chicago, Illinois. As an undergrad, she studied at the University of Chicago and at Harrington College of Design. Gholar also earned an MA in Painting from Governors State University. Her work has been exhibited in several Chicago area venues, including solo exhibitions at The Harold Washington Library and the University of Illinois at Chicago, as well as in group shows at The Chicago Children’s Museum and The Chicago Center for Green Technology. When she is not painting, she works as a freelance interior designer.
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My style of artwork is inspired by the PostConsumerism movement. When I find things with interesting textures, I want to make something out of that. The objects I find are often otherwise useless: containers, packing materials, dried paint. They are the residue of our disposable, one-time-use material culture. By making art with these objects, they are rescued, redeemed & revived. I draw attention to the rhythmic interplay of light and shadow on corrugated cardboard, the dreamlike diaphanous nature of plastic shopping bags, and the brilliant hues of the bottles which make packaged beverages seem all the more appealing.
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Cosmic Ocean
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Infra-pink Inferno
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Dancing Ribbon Nebula
Cerulean Rhapsody
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Exotic Matter
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Incandescent Plasma
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Journey to You (detail)
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david rodrĂguez
is native to Spain, and the water has always been a source of inspiration for him. From an early age, he was always attracted to the art world, but his love for photography didn’t start until 2013, when he bought his first reflex camera.
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I feel very comfortable doing portraits, but I always try to go a little further. That is the reason why I try to look for risky compositions, with a touch of surrealism. Works of artists such as Man Ray, Erwin Blumenfeld, and Guy Bourdin inspire me immensely. I do not like to get attached to reality. Instead, I like to transform it. Coast (2019) is a series of photographs of minimalist character, in which the simple compositions stand out. The swimmers show sensual and elegant poses under a backdrop of surrealist air.
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lourdes ortiz
is a professional graphic designer and visual artist. Ortiz’s career in visual art began around 1995 with no formal education. Around 1999, she attended the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City, Mexico, taking drawing and painting classes. Ortiz has since expanded her skills to include painting on canvas, silk, and other textiles.
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When I moved to Mexico City and “found� the way that light encounters the human body, I started developing MAPAS (maps). With this project, I use a reduced color palette, only giving clues to the viewer on how to travel through the painting. Later on, I started working with ink and acrylic paint on canvas, developing Heridas (wounds). This project explores how different experiences and situations leave marks on us. After this, I was inspired to include textile material in my work and the project Pintura Construida (constructed painting) began.
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via bulaon
is a Filipina, lesbian, & self-taught visual artist who paints and illustrates lesbian sex; the beauty of the female body; cats; images of her unrequited love & muse; and anything under the sun using Chinese ink & brush while eating Snickers Oats bars and Lucky Me Pancit Canton (a Filipino noodle dish), and drinking San Miguel Pale Pilsen (a Filipino pale lager) and tons and tons of coffee. Bulaon is a graduate of the University of the Philippines.
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I live my life through my visual creations as a woman who loves women. I shamelessly paste #LesbiyanaKontraDutertismo stickers around the metro and pet all the stray cats. Feel free to interpret my artwork as you like.
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Nananalaming Sireyna
It Took Me 4 Hours and 20 Minutes to Finish you
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Female Body is the Best Work of Art Ever Created
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MaiĹŤs Series
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