FrontCover: FelaRaymond,Tyler
Rosemond,DarrenAgboh
BotanicalGenesis
Photograph 16inx16in
Top: Siggy Hungry
SculptedinZBrush,renderedin
Blender,compositedin
Photoshop 71inx120in
BackCover: FelaRaymond,TylerRosemond, DarrenAgboh
BotanicalInversionII
Photograph 16inx16in
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AcrylicandMarkeronPanel 11inx14in
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AcrylicandInkonLinen 41inx55in
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Image: BotanicalInversionII
Photograph 16inx16in
FelaRaymond:FelaRaymond'sworknaturally expresseshisvision.Hedirectshislensto capturemomentswithminimaledi�ng,aiming topresenttheworlduntouchedashefirst encounteredit.Apercep�veobserver,he masterfullyhandleseachframe'slight,textures, andpa�erns.
DarrenAgboh:DarrenAgbohisaPhotographer andSocialPsychologist(PhD)specializingin visualstorytelling.Hisworkseamlesslyblends crea�veskillsandpsychologicalinsighttocra� engagingnarra�vesthatshedlightonthe experiencesofunderrepresentedindividuals.
Image: BotanicalInversionI
Photograph 16inx16in
TylerRosemond:TylerRosemondisan interdisciplinaryar�standmodel,tracingher rootsinmovementtoRhythmicGymnas�cs,a sportcombiningelementsofgymnas�cs, contor�on,apparatushandling,andballet.She isaformerU.S.na�onalteammemberandhas competedglobally.Tyler'scorporealinquiryhas ledhertoexplorePoledancing,AerialHoop,and Freeformmovement.She'salsostudiedBallet, Graham,andHortontechniques.
AdriannSparreisanacrylicar�stbasedinNorthCarolinaknown forherlandscapeandfigura�vepain�ngs.Pain�nghasalways beenameansforhertoexpressherselfandfindinnerpeace. Throughouttheday,Adriannfindsherselfcap�vatedbythesubtle beautyoftheworldaroundher.Sheaspirestoconveythese�ny, magicalmomentsthroughherpain�ngs,allowingviewersto experiencethesameeleganceandtranquilitythatshedoes.
WarmBu�erflies
RegularBu�erflies
LouBreininger(b.Hagerstown,MD)isanar�stcurrentlylivingandworkinginLos Angeles,CA.Theirworkexploresplaceandhomethroughlandscapeandpa�ern.They grewuponafarminruralPennsylvaniaandfoundearlyonthatart-makingwasaway toconnecttheirinterestinarchitecture,nature,gender,andthedecora�ve.TheyreceivedaBFAinPain�ngfromArcadiaUniversity(Glenside,PA)andanMFAinPain�ngfromCranbrookAcademyofArt(BloomfieldHills,MI).Theyhavea�endedstudioprogramsatGoldsmith’sCollege(London,England)andtheSchoolofVisualArts(NewYork,NY).Selectedexhibi�onsincludeOddArkLA(LosAngeles,CA),FOCA(LosAngeles,CA),andVoxPopuli(Philadelphia,PA).
AgnèsGiannaros,isahalfGreekandhalfFrenchar�stwho wasbornin1993inAthens,Greece.Shegraduatedfrom DesignProductsfromtheRoyalCollegeofArt,London,in 2019.Beforestar�ngherDesignProductsstudies,Agnès studiedGraphicdesignandvisualartsattheESAG PenningheninParis,France.Shenowlivesandworksin Munich,Germany.
Acryliconcanvas 80cmx100cm
BaileyJeanThomasis avisualar�stfrom Kentuckywhoworks withdrawing,mixed media,andanima�on. Hercolorful,colored pencilillustra�ons exploreour rela�onshipswith domes�catedanimals andthefoodwedigest. Sheusesdrawingto processherfearsofthe environmentoutsideof herbodyaswellas within.
