What are your driving forces? Motivations? Muse? Introducing and sharing timeless Japanese aesthetics with a global audience. Reinterpreting Zen philosophy to be understood easily and to help incorporate it in everyday life. Combining art and technology to encourage community interaction. Who are your inspirations? Artisans, scientists and engineers. I am inspired by people who are…
Why do you make the work that you do? I make the work I do because there are things I want to express that there just aren’t words for. I’m fascinated by spaces and things that simultaneously exist infinitely and not at all. The sensation of space and especially digital space is invisible yet ever…
In light of the Holiday Season, a time for friends and family to come together, we thought it was important for our readers to get to know who we are. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be introducing to you the creators and contributors of Venison Magazine: the art publication run by artists for artists. Amber Imrie-Situnayake Amber grew up…
Hawaii based, mixed media artist, Nisha Pinjani explores mental, emotional and physical boundaries laid upon women in her hometown of Karachi through experimental printmaking. Her process includes overlapping collograph prints with sewing, weaving, and even stapling, to open up a dialogue that mirrors the restrictions women experience. What kind of research is necessary to create…
Tell me about your background in music, are you still a musician? What did you play? Yes, but I don’t play with a band anymore. I just haven’t had the time to find one. I started by producing hip hop then I moved to punk rock, basic rock stuff, and then blues and folk. My…
What was your relationship to hair before you started creating with it? My parents had a book about strange collections, and I remember seeing a photo in it of a lock of hair that belonged to Henry VIII. That made a strong impression on me — hair as a personal token that survived that many…
Join Verge PDX this Sunday for the opening reception of Danielle Schlunegger-Warner’s solo exhibition at the Red Fox in North Portland on Sunday February 12th, 7-9pm. This solo exhibition will be on display at Red Fox during regular business hours for the month of February. If you aren’t able to make the opening, be sure to stop…
Tides is a series of wearable garments by Amabelle Aguiluz, whose work we’ve been following since the beginning of the year. Her influences very much derive from bodies of water and the organisms that live in them. From the first time I saw her work at Art Share LA to her collaborative residency with Szalt Dance Co and their…
Blind Spot Opening Reception | Saturday, December 10, 2–6pm Opening night performance | Armando Cortes at 3:30pm Exhibition Dates| Dec 10th to Jan 20th, 2017 Design Matters Gallery 11527 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064 Mon – Fri 9am – 6pmFeatured Artists: Shiva Aliabadi, Jeremy Bailey, Armando Cortes, Matthias Dörfelt, Aaron Giesel, Kang Seung Lee,…
Quire is a Portland based mixed media artist, who discusses her series Science of Change, previous grant experience and collaging. What is it about the human connection that interests you and why are you drawn to making work through many voices? It’s just how my mind works. When I was in college my dorm room…
