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3 weeks ago

The Verdant 'Lost World' of Minnie Evans Comes Alive in Vivid Mixed-Media Drawings

Minnie Evans became a self-taught artist inspired by religious visions and Airlie Gardens' botanical landscapes, producing vibrant, pattern-rich works that gained exhibition recognition.
fromJuxtapoz
4 months ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Forbidden Garden: Stass Shpanin @ Plato Gallery, NYC

Stass Shpanin was born in Azerbaijan, formerly the Soviet Union, and has lived in the US since he was a teenager, so he is no stranger to countries and ideologies coming and going, and the imagery associated with them transforming along the way. Images of birds, animals and plants have appeared in the insignia, fl ags and offi cial documents of many states and municipalities for millennia, their meanings often similar yet adjusted to a particular context.
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