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2011-10-07T20:55:00.000+02:00

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Natalia Sanabria

2011-01-13T17:23:00.014+01:00

A glimpse to this young lady's work will be enough to realise her big talent and potential in fashion illustration. Neat, colourful and full of details, her drawing shows the passion and great interest she feels for this art. She is also a graphic designer and as a photographer, she is able to create fantastic scenarios which seem just taken away from a magical world.

We: Where are you from and what do you do?

Natalia: I live in San José in a very cold but beautiful place full of nature. I started studying Graphic design but one year later I felt that I was missing painting, so I went on with both studies. Right now I work as a freelance graphic desinger, but what I enjoy the most is drawing, painting and taking pictures of the places I visit. My dream is working as an illustrator full time.

W: What does art mean to you?

N: I understand art as the ability to create anything unique and give expression to feelings, a way of creating beauty, of interpreting the images that inspire myself through different materials, textures, colours. Art has given me lots of satisfactions and it is seems people like my work, which I highly appreciate.

W: Where do you find inspiration?

N: In so many things: the sky, nature, music, Internet, fashion, objects that I collect as dolls, colourful stones and minerals, frost, patterned paper… A picture can ispire me as much as reaching the point that I want to draw it immediately and I look for the materials to translate it into an illustration.

W: Which are your favourite artists?

N: Gustav Klimt, Toulouse Lautrec, Degas, Rembrandt. Searching on the Internet I found out the work of the painter Alex Kanevsky and I got astonished by his technique and the colour palette he uses. Regarding fashion illustrators, Cecilia Carlstedt, Esra Roise, David Downton’s works are really inspiring and also the designs of Nicolas Ghesquiere, among many others.

W: Future plans?

N: Keep on exhibiting my paintings, get an agency that represents me as illustrator. Working on the most I love would be just great.

You can follow Natalia's work on her flickr. Enjoy her delicate and gorgeous work!

Alexander Alekseenko

2010-12-17T10:44:00.002+01:00

Today we stop at Ukraine to enjoy a bunch of pictures of this talented young photographer. His work has already been shown in several online magazines and photoblogs around the world, which is not surprising at all when every single image of his speaks by itself. Alexander is a genius capturing snapshots, where playful movement takes over and finds a place in your mind. What to say about the sensual, dreamy and mysteriuos atmoshpere he manages to create, an absolutely stunning parallel world.

We: Where are you from and what do you do?

Alexander: I've spent my 22 years in a post-soviet center of the universe, small city in the south of Ukraine. I'm not very positive about living here. Basically all my time is spent at work and filled with thoughts of how to move as far as it possible from here. Carrying camera everywhere with me gives an opportunity to snap everything that catches my attention and what I think is beautiful and worth being shot. I find it a best way to express myself.

W: What does art mean to you?

A: It doesn't have to mean something. Art is a part of humans life, it's something that lives inside and surrounds one always and everywhere. Not everyone is able to feel and see it. It's all about the attitude and self-commitment.

W: Where do you find inspiration?

A: Actually I've lost one few days ago and still can't find it. But usually it comes to me spontaneously. Often in my dreams. Surfing through the photographs in the internet gives a lot of inspiration as well, so many outstanding photographers out there.

W: Which are your favourite artists?

A: There are no actual favorites, I like them all. Every day I see more and more talented people who continue expand the boundaries of conformist life. Also I am really obsessed with all kind of artists who ended up committing suicide or of drug overdose.

W: Future plans?

A: The ultimate goal is to move somewhere out of this county, any help is highly appreciated!

You can find out more about Alekseenko at his website, enjoy!

Guy Bourdin

2010-11-24T21:44:00.006+01:00

It's been a while since borned Guy Louis Banarès leaved us, but as those who have captured people's attention in such a wonderful way his pictures still remain within us. French Vogue understood they had one of 20th century photographic icon ready to produce some of the best fashion pictures ever.

Sexy, irreverent, modern, with intense colours and wonderful lightning, a reference for actual photography but "only" many years before. As always, better see a selection of some of his pictures as our words are not enough., enjoy!

Nick Lepard

2010-11-02T21:55:00.010+01:00

Be ready for this Vancouver young artist. Just a quick glance at Lepard's work will be enough to captivate the audience's attention and lead it to a parallel world, one where harmony rules. Virtuosity lies on every single stroke, revealling a vivid, confident and raw but polished style. Who would not love to have a Lepard's at home?

We: What does art mean to you?

