Divide Magazine: Issue 5

Covers: JoshuaSin V_43

3DRendering

Top: ChingYang

ResidentMonsters

DigitalPainting 18cmx10cm

Formoreinformationpleasevisitwww.dividemagazine.com

ZHENYIZHENG

ZhenyiZhengisanillustratorandavisualnarratorbasedinLondon,England.She graduatedfromtheRoyalCollegeofArtin2021.Shedrawsfrommemoryand observationtotellstoriesaboutinternalizedandexternalizedexperiencesoftoday. Byusingdrawing,making,andphotographytotellstories,herworkexploreshuman experiencesinordinarydays.Magnifyinglifedetailsthatpeoplearesometimes accustomedtoorbeingignored.Asamulti-disciplinarypractitioner,herpractice includesIllustration,drawing,comics,self-publication,graphicdesign,andtoy design.

Left: HomeWander02

MixedMediaIllustration 21cmx30cm

Right: HomeWander01

MixedMediaIllustration 42cmx59cm

www.zhenyizheng.com/

CHINGYANG

GraduatedinMarylandInstituteCollegeofArtin2017,ChingYangisanillustrator andcreativedesignerbasedinBeijing,China.

Image: BlindandLost DigitalPainting 18cmx10cm

Image: TangledwithWishes DigitalPainting 18cmx10cm

MANUELELIAS

ManuelElíaswasborninLima,Peru(1976)andgraduatedwithadegreein CommunicationSciencesfromtheUniversityofLima.Hisaffinitywithphotography beganasachildwhenhismothercommissionedhimtophotographfamilyeventsto encouragehimtocomeoutofhisintroversion.AlreadyattheUniversity,hisinterest inphotographytakesaconsciousturnandtransformsintohisconstantself-learning throughthismeansofvisualexpression.WhenhefirstvisitedNYCin2000andwas exposedtotheartisticandculturalmovementaroundphotography,hedecidedto movetothecitytopursuehispassionforphotographyandthuscontinuehis constantsearchtolearnandimprovehisphotographypractice.AlreadyinNYC, althoughhecontinuestophotographandexploreforms,techniques,andnarratives, itwasnotuntilheobtainedapositionatUNPhotoinNYCthathispracticegota boostofmotivation,subject,theme,style,andenergy.Hissensitivitytodetailinvites ustoexploremysterywithinthefamiliar,usingamoodyscenewhiledancingwith details,colors,andtextures.Heuseslightandcolorastheprotagonists;Perhapsas muchormoresothanthepeoplethemselves,heseducesdeeperintoits metaphoricalcharacter.Hisaestheticisavividprojectionofhowheexperiencesthe worldthroughameditativesight,apparentlyquietonitssurfacebutintriguing, confusing,andetherealonitscore.

Photograph 8inx10in www.meliasphoto.com

Image: Threemannequins

Image: Wait

Photograph 8inx10in

Image: RedStar Photograph 8inx10in

ISKRASALE

IskraisanartistlivingandworkinginLondon,England.Herearlychildhoodwas spentlivinginthemountainswithherparents,whomovedtheretobecloserto natureandallowIskratogrowandfreelydevelop.Duringthistime,Iskradeveloped adeepandabidingconnectionwithnature.Iskraandherparentslivedinavery remotearea,andshespentmuchofhertimediscoveringthewondersofinsects, birds,plants,andnature’sbeauty.Beingtheonlychildinthismountainousregion, Iskrafellbackonherimaginationtoinspireherplay.Theseearlyexperiencesfedher creativityandartistictalent.

IskragraduatedinIllustrationandBookDesign.Naturewasarecurringthemeinher work.FollowinguniversityIskrajoinedanadvertisingagencywhereshebecamean ArtDirector.HerestartedaperiodofintensecreativityduringwhichIskraworked withvariousinternationaladvertisingagenciesandclients.IskrabecameaCreative Directorandstartedherownextremelysuccessfulcreativestudioforadvertisingand fashionphotography.

Whilehertimeinadvertising andthecreativecommercial worldgaveheralot,astime wenton,shefeltagrowingpull tore-discoverthefocused, intense,solocreativeprocess sheexperiencedindeveloping originalart.Followinga summerspentcreatingher rosegardeninLondonand returningtothenatureofher childhood,theseartisticurges resultedinIskrareconnecting withherloveofart.She starteddrawingagainin earnest.Drawingfeltlikea cominghomeforIskra,which isreflectedinhercollection, “TheGardeninMe.”

SpiritReflections

Right: Faith Graphiteandengraved24Kgoldon paper

42cmx59cm

ERICDAVID

Image: UNNIDDOUILLET Photograph 60cmx90cm

Left: L'EOLIENNE Photograph 60cmx90cm

www.ericdavidauteurphotographe.fr

DARIABORISOVA

36inx36in

www.saatchiart.com/dariaborisovaart

Image: Awareness Painting

Right: RedMoon Painting

DariaBorisovaisanartistbasedinNYC.ShehasadegreeinArtandDesign. Primarily,sheworkswithacrylicpaints.Shelovestousedifferenttechniquessuch asscratching,multi-layering,andcreatingdifferenttexturesoncanvasandpaper. Shehasanadmirationfornatureandoftenraisesathemeofecologicalissuesthat weface,suchasanimalextinction,globalwarming,pollution,andoveruseofplanet resources.

LESLEYXIAOHANMA

Image: Butterfly

Photograph

@xiaohan_ma_

Image: BeyondBody

Photograph 11inx14in

LesleyXiaohanMaisaNewYorkCityartist,photographer,anddirector.Shewasa fashioneditorinShanghaiforModernWeeklyStylemagazineandAMIParis.She hasamaster'sdegreeinphotographyfromSVAinNewYorkCityandaninterestin fashion.Shestartedpaintingwhenshewasfour,andlatertransitionedto photography.Shewouldcombinefashionwitharttocreateimages,videos,and artworksinspiredbyherAsianroots,Minimalism,Dadaism,Feminism,andYouth Culture.Asafemale,Xiaohanisdeeplyawarethatwomenarestill"stigmatized"by materializedevaluationstandardsinthepatriarchalsociety,suchasage,fertility,and appearance.Thus,shedrewvisualinspirationfromminimalismcombinedwith fashion,focusingonmodels'postureanddetails,shootingwomen'sbodiesofall agesfromthefemaleperspective.

