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Angel of Undevastation and Black, by Paul Solovyev (aka 0x17)
Moscow artist Paul Solovyev, or 0x17, creates art that intentionally throws viewers off balance....
Fore Shadowing, by Kaori Homma
Kaori Homma calls her fire etchings (Aburidashi) “a silent lament . . ....
Angels Speaking Hebrew, by Mark Podwal
Mark Podwal is known for his drawings on the New York Times op-ed page, as well as his illustrations for books inspired by Jewish legend, history, and tradition....
John, Thomas, and Judas from Apostles, by Michel Östlund
Swedish artist Michel Östlund created abstract portraits of each of the apostles in large (up to six-by-four-foot) oil paintings....
Happy Down, Who’s Prayin’ for Me? (top), Stephen’s Small Loveable, and Kalashnikov II, by Roz Dimon
New York artist Roz Dimon works by layering one digital image over another, the layers differing in opacity and texture....
Transfiguration, by Julia Stankova
Julia Stankova began her painting career in Sofia, Bulgaria, restoring icons. Inspired by the symbolic meaning of the images, she began painting her own works....
Gate of Passage, by Lisa Ross
New York artist Lisa Ross photographs landscapes and the objects that inhabit them....
Images from Golden States of Grace: Prayers of the Disinherited, by Rick Nahmias
In Golden States of Grace: Prayers of the Disinherited (University of New Mexico Press), Rick Nahmias documents the lives of the marginalized, focusing on religious communities, including ...
We Defend, We Harvest, We Work! and Mexican Cook, by Michele Ramirez
My ethic is inspired by the rural farming community to which I was born,” writes painter and printmaker Michele Ramirez, whose grandparents grew and harvested crops in California’s Central Valley....
Outreach, by Malak El-Shazly
In her multimedia collages, Cairo artist Malak El-Shazly layers different mediums—printed text, photographs, paint, and acrylic—in order to create a narrative....
Martyrs (Earth, Air, Fire, Water); detail from Lamentation for the Forsaken
Coexist House in London has organized a citywide Stations of the Cross exhibition....
Feeding of Judas, by P. Solomon Raj
Lutheran pastor P. Solomon Raj works with linocuts, woodblock prints, and batik to convey a Christianity that speaks amid the diversity of Indian culture....
Judson Arts Wednesdays at Judson Memorial Church, New York City
Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan has a long history of commitment to the arts, and every Wednesday it opens its doors to artists, declaring: “Art can be prophetic. Art can be useless....
Mary’s Heart Pierced and Peace, by Luba Lukova
As a graphic designer, Luba Lukova works with raw symbols and minimal text, stripping away words and symbols to locate a core. Her work also reflects her social activism....
Parsnips, Carrots, and Beans, by Erin Currier
Traveler, trash collector, and artist Erin Currier seeks out “places the mainstream sightseer pays money to avoid: barrios, ghettos, slums, worker compounds.” In explaining her artistic process, sh...
Drawing exercises by Nathan Riggs (top) and Leon Martinez (bottom)
Treacy Ziegler works with artists in prison like Nathan Riggs and Leon Martinez, sometimes presenting her curriculum to them by mail....
Raziel, by Richard Carson
Richard Carson lives in New York’s Hudson Valley, where he has observed barns collapsing under the weight of heavy snowfalls....
Creation of the Waters, by Robert Kelly
Born and raised in New Mexico, Robert Kelly is influenced by Native American and Latino-Mexican cultures which are rich in beliefs, symbols, and rituals....
Seven Propositions on Nationalism and Their Corollaries, by Jerry Bleem
When a nephew was sent to Iraq with his army unit, Jerry Bleem, a Franciscan friar who teaches in the department of fiber and material studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, joine...
Three photographs by Eric Mencher
In Honor of the Cuban People, Who Have a Generous and Warm Spirit and Who Make Music That Moves the Soul (Havana, 1997)
String Theory/Parallel Lines
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