Nick: Good art can allow you to socialize outside of time and space. You can interact with minds from drastically different worlds or drastically different eras. It is remarkable to be able to sympathize with the protagonist of a book that was written by an author who could never have conceived of the Internet or transatlantic flight. It feels as if you and the author are engaged in some universal or eternal dialogue about life. The experience can become almost spiritual.

W: Being a photograph the fisrt step of a new canvas, how do you consider photography and create the right clima?

N: After working from photographs for a while you begin to be able to tell the difference between a good photograph and a good painting that is at the moment still a photograph.

W: Where do you find inspiration?

N: I find inspiration in a lot of tings, often things that are completely opposite. I might finish reading a book that is barely punctuated and full of gusto. I’ll get really fired up to go paint and do all sorts of wild things with it. However, I might see a painting that is very quiet and subtle and it will make me want to slow down and take a much more methodical approach to the canvas. My goal is too find a harmony and make something that is mature but not dry. Something wild but not foolish.

W: We loved your words "Painting is like trying to solve a mystery". Is the serie of paintings under the title "Isabella" trying to reproduce that mystery, from the audience's point of view though?

N: I hope that the viewer, while looking at some of my work, will have the experience of painting. I want the image to be moving, for it not to simply be an image—I want it to be an object, an object that contains life, action, and a person physically creating something. I want that act of creation to be a shared experience. In Isabella, I wanted that simulated or shared experience to be the most salient part of the work. I wanted the identities of the subjects to almost disappear or be inconsequential to the paint.

W: Future plans, exhibitions?

N: I'm taking my studio to California for the winter.

If you want to read more about him and his work, visit his website.

James Whitmore

2010-10-24T23:05:00.011+02:00

Sensitive, sensual and intimate, that's how we see James Whitmore's work, a photographer based in Stockholm. He creates amazing scenes, where the light and pale tones become substantial to the composition. He is a master of soft grain and his polaroids are just superbe. His images talk by themselves, sometimes mischievous, sometimes tough and private, where the eye of the camera sneaks into the girl's space and follows her movements carefully.

We: Where are you from and what do you do?

James: I was born and raised in Stockholm. Took a BA in graphic design and advertising for a while, but came on after graduation that I not wanted to work with it. There were three hard years at a fantastic good school and perhaps my most enjoyable years of my life. I miss that life a bit. But I want to work with photography in any way in the future so I will see where I end up. Right now freelancing a bit and work with little else besides.

W: What does art mean to you?

J: Many things, but what is really art, something that any exhibit at a gallery? It is hard that stuff and I've never felt that an artist of some kind but I do what I love. I feel harmony when I did something I am comfortable with and that is the most important thing for me.

W: Where do you find inspiration?

J: Everywhere, from life's stories, you can find a lot to dig in from there. Is also a dreamer, and from there I find a lot.

W: Which are your favourite artists?

J: They vary all the time but I like Nan Goldins everyday documentary feel.

W: Future plans?

J: To be working with something that I am passionate about and where the money is not important. Life is too short to sit and be bored and not working on something that you feel comfortable with. I am open to most things in photography.

You can find more about his work on his website and flickr.

Valeria Cherchi

2010-10-05T12:09:00.011+02:00

Lately we've been moving around italian artists and we found a special gifted sardinian girl called Valeria. Just by taking a look to her stream we can see something special, pictures where we believe have been imagined first and tested later. The result? Well, soft lightning, smooth colours, black & white's full of grain and lovely projects all mixed in a personal view of our world and all those things we find around us.

We: Where are you from and what do you do?

Valeria: I am from a small Sardinian village where I am temporarily based after have lived for 4 years in Rome.
There I received my degree in Industrial Design. At the moment I am half student and half freelance photographer.

W: What does art mean to you?

V: Although I have studied art history for some time, and really love it in its most educational sense. I still can't fully define it. I don't feel as an artist and I don't appreciate people who use the term inappropriately, only when they do not know "what" they really are.

W: Where do you find inspiration?

V: Tons of things, natural lights, movies, music, the American world, paintings, fashion, dreams...
but lately, the thing that most inspires me is my childhood.

W: Which are your favourite artists?

V: David Lynch is my favourite of all time, but they ofen vary...lately I really love the paintings of the British painter Leonard Campbell Taylor and the works of a young fashion designer Mariel Manuel, she has such an incredible talent (and an amazing fantasy)!

W: Future plans?
V: I am planning to move to London in a few months to study Fashion Photography.

You'll find more about Valeria and her work at her flickr and website.

