As his name suggests, Hunter Blaze Pearson uses bright, blazing colors. The multidisciplinary visual artist depicts psychedelic American iconography on a variety of objects, ranging from shoes to canvases to whiskey bottles. This spring, Pearson’s “American Dream” was a part of the Brea Gallery’s 39th Annual “Made in California” exhibition, and it won the “Director’s Choice” award.
Behind wild costumes, conceptual lyricism and eccentric alternative style, artist Melanie Martinez’s music tells stories of Martinez’s own struggles with growth and self discovery. With over-the-top performances, creepy melody lines and music that references a plethora of child-like objects, Martinez has made a place for herself in the industry through her mystic visual performances and her whimsical vocals.
Playful, fresh, and bold, this fall’s fashion season will be dominated by Henry Zankov’s knitted pieces.
A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Zankov moved to New Jersey in the United States with his parents at nine-years-old. He spent most of his childhood going into the city with friends to go shopping and in high school, he began to take sewing classes at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, where he eventually received an associates degree in Fashion/Apparel Design in 2001. Soon after, Zankov began to explore his style through jobs and internships with clothing brands DKNY, EDUN, and Diane von Furstenberg, where he became the design director of knitwear.
You may have seen the name Yann Demange in headlines lately for being the second director to leave “Blade,” Marvel Studio’s long-in-the-works reboot of the vampire superhero franchise. Although he held an important role in “Blade,” Demange has contributed much more to the film industry than directing a superhero film.
