Amadeus Magazine

Master of Her Own Destiny: Ceramicist Angela Chvarak On Manifesting Her Creative Journey

Alex KhatchadourianApril 10, 2020

Every so often I meet someone, who after talking and spending some time with them, I think to myself, damn I wish I was that positive and zen. I’m not by any m... Read More...

Roy G Biv Channels The Sixties With His Swirling Psychedelic Designs

Grady OlsonApril 8, 2020

From a small farming town to the ever-creative Bay Area, Roy G Biv has worked to churn out killer psychedelic illustrations that inhabit the music world that inspires him.

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.

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.

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.