VALERIAULLOA

ValeriaUlloaisamulti-disciplinaryartistandcommunityorganizerbasedinoccupied TequestaandSeminoleland.Herartisticpracticeexploresthemesofidentity, community,andthehumanexperiencethroughdocumentaryphotographyand mixedmedia.Ulloaaimstoportraylifeasitisandtoshowcaseauniqueperspective ofthelivesofthosearoundherandthespacessheoccupiesduringherlifetime.In additiontophotographyandmixedmedia,Valeriaengagesinthepracticeofpottery asawayofconnectingwiththetraditionsofherancestors.Inherfreetime,she collaborateswithcommunitymembersandartiststoorganizecommunityeventsand projects,suchasartexhibitions,mutualaidfunds,anddonationdrives.Sheaimsto continueworkingattheintersectionofartandcommunityforaslongasshelives.

Image: yta

Left:

FREYAFANGWANG

Image:

Metamorphosis-YourBodybuilds

Whatyousee

Ricepaper,Plaster,Acrylicon

Canvas

140cmx120cm

Image: Tapiola

Acrylic,Ink,plasteron Canvas

140cmx120cm

www.freyafangwang.com

FreyaFangWang,Bornin1986inBeijing,China.AChineseArtistbasedinLondon. MA,RoyalCollegeofArtUK;BA,CentralAcademyofFineArtChina.Notonly rootedwithinthecontextoftheEasterncultureandphilosophyshewasbornand raisedin,butshealsowantstoapproachherpathwayfromthepositionofthe humanbeingfromtheuniversalvalueinthewiderdimensionbeyondthedistinction betweenEasternandWesternculture.Herartpracticefocusesondeliveringa naturalismcosmologybasedonTaoismandonartisticallytransformingTaoisminthe contextofcontemporaryartandsocialconcernsandclimate,spirituallyand philosophically.SheperceivesTaothroughperceivingNatureandengagesherselfin themeditativefieldcreatedbythepaintingbehaviorandthepaintingprocess;this way,sheextendsherbody,awareness,andconsciousnessintothehugevibrationof thecosmicenergyfieldintheuniverse.TheinterconnectionandunificationofTao couldbeoneimportantconceptinherpractice'sreflectivethinking,whichis transformedbyherspecialvisuallanguageoftheblurryandentangledorganic circularshape,whichisreflectiveconcerningtheinterconnectionandorganic betweenallcreaturesinthenaturalworld.Besides,shealwayshadagreatpassion forexploringthepossibilityofcombiningeasternandwesterndistinctionson materialityinhermaterialmethodofhers.Shehasbeenusingricepaperwithacrylic andinkfromquiteanearlytimeandaddingplasterandglasspapergradually.Inthis way,sheextendsthecommunicationonthematerialityandtexture-makingtothe dimensionsofthenaturalandtheIndustrial,theancientandthemodern.Itcouldbe saidthatartprovidesherwithawaytoexistinbalanceintheuniverseandapproach whatCarlJungcalledthesecretcodethatbringsordertochaos,whichLaoTzucalls theTao.

SANGTAEKIM

Image: hallucination

Oiloncanvas

73cmx50cm

www.stateyekim.com

Image: theknifemaker Oiloncanvas 73cmx50cm

Right: betrayalofbelief Oiloncanvas 70cmx44cm

SOOHONG

Image: UNTITLED:BLUEAND ORANGE

Acryliconcanvas

60inx72in

Right:

BorninSeoul,SouthKorea,in1983.She receivedherBachelorofFineArtsat SouthernMethodistUniversityinDallas, Texas,andcurrentlylivesandworksinLos Angeles,California.Nature.Plants. Atmosphere.Thesethreewordshave triggeredSoo’ssensesguidingthevisual conceptsbeingexecutedinmultiple mediums.Throughtime,ordinaryeveryday momentshaveevolvedtowardsamore concretevision.InUntitled:Blueand Orange,2022,sittinginthebackyard, listeningtoherdaughterpracticethepiano, shesuddenlyfeltthewindblowingand passingthroughtheeucalyptustrees above.Itwasaquietmoment,butitfeltlike thetreesweredancingenthusiasticallyand remindedherofpurejoy.Thecreated movementofnaturedeliverscuriosities surroundingeverydaylife.Heroriginal focuswascreatingabalancedoutlook utilizingdifferentdirectionsaroundthemain objectsandbackground.Throughtime, transformingherworkintomoreofan abstractconcept,thedetailsemergedfrom themainobjecttoanabstractform providingaboldandmorevividstatement. Thebasestartswithathinlayerofcoloron thebackground,thenaddingmultiplelayers inthesamecolorwithadifferent consistency.Thecolorsaretherootand focalpointsofherwork.TheKorean traditionalcolortheorycalledOgansaek, whichmeansvariationofsecondarycolors, inspiredherworks.Historically,Ogansaek isfocusedonidealmeaningsinsteadof visualeffects,andtraditionalcolor combinationswerecreatedbasedon natureandculturethatevolvedformany years.ThroughtheinfluenceofOgansaek, hercolorselectionsplayedanimportant roleinexpressingherKoreanheritage throughhervisualinterpretation.

ZHENYUANSHI

ZhenyuanShiisanartistanddesigner originallyfromShanghai,China,livingand creatinginNewYork.Theygraduatedin 2018fromTischSchooloftheArtswitha BFAinFilm&TVproductionandcontinued toobtainanMFAinDesign&Technologyat ParsonsSchoolofDesign.Havinglived throughenvironmentswherethedirect expressionofselfcouldbringdangertothe marginalizedasaqueerimmigrantofcolor, theybecameintriguedbycapturingthe nuanced,complex,andintenseemotional experiencesthroughpoeticimagery.Their workshavebeenshowningalleriessuch asUsagiNY,ThamesArtCenter,the EVAC,etc.

