paul andress is a self taught artist who resides in the exotic and mysterious settings of
northern new jersey with his lovely wife candice.
his works have been meticulously put together by manipulating
various earthly elements. check out more of paul's stuff at his own site: hypnotico.com and/or write him at paul@hypnotico.com.
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justin b describes himself as "just a kid in indiana with nothing better to do". he can be reached at seemonster66@hotmail.com and has a deviantART page at seemonster.deviantart.com.
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jonathon baker is a u.k.-based collage artist whose work is often unapologetically political in nature. but he also imbues much of his art with a wry sense of humour and doesn't hesitate to shock when neccesary.
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bat raptorr, aka doug hiser, is a gallery fine artist, an athlete, and a published author of six books with three more
on the way who counts the world-famous fantasy artist frank frazetta among his friends. catch the bat through e-mail at batraptorr@aol.com.
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behm is a graphic designer and illustrator from the detroit area. "i find
myself creatively influenced at the moment by bell's 2 hearted ale and
colecovision. i do (on occasion) sell myself for money and can be reached
at don@donbehm.com." check out behms's new site at donbehm.com.
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billy blob is the first artist that didn't submit work to us but who we actively sought because we felt his stuff fit so well in with our established collection. his evocative paintings and animations fill an incredible website, billyblob.com. you can write bill at blobmaker@billyblob.com.
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david j. brawley is a graphic designer, illustrator and native californian. watch him battle his own demons through artwork by visiting his web site,
synthetic dreams at home.pon.net/dbrawley or contact him at kamallama@excite.com.
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nick butcher bio to follow shortly. nick can be reached at nickbutcher@hotmail.com.
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jena cardwell is a digital artist and painter from los angeles. 5 of her captivating pieces can be found within the zero boutique. for a real thrill, check out her website at jenacardwell.com or write jena at jena@jena.us
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louie chin is "just another kid with slow reflexes who draws during classes to keep his sanity." check out louie's site at
ifonly.fadeaway.org/ or write him at alt_chin@hotmail.com.
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vilfreda de marco is a 30 year-old blond girl who works as a radiologist in italy and used to be known on this site as simply "willy". if you like her style say hello to willy at willinax@yahoo.it.
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matt dicke is an illustrator who has done work for magazines and commercial clients but is also very comfortable expressing himself through the comic medium as well as canvas and paint.
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curt eichelberger's preferred medium is spraypaint on plexiglass but he also works with acrylic paint on wood. the result is a vibrant and textured body of work that captures the imagination and humour of his admirers. he is also well-known for the festive, party-like atmosphere at his art shows. "i want people to enjoy art the way they enjoy music festivals, raves and rock shows," says curt. see more curt at curt-eichelberger-pop-art.com or contact him directly at curteichelberger@sbcglobal.net."
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scott everingham despite the fact that we are based in one of canada's hotbeds of artistic activity, it's a crime that this site only has 1 halifax-based artist. well, actually, now you can make that two. scott everingham is a student of the nova scotia college of art and design and creates some very thought-provoking work armed with only a brush and canvas. and yes, he's got a web site here and you can write him at sjeveringham@hotmail.com
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fatso is a canadian graff artist whose work is seen on walls & trains worldwide. check out some of his stuff over at lounge37 or in our own graff n' corruption.
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fcb "i live in tokyo. make art on a mac i found in the trash. am also a musician
and used to call my band zero. love 23. have 23 on my website too. here's two links to my portfolio. the first is slow, the second, much lower fi and faster, but i'm not sure if the lo-fi one works right, as i've not viewed it on any machine but my own:
redelete.8k.com/art/ &
www.msnusers.com/fcbportfolio/files/." write fcb at deseptagon@yahoo.ca.
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jason fitzpatrick is a sculptor and visual artist from saint john new brunswick who graduated from nscad in halifax n.s. and is currently in windsor, ontario to further his studies of sculpture. he can be reached by writing jasonwff@shaw.ca.
