ady Moon & The Eclipse just released a brand new single simply titled, “Move.” The song is a crowd favorite during their live sets, so the fact that they finally released an official recording is a delight to many. “Move” gets the blood pumping, making it the perfect song for the winter season. MOVE by Lady Moon & The Eclipse …
Paper Wave. | Richard Sweeney.
rafted from watercolor paper, Richard Sweeney‘s Motion Forms is an elegant series of sculptures that emphasize the transmutation of material. While the contours and textures of the pieces remain a prominent feature, there is a latent awe that surrounds the actual composition of the material being used. With each fold, Sweeney almost turns paper into porcelain. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is …
“All of You” | Betty Who. | VIDEO.
inger Betty Who recently dropped a video for her single, “All of You.” Directed by Steven Taylor, the video features two friends enacting a woman’s scorn through a mini-crime spree. Who, as talented and photogenic as she wants to be, plays her role well and seems to be at home in the midst of drop-top convertibles, avant garde ski-masks and tot-sized …
Identity Obscured. | ADAMÉ.
DAMÉ refuses to be categorized—and rightfully so. Even when it comes to his own identity, ADAMÉ espouses an ambiguity that allows him to break free and own his very existence. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance …
“Loveblood” | Sundara Karma.
umbling and tumbling through your ear canal, Sundara Karma‘s newest single, “Loveblood,” is a complete melody that thrashes about with endearing fervor. The Reading quartet has been moving up the ranks, making them a current band to watch. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but …
The New Heavy. | Caroline Morin.
aroline Morin has a clean, light aesthetic that still weighs heavy on the heart. Morin has a quaint way of capturing intense sentiment and cleverly hushing that sentiment through a lens of nonchalance. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When …
Violently Good. | Valentino.
hanneling some ancient energy from the future, Milan based illustrator Valentino skillfully cultivates his own brand of cryptic pointillism. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we mean it. quietlunch.com
Minimum. | Whitley Jacket.
emperatures may be frigid now but it doesn’t mean you can’t start mapping out your spring wardrobe. The Whitley Jacket by Danish label Minimum is a crisp, lightweight jacket with a simple color block design; a great starter piece for those thinking ahead. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and …
Noir Comme La Mort. | Damien Tran.
amien Tran‘s latest book, Noir comme la mort, is a collection of patterns and texture that leap right off the page. The book includes 16 colors and comes in a limited run of 77. Available here. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. …
Socioreligious. | Carlo Fantin.
ddressing the exaltation of social media, Carlo Fantin‘s paper pieces provide conceptual commentary that cut deep. Fantin pieces, etched with beautiful detail, resemble artwork found in stain glass windows. The similarity in aesthetic is purposeful, giving his work a sharp, sarcastic quality. The concept also encourages us to reexamine our relationship with—and reliance on—social media. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a …
“Luv” | Salomon Faye. | VIDEO.
lways ahead of his time, Saint Valentine’s Day has come early for rapper Salomon Faye. Faye recently released visuals for his single, “Luv”, featuring fellow newcomer Raveena. Directed by Baldomero Fernandez and Vincent Oshin, the visuals for “Luv” are almost as tender and endearing as its lyrics. The song will be included on Faye’s highly anticipated STIMULATION EP. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a …
A Lush for Color. | Jack Vanzet.
ailing from Melbourne, artist Jack Vanzet groovy aesthetic reminds us of a lush LSD trip—not that we have ever gone anywhere near that stuff. Vanzet, who is also a music producer, melting and moving colors, creating various textures and irregular patterns. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with …
Light Lines. | Carlo Bernardini.
prawling in all their glory, Carlo Bernardini‘s light sculptures invoke a majestic awe that is usually reserved for Hallie’s Comet or the aurora borealis. Bernardini uses precise angles to create illuminated geometric displays, displays that can be installed anywhere from indoor spaces like common galleries to outdoor space like the Palazzo Bagatti Valsecchi in Milano. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a …
Hidden Gems. | Ramon Todo.
ecent works by Ramon Todo play heavily on contrast, displaying two different aesthetics in one bipolarized sculpture. The Tokyo born artist takes sections of glimmering glass and inserts them into far more lackluster objects like a stone or a book. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but …
Matthew Chambers. | Zach Feuer Gallery.
atthew Chambers’ solo exhibition recently debuted at Zach Freuer this week. The show features two sets of distinct pieces and a series of books from Chambers, a painter who was born in Boise but now lives and works in sunny Los Angeles. Showcased below are some of our favorite pieces that we urge you to visit and see for yourself …
Odd Things. | Erika Sanada.
