Divide Magazine - Issue 6

FrontCover:

MadelineSwainhart

WeatLeastDeserve

So�ness

Photograph

60cmx90cm

Top:

YuQiao

SelfPollina�on

Photograph

BackCover: DavidYang

Thespot

OilonCanvas

48inx60in

Formoreinformationpleasevisitwww.dividemagazine.com

HERDINIAPRILIA

HerdiniApriliaisanIndonesianillustratorcurrentlylivingandstudyinginLondon.Aside fromcrea�ngcharacters,shealsoenjoysexperimen�ngwithdifferentmedia-suchas pencils,watercolors,salt,andpaper-todefineillustra�oninherway.

Le�: AbandonedPrincess

DigitalIllustra�onandColorPencilonPaper 30cmx43cmx15cm

Right: AbandonedPrincess

DigitalIllustra�onandColorPencilonPaper 30cmx43cmx15cm

www.behance.net/diniaprilia

REENAWU

Le�: Space DigitalArt

10inx12in

Right: Light DigitalArt

10inx12in

www.reenawu.com

ReenaWuisaChinese-Canadianta�ooar�standillustratorlocatedinNYC.Shewentto thePra�Ins�tuteinBrooklynand,duringher�methere,workedtodevelopherillustra�on styleandworkedonhertechnicalabili�esasata�ooappren�ceatFleurNoireTa�oo. A�ergradua�ngin2022,shebecamearesidentar�stattheshop,buildinganinterna�onal audienceforherdesignsthroughsocialmediawhilecon�nuingtoworkonpersonalarton theside.ThebiggestaimReenahaswhencrea�ngartistocomeupwithideasthatfeela li�lestrangeandali�leoff-beat.Herarttendstobeheavilyinfluencedbysurrealismand comicart.Shetriesherbesttocreateanintensemoodinessinherpiecesandenjoys exploringthein�macyofhumanrela�onships.

"Lads"looksatqueeringmasculinityindancehistorywhileques�oninghowclassstructure playsaroleindefiningmasculinity.Performermoldsbetweensculptureposesfromartand dancehistory.

Images:

Lads

PhotographbyCamillaGreenwell

www.instagram.com/formedview/?hl=en

CHRISTOPHER MATHEWS

ChristopherMa�hewsisanAmerican-bornchoreographerandperformancear�stworking fromLondon.HeholdsaBFAfromNewYorkUniversityTischSchooloftheArtsandanMA inChoreographyfromTrinityLaban.Hisvideoandperformanceworkshavebeenpresented inseveralshowsandexhibi�ons.

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Right: TinyWorldForest

RUOBINGXUE

Image: VivaMagenta

Pain�ng,acryliconcanvas 200cmx160cmx5cm

Le�: EggshellBlue

Pain�ng,AcryliconCanvas 200cmx160cmx5cm

@jamie_xue_

YIWEILEOWANG

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Right:

JOHNA.BLYTHE

Uniqueunexposed,chemicallymanipulatedKodak

Image: KEChE100S54

Uniqueunexposed,chemically manipulated,FujicolorPro400Hfilm nega�ve 76cmx175cm

Image: FFFCP400H12

YUQIAO

Right: SelfPollina�on Photograph

www.100170425.wixsite.com/my-site

MARIYABORODINA

MariyaBorodinaisaUK-basedar�stspecializinginportraiture.Mariyahassevenyearsof artschoolexperienceandtwodegreesinDigitalArt.Borodinapaintsdetailedfemalefaces indifferentmediums(watercolor,pencils)andcreates3Dcharacterartwork.Herworks havebeenexhibitedattheWorld’sEndCentreandBa�erseaArtFairinLondon,UK,and theNa�onalMuseuminOskemen,Kazakhstan.

TATIANAGUSEVA

Ta�anaGusevaisasurrealar�stwithauniquevisionoflife.Shestarteddrawinga�eran extremeaccidentnearlytookherlife.In2022shehadalreadymademorethan25surreal artworksindifferentstylesandmedia.Shehaspar�cipatedinmul�pleinterna�onal Exhibi�onsandArtFairs.Thedailyinves�ga�onofthepsychicalandspiritualalgorithmsof lifeinspiresher.Throughherart,shespreadslove,joy,andaconsciouswayofliving.Sheis alsoabigfanofGestaltpsychology;therefore,shesharessomeinsightsinherartworks.

