rant Haffner‘s work depicts roadways and their horizons in beautiful technicolor. The accurate and both abstract usage and placement of hues makes the scene familiar yet surreal. 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. …
Let It Go. | Jaz Harold.
n a time where we can all use something to hold onto, Jaz Harold‘s exquisite sculpture, Let It Go, suggests the very opposite. 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
Overload. | Dan Huston.
an Huston‘s work is a blissful swarm of complementive colors. Overload is a series that lives up to its name, a lot of these pieces force the audience’s eyes and brains to work overtime. 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 …
In the Land of Paraguari. | David Esquivel.
avid Esquivel is an Illinois based painter whose pieces are vibrant displays of various, shapes, colors and patterns. The raw canvas backgrounds really adds to a dynamic contrast that makes these paintings pop. 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 …
Megacosm. | Solo exhibition by Beau Stanton at Brilliant Champions.
rtist Beau Stanton recently debuted his latest solo exhibition, MEGACOSM, at Brilliant Champions gallery in Bushwick. Cemented by Stanton signature aesthetic, MEGACOSM is a multifaceted presentation featuring paintings, diorama-like sculptures and even a stop-motion short film. The themes in Stanton’s exhibition relate to death, rebirth and creation. February 24 – April 1, 2017 Brilliant Champion 5 Central Ave, Brooklyn, New York …
Refresh. | Art in FLUX at RUSH Gallery. | Recap.
EFRESH recently made its debut at Rush Arts in Chelsea. Curated by Leanne Stella, founder of Art in FLUX, the group exhibition features an all-woman roster Suprina, Sui Park, Alicia Grullón, Aya Rodriguez-Izumi, Elan, Leslie Jiménez, Rejin Leys and Shani Peters and examines how our environment affects the course of social justice and urban innovation. February 23 to March 24,2017 RUSH …
Vestiphobia Cuba.
illard Morgan’s Vestiphobia, a large-scale interactive performance, conceived and directed by Steve Fagin, was staged last month at the Fábrica de Arte Cubano, in Havana. The production provokes a critical awareness of the systems of labor used to produce our clothing, our habits of consumption, and dramatizes how clothing functions as a form of expression, seduction, and often, manipulation. Thinking about …
Variations. | Adele Schelling.
dele Schelling‘s Variations flirts with fetishism in this brief but sweet series. Featuring feet as the main subject, Schelling hopscotches between various motifs and textures. 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
Even This Will Pass. | Aida Silvestri.
nspired by different of modes of travel, Aida Silvestri‘s Even This Will Pass depicts various routes from Eritrea to London—journeys and experiences of Eritrean refugees into the United Kingdom—then applies them separately over a series of blurred portraits. The series seeks to raise awareness in regards to human trafficking and immigrant hardship. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks …
The Shadow’s Call. | Yva Calgren.
oday we take a look back at The Shadow’s Call, Yva Calgren‘s subtle but moving solo show at Galleri Steinsland Berliner, Stockholm. 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
NSFW | The Writing’s On the Body. | Yen Ting.
ody painter Yen Ting transforms bodies into eerie works of art that almost come off as a natural occurrence. Despite having their skin altered by Ting’s design, her subjects still seem at home in their own flesh. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, …
In Pieces. | Weronika Gesicka.
ntermixing pseudoscience and an observation of memory, Polish artist Weronika Gesicka gives a believable glimpse into our subconscious. 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
NSFW | You Know, The Usual. | Yulia Nefedova.
llustrator Yulia Nefedova captures a certain casual carnality in her work. Whether she is depicting food play or a woman going through her menses, Nefedova never takes herself too seriously; yet her pieces always maintain a potent purpose that resonates with her audience. Nefedova is reckless but thoughtful and knows how and when to break boundaries. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a …
POLAROIDS. | Jonathan Leder at Castor Gallery.
ast night, photography and fashion lovers braved the blizzard to attend the opening of Jonathan Leder‘s “Polaroids” show at Castor Gallery featuring NSFW images of models including Allie Leggett and Emily Ratajkowski. Guests packed into the overflowing Castor Gallery Downtown, mingling around the portraits with Wolffer Estate Wines in hand, before heading to the VIP after party at Drexler NYC. …
Somewhere in Between. | Alessandro Sicioldr.
oday we venture in the outré world of Alessandro Sicioldr. The Italian painter fuses surreal composition with familiar iconography to create otherworldly displays that resemble a blissful, faintly accessible dreamscape. 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 …
Memories Passed On. | April D. Felipe
pril D. Felipe has quickly become one of our favorite ceramicists. Felipe’s quirky aesthetic and progressive usage of material makes her a standout amongst her fellow creatives. The way Felipe constructs her pieces results in a seamless transmutation of materials. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a …
A Cut (and Brush) Above the Rest. | Danielle Krysa.
