Furries, Terraforming and a Drop of Romance in Mexican Artist’s Dark Sci-Fi—Geladaa, “Yiffing in Hell: Secret Reunion in Carfax Lodge”, 2015 and “Yiffing in Hell: (Not) Freak Squeal”, 2018November 8th, 2020|Country: Mexico|Choose your own adventure in the surreal, fantastic fantasy world of the art comic books where dystopian scenes and curated soundtracks offer an unmatched immersive experience
Cy Gavin’s Incendiary Paintings Shed the Neon Light on the Dark Spots of Bermudian and American HistoriesSeptember 17th, 2020|Country: Bermuda, USA|Excavating the past and applying creative scrutiny, this exciting young artist creates electric landscapes that give power to those hidden in the colonial reading of history
In Amos Ferguson’s Artworks, the Bahamas Is A Paradise Untouched By Colonization, Industry and Financial SchemesSeptember 10th, 2020|Country: Bahamas|After a religious revelation, he became an art sensation in his middle age. Today, Amos Ferguson’s legacy is a testament to why it’s vital to see countries for their marvels and talents, not profits
The Transformations of Albania and Its Femininity in the Works of Hasan NallbaniAugust 30th, 2020|Country: Albania|Whether he’s depicting socialist worker heroines, women alienated by their fragility, or experiments with the Byzantine heritage, Hasan Nallbani is Albania’s foremost master of the female portrait
How a Cultural Appropriation Dispute Among ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Obsessed Artists Lead to a Celebration of the Many Indigenous Cultures of the Ex-Soviet TerritoriesAugust 25th, 2020|Country: Azerbaijan, Bashkortostan, Belarus, Chuvashia, Crimean Karaites, Georgia, Hutsul People, Kalmykia, Kamchadals, Karelia, Kazakhstan, Komi, Kuban Cossacks, Kyrgyzstan, Mari El, Moldova, Mordovia, Nivkh People, Pontic Greeks, Roma, Russia, Sakha, Selkup People, Tatarstan, Tuva, Udmurtia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan|In a wholesome display of Twitter de-escalation, Kazakh artists used the hashtag #AvatarSNG to shed light on the many cultures of CIS-countries and beyond
The Kids Aren’t Alright In Danish Artist Ole Tersløse’s Digital ArtAugust 2nd, 2020|Country: Denmark|Unsettling dystopias unravel in eerie sculptures and postapocalyptic scenes rendered in meticulous 3D, where nature, humanity and the neural networks converge and dissolve into each other
Great Art Stays With You Even After You Die—The Fantasy Coffins of Ghanaian Legend Paa JoeJuly 7th, 2020|Country: Ga-Adangbe People, Ghana|Rooted in the tradition of his Ga people, Paa Joe’s coffins are whimsical, yet concise impressions of their owners—and a staggering reimagining of what art and death really mean to us
On the Fourth of July, It’s Time to Consider What America Is About, So Here’s Some More Political Art From New York’s SoHoJuly 3rd, 2020|Country: USA|We come back to SoHo once more because the artists’ creativity in the neighborhood is still out of control, and they have a lot to say about independence, equality, and justice
Blackness, Queerness and Yoruba Tricksters in the Works of Nigerian-British Photographer Rotimi Fani-KayodeJune 25th, 2020|Country: Nigeria, United Kingdom|It has been three decades since the art world lost Rotimi Fani-Kayode to an AIDS-related illness, but his works on race, sexuality, religion, and difference, remain as fresh and urgent as ever
See SoHo Full of Art, as Creators Continue to Counter Racism and InjusticeJune 19th, 2020|Country: USA|Our latest collection of Black Lives Matter art from the streets of SoHo is the richest yet: rush to see it before stores take the boards down
Happy Juneteenth From the Streets of SoHo Overtaken by ArtistsJune 18th, 2020|Country: USA|The day when American slavery officially ended is the perfect occasion to enjoy some Black Lives Matter murals from New York City: celebrate freedom with art
Explore the Works of Art Appearing in SoHo Amidst Black Lives Matter ProtestsJune 17th, 2020|Country: USA|If you can’t go and see the Black Lives Matter-inspired protest art in New York City’ SoHo for yourself, Supamodu is here with a selection of the best murals by established and up-and-coming artists
Fighting Climate Change with a Cosmos Full of Gigantic Fish—The Works of Fijian Artist Rusiate LaliJune 9th, 2020|Country: Fiji|A reverence for the art of his ancestors and a deep love for the South Pacific Ocean make this Melanesian artist’s paintings urgent, bold and full of otherworldly serenity
Social Realism Meets Coptic Motifs in Eritrean Artist’s Michael Adonai’s Visions of His Evasive HomelandJune 1st, 2020|Country: Australia, Eritrea|He became an artist while struggling for his country’s self-determination as a young man on the frontline of the liberation movement. Then he lost Eritrea again but recreates it in imposing paintings
Fantastic Beasts and How to Make Them—The Curious Creations of Zimbabwean Sculptor Tawanda TakuraMay 19th, 2020|Country: Zimbabwe|The rising star of the Zimbabwean art scene and a cobbler by trade creates macabre but delightful sculptures out of discarded shoes and other found objects: an eco-conscious post-apocalyptic menagerie
Art: Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, 1163April 16th, 2019|Country: France|A fire in the medieval icon causes a necessary discussion about appreciating and possessing
Art: Tapa ClothApril 13th, 2019|Country: Wallis and Futuna|Spectacular cloth made from tree bark: sounds like an innovation, but it’s a century old tradition
Art: Chilyapa Lwando, Stiff Necked Fool, 2016April 10th, 2019|Country: Zambia|Lesser known Zambian artist conjuring satire of the contemporary existence through a blend of native and occidental
Art: FafiApril 4th, 2019|Country: France|The French graffiti artist whose sexy but empowering “fafinettes” defined the 00s and now live on through limited edition work and collabs