Jan Gatewood, Author at amadeus

Discomforting Nature: Adam Alessi Explores the Tense, Curious, and Claustrophobic

Jan GatewoodApril 6, 2020

Issue 18 artist, Jan Gatewood, speaks with Los Angeles-based artist Adam Alessi about the current state of Adam’s practice as he works toward an upcoming solo exhibition.

Endless Incentive: Jemima Kirke Talks Wide-Eyed Innocence and Allowing Everything to Inspire Something

Abby RingiewiczMarch 28, 2020

There’s an involuntary elegance about artist Jemima Kirke—in her speech, in her movements—that breathes midmorning Sunday: unhurried and fluid and assured and stoic.

Diana Yesenia Alvarado’s Sculptures Depict the Sounds, Smells, People, and Colors of Her Neighborhood

William CamargoMarch 26, 2020

Diana Yesenia Alvarado’s clay sculptures present a sense of childhood with an innate twist of the sights, smells, people, and colors of Los Angeles.

Molly Greene’s Visual Language Explores Notions of Natural, Unnatural, and Supernatural

Alex KhatchadourianMarch 25, 2020

Greene investigates dense subjects in her beautifully airbrushed and hand-painted pieces that most often depict braided brown hair intertwined and existing alongside lush, green plant leaves, or non symmetrical shapes covered in a layer of fur-like hair follicles.

Destructive Construction: A Conversation With Artist Adam Brierley

Shawn GhassemitariMarch 24, 2020

Observing the artwork of Adam Brierley is like taking a trip down memory lane—aged textures, crayon scribbles, fast cars, and the Wild West all juxtaposed together in a crazed melody.

Musician Shivani Desai Explores The Effect Of Music On Our Inner Being

Sasha Douglas-NaresMarch 19, 2020

As a musician, Shiva Desai is in pursuit of the highest forms of knowledge—frequencies, and the effect of music on the inner being is a central theme to their work.

Made in the Bay: Colin Taniguchi Makes Graffiti-Inspired Pieces That Embody The Bay Area

Noah PhamMarch 16, 2020

Born and raised in the Bay Area, Colin Taniguchi makes graffiti-inspired pieces that embody the West Coast lowriding culture he embraces.

Dive Into Liana Jegers’ Delicate, Quirky, and Deliciously Illustrated World

Ashley Corbin-TeichMarch 12, 2020

There's a delicate femininity and quirky frankness to both Ilana Jegers and her work. Tiny details reveal themselves the longer you spend with each piece.

Grapejuice: Patricia Renee’ Thomas Investigates the Preparations of Being a “Presentable” Black Woman

Alex KhatchadourianMarch 11, 2020

In her brand new show, Grapejuice, Patricia Renee' Thomas is fascinated by the preparations of being a “presentable” black woman, and how doing hair is a universal experience of black female performance.

Existence and Resistance: Photographer Felix Quintana Chronicles the Beautiful LA Urban Landscape

Alex KhatchadourianFebruary 25, 2020

Photographer and multidisciplinary artist, Felix Quintana, captures the Angeleno spirit with genuine honesty in his series of cyanotype prints entitled 'Los Angeles Blueprints' — at the root of the series lies two of Quintana's creative practices, photography and drawing.

Cody Hudson Creates Abstract Compositions that Emphasize the Importance of the Human Touch

Shawn GhassemitariFebruary 21, 2020

Chicago-based artist Cody Hudson creates works with abstract shapes and compositions that provide a refreshing human touch in our increasingly digital world.

Pictures, Poems, Paintings: A Conversation With Kohshin Finley

Shawn GhassemitariFebruary 3, 2020

Kohshin Finley's paintings reflect the power of the ever-changing landscape that has come to typify LA and the everyday people shaping this city.