Bruce Nauman

2010-09-14T15:06:00.007+02:00

His work is innovative, provocative and even mischievous. Amazed by his neon works, he shows his great interest in communication through them, always playing with language and involving the public with his message. This contemporary American artist uses a wide range of materials and disciplines to carry out his practice: sculpture, video, drawing, performance, photography, printmaking and neon. Perhaps this last media is the one characterises him the best. Luminous, playful and vivid, Nauman loves examining life and he observes transformation and activity to obtain future inspiration. If you have the chance to visit any of his exhibitions, go and have fun!

Bruce Davidson

2010-09-08T16:58:00.006+02:00

This american photographer makes that kind of pictures we would love to keep sometime at home as a treasure. Member of Magnum, one of his well known creations are his pictures from Harlem, NY, but also his personal view on american contemporary history. Finely contrasted, strong portraits and lovely scenes are part of what we see, but nothing compared to what we feel. Hope you like it, we constantly do.

Joel Meyerowitz

2010-08-30T20:12:00.006+02:00

Seeing Joel's photographs is more or less like experiencing a soft and tender shock, sometimes also described as pleasure. Born in New York, he's known for being one of the first photographers in using exclusively colour film and facing the black & white paradigma of those times. Through many years he has captured human nature in its best moments, within good or evil, and he still does, as he was the only one allowed to take pictures on ground zero immediately after the 9/11 WTC attack.

By the way, in our selection of pictures we've included a B&W one, as he also took great pictures in negative monochrome before facing a more colourful world.

Rinko Kawauchi

2010-08-25T15:41:00.013+02:00

It’s burning hot outside, so what else better than getting a bit of visual refreshment by Rinko Kawauchi’s photographs? Her images represent an ode to daily life, people and nature. She knows how to freeze the beauty of tiny details, which very often we ignore due to stress and do-it-as-fast-as-possible. When looking at her clear and harmonious compositions, our senses respond opening up. Water and pastel blue skies are two predominant elements in her photographs; we regard them as freedom and peacefulness, just perfect for a reminding of late summer days.

Gabriele Chiapparini

2010-08-17T11:48:00.008+02:00

Italy has been a kind of temple for artists during the last centuries, from Etruscans to nowadays. With such an artistic tradition and history it's very difficult not getting inspired. Gabriele is italian, you could tell just hearing his name, but he also owns the quality to make us feel, even without touching us. We find plenty of polaroids through his work (who said polaroid was dead?) and they remind us to those portraits from romanticism, with great landscapes, ghostly appearance, women and nostalgia. Feels like viewing centuries passing by.

We: Where are you from and what do you do?
Gabriele: I was born in Bologna and I still live there. I'm a full time photographer.

W: What does art mean to you?
G: umm... it's a hard question. In this moment I see art just like an expression of what people have inside. Inside their mind. Inside their heart. If a person is able to show it to the other... it can be art. It could be an idea or a feeling.

W: Where do you find inspiration?
G: From friends and people I meet. I absorb so much from people, from music, from blogs like this one, from some places like the south of Spain or the north of Norway. Also from my cat.

W: Which are your favourite artists?
G: I have some friends I really like and love. Sometimes they are my favourite artists. My favourite artist ever are the beatles. The kind of images of their self they had. I love Wilco. I love Caravaggio, Sarah Moon, Annie Leibovitz, Avedon, Nadav Kander... Coen Brothers.

W: Future plans?
G: oh yes, holiday.
For photography I hope someone can suggest me something nice to do. I'm also looking for models... some people to grow up together.

You'll find more about Gabriele and his work at his flickr.

Margaret Durow

2010-07-27T15:51:00.007+02:00

We keep on talking about new talents, people with a special ability to make us imagine. Today's time for Margaret Durow, a young special gifted artist from the States whose work has appeared in many places already. We believe light has a special prominence in her photographs and we get surprised when we realize we've been staring at them during some minutes.

We: Where are you from and what do you do?

Margaret: Wisconsin. I’m home for the summer, but am going to school at UW Madison where I study the biological aspects of conservation.

W: What does art mean to you?

M: Art is a way to show how I feel

W: Where do you find inspiration?

M: Life, living, everywhere, in people, light, water, music

W: Which are your favourite artists?

M: My friends

W: Future plans?

M: Falling in love with a farmer

You'll find more about Margaret and her work at her website and flickr.