MEICHENCHEN

www.meichen-ceramics.uk

Image: WrathofSilence Ceramic 28cmx16cmx15cm

Image: WrathofSilence Ceramic 28cmx16cmx15cm

MeichenisaChinesear�stcurrentlypursuinganMAinceramicsattheRoyalCollegeof ArtinLondon,withplanstograduateinJulyofthisyear.Shepreviouslystudiedceramics duringherBAattheHubeiIns�tuteofFineArtsinChina,whereshegraduatedwith dis�nc�onandwasawardedtheOutstandingGradua�onWorkAward.Hercurrent worksexplorethevitalityofmarginalizednon-humanbeingsfromtheconsequences a�ertransgenesis.Meichencreatesmutatedshapesthatallowviewerstoexperiencea senseofunfamiliaritywithfamiliarlivingbeings.Drawingonherchildhoodexperiences withnature,Meichenbelievesthatnatureisnotwhathumansthinkandshouldnotbe controlled.Yet,especiallywhensheapproachesthecoastandhearstheloudsoundof wavescrashing,shefeelsoverwhelmed.Andsheclimbsamountainandcannotseethe base;shefeelsasthoughshecouldbeswallowedbyanabyssinthenextsecond.

Meichen'sapproachtomakingisexperimental,involvingthecombina�onofdifferent fragmentsthroughoutherworks.Shefirstcreatesabstractformsofplantsandcreatures separatelywhentheclayiswet,thencombinesthemintonewformsa�ertheyhave dried.A�erfiring,sheplacesallthefragmentsaroundher.Meichenalsoaimstocombine herceramicpartswithdifferentconcrete,conveyingasenseofthepowerofmutated beingstobreakthroughhumanlivingspace.

YUNJIAYUAN

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YunjiaisagraphicdesignerbasedinLenapehoking(Brooklyn,NY)andcamefrom Shanghai,China.Shebelievesinthepowerofdesigntodrivethingsforwardforboth u�litarianpurposesandconceptualinquiries.Sheenjoysmeldingdesign,wri�ng,and interac�vemediatorevealeverydaynormalcy,surveillance,andpower.

DMITRIYGUSHCHIN

Image: Invoca�on

DmitriyGushchinisanexperimentalvisualgayar�stfromBoston,US.Heini�ated black-and-whitefilmphotographytrainingfromhisfatherat12,managinghis darkroomandblendinghisownchemicalsolu�ons.Whiletransi�oningtocolorfilm andlatertodigitalphotographyDmitriymasteredhistechniqueaswellashis philosophyandesthe�csofartcrea�on.Thephotographer’slatestpassionis imagina�vestorytellingthroughcompositeportraiture.Dmitriyisfascinatedwith thediscoveryofdeeplyhiddenemo�onsoffiguresandinterac�onswithdreamy andinven�vebackgrounds.

Image: RebirthingII

ArchivalInkjetprintonPhotopaper

20inx16in

www.dgartphoto.com

ZAIREMILESMOULTRIE

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Image: Resolute

DigitalCollage,Photoshop,SilkScreenPrintonPaper

13inx12in

ZaireMiles-MoultriewasborninsunnyCaliforniabutwasraisedintheoldNorth StateofNorthCarolina.Atayoungage,hewasintroducedtotheartworldthrough comicbooks,andhislovefortheartsgrewimmensely.A�erpickinguphisfirst pencilanddrawinghisveryfirstline,hecouldneverstoplearningmoreabouthis passionsandhimself.Currently,ZaireisenrolledattheUniversityofNorthCarolina atGreensboro(UNCG),pursuinghisdegreesinEntrepreneurshipandaB.F.A.in studioartwithaconcentra�oninPrintmakingandDrawing.Currently,heis interestedinresearchingandlearningmoreaboutmodernAfro-Centricar�sts,art, andsustainableartandbusinessprac�ces.

AngusVasiliisarenowned ar�stknownforhis architecturalandabstractinfusedsilkscreenprints.He studiedGraphicDesignand Illustra�onatLiverpoolJohn MooresUniversity,wherehe honedhisskillsanddeveloped apassionforprocess-driven work.Vasili’suniquestyle involvesadelicatebalance betweentheabstrac�onsof printmakingandthe monumentalformsofmodern andcontemporary architecture.Vasili’sworks fuseandcoalesceinan extraordinarydanceofvisual elements,weavinginscreenprin�ng,photography,and hand-finishedtexture.His prac�ceiscon�nually evolving,informedbythe experimental,anddescribed as“looseandintui�ve.”He reliesonthealeatorynature oftheprin�ngprocess, allowingchanceaccidentsin analogtechniquestobring aboutsomeofthemost spectacularvisualinstances, resul�nginarawand dynamiccontemporary aesthe�c.