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jeff gaither is a well-known artist for his work with the undead, the accused, guns n roses, gg allin, electric frankenstein and more.
jeff's art has been featured in the pages of art etc magazine (as well as hundreds of other magazines) and is instantly recognizable to any fans of contemporary horrific imagery. he has an amazing site chock full of selections from his extensive portfolio at www.gaithergraphix.com and can be reached at jeff@gaithergraphix.com.
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scott gastellu "to sum it up, i live in los angeles. i'm a digital visual effects artist by day, and someone who likes to paint things by night." scott's got a mysterious-looking web site at www.gastellu.com and can be contacted by writing sgastellu@hotmail.com
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jason goad is an illustrator living in columbus, ohio. "my artwork usually revolves around the tattoo industry where i'm trying to make a name for myself as a flash artist. if you would like to see more examples of my art, i have an on-line gallery at www.stainedskin.com." e-mail jason at goad@siscom.net.
peter goode's name is appropriate, because what he does- painting and creating montages for his haunting and provocative artwork- is very "goode" indeed. he is from providence, rhode island, has an online portfolio viewable at www.altpick.com/petergoode and can be reached at petergoode@usa.net.
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tim hall lives in los angeles and has an unhealthy fascination with hollywood and political iconography. his biggest art influences are old propaganda posters and gig flyers from old punk bands. when not painting tim spends his time as a corporate bastard making video games. to see more of tim's bad art head on down to www.craptastica.com or drop him a collect call at tim.hall@vugames.com.
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jen hamilton is a freelance artist from nanaimo, bc. apart from drawing and having artwork appear at gallery showings and on zeroboutique shirts, she is also an emerging indie filmmaker with three short films already under her belt and more on the way. she can be reached at eilanrhiannon@hotmail.com.
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preston harris is a 22 year-old artist from corpus christi, tx. "i'm a screenprinter and have a degree in graphic design. i'm all about the metal, the meat, and the whiskey." e-mail preston at hate_the_world_80@hotmail.com.
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jason james jason is an artist and animator based in halifax who has come to us by way of london ontario. he has been known to spraypaint his artwork onto public property and creates haunting images on canvas as well. check out his site at redsart.ca or write him at james_animat@hotmail.com.
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jeremy james bio info to follow shortly. you can write jeremy at jjames@hoffmaster.com.
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keeley "i'm 22 and live in charlotte, nc. i snowboard and used to skate. i have even designed a snowboard that i actually ride. i have a degree in advertising and graphic design but don't use it. i just make art. i make a lot of art on my mac with illustrator. but the computer will never be my only medium. i plan on creating an art empire, that's why i named my website
bloo empire."
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ryan keller is a twenty-one year old art student out of cedar rapids, iowa bringing the country folks the culture of modern day pop art and graffiti-influenced pieces. "people that have paved my creativity path include jean-michel basquiat, andy warhol, dave kinsey, curt eichelburger, barry mcgee, bigfoot, alfonso mucha, radiohead, slugg and atmosphere, rhcp, and the roots. be on the look out and 'support your local artist'". contact at remedyone@hotmail.com.
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j kleiner "my work is very much reflective of my subconscious. it is a means for
internal emotions and feelings that would otherwise not be expressed, to come out. most of the time, i just let the images come together in my head without consciously relating meaning to them. as i work on them, the meaning
becomes clear, so each one is a learning experience in that respect. because the images come from the subconscious, the meaning is more concise when the viewer pays attention to how they feel when viewing the piece as opposed to explaining what it means in words." see more of j's work at jkleiner.8m.com or write him at ink8m@aol.com.
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klutch has been creating punk, skateboard, and graffiti art since the early 80's. some people just don't know when to quit. write klutch at klutch@mac.com and check out more of his work at klutch.org.
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chris krolczyk bio and contact info to follow shortly. for the time being you can contact chris through us at chrisk@zerozeroboutique.com.
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regina lafay was originally a photographer but soon found she enjoyed painting on and digitally manipulating her photos even more. her site at lafay.com features many of her beautiful gothic works of art. regina can be reached at rlafay@hotmail.com.
