Gruesome yet seductive women permeate Los Angeles-based artist Kristen Liu-Wong's fluoro-colored paintings and illustrations. We spend some time in the studio with Kristen, where she shows us some of her favorite pieces and fills us in on the allure of making lewd yet lustful images.
Just off a recent collaboration with Rihanna, Los Angeles-based artist and illustrator Bijou Karman gives us an inside look at her studio and discusses how fashion and a range of strong and unique women inspire her work.
Photographer Olivia Jaffe is rock and roll. Not the seemingly glamorous, groupie-love type of rock and roll, but the true guts and grit of rock and roll; the sweaty, bloody, ugly, and yes, at times, hairy, side of rock and roll.
Using reality as a springboard, Serge Serum “makes a scene” of the ordinary by distorting peoples’ likenesses, in both his painted portraiture and outrageous photographs.
She-Devils apply a little bit of surf-rock and a smidge of pop, to their layered and infatuating 60s vibe, making them an endearing band to play on repeat.
Reminisce and accept the brilliance of Kevin Morby on "City Music", for he is a voice of our time and mind of the past, on a mission to lead us somewhere gloriou
Nappy Nina’s voice has evolved from the hyphy bounce and Yee! tendencies of Bay Area hip hop, to a project as diverse in sonic structure and cadence as it is in content matter and lyrical depth.
Adult Books makes music that fills our intellectual minds with conspiracy, existentialism, and provocative thoughts, guiding us towards a classic way of viewing new wave punk.
"Water Way" is a collection of photos around Corsica, known as the Island of Beauty. The island lies in the Mediterranean, south of France and west of Italy.
Johnson’s unflinchingly optimistic personality and outlook on life has acted as one of the main impetuses for the things he’s already achieved and those that he hopes to attain.
It’s hot. Sticky. It’s August in Brooklyn and the sounds and smells hang on each other in the humidity like a reverberating smog. Great day to sprawl out on the beach, actually. Ward Roberts sits across from me, his latest published series, “Flotsam,” a stunning peach-toned coffee table book, open in front of me.
There is a tremendous amount of charisma in the vibrant creations of artist Chris Uphues. The worlds and characters Uphues creates seem to be somewhat of a G-rated acid trip
Photographer Jacquie Ray is not shy about sharing her deepest and most intimate sexual fantasies. She took the time to recount some of the most memorable photos she took for her new series "The Best Quickie You'll Ever Have."
Alex Bartsch's collection of photographs that retrace reggae record covers are currently showing at HVW8 LA alongside a rare collection of Jamaican illustrator Wilfred Limonious' artwork.
Reminisce and accept the brilliance of Kevin Morby on "City Music", for he is a voice of our time and mind of the past, on a mission to lead us somewhere gloriou
Check out the four illustrations that Miami-based Kelly Breez made exclusively for issue 11, and her handwritten answer to our "amadeus questionnaire."
Nappy Nina’s voice has evolved from the hyphy bounce and Yee! tendencies of Bay Area hip hop, to a project as diverse in sonic structure and cadence as it is in content matter and lyrical depth.
Last year Sarah Gail was in an accident. Biking down New High Street in Los Angeles' Chinatown, she made a left onto Cesar Chavez Avenue at which point a car hit her, drove over her bike, and sped off.
Adult Books makes music that fills our intellectual minds with conspiracy, existentialism, and provocative thoughts, guiding us towards a classic way of viewing new wave punk.
