When Swedish artist Simon Hjortek’s performing, creativity arises in what we associate with something uncreative and blandMARIE BERTELSEN | ARTICULATE #23 | APR 2020
Hjortek keeps things hidden in his artworks, such as hiding the eyes or ears, or hiding an important object in the frame. You are not bored, you have puzzles to solve, even if it is in an institution. Read more |
The work of Pippa Young is built upon the renaissance, incorporating other media, lines and texture, simulating abstractionMARIE BERTELSEN | ARTICULATE #23 | APR 2020
Young’s art is a collaboration of simple, pale and strong colors. Her artistic expression is consistent across her works - typically being still pictures of pale nymphs with a christian, medieval atmosphere in a modern version. Read more |
In the work of Chinese artist Ying Wei, mathematical algorithms and Eastern philosophy seem to have a shared goalCARMEN HUST | ARTICULATE #23 | APR 2020
Due to the experimental approach, Ying Wei tries to create in a cynical way similar to Dada — rejecting all traditional sculpture techniques and modes, and trying to experiment with various fractal geometric formulas by computer. Read more |
The work of Polish artist Nespoon is somewhere in the cross field between street art, pottery, painting and sculptureCARMEN HUST | ARTICULATE #23 | APR 2020
NeSpoon works with laces, since they contain a universal aesthetic code, which is deeply embedded in every culture. In every lace there's symmetry, some kind of order and harmony, which is what we instinctively seek for. Read more |
The delicious work of Barbara Vandendriessche is an immersion into the world of beauty, emotion and tragedyMILIA WALLENIUS | ARTICULATE #23 | APR 2020
Vandendriessche finds her inspiration in Greek tragedy, art history and romantic poetry. To her theatricality is a pre-aesthetic impulse, an expansion of reality, that awakes an emotion, by appealing to ritual instincts. Read more |
ARTICULATE #23 | APRIL 2020
ARTICULATE 23 is a magazine packed with 80 pages of high quality content, showcasing 5 professional artists. Swedish photografer and filmmaker Simon Hjortek aka Magnificent Beast, British painter Pippa Young, Polish urban artist NeSpoon, Chinese new media artist Ying Wei and Belgic art photographer Barbara Vandendriessche. |