ombining choices cuts with well placed strokes, Danielle Krysa‘s pieces are refreshing, nimble and light on their feet. In Krysa’s final weeks as a painting major, her professor said “you should never paint again”—proof of the power of persistence. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but …
The Vintage Type. | TuTu Vintage & Beautiful.
here is something therapeutic about the motion of typing; especially when it is accompanied by a rhythm that can only be heard through a vintage typewriter. Owned by London based couple Ivana and Veljko, TuTu Vintage & Beautiful provides Olympia Traveller De Luxe and mid-century BISER typewriters for who long for the analog typing experience. SHOP HERE! Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a …
NSFW | Solarium. | Alice Wietzel.
olarium by Alice Wietzel is 28 pages of well illustrated leisure. The young French illustrator depicts curvaceous lounging poolside, adorned with vivid tan lines. With only 100 copies available, it would be wise to get yours hand on one of these perfect bound books while you still can. SHOP HERE! Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to …
Joyful Noise. | Caho Aoyama.
aho Aoyama latest series of untitled works are lively displays of color, pattern and distortion. The texture of the Japanese paper marries well with the melted and smeared acrylic. The grid-like background provides a faint sense of organization in the face of joyful noise. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and …
NSFW | Down Under Covers. | Thy Tran.
elbourne based photographer Thy Tran has an awkward but alluring aesthetic that really grabs hold of you. Tran’s work is intimate, playful and affectionately abstract. 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
NSFW. | Contortion. | Ingrid Maillard.
ngrid Maillard‘s Contortion series is a delicately strained body of work that explores the contours of the female form. Done in the traditional vein of most studies, Maillard’s stroke give the figures a ribbon-like textures. 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 …
New Memories. | Diane Meyer.
fter highlighting her work some time ago, we decided to check in once again on Diane Meyer. Her ongoing series, TIME SPENT THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE FORGOTTEN, first caught our eye through sheer innovation and harmony. There was—and still is—this perfect balance of skill and sentiment. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life …
Somewhere In Between. | Yurish Wedoff.
oscow based artist Yurish Wedoff creates enthralling pieces that transport us into a surreal post-dystopian limbo where time has imploded and come to a dismal, fantastical stand still. Wedoff’s subjects appear to be brooding, immersed in some epic, never-ending supernatural quest. Altogether, the work is striking, captivating and spellbinding. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote …
NSFW | Bringing Sexy Back. | RetroFxxxing.
nce upon a time, pornography wasn’t so abrupt and exploitative. In the late 60s to the early 80s—an era that was dubbed the Golden Age of Porn—pornography had more romance, more poetry, more harmony and more humor. It was presented through a warmer gaze than now. Not that it wasn’t without its raunch but it had a much different feel …
Nurture Studies. | Diana Scherer.
oday we take a look back at Diana Scherer‘s 2012 series, Nurture Studies. The series explores the roots systems of plants and also shows how they adapt to—and adopt the shape of—the vase or pot they are placed in. The results are rather intriguing. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture …
KLÆDE (Cloth). | Borgman. |x| Lenk.
LÆDE (Cloth) is part of Borgman | Lenk‘s permanent installations at EAL Lillebælt Academy in Odense DK. The steel fabric wraps around the elevator shaft over four floors in the central hall of the academy. 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. …
It’s In the Leaving. | Michael Massaia.
ichael Massaia‘s It’s In the Leaving is eerie but endearing photographic ode to one of New York City’s most recognizable technological relics, the pay phone. With 8 out of 10 New Yorkers owning a mobile phone, there aren’t many pay phones left in Gotham. Likely to be gone in the near future, these images capture the last gasps of a dying technology. Quiet …
Askew. | Debbie Millman. |x| Baron Fig.
he traditional act of putting pen to paper just got a little more abstract. Askew is a playfully innovative collaboration between Debbie Millman and Baron Fig, another installment in their Limited Edition Confidant series. The seemingly ordinary notebook, bathed in a deep true blue, comes alive once you start to pursue its pages. Its lines and margins, all handdrawn, become …
3D Printed Mini Chess Planter. | 3DUniPrint.
hess is a thinking person’s game and thoughtful people care about the environment. Okay, that segue wasn’t as smooth as should have been but that doesn’t make this 3D Printed Mini Chess Planter by 3dUniPrint any less awesome. 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. …
Metamorphosis: Come To Me. | Kwesi Abbensetts.
