Category Archive: ART

Laci Jordan: So Laci Like

When I think of Laci Jordan, an LA-based artist and graphic designer, I think of bright colors. Jordan is full of life and passion, and it is shown through her humorous and thought-provoking interviews. 

“Color plays a huge part in anything I create. Color is great at telling a story and evoking emotions,” Jordan said in a Forbes interview. 

Although her art is upbeat, bright and colorful, it does not diminish the political messages in her work, which comes from her experiences as a Black woman working in a field where she is a minority.

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Erica Elan Ciganek: A Natural Resource + Art

“...With her portraits, she focuses intimately on the intersection of women and the significance of encountering one another. Her process of creating is done in hopeful, clumsy defiance of a culture of rampant dehumanization.”This is how Artist and Painter Erica Elan Ciganek is described on the Arts Council for Long Beach, California’s website.

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Pacita Abad: Breaking Borders with Feminist Art

When traveling to another state, country, or even continent, it is not uncommon to be presented with an entirely new culture unlike one’s own. These new cultural experiences may come in the form of new customs, food, or even a completely different lifestyle. Arguably the most important, however, is the ability to experience new art. Art reflects the most important qualities of what makes a culture unique, and the native art of each culture varies vastly. As the world becomes more intertwined, with travel and the internet, the exchange of art becomes increasingly important as a tool to understand other cultures. Through examining the works of Pacita Abad, multicultural art becomes a lens with which we can view the world as a whole.

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Tawny Chatmon: Uplifting the Next Generation

In July, Pinterest created a list on their daily inspiration page of Black artists and creators to look out for. Among the list of artists, there was a photographer who took her still images and added on different materials like gold. The picture posted to Pinterest was of a young Black girl from  “The Redemption” collection by Photographer Tawny Chatmon, in which the girl had unapologetically natural hair with extra elements to essentiate her beauty. 

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ARTiculate ATL: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

In this current state of quarantine, it’s only natural to miss the events and spaces that drew our communities together. Do you miss the experience of exploring a new art gallery? Or hearing a live DJ? What about meeting emerging and local artists, who each have a unique perspective and product they want to share with you? Look no further than ARTiculate ATL, an urban art social meant to display the work of 20 Atlanta artists.

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