The subtle dynamism and asymmetrical symmetry of Angela Heisch’s geometric paintings by Rebecca Irvin New York-based artist Angela Heisch began her journey into painting working under the influence of surrealist artists such as René Magritte,...
A garland of associations, family stories, and unfortunate coincidences in the work of Siggi Sekira artmazemag Siggi Sekira Lives and works in Vienna, Austria www.siggisekira.com AMM: What inspired you to be an artist? When did you ...
Anthropomorphic femme fatale: The surreal work of Alicia Adamerovich by Layla Leiman The anthropomorphic shapes and forms that characterise Alicia Adamerovich’s work undulate between rounded and organic and sharp and brittle....
Surrealist Natura Morta: In conversation with Charlie Goering by Layla Leiman “If anyone had told me back in 2017 that I would be making small still lifes, I would have called them nuts,” says painter Charlie Goering. ...
Merging memory and interior reflection with visual and aural references in the work of Painter James Owens by Rebecca Irvin Having spent his childhood in north Yorkshire and the Cotswolds, painter James Owens moved to London at 18 years old to study at Camberwell ...
Excess and Extraness: Talking subversive humour and macho bodies with Ana Benaroya by Layla Leiman “What are you looking at!” the Amazonian powerhouse women in Ana Benaroya’s paintings seem to shout at you. And it’s not a question, but a s...
The playful cynic: Jonathan Lux blends wilful naïvety with perceptive shrewdness by Rebecca Irvin The world of Jonathan Lux’s paintings is a seductive one. His lines are voluptuous and flowing, his figures languid and loose-limbed, his co...
Submerged bodies: Discovering the place of the human in the natural landscape with Giordanne Salley by Rebecca Irvin Growing up around the “woods, water, and quiet” of the American Midwest of Ohio, painter Giordanne Salley had an early penchant for interpre...
Yes, but… Ambiguity and multiplicity in Anna Schachinger’s work by Maria Zemtsova For Austrian-Ecuadorian artist Anna Schachinger, painting is an intricately intertwined process of balancing conceptual and intuitive impuls...
Gut feel: In conversation with guest curator Scott Ogden by Maria Zemtsova For artist-turned-gallerist Scott Ogden, the curatorial journey has always been led by the heart (with support from the head). “I first star...
“Stripped down and made strange”: Towards an ambiguous visual language in the semiotics of Alice Tippit’s graphic paintings by Rebecca Irvin Chicago-based artist Alice Tippit creates bold paintings that translate familiar forms into a visual language of stark shapes, symbols and c...
Exploring adoration, worship, heightened awareness and erotic sensuality through the body-inhabited objects of desire with Katherina Olschbaur by Rebecca Irvin Katherina Olschbaur’s painted figures exist in a state of constant flux. Refusing to settle in a singular, fixed body, they flit between sex...
The individual psyche and the collective unconscious: Igor Hosnedl’s pursuit of mythic truths by Rebecca Irvin For his imagery of urns, severed limbs, cut fruit, tangled plant tendrils, dinnerware, celestial forms and allegorical animals, Czech painte...
World perspectives and the female experience: In conversation with Sarah Thibault by Maria Zemtsova For the past year, artist Sarah Thibault has been living out of a suitcase while traveling the world. Born in Minneapolis, she’s made an art...
Hard-edged vibrant fantasy land by Emily Ludwig Shaffer by Layla Leiman The Argentinian writer and blind bibliophile Jorge Luis Borges wrote that “If space is infinite, we may be at any point in space. If time is...
“My heart still flutters”: In conversation with guest curator Brigitte Mulholland by Maria Zemtsova Thirteen years into her art career and Brigitte Mulholland is as excited and passionate about her work as ever. “Years in and my heart still...
