We spent the day in Jen's studio talking about psychedelia, plants, and her collaboration with Miley Cyrus for the MTV Video Music Awards in this Amadeus short directed by Matthew Kaundart.
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.
Craftsmanship is supposedly lost, but artist Julia Wright succeeds at reviving it through her carefully considered works that cull the tradition of weaving.
Artist Dario Maglionico follows along with the idea of our collective conscious, our collective memory and our objective reality in each of his paintings.
In the most natural ways, Matt takes his personal stories and transcribes them onto the canvas through imagery—whether it be metaphorical or representational—that the viewer can attach their own personal experience to.
A 10-track portal into her most intimate feelings, SASAMI is a vast expanse of emotion and the kind of album that files perfectly under bedroom jams while also resonating warmly over blown-out subwoofer speakers.
In contrast to their other newly released singles, “Seven Sisters” and “Medio Litro,” Cosmonauts really play up a slower pace in their latest release, “Suburban Hearts.”
From using an ebow on the pedal steel, to lead singer Brad Barr’s string bow technique on his acoustic guitar, the Barr Brothers constantly experiment with obscure ways to achieve different sounds live.
Jemimah Barba is not only an artist and educator, but a champion of community wellness. Through her shop and print studio, 1418 Fulton, Barba celebrates print media and the spirit of DIY. Jemimah took a minute to put a playlist together for our ongoing series, Insight Sounds.
Jemimah Barba's print studio and storefront, 1418 Fulton, is a bright, airy space filled with art and prints on the walls, photographs, and zines by various artists.
Frankie Harrer is most known for her world-class shortboarding and hard-charging in waves of consequence, something very unique for one who grew up in Malibu.
Mister Green creates products and a space that are design-forward but still hearken back to the feelings and aesthetics of the counterculture movement.
Throughout the month of February, a range of LA-significant spaces housed diverse performances, film screenings, panels, and collaborative experiences as part of Red Bull Music Festival.
Historian, archivist, and activist of his people, photographer William Camargo points his camera at his Chicanx community to shape its collective identity.
Wolfman Books has quickly come to represent both the physical space where new and used books are sold, where words are read and bodies perform but also encompasses that sense of wonder and urgency to pursue the creative unknown.
Skateboarding has not only become King's therapy, exposing her to a close-knit community of women skaters, but also serves as a catalyst for her creativity and ultimately has put her in a place where she feels like she can be her authentic self.
In Venice Beach, California, the all-women skate crew GRLSWIRL takes its cues from the smooth, graceful style of the 1970’s to create an atmosphere for women to take up the sport without judgment or inhibitions.
Jared Mell expertly maneuvers south swell Malibu traffic with his signature style, in this new video "Bikini Visions," shot on 8mm by Matt Grote for Crap.
Alake Shilling's work is a visual reminder that context isn’t always germane—we all feel highs, lows and something in between. We’re all human, after all.
In contrast to their other newly released singles, “Seven Sisters” and “Medio Litro,” Cosmonauts really play up a slower pace in their latest release, “Suburban Hearts.”
Spanning a variety of fields — fine art, photography, and print, to name a few — artist Benjamin Ewing’s work is constantly in conversation with itself.
Jerry Hsu's new book, 'The Beautiful Flower is the World,' is a curated “feed” of cell phone photos — shot only with his Blackberry phone — documenting absurdities, unplanned snapshots of friends and strangers, skate culture, roadside curiosities, and anything else that Hsu deemed sharable.
Art serves many purposes — a form of therapy, of ritual, of commentary. For artist Tara Booth art constitutes a means to remain sane and deal with insecurity directly.
From using an ebow on the pedal steel, to lead singer Brad Barr’s string bow technique on his acoustic guitar, the Barr Brothers constantly experiment with obscure ways to achieve different sounds live.
Some artists get so caught up in pleasing the masses that their work starts to deteriorate from its true self. Kyle Falzone doesn’t work to appeal to the masses. He works for himself and no one else.
Throughout the month of February, a range of LA-significant spaces housed diverse performances, film screenings, panels, and collaborative experiences as part of Red Bull Music Festival.
Jemimah Barba is not only an artist and educator, but a champion of community wellness. Through her shop and print studio, 1418 Fulton, Barba celebrates print media and the spirit of DIY. Jemimah took a minute to put a playlist together for our ongoing series, Insight Sounds.
Cherry Glazerr is a band that's best watched alone, immersing yourself in the music of some the most talented individuals, and simply forgetting about everything else.
