Category Archive: ART

Sergi Cadenas: Artistic Illusions

Sergi Cadenas is a self-taught artist from the Northern Catalonian region of Spain. He was exposed to artistic inspirations from the day he was born. Landscapes such as the Pyrenees Mountains and sceneries like the historic Gothic Quarter are only a fraction of the visual elements presented to him on a daily basis. He began his journey as an artist at just 15 years old while working under his father in the family business. Ferros d’art Cadenas, their family blacksmith business was passed down to him by his father and it is still in business today.

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Joyce Ho: Peaceful Violence

Having moved to the United States at age 14, Taiwan-born Joyce Ho has had years to draw inspiration from the difficulties of adapting to a new life. She received her M.A. in studio Arts from the University of Iowa and then moved back to Taiwan to work on a few projects. She is an interdisciplinary artist with an emphasis on painting, sculpture, and theater and she describes her work as peaceful violence. 

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CORPUS Museum: A Journey Inside Us All

One of the most fun things I do in my spare time is visit different museums across the city. Chicago is a city that has more than 60 museums open to date. For me, museums offer a versatile environment for people from all different walks of life. It’s somewhere I can take my daughters and younger cousins, somewhere I can go by myself just to clear my head, or I can go out with friends or take a date. It’s a fun experience that I believe many of us, took for granted as a kid. 

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Mike Leavitt: Sculpting Modern Culture

In his early childhood years, Sculptor Mike Leavitt spent his time learning about graphic design and engineering. Raised in Seattle, WA his interest in art came from his parents. Another factor that sparked Leavitt's fascination for art was the Native American Scandinavian woodcraft, wooden figures that replicates important Native American figures of the Scandinavian tribe. The structure of the wooden carvings made the figures look spot-on.

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Journey Brave’s Young Kings: The ATL Bike Life Experience

Almost every neighborhood across the country had a crew, some even had several. A group of kids who became friends based on their simple love for bikes, and the freedom of being able to explore the surrounding areas, while riding their bikes. In my neighborhood, there were a few biking crews, but there was one that really stood out. 

There was a crew that knew how to fix bikes; so everyone in the neighborhood would come to them to get their bikes fixed. Each crew member had bikes that they customized themselves using different parts that they bought from the local bike shop, and spray-painted to give them an even cooler look. Fast forward to our teenage years, a few of them outgrew that phase and most of them graduated from their bike crew.

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