Jonathan Jacques

2010-07-14T22:36:00.005+02:00

Refined appears in the dictionary as "free of impurities; purified". Jonathan's work comes to us as pure fresh air, with it's soft tones and thoughtful mood portraits. We could wish to find more words to describe his pictures, but we believe no one can explain how being in heaven is.

Where are you from and what do you do?
I live in Brussels. I don’t really know what I’m doing there, but I like it.

What does art mean to you?
Without art, life would be vague. Art is an ode to existence.

Where do you find inspiration?
It finds me, I’m just a victim shooting as a form of self-defense.

Which are your favorite artists?
Really, there are so much good artists, it’s impossible to name a few without wanting to add another. So I’ll just name one, John Everett Millais, for his portraits of children.

Plans for the future?
To make an image that has such a disturbing high amought of unspeakable, almost unrecognizable beauty, I simultaneously wished I never made it. Preferably would happen in a far, far away future, two weeks before I die.

You'll find more about Jacques and his work at his flickr and website.

Hellovon

2010-07-12T21:15:00.014+02:00

Today we go back to illustration and graphic design field. His name is Von and we could say he represents the great creative movement of the present London youth scene. Combining traditional drawing with digital techniques he has developed his own style and signature. An accurate and impeccable work which has been published worlwide and commissioned by some bigwigs as Nike and the popular Esquire magazine. Here you have his words&work:

What does art mean to you?

As I work both as  a commercial/graphic artist alongside producing work exclusively to be  exhibited in galleries I would consider the latter fell into that  parameter. Having said that inevitably it is a symbiotic relationship as  to varying degrees one informs the other. I also sometimes put personal  work into my commercial folio and can end up being commissioned off the  back of the personal work as much as previous commercial jobs.   Personal work is incredibly important as it will more often than not  give you the breathing space to develop whereas the commercial market  will quite  often ask for a variation of something you've already done.   It would be so easy to become stale without it.

Recently the overall balance of my working practice is also changing as I am beginning to shift focus more onto creating one off original drawings and paintings for both exhibitions and private sale through ShopVon (http://www.shopvon.com/). Over the next few months I will be working towards a London solo toward the end of the year so a lot of my spare time in between jobs is spent working on new canvases. I couldn't purely work on only commercial jobs, I need the time spent on personal pieces to keep me sane.

Where  do you find inspiration?

It's impossible to say, somewhere between my music collection, a cup of tea and getting out of London.

We've  seen you in several occasions drawing huge walls, we just wonder how do  you feel before and after the illustration is done...

I think you're referring to my Migration exhibition where a flock of abstracted birds was first installed on a billboard at the Truman Brewery, London (http://vimeo.com/1644177) in late August followed by a billboard on the side of the Espeis Gallery in Williamsburg a month later (http://vimeo.com/1798516) - the project inheriting the migrational nature of it's content. Those weren't drawn directly onto the billboards but a replication of the original drawings pasted up. Logistically getting that done was a challenge, and one I couldn't have done without the help of a close friend, but worth it in the end. It was surprising how well my work translated to such a large scale, having only worked much smaller previously.

Which  has been the most challenging commission so far?

Commercially it would be the 17 window installation for Selfridges I recently completed as part of the World Cup celebrations for Nike Stadium at Selfridges. Gallery wise I think perhaps my last show "Semblance" in LA last year - but it wouldn;t seem right if your latest work didn't challenge you the most.

Which  are your favourite artists?

James Jean,  Tapies, Ron Mueck, Willy Verginer, Edward Hopper, Chloe Early, Sam  Weber,  Kirsty Whiten, Pieke Bergmans,  Kate MccGwire, Emily Forgot.

Future plans, future  exhibitions?

There's a few big personal projects I'm working on. Gallery wise I am working on more originals in the Semblance series, which was first exhibited in LA last year at Subliminal Projects and Cerasoli Galleries respectively, building towards my first London solo show proper of all originals. I'm also fine tuning the details of releasing a lot of never before seen original and prints from the Animal series (http://www.flickr.com/photos/hellovon/sets/72157617707076215/). For now details are under wraps but I am very excited about both!

You can find more info about Hellovon at his website.

Max Pigott

2010-07-05T22:11:00.007+02:00

Today we must take a look to a British talent called Max. We say talent 'cause we believe he still has to show pretty much to all of us, indeed he likes what he does and that's something no one will ever take out from him. Max's work could appear in a book and his name would be one we would mark to look for and afterwards put a few of his pictures onto our wall. When asking him about his references we thought on Lise Sarfati et voilà, there she appeared between others, so please enjoy his words and his work.

