High Artist Profile: Kine Andersen
High Artist Profile: Kine Andersen Interview written by ALEXMURRAY Kine Andersen is a Norwegian artist who illustrates a retrospective of angst and oblivion. She entered High Art 2017 with two of her iconic images. Andersen grew up in the 90’s. Due to this, she absorbed the excessive energy of the epoch of boy bands, neon windbreakers, […]
High Artist Profile: Daniel Labrosse
High Artist Profile: Daniel Labrosse Born in Budapest, 1997, Daniel Labrosse is a French-Hungarian visual artist. He entered High Art 2017 with the piece “Headache”. Bold colors and satirical comments fill his art. His often gloomy subject matter is made approachable by the vibrant color palette and the comical characters in his work, making the pieces […]
High Artist Profile: Nathan Gorey
High Artist Profile: Nathan Gorey Nathan Gorey is a 23-year-old graphic artist and illustrator currently living and working in Baltimore, Maryland. He entered High Art in both 2016 and 2017 with 3 incredibly unique and beautiful pieces. Heavily influenced by beach and surf culture, eastern philosophy, and childhood nostalgia, Nathan’s work emphasizes approachability and rhythm‚ […]
High Artist Profile: Jeffrey Alcairo
High Artist Profile: Jeffrey Alcairo Jeffrey Alcairo is a self-taught artist, born and raised in San Francisco, CA. He entered High Art 2017 with the two incredibly creative pieces seen below. He has been drawing and doodling since he was 4 years old. His art influences and inspirations come from his love of comic books, […]
High Artist Profile: Sophie Wright
High Artist Profile: Sophie Wright Sophie Wright loves to recycle her work. “All good pieces come from destruction and rebirth and destruction again. You roll it up, add a little extra and set it ablaze. Because that’s how you build on your own practice and your own state of mind. Art is a state of being, […]
High Artist Profile: John Haverty
High Artist Profile: John Haverty John Haverty has entered High Art multiple times. What many people don’t know about his work is the sheer size! Each of his beautifully intricate pieces is illustrated on sheets as large as 28 feet long with watercolor and ink! John was born in 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts and raised […]
High Artist Spotlight: Kate Oltmann
High Artist Spotlight: Kate Oltmann Kate Oltmann has worked in all areas of Northern California’s marijuana industry for almost 10 years, from processing and manufacturing to distribution and everything in between. She noticed that the art surrounding this culture she was a part of didn’t represent her or the people she was working with. In […]
High Artist Spotlight: Jake Genen
High Artist Spotlight: Jake Genen Jake Genen is a lifelong resident of New York based in Astoria, Queens. He makes anthropomorphic art using Victorian era images from the 1800’s coupled with animals. He incorporates design elements from different cultures around the world and uses them to tell a story of exotic creatures in foreign lands. He […]
High Artist Spotlight: Geoffrey Klepeis
High Artist Spotlight: Geoffrey Klepeis Geoffrey Klepeis is a professional artist, based in Calgary Canada. He has entered High Art the past two years in a row, placing 5th with “Green Harvest” in 2016. His artwork has been a crowd and judging panel favorite. He received his BFA from the Alberta College of Art and […]
High Artist Spotlight: Cliff Maynard
High Artist Spotlight: Cliff Maynard Cliff entered during High Art 2016, including his piece featured today, “Legal Eagle”. Learn more about his process below! My Story. My name is Cliff Maynard and art is what drives me. There is honestly nothing more that I would rather do with my life than to create and grow […]