Erika Sanada‘s work is adorably grotesque. She seems to be conducting a conceptual crossbreeding between canines and marsupials, creating these lovable hairless pups and putting them in precarious positions—usually with invasive fledglings. Sanada’s pieces have a morbid, anxious appeal that makes them vulnerable and endearing. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of …
Pieces of Her. | Marie-Florentine Geoffroy.
arie-Florentine Geoffroy‘s work seems to come in pieces. The sectioning off has an ironic togetherness and the geometric framing brings an abstract authenticity that resembles something from an Earth Science textbook. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, …
SOMEWEAR. | Lucia Fainzilber.
ife is all about patterns. These patterns may not exactly match or mesh with one another but if you consider the bigger picture, it all makes sense. In the series Somewear, Lucia Fainzilber not only examines these patterns, she focuses how on the concept of “self” can become lost in them. Is it possible to isolate our more pure self to …
In There Somewhere. | Justine Khamara.
elbourne born, Justine Khamara conjures up her own mixture of sculpture and collage—and even cubism—in her latest works. Made from UV prints and laser cut ply wood, her pieces are capable capturing one’s attention for more than a little while. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with …
A Piece of the Sky. | Eric Cahan.
The weather outside is frightening and stopping to enjoy the beautiful hues that mother nature painted in the sky is considered to be suicide by frostbite. Eric Cahan‘s sky sculptures remind us of a season when higher temperatures were the norm and stopping to ogle at the wondrous gradient in the sky didn’t result in pneumonia or hypothermia. The sculptures …
Pulp Ficticious. | Blaze Benjamin Brooks.
laze Benjamin Brooks recently offered a beautiful ode to the cult classic film, Pulp Fiction. Pulp Ficticious features some of the film’s most recognizable characters submerged in Brooks’ signature aesthetic. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we mean …
Top 10 of 2014.
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The Recap About Nothing.
e have been to our fair share of openings this year but none were more electric than last week’s opening at Lyons Wier Gallery. The duo at Eastmen Collective teamed up with Wale to bring us The Exhibition About Nothing, a conceptual nod to the rapper’s upcoming project, The Album About Nothing, due out in March. The exhibition also coincided with the …
Happy Festivus! | The Exhibition About Nothing…
Eastmen Collective is giving everyone an early Festivus present this year! The duo teamed up with Every Blue Moon and Wale to produce The Exhibition About Nothing. The exhibition will take place December 23rd (TOMORROW!) at Lyons Wier Gallery. Featured artists include Naturel, Jay West, Sue Tsai and more! The Exhibition About Nothing runs through January 5th. Doors open at …
UNTITLED Miami Beach. | 2014.
unning late for our flight, we decided to take a risk by squeezing in a visit to UNTITLED. We heard nothing but good things about UNTITLED and knew that we couldn’t miss it for the world—even it meant missing our flight. We’ll be frank, UNTITLED was a minimalist’s wet dream. While there were many pieces that were beautifully complicated, we …
SCOPE Miami Beach. | 2014.
resh off the plane, our first stop was SCOPE Miami Beach. We could have checked into our hostel right away, but instead we decided to waste no time in seeing what SCOPE had to offer. There were a lot of familiar faces at the fair. We spotted works by Shawn Huckins (featured in our last print issue), ran into acclaimed …
Art Basel Miami Beach. | 2014.
rt Basel Miami Beach recently wrapped, and while many of us are already back to our regular routines, some of us are still daydreaming about the memorable artwork that was on display. It was the 13th edition of the famed art festival and much like a fine wine, it gets better with time. Throngs of art enthusiasts filed in to …
Smuggler’s Blues: Chapter 3 | “Fool’s Paradise”.
An award winning writer and filmmaker, former Editor-in-Chief at High Times, former drug kingpin, outlaw and ex-con, Richard Stratton continues to lead a very colorful life. Quiet Lunch along with Bodega de la Haba and Big House Productions present a suspenseful e-serialization of Stratton’s newest book Smuggler’s Blues, part one in a tell-all trilogy, will take you on an unbelievably harrowing journey seemingly …
A Surreal Christening. | Rune Christensen.
une Christensen, rugged and abstract, creates a new aesthetics that speaks to a new generation of tatted up, pattern loving weirdos. His work often plays on themes of youth, controlled chaos and indie surrealism. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When …
and in the endless sound there came a pause. | Paul Kaptein.
picture perfect visage of distorted tranquility, Paul Kaptein‘s and in the endless sound there came a pause incorporates an engrossing glitch concept that plays a wicked trick on the eye. Simply referred to as a pause, the piece is a fine manipulation of aesthetics. Kaptein cleverly robs the wood of its rigidness, rendering it fluid and almost unrecognizable. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is …
“All Nite Long”. | IHATEAARON. |x| Felix Snow.