Image: FuneralForMyPast Risographprintonpaper 10inx14in

Right: InReality,DreamingofDream Risographprintonpaper 10inx14in

DezMerworthisenchantedwiththe innermythologybirthedindreamsand therapturousuntanglingofdesireand lonelinesswithinqueeranddivergent identities.Inbetweenthefoldsof tangibleexternalexperienceandthe ever-expandingetherexistsaninternal purgatory.Theseconvergencesareoften unclear,isolating,andconfronting.Dez explorestheseinternalspacesthrough prognosticimagery,visualmetaphor,and colorfulallegory.Herlarge-scale surrealistdreamscapesarecreatedby enhancingheavydarknessalongside intensecoloration.Often,dailyrituals takeplace,whichenrichesherpractice and,overtime,craftnewnarratives.Dez MerworthisanAmazigh-Americanartist livingandworkinginDenver,CO.Sheis agraduateofRockyMountainCollegeof ArtandDesignandhasexhibited, curated,andperformedinmanynotable galleriesandartspacesnationally, includingtheDenverArtMuseum, CurrentsNewMediaFestivalinSanta Fe,NewMexico,andTaxiAIR.

Image: TheBloodoftheCovenant Oilandacryliconwooden sculpture 48inx60in

Image: Resurrection Digitalpainting sculpture 5inx5in

CHENCHEN

ChenChengraduatedfromKingstonUniversitywithadegreein IllustrationandcurrentlylivesinLondonasafreelanceillustrator.The vastmajorityofherworkisinspiredbybooks,music,films,andwhat shehasexperienced.Asanartpractitioner,Chenlikestoexpress whatsheseesandfeelsinavisualnarrative.Intermsofstyle,Chen doesn'tlimitherstyletooneparticulartypebutratherexperiments withdifferentstyleswhilemaintainingmymaincreativesubject.Most ofChen'sworkisfinedigital,consistingofplants,creatures,andlines. Atonetime,Chenwasveryfondofmythology'sdepictionoflifeand death.InChinesemythology,thereisthestoryofsomeonewhodies andwalksacrossthebridgetobeginanewreincarnation,andthere aresimilardescriptionsinGreekmythologyandtheEgyptianBookof theDead.Thesestoriesinspireherwork:whenacreaturedies,anew lifeisbornfromit,andanewcycleofrebornbegins,andthe continuationoflifeinanotherwaygiveslifemoremeaning.Through thedetailsinherwork,sheaimstogiveheraudienceasenseoflife andthedesiretoberebornthroughthecombinationofdifferent creaturesandplants.

Givens'sworkexamines personalexperiences withhighanxiety,panic disorder,andsevere dissociation:usingthe creativeprocessasa wayofunderstanding andworkingthrough momentsandevents, Givens'sartattemptsto buildabridgebetween theperceivedworldand theethereal.Withpieces justoutoftouchwith realityandoftenfloating inthespacesbetween thetwo,thework reachesan understandingwithin itself—itseeksmeaning wheretheremaybe none,itseeksanswers wherenonemaybe found,itseeksa groundedunderstanding ofoneselfinrelationto one'ssurroundingsand past.

HALEIGH GIVENS

Right: TheBurningofthebones andthefirethateatsthem Mixedmediaonpaper 18inx24in

Left: Thetroubleof compromisingwithaloose tooth Mixedmediaonpaper 12inx16in

www.haleighgivens.com

Image: Eatfire,burnthesebones

Mixedmediaonpaper 6inx6in

SABRINASANVICENTE

Image: Leisure

Oiloncanvas

20inx20in

www.sabrinasanvicente.com

LORENHOFFMANN

Right: DesertRunaway

Silvermetallic photographicprint

16inx19in

Left: ThereisNoClyde,Bye ByeBonnie.

Silvermetallic photographicprint 15inx19in

hoffmeisterdesigns.com

TheCreativeDreamMaker

LorenHoffmann

Photography/Art/Design/ CreativeDirection/Story

TellingWiththeirfeetonthe ground,headintheclouds& ideassomewhereoverthe rainbow,Lorenhasbeen capturing&creatingdreams forclientssincetheearly 2000s.Theirworkisaway oftellingstoriesthrough imagery,design,andmixed mediums,creatingaworld thatpeoplemayhavenever fathomed.Lorenfiguredout earlyinlifethatifyou wantedsomething,youhad togofinditandworkyour hustleforthechanceof success.AfterwinningBest StudentShortatthe BrooklynBridgeFilmFestin 2005,Lorendecidedona lifeofart,joininganumber ofgroups,includingthe AIGA,aswellassittingon theboardoftheCBAA (2016-2019).After graduating,fromSavannah CollegeofArt&Design (SCAD),Lorenmovedto Atlanta,originallyworking forTheWeatherChannel beforehookingalineinto theentertainmentindustry, workingwithanumberofbig namesandpublications.In 2015,Lorenmovedbackto Virginiaafteranaccident, changingtheirdirection. Now,workinginArt Restoration(forboth personal&professional collections)whilecontinuing

topursuetheirownartisticendeavors,workinghand inhandwithorganizationsandlocalcompanies, breathinglifeintoprojects,shows,andeventsthat theybelieveinandstandbehind!SomeofLoren’s proudestaccomplishmentsincludeVeerMagazine’s nominationforBestPosedBandPhotooftheYear (2019).BeinganADDYnominee(OutofHome: BillboardcampaignforBounty),havingtheir photographspublishedwithinthepagesofAllure Magazine,meetingpeoplefromallwalksoflifefor storiesandadventures,whilealsohaving opportunitiestofeaturetheirworkbothstateside andaboard.Withstarsinoureyesandtheuniverse inourbones,weareallalittlecosmic.