ultifaceted creative Kwesi Abbensetts is debuting a one night show at Boom!‘s Salon X. Titled, Metamorphosis: Come To Me, Abbensetts that exhibition is a show about exploration. “Of bodies chang’d to various forms, I sing: Ye Gods, from whom these miracles did spring, Inspire my numbers with coelestial heat; ‘Till I my long laborious work compleat: … “ – translated from Ovid’s, …
Okavango Poncho by Daily Paper.
ith all the wet weather we’ve had these past couple of days, we realized that our rain weather wardrobe isn’t quite up to par. Daily Paper’s Okavango Poncho is the perfect way to stay stylish and dry. Shop HERE! Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but …
Subtle Opposition. | Jan Cieslikiewicz.
an Cieslikiewicz‘s photography is an amazing display of juxtaposition. The New York based photographer has a signature intuition when it comes to creating visual compositions that have a slight, but charming, conflict. 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, …
First Aid. | Max Provenzano.
e recently stumbled upon the work of scan artist Max Provenzano. Provenzano looks like he suffered a laceration on his forehead and has been experiment with gauze, thread and bandages. Follow him on Instagram @maxprovenzano. 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. …
Calaca Peonia Tee by Tracy Lewis. | Rhino Barking Sparrow.
pring may be a long way off but it doesn’t hurt to be prepared. Adorned with artwork by Tracy Lewis, “Calaca Peonia” is available for men and women. SHOP HERE at Rhino Barking Sparrow! 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 …
Ich ist ein Anderer. | Julia Schwarz.
oday we take a look back at an intriguing limited edition booklet by Julia Schwarz. Schwarz is a berlin based graphic designer, illustrator and artist and her work explores different themes like perceptual phenomena, the new media and introspection. The french poet Arthur Rimbaud wrote the quote je est un autre in a letter to Georges Izambard in 1871. The booklet is inspired …
Surrealandia. | Kate Shaw.
elbourne based artist Kate Shaw pours skins of acrylic paint, letting them form naturally. Shaw then cut the skins to resemble majestic landscapes. The results is series surreal scenery that boggles the mind. 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, …
Everything Continues. . . | Five Myles.
our sculptures made of hundreds of hand-cut, small glass bricks are part of this group show. These bricks are build up into shapes and forms denoting danger through spiky edges and fragility. The artist has cut each glass brick by hand in her studio, and each brick stands as a memorial for a victim of violence and war in our …
A Look Back at The Surrealist Ball.
It’s Throwback Thursday and because the year is so young, we decided to access our most recent awesome memory and that is… drumroll, please… The Surrealist Ball at The Roxy Hotel! Packed to the rafters with creative costumes and good vibes, the 2nd Annual Surrealist Ball was an event not to be missed. Notable guests included Kenny Kenny as well …
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9-13-81% Plasticity. | A Quiet Brunch with Eddie Rehm at The Yard.
uiet Lunch and Bodega de la Haba hosted a brunch on Sunday, December 11th, at our Fifth Avenue offices for the artist Eddie Rehm whose show, “9-13-81% Plasticity”, is currently on view. All photos by Bryan Thatcher Eddie Rehm: “9-13-81% Plasticity” The Yard, 234 Fifth Avenue November, 2016 Presented by Quiet Lunch Magazine Curated by Gregory de la Haba To …
NSFW | Cool World. | MK Luff.
multidisciplinary artist with a wide range of aesthetics, MK Luff has a real feel art direction. She knows where to place things, how to place things; her knack for composition is uncanny. 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, …
BOUNDLESS at Kai Lin Art. | Todd Monaghan. |X| Larry Jens Anderson. |X| Elison Roshi.
OUNDLESS, featuring new works from TODD MONAGHAN, LARRY JENS ANDERSON, and ELISION ROSHI, is an exploration into the human psyche and the human condition through immersive, intuitive and the unconventional. Kai Lin Art is excited to welcome New York based spiritual surrealist, TODD MONAGHAN into our stable of artists. In this solo exhibition of works on canvas, Monaghan applies paint by …
“Scribing the Void” at Coach Flagship Store. | Kurt Steger.
oach commissioned a beautiful sculpture by artist Kurt Steger. Titled “Scribing The Void,” the piece is on currently on display at Coach’s new global flagship store on 5th Ave at 54th st. If you’re out and about shopping on 5th Avenue, be sure to stop in and steal a peek. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to …
Just Do Nothing. | Rad.
he cold weather seasons are upon us and that means a lot of eating-in, cat naps and Netflix in your free time—or at work, we don’t know your life. In all, you’ll basically be doing a lot of nothing. These JUST DO NOTHING sweatpants from rad will help keep you motivated all while looking the part. After all, inactivity in itself …