Ozlem Thompson: An Alien Approach

Before art movements like Dada, which sought out to completely destroy traditional art values, and Fauvism, which used scientific color theory to emphasize emotional responses over-literal interpreted scenes; art was a tool to understand and simplify the world at large. Eventually, art was put aside and considered its own study, completely removed from academia. Istanbul artist Ozlem Thompson remarried the fields with her organic, contemporary paintings.

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Marco de Vincenzo: No Limit

Fashion and Italy always go together. It’s the home of some of the hottest fashion and most well-known designers and fashion houses in the world, such as the ever-in-style Gucci and Versace, and home to Milan Fashion Week, one of the biggest fashion shows on the planet. The country is also playing a part in raising some of the newest names in fashion, such as Marco de Vincenzo.

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Claudio Parentela: Countless Ventures

Calling Claudio Parentela simply an artist doesn't do him justice. Parentela is an artist, cartoonist, and a collagist. When he's not creating art, he's a freelance journalist. Still, he has interviews all over the Web ranging from his own art blogs (Foggy Grizzly and The eXTra finGer, among several others) and he also teams up with other publications on the side.

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Eckhaus Latta: Repurposing Fashion Standards

Fashion and sculpture have always sat at two ends of the visual arts spectrum, both held in high esteem, but typically considered mutually exclusive mediums. Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta have recently broken this unspoken rule with their fashion company Eckhaus Latta. Eckhaus Latta is a high-end, recycled clothing brand that was founded by the pair in 2011, first debuting in Spring 2013. 

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Wyanne Thompson: Finding Inspiration From Pain

Some might consider oral cancer a debilitating disease, but Atlanta artist Wyanne Thompson considers it a gift.

“Before cancer, I created relatively small illustrative works. I always wanted to paint large canvas but was never brave enough to take the chance,” Thompson said in a 2018 interview with VoyageATL, an online publication. “I believe cancer woke me up to get off autopilot.”

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