Images: BlackearsArt

MIKHAILGERKIN

Blackearsaredigitalinfluencerscreatedwithserial numbersS001andS002.Arisingatthepeakof technologicaladvances,thenatureofBlackears harborsmanysecrets.AretheyRobotswithspiritual subtlety,orPeopleenhancedwithartificial intelligence?It’sstillunknown.Blackearsareguides totheMetaverseandperformasdigitalfashion ambassadors.Theygivetheirtakeonartand fashionintheMetaversebycooperationwiththe largestdigitalfashionmarketplaces,suchas DressX,XRCouture,SpecialItems,andThe Fashionverse.Beingbetweenthedigitalandreal world,Blackearsprovidethe“phygital”content. S001andS002havefourrubricsthattalkaboutart, technologies,andtheirimpactonthefuture.

www.blackears-s.com

MARKWALSH

Photograph 50cmx70cm

Monday Photograph 50cmx70cm

@markxwalsh

MarkWalshisanartist livinginGalway, Ireland.In2019aftera longhiatusfrom makingart,hebecame interestedin photographyasa medium.Walshstarted astreetphotography projecttitled"Broke" whichwasa melancholytakeon theeverydaylifeof workersandtheir surroundingsasthey commutetoandfrom work.

Right: Hood

Left:

ZHIKANGCAI

Image: Divide,Distance, Disappear Steel,Wood,Plastic, Isopropylalcohol, Counterintercom system,Waterpump 250cmx200cmx280cm

@kaia1o

ZhikangCaiwasborn inChinaandnowlives andworksinLondon.

Basedonpersonal experience,theartist hasadeepreflection onthereflectionof socialissueson people.Hiscurrent researchfocuseson visualizingsocial phenomenaand reflectingonreality throughinstallationby transformingthe characteristicsofthe medium.

Image: Silent Declaration Artificialstone, Stone,Steel, Glass,A4paper, Acrylic 58cmx90cmx 190cm

LUCYLI

Image: OceanSkin

Flasheacrylicon canvas

68inx48in

www.lucyli.studio

LucyLiisaninterdisciplinaryartistbasedinsouthernCalifornia.Herpractice exploresavisualphilosophicalrealmtofeeltheworldintounderstanding, synthesizinglanguagestotellstoriesofinterconnectedness.Throughpaintingand photography,sheweavestogetherthemicroandmacroinnature’svariousbodiesto exposetheuniversalforcesoflove,growth,andconstantmotionthatholdusall together.AfterreceivingherBAfromDartmouthCollege,sheexhibitedworkonthe eastandwestcoastsandattendedartresidenciesinTheNetherlandsandPuerto Rico.Withaglobalcreativecommunity,sheisengagedinlong-termprojectsto nurturedeeperrelationshipsandmeaningfulcollaborationamongstcommunitiesand thenaturalworld.

Flasheacrylic,ink,and watercoloroncanvas

20inx28in

Image: Shewentforaswimand becameonewiththesky

Elzbieta"Ela''ZdunekisaPolishphotographerandcollagistbasedinBerlin.While arthasalwaysbeenpresentinherlife,itwasthepandemicandthelockdownwhen collagingbecamehercreativeoutletandawaytotellherownstory.Inherearly photography,herfocuswasneverthephotographedobject,butratheritsshadowor reflection,howitisperceivedratherthanhowitis.Thisapproachremainsatthe forefrontinhercollagestoo.Sheportraystheactionandinaction,themomentof change,whenwedon’tknowyetiftheresultisablessingoracurse,butitwilldefine usintheeyesofothers.ShehaspreviouslyexhibitedinNewYork,Londonand California.

THEOOVERGAAUW

TheoOvergaauwisacontemporaryartistwhoseworksappearinprivatecollections, nationalandinternational.BorninTheHague,Netherlands,hestudiedattheVrije Academieandwasselectedtoattendaweek-longworkshopgivenbyJörg ImmendorffattheRijksacademieinAmsterdam.NowlivingandworkinginSellingen, theNetherlands.Overgaauwprefersworkingwithacrylicsandoilpaintsonlinen. Withablankcanvasandlittletonopreliminarystudies,Overgaauwcan"justtake off"withacrylicpaint.However,detailedpreliminarystudiesmakehimfeel uncomfortableandscaredofcoloringoutsidethelinesand,thus,killingthefunof paintingandtheworkitself.Overgaauwlikestomixabstractandfigurativestylesinto one,thoughthereareperiodswhenhisabstractworkhastheupperhand.

Left:

Adam,badapple

Acrylicandoilpaint onlinen

95cmx120cm

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Amanabeard,a beardaMan

Acrylicandoilpaint onlinen

95cmx120cm

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AdamandEve,sometimeafter Eden

Acrylicandoilpaintonlinen

150cmx200cm

www.tovergaauw.com

SUYIXU

SuyiXuisapainterwholivesandworksinBrooklyn,NewYork.Xu's paintingsaremeditationsonspace,interiors,andarchitecturethatmorphs intoreflectionsonlightandcolorfields.Sheaddressestheidealismand authorshipofarthistoricalnarrativesbyinterjectinghistoricalreferences andidiosyncraticsymbolicelements.XuhasexhibitedinU.S.andEurope, includingsoloshow"AllthatisSolidMeltsintoAir"(FouGallery,NewYork, 2022);groupshowsatGalerieHussenot(Paris,2022),NewCollectors Gallery(NewYork,2021),BoomerGallery(London,2021)andA.I.R. Gallery(NewYork,2021).Inaddition,herworksareincludedinthepublic collectionsofPowerlongMuseum(Shanghai),XiaoMuseumof ContemporaryArt(Rizhao,China),andLongMuseum(Shanghai).

Left:

TheUnwingedsurrenderof KneelingYouthAcrylicand

oilpaintonlinen

48inx64in

Page70:

Awomanunderthe influence

Oilpaintoncanvas

48inx72in

Page71: Throughaglassdarkly Oilpaintoncanvas

30inx36in

www.suyixu.com

Image: Insight

Oiloncanvas

20inx16in

Image: TrailbyFire

Drawingetchedontoblackacrylic

12inx12in

CHUNSUN

ChunSunisamulti-disciplinaryartistfromChina.Herwork incorporatesvariousmediasuchaspainting,digitalart, installation,andfilm.Recentprojectsincludecollaborationsand exhibitionswith;ThePowerStationofArt(PSA),Shanghai HimalayasMuseum,AranyaTheatreFestival,andCHAOArt Center.