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j larsen is some guy who kept hanging around our office, bugging us to let us post some of his wacky art onto our site, which we finally did just to get rid of him. he also happens to be the webmaster of this particular website. tell him what you think by e-mailing him at zero@zeroboutique.com.
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chi-yun lau "lives in boston where he rocks the town like no other, even boston! the citizens of beantown cower before chi-yun's authoratative rock-power. feel the videoscopic magna-fury of his optical sense experience as it bombards your visual cortex and jets your neurons into the future where they'll be outfitted in the latest nano-fashions designed by europeans, assembled by the japanese, and bombarded with 1.21 gigawatts of pure nyc rock concentrate." -chi yun lau, 2001. for more chi-yun go straight to the pigbox or write him at fei_tii@hotmail.com.
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peter lewis is a collage artist based in dunedin, new zealand. "i've been building surreal montages from magazine cut-ups for about ten years now, ever since i first saw the work of winston smith. while he remains a big influence on my work, i have developed my own style that i like to think is equal parts cute and subversive. i like to make a salad of pop culture and drastically alter the meanings of images through juxtaposition, black humour and psychedelic vision." check out peter's extensive portfolio at warpart or feel free to write him at peter@warpart.co.nz.
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karen lollypop karen constance was born in 1969 in scotlands hell hole central belt & escaped down south to brighton in 1997. she is influenced by encylopedias, diagrams and schoolgirls.
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rachel lynn is a freelance artist from the detroit area. her art is a combination of painting or inking, and digital manipulations. her artwork has been displayed at the intermedia gallery at emu, and can be found on the album covers of a few local bands. an up-and-coming musician herself, rachel's work (musically and artistically) is often referred to as "dream pop", a combination of warhol enthusiasm and and a soft fantastical touch of the future. rachel can be contacted at rascallynn@yahoo.com, and feel free to visit her web site: rachelssoundtrack.com.
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todd marrone "i presently live in ardmore, pennsylvania and teach a general art survey course to 6th, 7th and 8th graders. although teaching and after school activities such as directing the school play and piloting a computer graphics program keep me quite busy, i continue to draw and paint now more than ever. while my artistic vision evolves frequently, as do my influences and references, i feel my images share a common flavor due to the emphasis on contour line." see more of todd's excellent art at his site, www.toddmarrone.com or tell him how much his art kicks ass by writing him at todd@toddmarrone.com.
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spencer miller is "just chillin' in philly, doodling 24/7, and trying to get by with my schoolwork." you can contact spencer at smer0@yahoo.com.
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rachel morris is a 16 year old east coast girl who prefers her sketchbook over her schoolwork. rachel can be reached at rachel_em@inbox.lv.
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richard mullins was born in tulsa oklahoma and currently resides in texas. he has been creating his cartoon and comic inspired artwork for over 10 years now and runs an excellent online art gallery called blahblahgallery.com. richard can be reached at mail@blahblahgallery.com.
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nogain this piece was adapted from a poster i bought in a communist bookstore in vancouver several years ago. no artist is credited on the poster but it says it was produced by the womens' liberation front of cuba. we felt that even though we couldn't track down the artist of this piece it was too powerful an image to pass up for a shirt design. if anyone can help us find the creator of this image so that we can pay them and give them credit, please write us at unknownartist@zeroboutique.com.
aaron neely or just "neely" or just "robotdinosaur" is currently an mfa printmaker at an undisclosed northwest grad school. "it's
pretty lame, but it lets me draw and not have to get a real job yet." aaron can be reached at youngsinner@hotmail.com.
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the osym collective is a group of artists about which we know nothing, except that their name stands for "operating system for your mind" and that 2 of their artists, jason scott and jason robinson, have contributed their work to zero. write jason robinson at roadblock7611@aol.com.