We: Where are you from and what do you do?
Max: I am originally from a town called Milton Keynes which is pretty much smack bang in the middle of England. Now, for most of the year I live in Plymouth where I study photography at uni.

W: What does art mean to you?
M: I feel like i have learnt a lot through art, not just about art itself but the way it makes me actually think more everything, without art in all its different forms i think i'd be very lost.

W: Where do you find inspiration?
M: To be honest, I think i get most of my inspiration from my friends on my course. Photography is pretty much the only thing some of us talk about which is incredibly geeky but it also generates so many thoughts and ideas.

W: Which are your favourite artists?
M: It changes all the time but at the moment Alec Soth, Lise Sarfati and Aron Wiesenfeld are particular favourites.

W: Future plans?
M: Recently i have been trying to work out the logistics of studying an MA photography course in Ghent, Belgium so in a year or two, fingers crossed, i'll be there 'furthering my career' and accumulating more debt!

You'll find more about Max and his work at his flickr.

Higinia Garay

2010-06-17T17:14:00.008+02:00

We: Where are you from and what do you do?

Higinia: I’m from Bilbao and I work as an illustrator and graphic designer.

W: What does art mean to you?

H: I suppose that art is so subjective that it will never end up having a definition that satisfies everybody. However, this is what makes art an inexhaustible and indescribable machine about the useless. What is art to me? Well, it is a driving force, means creation and evasion, but above all is PLAYING and laughing at life. The tool that makes me free.

W: Where do you find inspiration?

H: Generally in popular culture, old and modern. I love the folklore of all different world civilizations, as well as the way in which modern societies find the way to subjective expression, people who draws on the wall “so-and-so I love you” and that kind of things. And obviously in music, which is a key in all my illustrations.

W: Which are your favourite artists?

H: I love the artists that you have on the blog, Ryan McGinley and Spike Jonze. As illustrators I must mention Apak Studio (the way the use colours is just amazing), the sensual girls of Audrey Kawasaki and the irreverence of Bansky.

You can find more about Higinia at her website.

Richard Mosse

2010-06-11T21:18:00.004+02:00

You might believe Richard Mosse comes from a magic place where improbable landscapes seem quite natural, but this Irish photographer lives and walks on planet earth as we do. Taking a look to his work you'll find well structured pictures with his own visual style and for sure you'll think about what's the story behind as you won't see day-to-day situations.

Judge yourself and take a few minutes to look at his website 'cause it is really worth.

Ren Rox

2010-06-09T20:55:00.004+02:00

When we talked about Ryan McGinley we mentioned him as a new reference in photography. Well, today we must talk about a London based photographer, Ren Rox and her fresh work. Double-exposures, black and white and coloured pictures get together, doesn't mind if it's fashion or her own personal work, 'cause her own style is seen on every each one of her pictures. She has already been published in several magazines as Dazed & Confused and Neo2 (just to mention two of them) and we believe that's just the tip of the iceberg, so keep and eye on her and her fabulous pictures.

You'll find more about Ren at her website and flickr.

Die Antwoord

2010-06-07T19:11:00.009+02:00

You may have read about them on the newspapers, zines, perhaps heard them on the radio or from a friend’s music track list. Die Antwoord are here to stay, and they have already managed to: their music videos have reached over 5 million views on youtube and since we have also contribute to this striking number we wanted to dedicate some room for them. They are as clear as they sound. Ninja, Yo-Landi and Dj Hi-Tek are the responsible of this redneck rap rave sound that is spreading all over the globe, a blend of beat box, tough and straight words versus the angelic but mischievous voice of the pretty young lady.

You can find more about them at their website. Enjoy the videos!

Jody Rogac

2010-06-02T11:30:00.004+02:00

Her talent becomes palpable at first sight. Jody makes you feel the texture of the fabrics and breathe the mood of the moment. Every tiny detail has significance. We are just in love with the tones that she is able to reproduce; a soft harmony that flows with light and music. Her portraits are definitely a piece of art, worth spending some time looking at them since they tell a story, keep an intention, a gesture or message to find out.

You can see more of Jody Rogac’s work at her website.

Jonathan Leder

2010-05-31T11:30:00.000+02:00

To talk about Jonathan Leder means to talk about intimacy, voyeurism, youngsters and sweetness, all kind of things we could easily associate to Nabokov's novel Lolita. But also perfectionism, as we manage to understand that what looks like an easy point and shoot picture is really a well studied position to make us believe he was just passing by with his camera. Our recommendation: take a look, maybe twice or even trice, then think about what you've seen and how subtle Jonathan really is when thinking on how the picture should look like.