NewWorldOrgan-Lung

www.instagram.com/sundachun/

Left:

Full-color3Dprinting 23cmx27cm

Image:

NewWorldOrgan-Heart Full-color3Dprinting 10cmx13cm

TAYLORBAMGBOSE

Left: SitWithIt

TaylorBamgboseisaself-taughtvisualartistbasedinIndianapolis,IN.Alsoa certifiedlifecoach,sheworksattheintersectionofartandmentalhealth.Embodying herdesiretosupportwomen'smentalandemotionalwell-being,hervibrantfigurative paintingsinvitetheviewerintoaspaceofreflectionandempowerthemtoexplore theinnerworldoftheirthoughtsandemotions.Taylorworksprimarilywithoiland acrylicpaintoncanvas,oftencombiningthetwomediumswithinthesamepiece. Evenwhendealingwithdarkerormoredifficultsubjectmatters,sheisplayfulwith heruseofcolor.Inaddition,shefrequentlypairsrealisticrepresentationsofpeople orobjectswithflatclothing,hair,orbackgroundsforaunique,whimsicaleffect.Inthe fouryearsshe'sbeenworkingasanartist,shehascompletedthreemajorbodiesof work;Verses,apoetry-inspiredcollection;StateofMind,whichexploresthenuances ofeverydayemotions;andDealWithIt,whichtackleshowwecopewithbig emotions,forbetterorworse.Taylor'sworkhaswonseveralawards,including"Best ofShow"attwojuriedcompetitions.In2022,shewasawardedtheRobertD.

Beckmann,Jr.EmergingArtistFellowshipthroughtheIndianapolisArtsCouncil.She wasalsoselectedfortheHoosierWomenArtistsProgram,aninitiativeoftheIndiana ArtsCommission.HerworkhasbeendisplayedintheIndianaStatehouseandvinyl muralsthroughoutthecityofIndianapolisandcollectedbypatronsaroundtheworld.

Image: I'mFine,Everything's Fine OilandAcrylicon Canvas 20inx20in

taylorbamgbose.com

Image:

Love-kettlebell

Glazedstonewarewith goldandplatinumlustre 20inx22cm

krzysztofstrzelecki.com

KRZYSZTOF STRZELECKI

KrzysztofStrzeleckiwasbornin1993inŚwidnica,SouthWestPoland. HewasawardedaBA(Hons)fromtheUniversityoftheArtsLondon (UAL),Camberwell,in2019andcurrentlyalternatesbetweenLondon andŚwidnica.Heworksinvariousmedia,includingceramics, photography,andsite-specificinstallations.Strzelecki’sinfluences encompassChristianiconography,ancientmythology,andthecanonof Westernart.Heexploresthedifferences(andsimilarities)betweenman andtheenvironment,contrastingthewildsofnaturewiththefragilityof thehumanform.HisworkoftenengageswithLGBTQ+issues,especially howdifferentsocietiesrelatetoissuesofacceptance,prejudice,andthe enduringproblemofdiscrimination.Hispracticeexaminesthecontrasts betweenthecontemporarybodyandthebodyinhistory.Queerculture reactstodifferentenvironmentsandchangeswithtime–heoftenuses hisownbodyinhisphotographs,creatingaperformanceandblurringthe definitionsbetweenbeingagayman,anartist,andamodelresponding totheimmediatesurroundingsandprevailingpoliticalsituation.His ceramicscombineavarietyofpaintingandphotographictechniquesto achievethefinalresult.Ceramicsishisprimarymediumtodayasit combinesdifferentaspectsofpainting,photography,andsculpture.It offersanever-endingrangeofpossibilitiesbutrequirestimeandintense focus.Somuchcangoawryintheprocessoffiringandglazing ceramics,buthedoesnotview‘mistakes’aserrorsbutasameanstotell theuniquestoryofeverypiece,andhelearnsmorethanfromsuccessful work.(inaccordancewiththeJapanesephilosophyofwabi-sabi).

Image: SummerScene

Glazedceramic stoneware

51cnx60cmx17cm

Image: Riverruns

Glazedceramicpainting

38cmx44cm

ZEQILI

Image: Utopiaofthe problematic

InstallationCarpet,Knife 120cmx13cm

@lizeqize

LiisaChineseartistbasedinLondon.Asamulti-mediaartist,herworkscontain variousmediatomeetherresearchinterests,includinginstallation,performance, sound,andvideo.Shestartswithpowermechanisms,hierarchystructure,and identitythatsheobservesandcapturesfromcurrentsocialphenomena.Existing socialsymbols,dailyscenarios,andready-madeproductsarecrucialtohercreation. Then,sheexpandsthebasisoftheiroriginalfunctionswithherpersonalexperience andutilizesittoexploretherelationshipbetweenherandsociety.

Image: Utopiaofthe problematic

InstallationCarpet,Knife 120cmx13cm

SANDRACAVANAGH

SandraCavanagh’scareerbeganin1997,aftercompletinga FoundationinFineArtsandaBAdegreefromtheKentInstitute ofArtandDesign,UniversityofKent,UK.BorninBuenosAires, Argentina,Cavanagh’sfirsttwodecadeswerepitchedonthe tensionsbetweenalovingfamilylife,constantpolitical upheavals,unrestrainedmilitarygovernments,andtheominous dangerofpoliticallysanctionedbrutalityandcensorship.She readSocialSciencesattheUniversityofBelgrano,Buenos Aires,beforeemigratingtoCaliforniaandlatertotheUK,where shecompletedstudiesinFineArt.Shereturnedtofull residencyintheUnitedStatesin2010andhasworkedand residedinNewYorkCityeversince.