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otium (aka filip de haes) is a 24 year old belgian guy who lives near antwerp and studied computer science there and has just launched his own web page at nibewege.org/otium. besides being a programmer/analyst he's involved with underground artgroups like the russian ascii art group galza (galza.tk) and with the american based hirez group acid (acid.org) . he's owner of the local party schedule site nibewege.org and he's currently developing zimmerplein.be, a nocturnal vision of his hometown lier. the ascii works presented on this website were released in 1998 and 1999 in the artpacks of hrg and galza . drop him a line at fille@nibewege.org , he'll be graduating soon so if you have a project to undertake and need his skills , let him know.
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shannon palmer "i don't know what to say about myself really, but i'll try to think of something for you..." check out more palmer art at shannon palmer illustration or write her at spalmer@wnonline.net.
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claudio parentela is an illustrator and cartoonist from italy who is well-known in the world of underground art, zines and comics. his funny, colorful and thought-provoking work makes a strong impression that isn't soon forgotten. you can write claudio at c_parentela@libero.it.
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jason rudolph pena makes short work of unwanted books, newspapers and korean shopping bags and transforms them into stunning artwork. he's also been known to draw & paint on plain ol' canvas & paper as well. if you think jason is nifty tell him so at dusnoir@yahoo.com.
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phayce. this kid is sick. he's a part of a revolution goin' on over at www.bloomonkey.com and can be contacted at phayceee@hotmail.com.
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lucas price. "i'm an artist living in the uk. make music, paint and dj and soon going into
business making t shirts too..... umm, part of a larger collective called La Social.. so you should give them a mention..." write lucas at j_f_sebastion@hotmail.com.
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rey says he's inspired by video games and kung fu movies. "my style is sorta edgy and upbeat. which i think people dig." rey's new site is at http://rey.swoo.net
and he can be reached at rey@swoo.net .
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emmanuel reyes is an accomplished digital artist who also knows his way around a brush and canvas. check out more of his work at psycho monkey productions or write hime at jezterr@psychomonkeyproductions.com.
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leticia rivera
born in cuba and raised in new jersey, leticia's background is a smorgasbord of cultural diversity that she applies to her compositions. schooled in visual communications, marketing, conceptual and digital design, leticia creates unique and personal designs for her customers. much of her art has been applied to t-shirts, personalized note cards, wall decorations, and portraits for various individuals and companies through private commissions. her work has been exhibited in colorado springs. you can contact leticia at zephyros77@aol.com or head here to see more of her artwork.
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christian rothenhagen "i'm a 30 year-old german artist, raised and based in berlin. i'm (part) owner of a small but growing art-platform (tum-berlin.com) where i sign my pics as "filz". my art is inspired by 16 years of skateboarding, the city and my friends i am surrounded by. you can reach me at filz@tum-berlin.com or filzintum@hotmail.com."
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aaron russell is an artist from calgary alberta. you can see more of his art at ip.deviantart.com/ and write to him at aaron@ipworldmedia.com.
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thesis sahib halifax recently lost a resident treasure when thesis moved back up to ontario after 4 years of art school here, but he left behind some of the most striking and original graf work ever seen on hali's alleyways and overpasses. you may also have seen his stuff in montreal, los angeles or sao paolo, brazil. like many graf artists, thesis is very paranoid, so all we can really tell you is that he's got a web site over at thesissahib.com and he can be reached at thesissahib@hotmail.com. i will not get caught.
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steven charles schmidt is an artist whose self proclaimed mission is "to make original, modern art and design affordable for everyone." his 2-dimensional works are largely constructed of found objects, clippings, packaging and cheap office supplies.
his work demonstrates that imagination and resourcefulness, rather than formal technique and training, are the key factors in his creative process. he currently resides in oklahoma city, has a web site called the space age bachelor pad and can be reached at scs3000@hotmail.com.
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tyrus smalley is based in georgia and can be reached at stankfeet@hotmail.com
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marq spusta is creative folk. he currently resides in madison, wi. he's got one of those pesky websites at www.marqspusta.com and can be reached at marqspusta@yahoo.com.
