As a tribute to this “most wonderful time of the year” artists Lauren YS and Makoto Chi have created twenty-eight works (and a mural) for their new “Five Poisons” exhibition. We’ve interviewed the artists about the work. Click image above to read it, or else. The post Beware “The Five Poisons”! first appeared on Hi-Fructose Magazine ..read more

With a mix of dark humor and an impressive skill at creating inviting, yet dangerous worlds, the artist known as Bub has caught our eye. Click above to read our new interview with the artist and his new body of work, before it's too late. The post Have No Fear, It’s Just a “Mild Apocolypse”: An Interview with Bub first appeared on Hi-Fructose Magazine ..read more

We live in strange times and artists Michael Kebow and Mike Davis both have something in common: they use surrealism and time travel to address modern and existential issues. Click to read the Hi-Fructose exclusive interviews with painters Mike Davis and Michael Kebow about their respective solo showings. The post Time Traveling with Painters Mike Davis and Michael Kerbow first appeared on Hi-Fructose Magazine ..read more

Artist and animation director Joe Vaux paints what he likes. His personal work is teeming with impish demons. His cheerful hellscapes are populated with lost souls, sharp toothed monstrosities, and swarms of wrong-doers. And yet, there’s an innocence to all of this. Click to read the Hi-Fructose exclusive interview with Joe Vaux. The post The Happy Hellscapes of Joe Vaux first appeared on Hi-Fructose Magazine ..read more

Vibrant and bold, Oscar Joyo’s latest body of work which was exhibited at Thinkspace Projects in Los Angeles, vibrates the retina; while delving into his childhood memories childhood in Malawi and themes of Afrofuturism. The post Oscar Joyo Harnesses Color and Pattern With Latest Works first appeared on Hi-Fructose Magazine ..read more

Something interesting happens when when artists like Alan and Carolynda Macdonald, who have the painting fundamentals mastered, decide to subvert expectations and perplex a viewers expectations conceptually. Click to read the Hi-Fructose exclusive interview. The post Natural Hallucinations abound “When Two Worlds Collide” first appeared on Hi-Fructose Magazine ..read more

The concept of the Wunderkammer, aka The Cabinet Of Curiosities has been an artistic inspiration for some time, however a new show opening in November by Ryan Matthew Cohn and Jean Labourdette takes it up a notch with an exceptional show of sculptures and paintings based thematically on the subject. Click to read the new Hi-Fructose exclusive interview. The post Ryan Matthew Cohn and Jean Labourdette explore the Wunderkammer in “Mors Et Anima” first appeared on Hi-Fructose Magazine ..read more

Former illustrator turned full-time painter Gregory Hergert’s work has been described as “urban Surrealism”. He paints non-traditional themes in a traditional manner, yet allows the medium to shine through the often brutal settings depicted in his work ..read more

It is often said that children are privy to a certain wisdom inaccessible to adults, that their naivete allows them to gaze at the world without the cynicism that comes from a long time of living in it. In his large-scale wood sculptures, Italian artist Gehard Demetz presents children as powerful figures — knowing, self-aware and bold. A master craftsman, Demetz creates his compositions within a surrealist framework, portraying his subjects with a lifelike accuracy that makes way for the haunting details to creep in. Gehard Demetz took some time to talk to Nastia Voynovskaya about the philoso ..read more

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