Art – Caustic Frolic

Atmosfear

by Seigar

This collage series explores the concepts of cancel culture, censorship, control, propaganda, and the manipulation of the media and social networks. The intention is to show, expose and denounce these dangerous issues, and the need to fight for freedom. The inspiration can be found in the situations people are experiencing in their everyday life and the vigilant processes of personal data. Pop images of hard oppressions and clear statements were used to reinforce the atmosphere of fear. […]

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Limbo

by Bruno Manfredi

1) The Baptism: fee minutes after to get out from the limbo.

Photographer my uncle Carlo Vacchieri the priest.

My father and me

1951

My restauration.

2) Gustav Dore 1832 1883 claasical/romantic Limbo

Studying Dante Alighieri at the high school. Getting out from the childhood.

You can found the image everywhere.

It’s a photo of myne from a book […]

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How We Move to Light

by Emily Calvo

Watercolor on Paper 14 x 10

About the Artist

A visual artist, poet, and author, Emily Thornton Calvo often merges her poetry with her art. She’s exhibited at the Elmhurst Art Museum, August House Gallery, Gallery 1070, the Art Center Highland Park, and others. She’s performed poems at Loyola University and the Art Institute of Chicago through the Poetry […]

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Reflection Amid Chaos

by Emily Calvo

Water Color 10×8

About the Artist

A visual artist, poet, and author, Emily Thornton Calvo often merges her poetry with her art. She’s exhibited at the Elmhurst Art Museum, August House Gallery, Gallery 1070, the Art Center Highland Park, and others. She’s performed poems at Loyola University and the Art Institute of Chicago through the Poetry Foundation. Her work has […]

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another world is possible (it’s just a sweet, sweet fantasy, baby)

by Joshua Thomen

Fabric, embroidery thread, quilt batting / Fabrication assistance by Andy Phillips
72 x 29 x 5 inches

About the Artist

Joshua Thomen is an artist based in Los Ángeles, California working toward their MFA in Art at University of California, Irvine and received their undergraduate at California State University, Long Beach in Sculpture/4D in 2019. Their work reflects on personal memory, […]

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The Mermaid

by Devin Wilson

iPad drawing
32 x 26 inches

About the Artist

Devin Wilson is a queer interdisciplinary artist, curator, and writer. Devin is currently a first-year visual arts MFA candidate at the University of California, Irvine. Their work focuses on the intersection of queerness and technology in science fiction to imagine alternate possibilities of the future. Devin states that “as a genre, speculative fiction is inherently queer using imagery that goes beyond binaries […]

The MermaidAdminCF2022-06-26T23:49:42+00:00

Forest Witch

by Shannon Gardner

Ink on paper
11 x 14 inches

About the Artist

Shannon Gardner appreciates the spontaneous process of nature and strives to explore Earth’s unearthed beauty and imitate its natural imperfections. She creates art depicting disturbing and horrifying work with elements of occult symbolism and iconography. Her interest in the macabre began while studying nature and the paranormal at a young age. The ethereal mood of her work reaches the extreme and […]

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Eye Plant

by Shannon Gardner

Watercolor and ink on paper
5 x 7 inches

About the Artist

Shannon Gardner‘s use of watercolor and India Ink are unforced and create beauty within flaws while crafting an earthy grunge appearance. This technique assists the viewer to observe the Asian aesthetic Wabi Sabi, appreciation of imperfections. Her use of dots create an impression of a technical drawing. Stippling creates clusters of value implying crisp texture and depth, giving the […]

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Whistling

by Ann Privateer

Tree lights, necklaces, clay pig whistle

About the Artist

Ann Privateer is a poet, artist, and photographer. Some of her work has appeared in Third Wednesday and Entering.

WhistlingAdminCF2022-06-26T23:49:59+00:00

underground corrida

by Jeronimo “Nomadecollage”

Magazine paper

About the Artist

Jeronimo “Nomadecollage” is a young artist born in Belgium and is now living in Portugal. Nomadecollage has been living life with paper and utensils for several years, exhibiting work in several Belgian and Portuguese galleries. Nomadecollage loves meeting people from different worlds, debating and exchanging points of view, and creating surrealist art with a subtle dose of reality. Nomadecollage’s work examines the different faces of human beings, […]

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