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forest stearns is a student of the arts, world traveller, and an avid follower of new and exciting styles. "i am a horseback guide in yosemite ntl.
park in the summer and a student in the off season. doing art is my
lifeblood, finding fresh inspiration and looping from it is my everyday
goal." write forest at draweverywhere@hotmail.com.
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daniel st. george 's full name is daniel anthony st. george 2nd, although "most people just call me asshole... ". he's got a web site just full of greasy goodness and you can go there right now (yes, right now!) by clicking here: www.spikedp.com. write dan at ilovespikedpunch@yahoo.com.
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-struct is a portland, oregon based artist. bio and artist statement to follow. for the time being you can write -struct at deven11@care2.com
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sterling texas lives in phoenix arizona, where he makes frenzied pop images gone awry, or "schitzophrenic skittamarinkydinkydinks" as he would have you put it. he sites his influences as; kool keith, dalidoodoo (who?) and pootitang........ weird. uh, he can be contacted at trescadecaphobia@hotmail.com.
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scott tobin is a halifax-based graff artist whose work is well-known to back-alley dwellers in toronto, montreal and of course haltown. he also does a lot of commercial sign work and other commissions as well. but we like his illegal shit. write tobin at scotttobinone@hotmail.com.
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mark todd is a commercial artist based in new york whose pieces have graced the pages of such magazines as the new yorker, gq and details and has done illustration for other clients including sony, nike and warner brothers. he's got a great site at, where else, www.mtodd.net and you can e-mail him at funchicken@earthlink.net.
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trust is a graffiti writer and artist from victoria bc. he can be reached at artificialflavour@shaw.ca.
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nostalgia van buren is an artist/poet/musician from indianapolis. he's in a band called dead bird mountain and has a web site with his artwork on it at sixfold symmetry. nostalgia can be e-mailed at syringeoflugosi@hotmail.com.
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rachel watkins "i am 19
years old & currently attending east tennessee state univ. majoring in
graphic arts (i want to do special effects). i have a twin sister,
fraternal, not identical. everything i know about art i learned in
high school. most of my work on the computer is done with a digital
camera (i take all the pictures myself) and photoshop. i usually
never know what to expect when i start out. i never have. i always just
work on a piece until it reaches a point in which i am happy with it." write rachel at bonkers@aol.com.
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esther watson lives in brooklyn (with her husband mark todd), where she works as an illustrator for clients such as sony, verve records and magazines including the new yorker, time, newsweek, fortune, and rolling stone. she has written and illustrated 2 of her own books and has also illustrated many childrens' books. she has a site full of her artwork at www.estherwatson.com and you can contact esther at funchicken@earthlink.net.
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neil westlake's art gets us hot and bothered- in fact, you should have seen the stuff he sent us that was too risque for this site. originally based in london england, mr. westlake recently relocated to rainy but beautiful vancouver b.c. where he continues to raise temperatures with his own brand of "postmodero" art- that's post-modern erotic art for you snobs out there, and no, you won't find that in the history books (at least not yet). neil can be reached at westlake@telus.net.
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skip williamson's name should be instantly recognizable to anyone with even a passing knowledge of the underground comics movement of the 60's and 70's and/or contemporary american lowbrow art. his arrival into the zero fold marks a milestone for us and we are pleased as punch to welcome him on board. skip's got a ton of art over on his site at the williamson gallery or you can do a search for any of his fan sites on google. he can be reached directly at skip_williamson@hotmail.com.
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david wolin is a brooklyn-based painter whose seemingly random imagery hides a subconscious symbolism even he doesn't fully understand. "i have always believed art was strongest as a celebration of the weird and mysterious...individual experience will bring about completely different associations in each viewer. the specific meaning is superseded by the interpretation and reaction of the viewer. weird and mysterious, sexy and silly, relevant and ridiculous...they are what they are...or were, as the case might be." check out more of david's art online at home.earthlink.net/~davidwolin/ or you can contact him at davidwolin@earthlink.net
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