Image: AdamandEve(Diptych) Oiloncanvas 48inx25in

Image:

QinTanisapainterandvideoartistbasedinNewJersey,USA. Tan’spiecesexplorethesymbioticnatureofscienceand mythology-theintersectionofnaturalandvirtualphenomena. Thoughshewastrainedasatraditionalpainter,her explorationshavebloomedintodifferentmethodsof expression,includingexperimentalvideonarratives,sculptures, andinstallations.Theseworksreflectherintrospectiveand contemplativeideasregardingthehumanconditionsince modernity,likenotesleftbyanobserverthathaswitnessedthe developmentofscientifictoolsandthecreationofvirtual landscapes.

Acrylicandoiloncanvas

72inx60in

Image: HereCometheBetterDays

TARUTIILIHARJU

Image: Snap

Acryliconcanvas 40cmx50cm

Image:

TaruTiiliharjuisanartistbasedinFinlandwhoworksprimarily inacrylicpaints.Shestudiedatanart-orientedhighschoolbut otherwiseisself-taught.Sheoftenmakesportrait-likepaintings withbright,saturatedtonesandmanydetails.Sheuses inspirationfromnatureanditsbeauty,notdefinedbysymmetry andlackofimperfections.

Eightfliesrubbingtheirhands together

Acryliconcanvas

40cmx40cm

@artbytilli

TONYREADE

TonyReade'sworkoftendirectlyorindirectlyreferencesthe imageryandconceptsofcommercialart/artiststocritiquethe accessibilityoftheideasbeingengagedtoawiderand potentiallylessunderstandinggeneralaudience.Thesenew paintingssitinamiddlegroundbetweendirectforminthe accessibilityoftexttoconveyinformationandtheinaccessibility ofabstractworks,oftentotheuninitiated.

Image: New2022(Blue)

Syntheticpolymeron board 70cmx60cm

Left: New2022(Green)

Syntheticpolymeron board 70cmx60cm

www.instagram.com/ tdreade/

Image: New2022(Pink)

Syntheticpolymeron board 70cmx60cm

RAMNASHAHID

Images:

JheelSaif-ul-Maluk 35mmfilmphotograph 1280pxx848px @ramna___

RamnaShahidisaPakistaniWelshmultidisciplinaryartist influencedbythedualityofher rootsandthetimeshespent workingintheNetherlandsand Spain.Throughherpractice, sheinvestigateshowthe conditionofchange–an experiencesheusedtomeet withdoggedresistance–affects usandourrelationshipswith thosearoundus.

Sincetheglobalpandemic disruptedhersculptingpractice, Ramnahasfocusedon photographyasacritical mediumtoprocesschallenging emotionssuchasloveand longing.Sheoftenusesher worktoreflectonrelationships withlovedones,theirshared spaces,andtheircontinuity. Themesofdisorder, introspection,anddisplacement areprominentinherwork.

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HERESYCAKE

BasedinSanFrancisco,theartistbehindHeresyCakeoften usesvintagemagazinestocreatelittlestoriesorsnapshots, seekingtoevokeasenseofplay,wonder,self-love,or reflection.Mostofhisworksareanalogwithpaperandglue, althoughsomearedigitallycomposited.Byrecontextualizing forgottenandoftenmassproducedmaterials,hehopestogive newlifetootherwisediscardedmediaandachancetotell anotherstory.

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CARINA EARL

CarinaEarlisanMFAgraduate ofSFAI.OriginallyfromNOLA, she'sspentmostofherlifein Washington,DC,andSan Franciscoandcurrentlylivesin Raleigh,NC.Herworkhasbeen displayedinvariousgalleries throughouttheUSandabroad. In2008shewashandpickedto leadandexecuteamuralwith PhiladelphiaMuralArts Philadelphia.AtStanford University,shedisplayedher workfor"SMASH"and presentedanartlectureforthe "LeonardoArtandScience EveningRendezvous."In addition,sheisaresidentartist at311GalleryinRaleighanda featuredartistfortheLeoniArts ProjectinPortugal.

Carina'sinterestinoilpainting beganatage7.Shehassaid paintingenableshertoenvision accesspointsintoothertimes

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Transcendence

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anddimensions.Alongwithher childhoodpassionforartwasa passionformathandscience. Hergeometry,physics,and biologystudieshavedeeply informedherwork.Currently, sheisworkingonaportfolio called"LabyrinthofInfinite Doorways,"whichfocusesona period4billionyearsfromnow whentheMilkyWaywillmerge withAndromeda.Herconcepts arebasedonthepremisethat lifeandconsciousnessare structuralcomponentsof physicsandthat,eventually, lifewillpermeatebothstar systemsforminganelliptical biosphere.Dualityisasubtle yetpersistentthemeinher work,asonesideofthe spectrumcannotexistwithout theother.Freedomcannot existwithouttheexperienceof suffering,andcreationcannot existwithouttherestructuring ofphysics.Everypaintingtells astory,fromplantsthatevolve tobecomemorelikeanimals, animalsthatbecomemorelike plants,andgalaxiesthat transformintomassive biospheres.Eachstoryisa pieceofthepuzzlethat consciousnessandbiology playintheuniverse'sunfolding.

Left: TheSeer Oilonstretchedcanvas 24inx30in

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Centrifugetube,iron,silverfoil 240cmx200cmx480cm

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YANGTIAN

YangTianwasborninBeijingandhaslivedinTokyoandSeoulformanyyears.He isapainter,acontemporarymetalartist,andacriticalthinkerabouttraditional cultureinEastAsia.HebelievesinZhuangZi'sstatement:'Beauselessperson.'He praisesthemarginalandignoredgroupsandexpressesdissatisfactionand uncooperativewiththeauthoritiesbyusingtheseeminglyuselessdeadvine,rotten wood,moss,fallenleaves,andmushroomsfromdailylife.