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ColoredPencilDrawingonPaper 9inx12in
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PencilDrawingonPaper
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BorninSydney,Australia,KareenaZerefosisaGreek/Australianar�stlivingin Lisbon,Portugal.Kareena'sar�s�capproachisanchoredinherbeliefthatcrea�vityis aconduitforauthen�cconnec�on,ano�onthatfuelsherdedica�onandfeedsher exploratoryjourney.Sheweavesintricatelifenarra�vesinhercoloredpencildrawings, skilfullyintertwiningthemesofisola�on,connec�on,anddichotomiesofthenatural andar�ficial.Throughherart,sheevokesasenseofnostalgiaandeerietranquility, challengingthebordersofrealityandimagina�on.
ZhengweiLiisaChinesear�st fromShenzhencurrently livinginLondon.A�er spendingyearsstudying tradi�onalChinesepain�ng andcalligraphy,shecon�nued aFineArtsMAdegreein CentralSaintMar�ns.Sheis presentlymakingworks focusingontheanonymityof modernci�es.Herworksare partlymixedwithher understandingsbasedonthe athle�candspace arrangementprinciplesin tradi�onalChinesepain�ng. Throughpain�ngsand ceramicsculptures,Zhengwei archivedthesepara�onof naturalsensa�onandfeeling moments.Herworksare relatedtomysteries,uncanny feelings,andfluididen�ty basedonherexperienceof livinginmul�plecultural socie�esandadigital equipment-dominated lifestyle.
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AcryliconCanvas 70cmx140cm
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Acrylic,SprayPaint,andOilpastelsonCanvas 80cmx120cm
SofiaEfremenkoisaRussian ar�stbornin1999whose artworksconsistpredominantly ofacrylicpain�ngsand drawings.In2017,shemoved toBerlintopursuestudying pain�ngattheWeißensee AcademyofArts.She graduatedwithadiplomain FreeArts/Pain�nginSummer 2022.Overtheyears,she exhibitedherworksna�onally andinterna�onally,withthe mostnotablegroupshowat theZentrumfürAktuelleKunst SpandauinBerlin.Herworks andtextshavealsobeen featuredinseveralar�s�c publica�ons.In2022, Efremenkowasaco-organizer ofacycleoffund-raising exhibi�onsinsolidaritywith Ukraine�tled"Ausstellungfür FriedenundSolidarität."Sofiais s�llbasedinBerlin,Germany, whereshecon�nuesdeveloping herar�s�cprac�ce.
EvelinaReiterlivesandworksinBerlin,Germany.ReitergraduatedfromWeissenseeArt AcademyinBerlinin2022.Ac�velyengaginginthesocialandpoli�callyac�vescenein Berlin,organizedandpar�cipatedinseveralcharityexhibi�onsforUkraineandSyria.As anac�vefeminist,hercurrentworksrepresentthelivesandstrugglesofbeingayoung womaninamodern-daymetropolis,Berlin,andthestrategiestoovercomethem.Her charactersarebasedonrealpeopleorliveeventsandcommunicatetheissuesofher genera�on.Reiteriscurrentlyworkingonaproject,"Ialwaysholdakeyinmyhand,"in Berlin,whichwillbringmoreawarenesstovisitorsaboutthesafetyofwomenandnonbinarypersonsinBerlin.EvelinaReiterworkswithoilandcanvas,whichhedoesherself, andusespigmentstomixherpallet.
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Sandra(Cho)Curitore,KoreanAmericanAr�st/Artdirector,breastcancersurvivor,Wife, andMotherlivinginLosAngeles,isanalumnusofO�sCollegeofArtandDesign.She majoredinCommunica�onArts-Graphicdesignandcon�nuedaprofessionalcareerof 20+yearswithinthebeautyindustry,reachingthelevelofCrea�veDirector.In2022,her roleasCDcametoanend.Thelayoffwasasurprise,butitdidn’tconsumeherbecausea yearpriortoCOVID-19,sheba�ledstage3breastcancerandsurvived.Withhernew perspec�veonlife,shechosetopivotanddedicatemostofher�metoacrylicpain�ng. She’sinspiredbyherfamily,nature’sbeauty,andanythingcolorful,andsheisapplyingthe designskillsfromherpreviousprofessionallifetohernextchapterinfineart.
