Coding Asias: urbanism, chaos and artificial organisms in the work of Tesh Nakamura
May 13, 2022by Manu Sharma May 13, 2022
Japanese generative coder Tesh Nakamura explores his unique blend of the organic, artificial and abstract.
Manu is a new media artist and an arts scholar, with a Masters in Asian Art Histories from LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore. When he is not busy writing about art in the internet age, you can find him hard at work, making music videos.
The body bizarre: exploring uncanny human renderings and more from Dani Macovei
Apr 29, 2022by Manu Sharma Apr 29, 2022
Romanian artist Dani Macovei discusses his fascinating digital practice with STIR, exploring his motivations in the process.
Exploring light, colour and street art with Argentinian-Spanish artist Felipe Pantone
Apr 21, 2022by Manu Sharma Apr 21, 2022
Argentinian-Spanish artist Felipe Pantone discusses the light-play behind his captivating work, and the street art that underlines his practice.
Sasha Frolova discusses latex, artistic synthesis and her performance practice
Apr 14, 2022by Manu Sharma Apr 14, 2022
The Russian multidisciplinary artist Sasha Folova explores her inimitable performance practice that blends latex costumes with abstract forms.
Sculptor Ken Kelleher creates abstract forms, liberated from utilitarian value
Apr 08, 2022by Manu Sharma Apr 08, 2022
STIR explores American sculptor Ken Kelleher's abstract artistic practice, along with his recent entry into the NFT and crypto world.
Activist Art collective INDECLINE releases its brazen greatest hits compilation
Mar 29, 2022by Manu Sharma Mar 29, 2022
American artist-activist group INDECLINE explores their recently-released film Side Hustles, and reflect on the collective's anti-authoritarian exploits over the past year.
Visceral thresholds: Exploring the abstract inner-world of Helena La Rota López
Mar 24, 2022by Manu Sharma Mar 24, 2022
Colombian multidisciplinary artist Helena La Rota López discusses her strange and mesmerising performance practice.
Furqan Jawed walks the thin line between graphic design and an artistic practice
Mar 20, 2022by Manu Sharma Mar 20, 2022
Brooklyn-based Indian designer, Furqan Jawed, adds a deeply artistic quality to his graphic design works.
Exploring hidden narratives and erasure within the practice of Nicole Franchy
Mar 13, 2022by Manu Sharma Mar 13, 2022
Peruvian artist Nicole Franchy discusses her collage practice, and explores its power to focus and erase.
Exploring 'The Roundel' and more: The uncanny back figures of Simon Schubert
Mar 06, 2022by Manu Sharma Mar 06, 2022
German visual artist Simon Schubert explores his strange figures, their preoccupation with human loss, and the shared world they inhabit.
‘Karla Knight: Navigator’: Traversing beyond the material at the Aldrich museum
Mar 01, 2022by Manu Sharma Mar 01, 2022
STIR explores the four-decade long oeuvre of visionary American artist Karla Knight at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Connecticut, United States.
Retro abstractions and the creative lineage of Timothée Boubay
Feb 25, 2022by Manu Sharma Feb 25, 2022
Exploring the strange, surreal, and anachronistic works of the French retro futurist artist Timothée Boubay.
Exploring Foto/Industria: Intersection of photography, food, and industry
Feb 20, 2022by Manu Sharma Feb 20, 2022
Curator Francesco Zanot discusses Fondazione MAST’s Foto/Industria Biennial, its theme and significance, as examined through various lenses.
Exploring the glitched visual arts practice of Spanish artist Rafael Jiménez
Feb 16, 2022by Manu Sharma Feb 16, 2022
Spanish Artist Rafael Jiminez discusses the impermanence and unreliability of human memory, and how it fits into his artistic practice.
Andree Martis delves into the tranquil and meditative states in 'Forevermore I Play'
Feb 03, 2022by Manu Sharma Feb 03, 2022
Portuguese audio-visual artist Andree Martis explores her space-building work, and locates the spiritual and cosmic within technologically-driven art.
Exploring digital reconstructions of natural movement with artist Maxim Zhestkov
Jan 28, 2022by Manu Sharma Jan 28, 2022
Moscow-based digital artist Maxim Zhestkov discusses his complex, algorithmic art that blends imagined architectures with naturalised motion.
Finding bleakness and humour within the bizarre world of Luis Perez-Banus
Jan 21, 2022by Manu Sharma Jan 21, 2022
Artist Luis Perez-Banus discusses the origin and interpretation of his visceral and explosive ink illustration practice.
Sustainable automatons in the digital age: exploring the practice of Parker Heyl
Jan 15, 2022by Manu Sharma Jan 15, 2022
American artist Parker Heyl explores his sustainable, wood-based kinetic sculpture practice, and discusses his critical approach to automation in art.
Shamanism in the information age: the visionary art of Ben Ridgeway
Jan 07, 2022by Manu Sharma Jan 07, 2022
American image-maker Ben Ridgeway discusses his visionary artistic practice, its grounding within a state of pure imagination, and his melding of the spiritual and technological.
Boris Acket’s installations sit within a constellation of light, sound, and space
Jan 01, 2022by Manu Sharma Jan 01, 2022
Artist Boris Acket discusses his audio-visual installation practice, how it inhabits space, and the massive scale it exists on.
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