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WILLIAMJOSEPHS RADFORD

WilliamJosephsRadfordisa talentedcontemporaryphotographer andartistbornonAugust23rd,1998, inruralAndalucía,Spain.Raisedin anunconventionalenvironment, Radforddevelopedapassionforart atayoungageandlaterstudiedfine artphotographyattheUniversityof Gloucestershire.Hisseries "CharacterBuilding"wasrecently nominatedforThe7thFineArt PhotographyAwardsandexplores theuniqueexperiencesofhis childhood.Radford'sworkisknown foritsstrikingcompositionsand controversialthemes,oftenusing light-paintingtechniquesandvibrant colorstoengagewithcomplex subjectssuchasgenderidentity, voyeurism,andreligion.Hetakes inspirationfromartistswhoreject traditionaldefinitionsofarttopush boundaries,includingAndress Serrano,SophieCalle,andSally Mann.Radfordaimstochallengeand inspireaudiencestothinkoutsidethe boxthroughhisthought-provoking artwork.

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ImageofAnjaRausch Photographer:Anna Kuznyetsova

Image: GEOMORPHĒ(EXTERIOR)by AnjaRausch

Oiloncanvas

60cmx50cm

Photographer: PeterOliverWolff

FEATUREDARTIST: ANJARAUSCH

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ChlorophyllbyAnjaRausch

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PeterOliverWolff

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Oiloncanvas

100cmx140cm

Photographer: PeterOliverWolff

Whatisyourartbackground/training?

Asachild,Iattendedaprivateartschoolforaroundnineyears.Inmy twenties,IstudiedAppliedArtsatDarmstadt.AftermyDiploma,Imoved toBerlin,whereIstartedtoworkinspatialdesign,developingexhibitions formuseumswithartandculturalcontext.Duringthattime,Ialso consideredstudyingphilosophybutresumedpaintingasitofferedmeto findvisualintersectionsfromvariousscientificfieldsandconnectthemto humanities,i.e.,philosophy,psychology,andsemiology.

Howdidyoufindyoursignaturestyleasanartist?

Iwouldn'tconsideritastyleratherthananinnervisualvocabulary.Tobe honest,themotifsaretotallyintuitiveandjustthewayitlookswhenItry notto"say"somethinginparticular.Ofcourse,Iamawarethateach imagespeaksinthetraditionofyearsofpracticeandexperienceandthat, actually,Idosayalotwithanimage.Butthereisnointentiontoshape anyparticularoutcomeupfront.

Image: KÍNESISbyAnjaRausch

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120cmx90cm

Photographer: PeterOliverWolff

INTROMITSCHWARZ, INTROMITGELBbyAnjaRausch

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30cmx40cm

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Wheredoyoufind inspirationforyourwork?

Thankstomyparents,Iwas abletovisitplentyofmuseums showingRenaissanceand BaroqueartinEuropefroman earlyage.WhenIwasa teenager,Iworshippedallthe greatItalianpainterslike MichelangeloBuonarrotiand hiscontemporaries.Iwas obsessedwithimprovingmy technicalskillsuntilIreacheda photorealisticoutcomein paintingmainlyportraitsand humanfigures.SoIguess thesepaintersmighthave influencedme,especiallyat thatyoungagewhenoneis veryreceptiveandmalleable. TodayIaminspiredbymany visualartists.Iabsolutely

adoreFrancisBacon,Louise Bourgeois,MarleneDumas,Oda Jaune,MaxErnst,andWolfgang Tillmans.Lookingattheirwork makesmefeelthisdeeppersonal connection,asifIunderstood somethingprofound.Ashared understandingoflifeandafeeling oftruthandhonesty.Inmy paintingsanddrawings,nothingis plannedorcomposedinadvance. Soonadeeperlevel,Idrawfrom mypsychologicalmechanisms, likebeingintouchwithmy vulnerabilities.Ipayclose attentiontomyfearsanddreams anddevotealargepartofmylife toexploringmyownpsychology andtheinvisiblecorrelationsthat surroundme.Butmaybethatis moreofasourcethaturgesmeto paintthanjustaninspiration.

Alotofyourworkisinspired byhumananatomy.What drewyoutothesubject?

Igetthatoften–anditistrue, itcanbereadasareferenceto humananatomy.Forme,itis moreaboutvitalororganic structuresingeneral. Ethnologydistinguishes betweenalterity(translatable otherness)and"alienity" (radicalotherness).Iguessmy workshavea"translatable other"character.Probably thereissomethingwitha universalappealtoitthat viewerscanidentifywith somethingtheyknow. Toansweryourquestion:Iam fascinatedbytheprocessof paintingthefirstlayer(very impulsively)andgettingto understandtheimagemore andmorewitheveryfollowing step.Forme,thesubjectitself needstostayopeninaway.I lovetooscillatebetween abstractionandphotorealistic matter,andIdoenjoy provokingandproviding associations(texture-wise).Of course,itisalso,toalarge

extent,areproductionofmy internalizedviewinghabits,yetit isimportantformetoleaveit opentoseveralinterpretations. Youhavetolettheforeignintolet somethingfertilearise.

Howhaslivingandworkingin Berlinimpactedyourart career?

Itdefinitelyencouragesmeto followmygutsinart.Berlinisa verycreativeplace.Ithink everyonewhowantstoface challengesorparticipatecanfind anichetodoso.Itisagreatcity toconnectwithlike-minded peopleinthecreativeIndustry.

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SERPENTINEbyAnjaRausch

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70cmx100cm

Photographer: PeterOliverWolff

Tellmemoreaboutyour upcomingsoloexhibition, "MorbidOrbit."

Whatcanweexpecttosee/ experience?

"MorbidOrbit"isaseriesof pasteldrawingsIdeveloped duringthelastmonth.Itisan ongoingseries.Thetitlehasa humorousnotetoit–butinthe sameway,itemphasizes somethingallofmyworks inhabit:Theshownimages orbitaroundsomethingwe coulddescribeasa visualizationofaliving condition.Thestructures remindoneofprimal-grown structures.Theyseemtobe vital,tender,andfragilebut,in thesameway,violentor threatening.Likefearor disgustcanmakeyoufeel reallyalive.Theexhibition offerstoexperienceimagesinbetweenthesepolarfieldsof tension.Besidestheactual "MorbidOrbit"series,whichwill beondisplay,visitorswillbe abletoseeseveraloil paintingsinstalledinarather strictclusteronrawconcrete

walls.TheGalleryspacehasafull frontalglasswindow,whichallows onetolookattheexhibition24/7.