Vasili’sworkisinspiredbyurbandecay,par�cularlydecayinpostersandbillboards,which hasdevelopedintoabstractsreferencingnature.Theformsinhisworkempowerthe audiencetocreatetheirdefini�onsandexperience.Theoverallthemeofhisworkisto explorethehiddenbeautyofurbandecay,encouragingtheaudiencetoapproachthe subjectfromadifferentangleorlens.Thejuxtaposi�onoffindingamoretradi�onalbeauty fromanon-tradi�onalstar�ngpointofurbandecaydrivesVasili’sart.

ANGUSVASILI

Themessageandmeaning behindhisworksreflecthow weviewneglectedspacesin theurbanlandscapeandthe importanceoffindingthe rightbalancebetween deconstruc�onand reconstruc�on.Vasili’swork explorestheconflictbetween thetwo,reflec�ngonthe hiddenbeautythatcanbe foundindecay.Byripping thingsapart,hepushesthe boundariesofprintandhis prac�ce,encouragingmore process-drivenwork, facilita�nghappyaccidents, andallowingthe subconscioustodrivehisart.

Le�:

KeepinView

AbstractCollage

66cmx89cm

Image: Edges

AbstractCollage

77cmx115cm

www.angusvasili.com

Le�: MaterialPointIII

YANKOLOS

Image: MaterialPointII

InkonPaper 42cmx59cm

InkonPaper 42cmx59cm

www.behance.net/koloss_naut

CAMILLEKOUASSI

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Followinghercommunica�onstudies,CamilleKouassibranchedouttofloristry.Thereshe forgedaspecialrela�onshipwiththevegetalworld,ofwhichonefindstracesinherwork.

Throughcrea�ngcolorful,bright,yettormentedmasks,Camillecon�nuestoaddress ques�onsthathaveobsessedhumansforcenturies,suchastheneedtoreinvent,disguise, andmaskoneself.Inspiredbyourrela�onwithmasks,rootedinherlonginterestinthe unlikelyformsandtexturesofflowersandplants,herportraitsandself-portraitsques�on themesofalterity,iden�ty,andourbondtonature.Theydisplaytheneedtohideasmuch asthedesiretoexposeoneself.Withherpetalsandplas�cmonsters,Camillegivesaface totheWeird,theStrange,theUnheimlich,afondideaofhers.Moreover,metamorphosisis attheheartofherwork,whichsheexploresthroughself-portraiture,wherethenarra�veof theselfisaperpetualmovement.

Image: AllI'mLe�WithIs Oil,ColoredPencil,PhotoTransfer,and Tex�leonCanvas

96inx72inx2in

www.batoulballout.com

Right: LullabyfortheTravelingChild OilandColoredPencilonfoundwall pieces

41inx22inx9in

BATOULBALLOUT

OriginallyfromBeirut,Lebanon,BatoulBalloutimmigratedtotheUnitedStates in2014.Growingupinaregiondealingwithconstantturmoilgroundedher workinthemesofbelonging,trauma,iden�ty,andresistance.Ballout’sstudio prac�ceusespain�ng,drawing,andinstalla�ontoexplorewhatitmeanstobe— animmigrant,awarvic�m,adisabledperson,andaMuslim—inanunstable world.Sheexploresmemoryandtheconstantdesiretoholdontoflee�ng experiencesinherwork.Shepaintstounderstandherstruggles,heal,and ques�onwhereandwhen,ifever,thetetherofhomecanberea�ached. Ul�mately,Ballout’sartallowshertoconnectwithherselfandothers,explore thecomplexi�esofthehumanexperience,andworktowardsamore compassionatereality.BalloutobtainedherMFAfromCranbrookAcademyof Artin2022andwassubsequentlyselectedasthePhilipC.Cur�sAr�stin ResidenceatAlbionCollege.Herartworkhasbeenexhibitedinvariousloca�ons acrosstheUnitedStates.