ewcomer ihateaaron recently teamed up with producer Felix Snow for his latest single, “All Nite Long.” The slow churning tune reminds us of those long summer nights that leave us completely exhausted and broke the next morning. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, …
Admire Our Dust. | Evan Robarts.
van Robarts‘ latest piece has the feel of an unending work in progress. It is obviously a finished work of art but there are nuances present, like the bare scaffolding and hastily applied paint, that leaves the piece in a blissful limbo. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture …
Umut Yamac. | Perch Light.
ontinuing his genius strike, Umut Yamac takes his craft to brilliant new heights with the Perch Light. Yamac has a knack for marrying durable materials with fragile materials. The Perch Light features a neo cubic bird made from brass and paper. The bird is illuminated through contact with its metal perch, maintaining a graceful poise thanks to the sweet physics …
Hazy, Not Lazy. | Rosalie Kate Whittingham.
here is a haze surrounding Rosalie Kate Whittingham‘s work. Her aesthetic shrouds her audience, leaving them with doubled vision and color blindness. Whittingham’s themes include post-adolescent angst, femininity and distorted realism. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance …
Allen Edmonds. | Shaker Heights.
llen Edmonds newest addition comes in the form of a debonair hunting boot. Shaker Heights has a rugged poise that cannot be ignored. Pairing a regal Harris Tweed with burnished leather, Shaker Heights is a worthwhile boot that is rooted in both style and durability. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of …
A Kind of Masking. | Kwesi Abbensetts.
n our eyes, Kwesi Abbensetts is a new age creative who can do no wrong. Abbensetts’ work is in a state of constant evolution—which is what we love most about it. His aesthetic changes with the days, giving way to an unpredictable conceptualism that garners unwavering intrigue. Abbensetts’ latest series, A Kind of Masking, admixes traditional portraiture with abstract patterns. The …
Chalkboard Tablet. | Peg & Awl.
eg and Awl‘s Chalkboard Tablet is a conveniently analog way to take notes. The Chalkboard Tablet is made of reclaimed walnut and poplar that comes from 19th century buildings, barns and houses in Philadelphia. The tablets are then finished with chalkboard paint and reclaimed black leather from WWII gun slings. It is currently available at Occulter. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a …
Dipped In Red. | Antonella Montes.
eijing based illustrator Antonella Montes elicits a soft violence in her latest pieces. Montes creates portraits of blood stained pulchritude, depicting her subjects dipped in red. These pieces are available for purchase at Montes’ shop. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. …
Democratic Republic of Congo. | Abby Rain Ross.
hotographer Abby Rain Ross is known for her worldly portfolio. She and her sister, Lauren Bradford Ross, have traveled the globe, amassing a rich body of work gives their audience a window into cultures that they may never have the chance to encounter. Abby’s The Republic of Congo is a mixed media project that transmutes traditional portraiture and puts an abstract …
Peas and Carrots. | The Rose That Grew From Concrete.
eas and Carrots pays proper homage to one of Tupac Shakur’s most notable poems with their The Rose That Grew From Concrete tee. Made from 100% cotton, it simply features a rose emerging from the stubborn concrete. The design, which comes in white and black, is minimal yet poignant. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote …
Native Shoes. | Apollo Hand Dyed.
Native Shoes recently released their Apollo Hand Dyed collection. The Apollo Moc and Apollo Chukka features a breathable, light weight material that is framed by a futuristic silhouette. The shoes employ an age-old Japanese dyeing technique that results in a custom look for each pair of shoes. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote …
New Blossoms. | Nancy Depew.
ancy Depew‘s latest oil works are garnering much attention of the interwebs and we think we know why. Featuring lush detail and robust flora, Merge and Insight have an endearing quality that puts its audience in a warm place—and with Jack Frost showing up to the party a tad early, everyone can use a little warmth. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that …
Staple |x| Naturel Capsule Collection.
rtist Naturel, who recently had a solo show at Poppington Gallery this summer, teamed up with Staple to release a capsule collection that palpably intermingles street culture references with his signature neo-cubist aesthetic. The Staple x Naturel collection features 18 pieces, that includes tees, woven shirts, hats, fleece, and a varsity jacket. It was released on November 15th and is currently …
Often Minimal. | Jana Stýblová.
here isn’t much to say about Jana Stýblová‘s Often Minimal and we are pretty sure that she wouldn’t have it any other way. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we mean it. quietlunch.com
Nice & Rough. | Andrés Layos.
ndrés Layos shows us the true meaning of contrast in the following illustrations. Choosing various animals as subjects, Layos pairs well done illustrations with what seem to be drawings done by children—giving way to Frankenstein aesthetic that is both metaphorically meaningful and humorous. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life …