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Return of Nanan
November 27, 2013
NANAN'S BACK! Nanan is an all around sculptor-painter-photographer who produces Toy Art of the collectible designer type, which still remains on my wish list as I stated in Nanan's previous feature back in November 2011. If anyone is wondering what to get me for the holidays, here it is!
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Mariam Sitchinava
November 26, 2013
Tbilisi, Georgia based photographer Mariam Sitchinava captures a balance between beautiful moments and luminous colors. She was also featured way back in October 2010.
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JF Julian
November 26, 2013
JF Julian is a photographer and director currently based out of Paris, France...I'm pretty sure that this kid could kick my grown adult ass easily.
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“Korea” by Julia Fullerton-Batten
November 25, 2013
Julia Fullerton-Batten is a German photographer who has always been pushing out truly one of a kind concepts and this time she travels to South Korea for her latest series. She casts a group of young Korean women dressed in their native traditional Hanbok and blends modern and traditional culture against the backdrop of Seoul City. We love Julia so much that we've featured her twice on Empty Kingdom’s Top 100 list in 2011 and 2012.
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EK Interview: Andreas Englund Part 2
November 25, 2013
Andreas Englund is an amazing artist that we are honored to be bringing to Select Art Fair! His paintings are a human depiction of superheroes, the life between the fights and the action shots. Andreas is a man who cares about the small details and the small beauty in life, and it's no surprise, because his work shows his care and passion. Check out his interview:
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Simon Stålenhag
November 25, 2013
Simon Stålenhag is an artist currently based out of Stockholm, Sweden who created a series depicting a world not too dissimilar from ours...of course, except for the roaming dinosaurs and the high-tech robots sprinkled throughout the landscape. Stålenhag incorporates a great painterly style in his digital work, utilizing loose brush stroke effects throughout the series.
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Yi-Shiang Yang
November 24, 2013
Yi-Shiang Yang is a fine art illustrator based out of Keelung, Taiwan who paints with a beautiful left-handed approach portraying personal themes of exploration and nostalgia.
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Tom French
November 24, 2013
Tom French is an artist originally hailing from Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, and he makes his way back to EK since his last feature in March 2012. French creates oil paintings and charcoal drawings that I'd love to get my dirty, filthy hands on.
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Melt My Face…Michael Page
November 23, 2013
Michael Page was previously featured back in December 2010 and May 2012, landing him a spot on the EK TOP 100 of 2012. Page is back to melt our faces (and brains) once again after taking this long for all of us here at the EK HQ to regain structure and feeling in ours.
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EK Interview: Scott Hove Part 2
November 22, 2013
Scott Hove will be bringing his cake creations, which are out of this world, to Miami for Select Art Fair. Scott has given his cakes life; snarling, vicious, colorful, vibrant and delicious life. His new series features cake guns, three of which we are proud to announce will be coming down to Miami. Check out his interview:
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Joseph Marr
November 22, 2013
Currently based out of Berlin, Germany, Joseph Marr is an artist who uses a concoction of sugar and Cola Ahoi Brauser flavor preserved with several layers of polyurethane to create his sweet sculptural goodness. MMMMMMMMMMmmmmm sugary sculptures...
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Ruin ╳ Michael Cody & Amiel Courtin-Wilson
November 21, 2013
Cambodian feature Ruin presents an enigmatic love on the run set in Cambodia. A journey that subjects the responsibilities of adulthood upon a young couple en route to a better livelihood. Directed by Michael Cody and Amiel Courtin-Wilson (previously featured on EK for their film HAIL).
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Seth Armstrong Revisit
November 21, 2013
Seth Armstrong was previously featured back in November 2010 and January 2011, and he finally returns to EK with newer pieces since we last checked him out. Armstrong is currently based out of Los Angeles, California, where he continues to produce figurative and landscape oil on canvas paintings.
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Josh Courlas
November 20, 2013
Josh Courlas is a New York based illustrator/digital artist with a noir approach and a mysterious classic color pallet that reminds me of the 70s and 80s.
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High Road ╳ Cults & Hiro Murai
November 20, 2013
Manhattan-based band Cults telescope through their latest music video High Road with the directorial / visual expertise of Hiro Murai (previously featured on EK HERE). A minimally abstract and grey-scaled rabbit hole. Check it all out after the jump!
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Feaverish Photography
November 20, 2013
Previously featured back in July 2010, Mr. Aaron Feaver returns to EK with new images to share with y'all. Feaver is currently based out of Los Angeles, California, where he continues to pursue his craft.
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EK Interview: Lucien Shapiro
November 19, 2013
Lucien Shapiro is one of the fantastic artists Empty Kingdom is bringing to Select Art Fair. His masks may cover the face but they provide a deeper window into what is behind. His work is self-reflection, a commentary and force for the importance of creating things by hand and the value imperfection can imbue such objects with. Read his interview:
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Sean Kernan
November 19, 2013
In 1977 by happenstance, photographer Sean Kernan dropped by a prison to ask if he could take some photos, and the Warden simply let him in! Kernan has exhibited his work internationally in France, Greece, Italy, Egypt, and a slew of other countries. Today, we take look at Kernan's "In Prison" series, as well as another one of his, "Kampala Boxing Club", the oldest boxing club in Uganda.
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The Square ╳ Jehane Noujaim
November 18, 2013
Documentary director Jehane Noujaim captures the inner-workings behind the revolution in Egypt with her film The Square. “The camera is our weapon.” Check it all out after the jump.
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