Right: MadonnaandChild AcryliconCanvas

12inx14in

Le�: DiaryfromaTaintedLuv OilonCanvas

30inx40in

www.luz.llc/work

LUZ

WOWSERNG

Image: Gaze

Right:

WowserNg(b.1998)isaChina-born,London-basedvisualar�st.Wowsergota le�erofrecommenda�onfromSteveBrodnerin2019andthengraduatedfrom SichuanFineArtsIns�tutewithabachelor'sdegreeandtheUniversityofthe ArtsLondonwithamaster'sdegree.Hisartworkshavebeenselectedforthe5th FidaAwardsFinalists,ijungleillustra�onaward2021-NewTalentin2022.He designsfashionillustra�onsformanybrands,includingYSL,L'OrealParis,and CheryAutomobile,andco-designsartworkMirrorGardenwithFloren�aVillage in2021.Wowserexhibitsglobally.

OLUSHAMILLEY

24inx18in

Oilpastel,Chinamarker,OilS�ck,Glue,Acrylic,

24inx18in

www.olusha.ca

Right: Flower

Oilpastel,Chinamarker,OilS�ck,Graphite,on ManilaPaper

Le�: CargoShip

onManilaPaper

Milleywasbornin1975in Vancouver,Canada,whereshe con�nuestoliveandwork. Olushaisdrivenbyadesireto expressnuancedemo�onsand ideasthatrespondtoour �mes'emo�onalinstability andcomplexity.Renderedwith raw,dynamiclinesandbold colors,herworkcanbe somber,playful,orpassionate butisfundamentally op�mis�candmeantto empowertheviewer,whois invitedtocreatetheirown meaningandrela�onshipto thework.RecentlyOlushahas beenusingimageryofstories andmetaphorsaboutthesea andtravelstoconveyaspirit ofresilienceand determina�on.Olushaholdsa BFAandML.ArchfromThe UniversityofBri�shColumbia andcurrentlyhasasolo exhibi�onwiththeBurnaby ArtGallery�tled"Catch& Release"andwiththePeanuts Gallery(Vancouver)�tled "GeeseareFreaks."Shehas exhibitedandsoldworkin CanadaandEurope.

MICHELLEOCKERT

MichelleOckertisaself-taughtvisualar�stfromBri�shColumbia,Canada, livinginLisbon,Portugal.Havinggrownupinavalleyencapsulatedby surroundingmountains,Michelledevelopedadeeprela�onshipwiththe naturalworld,seeingitasareflec�onofthe�desofemo�onthatcrashwithin. Shetranslates,deconstructs,andphilosophizesthissacredyetconfusing connec�onwedevelopwithourselvesasweventurepastthesurface.Her surrealcollagesrevealtheintui�veknowingthatwhatweseekoutsidemust firstbeplantedwithin;asourhandsreachoutforgreaterunderstanding,this innatebondisalwaystheretoilluminatemorethantheeyecansee.

Right: Fulfilled Collage 16cmx17cm

Le�: Dual Collage 17cmx21cm

www.michelleockert.ca

Image: HybridofVirtualImages

Genera�veArt

68cmx38cm

www.koala51.net

HAOJIHE

Image:

Reproduc�onofArm

Genera�veArt

68cmx38cm

HaojiHe

Image: VirtualLandscape

Genera�veArt

68cmx38cm

HaojiHe

HAILINGLIU

Image: IceCreamDiscourse Video+ScentInstalla�on 120inX78inX85in

HailingLiu(b.1997,Shenzhen,China)isamixed-mediaar�st,animator,andmo�on graphicdesignerworkingandlivinginChicago.Theyemploydiversemediaintheirart prac�ce:2Dand3Danima�on,videocomposi�on,wri�ng,sculpture,prin�ng,Augmented Reality,andphysicalandvirtualinstalla�on.Focusingondigitalculture,images,andmedia representa�onsincontemporarylife,Liuresearchesimagesproducedasvisual communica�onincapitalsystems.Liu’sworkplayswiththeculturalmeaningsandideas behindtheimages,subver�ngandrecrea�ngthemastheirwaytorespondtosocialpoli�calchanges(especiallythoseinChinesesociety).Theexpressionoftheirworkis alwayshumorous,dark,absurd,andambiguous,withstructuresthatarein-betweenreality andimagina�on.

