Similar to the way children collect natural objects such as rocks, leaves, and shells to keep as treasure, Amy Chan is constantly on the lookout for unique specimens to use as inspiration for her paintings. While the separate components of Chan’s paintings are derived from real-life objects, her saturated colors, graphic backgrounds, and patterns reminiscent … Continue reading
When an artist embraces an activist message, their work can cultivate courage within people and communities. The results of such art can be inspiring and, ultimately, empowering. On Nov. 19, four artists from Northern California and beyond presented their work and stories of activism at the Crocker Art Museum’s second Art Beyond Fear panel discussion. … Continue reading
This month’s edition of Five To Watch brings you on a tour of the spooky, the lightly airy, the quirky, and the sublime. Put on your walking shoes and let’s go! Maldición– As Día de los Muertos approaches, there is no better time to follow Maldición on Instagram. Explore the intricate vibrancy the Sac-based apparel brand … Continue reading
If you are lacking motivation to find a Halloween costume this year, look no further! We’ve put together some cheap, cheesy and super easy ideas for you. Take a look and find your creativity within your very own closet. Wicked Wednesday Adams. Good thing these white collar dresses are coming back in style. We love … Continue reading
From October 3 – October 31, 2015, a two-part exhibition of paintings, drawings, and a sculptural installation, Joyce Nojima: The Space in Between and Kayla Cloonan: Deceptive Clarity, is on view at En Em Art Space. Despite distinct differences in media, color, and composition, both artists create intuitive, non-representational imagery that exposes subconscious aspects of … Continue reading
What if a giant creature from the depths of the ocean became stranded on the beach after a storm? What would it do? How would it see this strange new world of light and air and humanity? These are the questions the Thing on the Beach cast and crew are endeavoring to answer. Lead by executive producer … Continue reading
Robin Eagan is an artist, photographer and musician based in Placerville, CA. Originally from Stockton, a few years ago he made his way to Sacramento, where he transitioned from writing and performing music to creating graphic art and photography. He began making graphic designs and selling them as shirts and prints, and delved into nature … Continue reading
This month’s edition of Five to Watch will take you on a roller coaster ride through the strange worlds of miniaturist artists, bone jewelers, non-gentrifying muralists, and surrealist creators. Fasten your seatbelt and let’s go! Sabine Timm– Timm is the best kind of scavenger. Her work is primarily done with collected and found items. The photographer and … Continue reading
If there ever was a reception that best showcased Sacramento’s art community coming together, it was Robert Ortbal’s latest show, Musical Chairs at Beatnik Studios. The reception for Musical Chairs was so much more than just an art opening. Held during the opening weekend of Sac Open Studios, it was a kick-off for a whole … Continue reading
Adam Jones is a Sacramento filmmaker and editor. His latest production 234 East 14th Street is an artistic documentary of his move from New York to San Francisco. The film includes bits of his troubled past along with 8mm footage flashbacks, artistic angles and a whole lot of truth. It is raw and honest and quite … Continue reading
Congratulations Mike Morales and Melissa Babcock! You two won our TBD booth art raffle! Mike, you are now the proud owner of an original Mark Fox. Melissa, you now own a Nick Taylor. Yay! We will be in touch so you can claim your pieces. Love, TUBE. Continue reading
On September 18, at TBD Fest, near the confluence of the two rivers of Sacramento CA, Death Grips came back to their hometown and offered up a roaring reckoning. Despite a quick sound check, MC Ride (vocals, magnetism) Zach Hill (drums, fury) and Andy Morin (keyboards, dark and ancient knowledge) sauntered onto the stage without … Continue reading
As a partial survey of Lucy Puls’s prolific career, [just you] features 48 artworks, which range from photographic collages to eclectic assemblages, created from 1987 to the present. The retrospective format of the exhibition illustrates how Puls has combined quotidian objects, photography, and raw materials to explore the complex human relationship to material possessions. Since … Continue reading
Chalk It Up was a hit again this year celebrating its 25th year in Sacramento. Large crowds walked the perimeter of Fremont Park to watch artists create diverse pieces. Children sprawled along the crowded sidewalks creating fun works in vivid colors. Bands kept the crowd moving and entertained throughout the three-day festival. The festival was … Continue reading
The Instagram artist article is back and ready to highlight artists from all over the world we found through the virtue of the internet! This month we will introduce you to a photographer living in the mountains, an illustrator taking happiness to the street, an artist who straddles the line between sculpture and painting, a … Continue reading
This month, Sacramento-area artists were invited to do portraits of their contemporaries for the third incarnation of If You Do Me, I’ll Do You. This group portrait exhibition happens once every six years and this year is held in WAL Public Market on the expanding R Street corridor. Each artist was asked to pick a … Continue reading
Italian street art collective, Cane Morto, will be releasing a film chronicling two wild months of unauthorized street painting in Lisbon. Amo-Te Lisboa: An Ignominious Street Art Movie looks to be a somewhat surrealist take on their painting endeavors, centering the story around a “cruel dead-dog deity called Txakurra, which gives [Cane Morto] the power to paint together as a … Continue reading
“Some Kind of Accident” features new work by Jeff Mayry, Amanda Cook and Emily Swinsick at Beatnik Studios in downtown Sacramento. The opening reception on July 10th was well worth the visit. Amanda Cook’s brightly colored fabric pieces each tell a story that is honest with a touch of nostalgia. Jeff Mayry’s tiny paper work … Continue reading
People are increasingly alienated from their hands. Hands that made buildings and sidewalks, bridges, and medicine. These days, machines do much of our art for us. This is not a bad thing, quite the opposite. Without Photoshop many photographers and illustrators would not have as much of a presence as they do online. Word processing … Continue reading
This installment of Five to Watch takes a look at artists on Instagram who work with humans as subjects, inspiration and even canvases. Tessa Renae– Renae is a photographer who uses a lot of film and is “unapologetic about imperfections” according to her website. She shoots her subjects with intense focus and sympathy. Her various series are … Continue reading
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