As a child Volkano never wanted to grow up. Art offered him an exit that became his safe haven - his sandpitAn article written by Carmen Line Hust | January 2021
Volkano is portraying the removal of our free mind and our impulsive joy, as we mature and adjust. To him, a painting should awake the deepest and darkest emotions, convulse the heart and get stuck there. Read more |
By combining hyperrealism, surrealistic elements and popular cultural symbols, the French duo Murmure street creates street art that appeals to the general publicAn article written by Julie Johanne Svendsen | January 2021
French duo Murmure street, has professional and craft knowledge of graphic and urban art techniques at their disposal, which they unite in playful and poetic works that interact with the specific environment in which they are created. Read more |
Illustrator Steven Russell Black fuses opponents, leaving his audience attracted to both fungus and clouds, chocolates and maggots.An article written by Carmen Line Hust | January 2021
The American artist Steven Russell Black is an artist with an obsessive compulsion to champion the odd, fringe, or otherwise unappreciated, who generates his artistic drive, by finding beauty in unexpected places. Read more |
Kyriacou’s sketch work are innocently sinister, with an aura of vintage look and a here-and-there political undertone.An article written by Marie Bertelsen | January 2021
Similar to Pan’s Labyrinth, the style of Greek Kyriacou is a dark fantasy, although of course more friendly. However, the slightly cubistic, modern layers remind us of something newer. Perhaps something graphic. Read more |
The art of Batista is inspired by Baroque paintings, talking aesthetics, as in earthy tones and of course the drama.An article written by Carmen Line Hust | January 2021
When she’s working, Batista's lets her feelings emerge, portraying herself in certain poses, playing with the angles. When she scripts her art, Batista feels trapped, and as she can’t fully express herself. Read more |
ARTICULATE #26 | International
ARTICULATE 26 is a magazine for contemporary art, packed with 80 pages of high quality content, showcasing the work of 5 professional artists, featuring the German painter Volkano, the French street art duo Murmure street, the Greek creative disturber Nefeli Kyriacou, the American illustrator and visual artist Steven Russell Black and Brazilian creative photographer Jacke Batista. |