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Asaphotographicar�st,Sophieprocessesanexistencethroughapeculiareye.Intheeye ofanau�s�cindividual,thisnarra�veexplorespersonaltraumathrougharela�onship betweenmemoryandphotography.Sophieu�lizesarchivalandcontemporaryimagemakingtechniquestoproducethepoten�alofphotographytobeatherapeu�ctool.
Throughques�oningtheaesthe�csofmemoryandtrauma,Sophieexplorestheir connec�ontothefundamentalcontextofsociety.Thisprojectisafugi�vereflec�onof pasttraumaandtheroadtorecovery.Acollec�onofallthatisgoodandbad.Througha vesselgrippingtheintensesourceofpainandthetruthofthepast,present,andfutureof memories.Sophieu�lizesthecontextualbasesofthe‘Punctum’asourceexploredwithin RolandBarthes’sseminaltextCameraLucida(1980),enac�ngareflec�onwithina trauma�cphotograph.Inthisessence,thatbruiseors�ngisdefinedwithinphotography.
Throughthejuxtaposi�onbetweenimages,Sophiehasdevelopedaprocessof construc�onwithintheconceptofcrea�ngabook.Usingtradi�onalanalogprocessing, Sophietranslatesthestateofawoman’sexpressionthroughtheconceptof�mefilledwith complexi�esofspaceandhistory.ThismethodologyhasallowedSophietoportraythe layeringofmul�pleiden��esdefinedwithinherupbringing.Timesthroughheranalogand contemporaryimage-makinghavegivenmeaningtoself-reflec�on.Sheiscrea�nga ruptureinhabitualwaysofseeing.
Graphite,Pastel,WatercolorandColoredPencilonPaper 11inx16in
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WoosikChoiisavisualar�stbasedinNewYork.Hisworkexploresthehistoryof individuals,communica�on,andrela�onshipsbasedondrawing.Throughhisar�s�c prac�ce,Woosikvisualizestheworldhefacedinartformsthroughhisvisualvocabularyby capturingnotonlythereal-lifesitua�onsandmomentsheexperiencedbutalsothe historyofothers.HereceivedhisMFAinFineArtsfromtheSchoolofVisualArts,New York,in2022.WoosikhasexhibitedhisworkatvenuesincludingNewCollectorsGallery, SVAChelseaGallery,MainStreetArts,StartaArta,andLIC-A.Hewasselectedfor “HonorableMen�on”byMainStreetArts.
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PeytonKrampisanemergingar�stbasedinTribeca,NewYorkCity.Sheisknownforher vibrantoilpain�ngsofmagnifiedflowers.Enlargingthe�niestpetalstofilllargecanvases, Krampemphasizessubtlenuancesofcolorandstronglydefinedshapes-consistently makingnatureappearabstract.
SculptedinZBrush,renderedinBlender,compositedinPhotoshop
LosAngeles-basedar�stSiggyhasbeencrea�ngdigitalartworksince2020,based onhisfi�eenyearsofexperienceinmixedmediafabrica�on.Originallyanorchestral composer,Siggyblendshisknowledgeofclassicalsymbolismwithhisskillsasa sculptortomakethehistoricalqueerarthewishesexisted.Mixingformsfromthe pastwithcontemporarymedia,Siggyprovidesaneoclassicalandrevisionist approachtodigitalart.
SculptedinZBrush,renderedinBlender,compositedinPhotoshop
YamiraCastellanoisafull-�mear�stwhodividesher�mebetweenClearwater,Florida (herhometown),andSpain(whereherparentsarefrom).Shehasbeenexploringand developinghercrea�vityusingdiversemediums,includingtradi�onalanddigital techniques,sinceshewasyoung(shoutouttoWindowsPaint).Herillustra�vepenstyle hasbeenmaturingfromhighschool-notebook-portraituretosurrealcomposi�onsinspired bysurrealistar�stssuchasDali,Escher,andMagri�e,nottomen�onthecountless incrediblear�stsshefollowsonline.ShegraduatedfromtheUniversityofFloridawitha B.A.inDigitalArtsandSciencesin2019withafocusonGameDesignandAnima�on, andsincethen,hasbeenfreelancingasadigitalar�st.