CODILEEFANT

Right:

StrangeGlorifica�on

GraphiteonStonehenge

PaperwithWhiteGouache 10inx12in

Image: InSo�ness

GraphiteonStonehengePaper 4inx4in

www.codileefant.com

CodiLeeFantisamul�disciplinaryar�standanimatorbasedin Brooklyn,NY.ShegraduatedfromtheRhodeIslandSchoolof DesignwithaBFAinanima�on.Fant’sworkblurstheboundaries betweentradi�onaltechniques,classicalmo�fs,subversive symbolism,anddigitalprocesses.Hersurrealistcomposi�onsinvoke ethereality,femininity,andasenseofdreaminess.Workingata crossroadsbetweentradi�onalgraphiterenderinganddigitalmedia, Fantisinterestedinkni�ngtogethertechniquesfromvarious sourcestocreateherownvisuallanguage.

RYOTAMATSUMOTO

Le�: RecursiveTopographyof Uncertainty

MixedMedia

81cmx67cm

Image: S�llfromCi�esof InextricableVeloci�es

MixedMedia

97cmx80cm

Page57: TheCeles�alMapofDream Sequences

MixedMedia

58cmx85cm

www.ryotamatsumotostudio.com

RyotaMatsumotoisanar�st, educator,andarchitectbased inNewYorkandTokyo.Bornin Tokyo,hewasraisedinHong KongandJapan.Hereceiveda MasterofArchitecturedegree fromtheUniversityof Pennsylvaniain2007a�erhis studiesattheArchitectural Associa�oninLondonand MackintoshSchoolof Architecture,theGlasgow SchoolofArtintheearly90’s.

Matsumotohascollaborated withacofounderofthe MetabolistMovement,Kisho Kurokawa,andwithArata Isozaki,PeterChristopherson, andMITMediaLab.Hehas taughtarchitecture,artand interdisciplinarydesignasa lecturerandvisi�ngcri�cin theUnitedStates,Europe,and Japan.Matsumoto's mul�disciplinaryprojectshave beenexhibitedinterna�onally.

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BRICENOLAGOS

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www.bricenolagos.com

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DAVIDYANG

DavidYangwasbornin 1999,inPrinceton, NewJersey.He graduatedfromMason GrossSchoolofthe ArtswithaBFAinFine Artsandaminorinart history.Hewasa memberoftheDean’s ListandaRutgers UniversityHonors CollegeScholar.In addi�on,DavidYangis arecipientofthe RutgersUniversity Compe��veMerit HonorsScholarship.He hasalsoworkedwith thePrincetonAcademy ofArtandthe HarkawikGallery. Raisedinthesuburbs ofNewJersey,he strivestoletbothhis lovefortheGarden StateandhisChinese heritagefindaunique wayofseeingand transla�ngtheworld intohislandscapeand architecturalpain�ngs.

Le�: Thespot OilonCanvas

48inx60in

Image: Lauren'sTree OilonCanvas 20inx48in

www.davidyangart.com

MADELINESWAINHART

MaddieSwainhart’sprac�cerevolvesaroundresearchandconstruc�on.Theyresearchthe archetypesoftheMother,theNuclearFamily,andwhatnurturinglookslikewhile construc�ngaqueeredimageofthose.Swainhartwonderswhatfamilycouldlooklike outsidethebinary,consideringtheques�on,‘Canweallmother?’Thetensionbetween foundfootageandperformancehighlightsthegapsbetweentheirutopianunderstandingof motherhoodandtheMotherfiguretheysawgrowingup.Swainhart’suseofself-portraiture allowsthemtoshi�betweenfantasyandrealityandemphasizetheexpecta�onofgender roleswithindomes�citywhilegivingyouyourownplaygroundofTheHome.

Image: WeatLeastDeserveSo�ness

Photograph 60cmx90cm @made_line_lu

BENRICHARDSON

Le�: IslandofTheFortunateI

BenRichardsonisaphotographerbasedinAmsterdam,TheNetherlands.Withapassion forcapturingtheworldaroundhim,Bendrawsinspira�onfromthedynamicinterplay betweentheurbanlandscapeandthenaturalworld.Heispar�cularlyfascinatedwithhow light,colorandcontrastcantransformascene.Heisespeciallydrawntowarmcolorsand howtheyshi�andchangethroughouttheday.Influencedbystreetandlandscapefilm photography,Benbringshisownperspec�vetohiswork,andhisphotographso�en showcasedetailandnuance.

Image: IslandofTheFortunateI

Photograph 8inx10in

www.benrichardsonphoto.com