The HighLife

With a flair for dramatic oil and mixed media paintings, Carly Ivan Garcia's (CIG) work has kept the California native quite busy for a few years now.    From Miami Art Basel 09, to his current showing at Room Room Interior Art Gallery, and the upcoming Ed Harris movie (Touching Home), it seems like CIG's work is always on display.  But why not, the art speaks for itself.



  
                               






                                                                                            (above: Collab. w/ Robert Harris)
           


carlyivangarcia.com

"damn the man! save the empire!"

















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{Lagos}
Perspective.  An artist without perspective is like a writer without content.  The more of it one has the fuller understanding they have of any subject, which in turn allows them to present truth as it is, unadulterated.  Whether it be art, humanity, philosophy, whatever.  This jet-setting London based artist is blessed as such, and it's evident in the scope of his work.  Like he says, "my friend, clear your mind of can't".  If the sum of our lives are in our experiences, his tally is soaring.  Pay close attention to MrMadeofCodes. In other words Tenne Fatona. 


{NYC}

{Tokyo}

{Jerusalem}

{Ghana}

{Lagos}

{Ibiza}

{California}

{somewhere in Africa}




Interplanetarians.com

Man versus the Machine.  Machine versus man.  Where does one end and the other begin.  Who serves what, what serves whom.  Atrophy and Rebirth. Light and Dark.  Finding beauty where the masses don't is where this artist operates.  This is the art of Andre Hester.


SUBmerSIBLE 

An artist with a penchant for attention to detail has a profound way of  producing thought provoking work.  This isn't the first time this artist has been featured on THL (+), but that was only just a preview.  Welcome to the Daniel Szymanowski show.



















dansz.com

Simplicity is simply not that simple.  It's one of the hardest things to acheive in the world; anyone can be complex.  The work of this New England-based North Carolina native, like the artist himself, is unassuming.  On the level it's quite direct, but deeper observation reveals a complexity that's only acheived through a high level of introspection and understanding of aesthetics.  Get to know Heyward Hart.

heywardhart.com

Question.



Common ft Ceelo - Make My Day




Death of A Glamour Girl




Gay Jamaican Cop




I was in Mis-Teeq




Rapping for God




The Black Gay Priest




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