7 ish days
7 posts
7 albums                            . . . day 5 ish
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

firstly, today is technically “day 8” of my seven day challenge, yet here i am,
writing post number 5. shameful.

i have decided to make a showcase post – a showcase of artists. specifically, artists from my hometown {in indiana} – individuals that i have been lucky enough to meet / know in person.
london is practically foaming at the mouth with talent; foamy, thick talent. you can find the most amazing pieces and collections in posh galleries, and likewise, on dirty walls lining dirty streets in areas like camden and shoreditch. no matter where i go, i can’t help but think of home and the amazing material that has come out of southern indiana, the kind of creative and inspiring art forms that i could easily and naturally vision placed on the walls of any gallery in this city.

i implore you to delve further.
follow them on facebook.
you will not be let down.

 
 

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1) jenna citrus / justin sala
{i must say, i miss both of your smiling faces.}

these two are the artist/photographer and composer/musician of the group known as lightmares.
they have two full albums out [The Sun Dances & Passionate Places] and are working on a third: Lullub-Eyes.

collaborate with lightmares to create a music video

 
 
 
 

2) david worthington

film / digital photographer extraordinaire.

my favorite photographs of his are:
film   –   portraits
&
film   –   double exposure-abstract

 

 

 
 
 
 

3) jamie gray williams

 
 
 

 

 

an excerpt from her website:

 

“My works emerge as reflections of uncensored visions that appear in my daydreams as a result of my experiences growing up in the Midwest. My goal is to reveal relatable personal and social issues through incorporating dramatic content with an ironic twist. Through a variety of conceptually layered portraits, I use acrylic and oil paint to exaggerate brushstrokes and emphasize planes of color, revealing the beauty and dimension of flesh. The discussion of identity is a prevalent theme in my work, searching constantly for some semblance of reasoning in a world that is by many means unalterably harsh and absurd. These paintings and prints generally make use of patterning, such as wallpaper or fabric patterns, in order to add an element of environment and to serve as reference to a specific era. The flattened backgrounds act as a backdrop for the subjects in my paintings while also suggesting a sense of confinement as the figures begin to get lost against the Midwestern décor.“

you can purchase jamie’s prints here.

 
 
 
 

4) gary logan hobdy

artist.
illustrator.
graphic designer.
creative force behind MiLKSOP STUDiO.

 

artist.

{musical meathook}

 

{not made of flesh}

 

{childbotic innerverse}

 

illustrator.

 

graphic designer.

: : : contact : : :

tumblr.
facebook.

 

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these guys make me proud of my roots.
just keep doing whatever it is that you’re doing!

** all photographs have been used with permission from the artists **
** i do not own any of the images above **

 
 

: : : today’s album : : :

miles davis
kind of blue
1959

 

goodnight, everyone.

{rosaliemelin}