What'sbeenyourproudest momentasanartist?

Sofar,Iwouldsay:"goingforit"in thefirstplace.Sharingartrequires courage.

Whatdoyouhopetoachieveinthenextyear?

Iamlookingforwardtocollaboratingwithdifferentpeople: writers,artists,collectives,andcurators.Istartedworkingona smalleditionofhand-crafted/hand-paintedceramicpieces togetherwithtamihceramicsthatwillhopefullylaunchin autumn.I'mreallyexcitedabouttheprocess!Andbesidesthat,I wouldliketodomoreexhibitionsandgetintouchwithgalleries sothatIcanbuildproductiveworkrelationships.

Anyadviceforemergingartistslookingtogettothenext levelintheircareers?

Participate!Forexample,submittingtoopencallsororganizing exhibitionshelpstoreflectyourownwork.Youhavetoask yourselfmanyquestionsandmakealotofdecisionsalongthe wayofthisprocess:WhatisthecontextIcouldseemyselfin?

HowwouldIliketoframemywork—findingtitles,assembling series,writingstatements,andputtingtogethersubmissions.All theseconsiderationshelptounderstandyourownapproach towardsyourwork.Inmyopinion,reflectingonyouroutcomeis ascrucialasactuallymakingit.

ImageofAnjaRausch Photographer:Anna Kuznyetsova

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TINASEJBJERG

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JOSHUASIN

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3DRenderings www.joshsin.com

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MICHAELYOUNG

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MichaelYoung(b.Bronxville,NY)is aNewYork-basedphotographerand teacher.Hisworkhasbeenshownin groupshowsinParis,Sydney,at FotofestivalLenzburg(Switzerland), inNewYorkCity,andacrosstheUS. In2019hisseriesAshestoAshes/ DusttoDustwasshortlistedforthe AthensPhotoFestival.Hisimages havebeenfeaturedonFlakPhoto, HumbleArtsFoundation,and Pineappleblog.MichaelhasanMA fromNewYorkUniversityandaBA fromYaleUniversity,wherehespent hissenioryearstudyingphotography withCatherineOpie.

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ErinDerby(b.1975.SanJose,CA)graduatedfromtheUniversityofCalifornia, SantaBarbara,withaBAinFilmandLatinAmerican&IberianStudies.Her earlycareerwasprimarilyphotojournalism.Overtimesheevolvedasafineart cynosurebalancedwithconsiderablecommercialphotographysuccess.She continuestodocorporateportraiture,interiors,andstill-lifeworkinthelatter. Herearlyfineartworkexploredexpired4x5polaroidand35mmfilmwithits painterlyquality.Thevitalimperfectionsoftheseagedmediumsandtheir erodedhuescommunicatedanetherealqualitytoherbotanicalimages.Inher recentwork,ReimaginingNature,shereturnedtobotanicals.Workingdigitally andwithheruniquelightinganddetailmindfulness,shebuildsnewimagery. Theseresultsarefamiliarandstrikinglyunfamiliaroftheearthyetotherworldly. Theimagesarebold,sensual,andeffervescewithlightandcolor.Amazingly, theyareconcreteandetherealsimultaneously.Andalways,thereisastrong senseoftheatmospheric.

DANIELROLLITT

TheCovid-19pandemichasledtonewdailyphrases.Masksbestsignifyour sharedexperience,providingprotectionandexpressionsofindividuality. Despitealloftheanxietyandsadnesshopehasprevailedrepresentedbythe manyrainbowsdisplayedduringlockdown.

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GlassMasks 15cmx4cmx15cm

www.dannyrollitt.wixsite.com/glass-and-ceramics

BLAINEA.WHITE

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Oilandarcyliconcanvas www.blainewhite.partial.gallery

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KYLESORENSEN

KyleSorensenwasborninToronto,Ontario,in1991.HereceivedhisBFA fromYorkUniversityin2014-studyingcontemporaryabstractpaintingwith mentorsJanetJonesandRadoslawKudlinski.Mostknownforhisbolduseof geometricabstraction,Kylerepresentsbothurbanandruralspacesthrough simplifiedgeometricformsandovertlydramatizedcolors.Theresultleavesthe viewerinapurelypictorialrealitybasedsolelyontherelationshipbetween shapeandcolor.Kyle’sworkhasevidenthintsoftraditionalCanadian landscapepainting,albeitwithacontemporarycubistapproach.Kyle’swork hasbeenexhibitedinnumerousgalleriesandvenuesinCanadasincehisfirst soloexhibitionin2013.Kylewasalsonominatedforthe“BMO1stArtAward” in2013.

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NorthShore

AcryliconCanadianBirch

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RJGARDNER

RJisaphotographer/GraphicDesignerbornandraisedinRichmond,VA lookingtoshowcasehisartandcreativityasmuchaspossiblesimplybecause it'sfunforhim.TheartGardnercreateshelpshimmeetandinteractwithso manypeople,whichisstillcrazytohim,whetherinpersonorthroughsocial media.Fromfriends/supportersofhiswork,Artshowcaseopportunities, collaborationswithotherartists/photographers,etc.It'sbeenafantastic experienceforhim,andGardnerisexcitedtocontinuecreatingfascinatingart piecesformanyyears.

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DigitalPhotography/Mixed Media

20inx30in

www.instagram.com/whatuprj/

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CHRISTOPHER PAULBROWN

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christopherpaulbrown.com

ChristopherPaulBrownisknownforexploringtheunconsciousthrough improvisationandcultivatingserendipityandsynchronicityviaalchemy.His photographycareerdatesbackto1978,andhehasbeenactiveinimprovised experimentalmusicandvideosince1974.Hisfirstphotographysalewasto thecollectionoftheStandardOilCompanyofIndiana(nowpartofBritish Petroleum),andhisvideoYouDefineSingleFilewasnominatedforthe GoldenGateAwardatthe47thSanFranciscoInternationalFilmFestivalin 2004.