You'll find more about him and his work at his website.

Ana Kraš

2010-05-28T11:27:00.018+02:00

 Intimacy, spontaneity and dynamism are some of the adjectives that come  to our  minds when thinking of Ana Kras work. She is able to create  infinite sceneries, and  thus let us enter a world of joy and intrigue,  where one can almost breathe and  touch the special mood captured on  every image. Her black & white pictures may  take us to a fictional  realm as cinema does, since her photography recalls  some of  Antonioni or Fellini’s work. 

We: Where are you from and what do you do?

Ana: I  was born in Belgrade, Serbia, and i still live here tho i move around  quite a lot. I like to work on different projects but lately i am  mostly focused on furniture design, tho i also draw, and take  photographs.

W: Why ikebana?

A: There's not a strong reason. I have a  friend called Lele and i used to call him Ukulele. So he did the same  with my name, calling me Ikebana instead of Ana. Since i like  the word itself, and the meaning, i adopted it as a pseudonim for  photo-albums i am making. 

W: What  does art mean to you?
A: I don't know  and always get anxious with that word. It's not a precise word and i  alway wonder what it means.

W: Where do you find inspiration?
A: I  am not aware of my inspirations, but i guess emotions inspire the most.  I get strong emotions with ugly things too.

W: Which are your favourite artists?

A: Michelangelo  Antonioni and Caspar Friedrich David.

W: Future plans?

A: My secret plan is to go to the seaside  next week, after that i have no plans. I am very bad at planning.

You'll find more about Ana at her website and flickr.

Mark Peckmezian

2010-05-25T13:50:00.001+02:00

Looks like time travelling when staring at Mark's pictures, but we must say this Toronto raised photographer was born in 1985. His analogue works are superb, full of high controlled lightning, greatly exposed, lovely black and white pictures and different moods are usually seen through his photostream.

We: Where are you from and what do you do?

Mark: I'm from Toronto, Canada and I'm a photographer.

W: What does art mean to you?

M: I'm still trying to figure that out, really. I'm just sort of following my intuition in the meantime. Maybe I'll discover it's all a lie someday, but until then...

W: Where do you find inspiration?

M: The library, usually. I make a habit of just going to the local reference library and picking up an armful of photo books, almost at random. I always try to expose myself to a lot of photography that isn't what I already know I'm interested in. I sort of use the content of these books as seeds for thought, and just do a lot of thinking and writing about photography during these sessions. I'd say most of my ideas are generated this way. I think it's important to treat the "thinking phase" very seriously and give it a lot of space and time of its own.

W: Which are your favourite artists?

M: Maybe these aren't strictly-speaking my favourites, but some photographers on my mind lately: Stephen Shore (he's an actual "master," I'd say, he gets photography like few others), Viviane Sassen (impeccable colour work, rich mood), and, always, William Klein (he is probably the closest thing I have to a god).

W: Future plans?

M: I graduated from university a few weeks ago and I want to work commercially and editorially, while working on my personal stuff on the side. I signed to a new agency recently (stashartists.com) which is just about to launch formally, so I'll be working through them. I have a monograph coming out through Pogobooks in a few weeks. And some friends and I are shooting for a group show of our photo work this fall or winter, here in Toronto.

You'll find more about Mark at his website and flickr.

Katarina Sopčić

2010-05-24T10:33:00.004+02:00

At first sight Katarina's work looks like a bright gold nugget shinning between black pebbles. Everything is so intimate and for so we believe that maybe there will be a portrait of us in the next page (of course you'll have to be lucky enough to make that happen).

We: Where are you from and what do you do?

Katarina: I am born in Serbia, but lived in different places, I got my b.a degree in Visual Design in Florence, IT and I am currently living in Munich, trying to make it as independent artist.

W: What does art mean to you?

K: To me art is a mean or a tool to express oneself in so many different ways you know or learn. Currently my tool for expression is photography, but I would not say that is my only interest.

W: Where do you find inspiration?

K: I am always looking for inspiration,Inspiration is everywhere. For example I find it in people I know or don't know, people interest me the most, all of us have different backgrounds and stories so If you just bother to look around - someone must come as truly inspiring.

W: Which are your favourite artists?

K: Robert Dosnieu, Juergen Teller,Federico Fellini...

W: Any future plans?

K: Dunno, all is good as it is now.

You'll find more about Katarina and her work at her web and flickr