Spear Collective member and personal favorite Grant Barnhart recently released a short-run print edition of one of his latest paintings, Horse(y) 1964. As part of Grant's latest set of work (which will be shown at OKOK in early November- we'll…
Continue Reading →The methods of printing date back centuries, and if it weren't for this extensive history, we might be printing today's hot graphics onto tees using rudimentary rubbings of impressions from wood blocks instead of the modern silkscreening from which we've…
Continue Reading →Have you ever been to Slovenia to make a black market weapons deal? No, neither have. But Charles Krafft has. As soon as I read the little blurb about him here, I was interested in learning more. Krafft is an…
Continue Reading →The highlight of today's first session entitled "The Pursuit of Happiness" was seeing friend, JoshSpear.com regular and sure-fire genius Jonathan Harris present one of his latest projects entitled The Whale Hunt. Whale Hunt tells his story of visiting the Northern…
Continue Reading →Retro camera overlords Lomo have re-released the cult 1960s Diana camera from Hong Kong, keeping all the glorious hallmark characteristics that, to this day, get amateur and pro photographers alike clamoring for the nostalgic- and romantically-fuzzy photos it produces. Lomo's…
Continue Reading →In his latest conceptual arts foray, Jonathon Keats is "formulating new miracles at a cosmic scale for gods to license and implement." Huhhhh? The way he explains it -- and I'm not so sure I could do much better --…
Continue Reading →Anyone who fancies themselves a poet or painter will probably agree with the fact that inspiration seems to strike at the oddest of instances; most artisans will tell you that it's important to have a notebook on hand to record…
Continue Reading →We always love to write about Chicago artist and our long-time pal Chuck Anderson (mainly because posting pics of his sparkly prints make our site look so pretty), so here's to the man for sending another awesome heads-up our way.…
Continue Reading →If America's Got Talent and Matt Cipov is American, we think it's safe to say that Matt Cipov's Got Talent. Wisconsin-bred Cipov is brimming with artistic ability as his website will no doubt exhibit. Showing an incredible knack for linework,…
Continue Reading →Sao Paulo artist Bruno Dicolla's illustrations have an immediately charming disposition, despite how oddball their subjects are portrayed, like one of a shark rising out of an ice-cream colored sea or another of a bear-mermaid exulting about something rad s/he…
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