Author Archives: chapter89magazine

VERONICA NI

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why? VN: My editorial work uses a lot of clean flat shapes and thin lines, bright colors and repeating patterns. I worked in motion graphics for a while so I feel the influence of current trends in […]

SAMUEL LASSO

CH.89: If you had to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why? SL: I couldn’t do that, I like to experiment a lot with both materials and themes. Having freedom as a starting point is a wild beast. CH.89: Where do you get your inspiration from? SL: I […]

KAYLA NOEL JOHNSON

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why? KJ: I’d categorize my work as cute and simplistic illustration and visual design. CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? KJ: Inspiration comes from my everyday life – my surroundings and personal experiences. I journal […]

CRUSASIS

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? C: The music I release is generally low fidelity rock. Within rock music lots of stuff comes through, it’s a huge world to work within. Generally I’m defined by the instruments I’m choosing to play and […]

PHANTOM HANDSHAKES

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your music, what would it be and why? PH: Lo-fi Jangle Dreamgaze. We combine elements of dream pop, janglepop, shoegaze; and we record everything ourselves using lo-fi recording techniques. CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? PH: We draw inspiration from the immediacy, […]

ARMANDO MELENDEZ

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why? AM: My artwork style could be categorized as abstract expressionism. CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? AM: Quoting Picasso, there’s no such thing as inspiration, but hours and hours in front of the canvas, […]

ILENIA MADELAIRE

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why? IM: My artwork is figurative painting. The style ranges from a cartoonish rendition, to representational. I aim to create narratives of a non-sequitur, absurdist nature, that often infuses humor with horror, to create unsettling images.  CH.89: […]

KIMBERLY BALLA

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why? KB: I developed my signature chemical process of painting during my BFA year at Western Washington University in 2013. The process was discovered by happy accident after long hours of experimentation. I manipulate this found chemical […]

JEN NOONE

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why? JN: I would describe my work as material-based contemporary abstraction inspired by consumer culture. CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from? JN: I draw inspiration from my experience of living life in this body. More […]

BENJAMIN WEAVER

CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why?BW: I categorize my work as Geometric Spatial Abstraction. I use sets of nonorganic geometric elements to illustrate theoretical spatial and relationships between forms. The forms are often incomplete and the completion of the forms give potential […]