ew York Fashion Week has been full of surprises but the greatest surprise of all is The Almighty 7 Pop Up at wallplay’s Blank Shop. Spearheaded by acclaimed painter Jay West, Almighty 7 Apparel features a limited edition roster of athletic designs that channel the virtues of spiritually and philosophical camaraderie. West was all smiles for the launch, personally greeting eager …
Gibsons Gets Stitches.
[su_dropcap style=”flat” size=”4″]N[/su_dropcap]othing says “I’m a down to earth douchebag” like a charming piece of embroidery. No but really, embroidery is a cool way to give your place a homemade feel. Sam Gibson‘s stitched illustrations are like toasty cups of tea on a Fall afternoon, delightfully cool and soul warming. All of her embroideries are handmade from her own original …
Korbel-Bowers. |x| ZigZagZurich.
Merging home textiles and art design, ZigZagZurich has employed the talents of patternist Matthew Korbel-Bowers for the latest installation in their ZigZagZurich Artist bedding collection. The Coastal Art Duvet Cover and Pillows is an energetic set that embodies Korbel-Bowers’ knack for creating appealing but meaningful patterns. The artist explains: “Coastal was born from studies of color, physical space and the natural environment combined with …
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 …
God of the Grove. | Hedi Xandt.
edi Xandt‘s God of the Grove has an aggressive aesthetic that holds you by the throat. Maintaining a firm grip, it leans in and snarls with an ominous pulchritude that leaves you shaken. Xandt, a self taught conceptual artist from Germany, possesses a style that is most aptly described as effortless. Works such as Blood is the Vessel of Love , The Longer …
Casting A Spell. | Sabrina Arnault.
imple and endearing, Sabrina Arnault‘s illustrations have a quaint charm that is accented by a healthy amount of hubris. When it comes to linework, the Montreal based illustrator does a whole lot with very little. The overall mood of her pieces is a brilliant mixture of comfort, surrealism and spunk. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks …
Another Day at the Dumbo Art Festival. | RECAP Part II.
s promised, here are some other cool photos from DUMBO Art Festival taken by our head photographer Michael Della Polla. Bim StarThis New York City native breathes the concrete jungle. From be a stylist and clothing designer who’s pieces has graced the silhouettes of fashionistas and socialites alike, to running the streets to get the next …
Another Day at the Dumbo Art Festival. | RECAP.
his past weekend’s “Put On Your Shorts” weather surprised most of us in the Northeast and fortunately down under the Manhattan Bridge was again host to the DUMBO ART Festival. This year, DAF featured some of last year’s favorites like Vandana Jain’s Dazzle Exhibit at Smack Mellon Gallery. There were some amazing local artists’ work as well as exquisite, eye catching pieces …
Frodo Mikkelsen. | A Love Story at Munch Gallery.
rodo Mikkelsen recently debuted A Love Story at Munch Gallery. It is Mikkelsen’s second solo show at the Lower East Side space and looks to be just as strong–if not stronger–than his last show at Munch, Ghost Yard. Dividing his time between Gotham and Copenhagen, Mikkelsen is a mixed media artist who is capable of providing a brilliant, effortless narrative. For this …
La Petite Mort. |x| Quiet Lunch. | Back in the Day by Clockwork Cros. | @ClockWorkCros @LpM_NYC #BackInTheDay
hatever your plans are for tonight, cancel them. Why? Because vintage boutique La Petite Mort and Quiet Lunch Magazine are teaming up to present Back in the Day, a ONE DAY ONLY pop-up art exhibition by fine artist Sir Clockwork Cros. Join us TONIGHT at La Petite Port (37 Orchard Street). Festivities start at 6 pm. There will be art, drinks, music–there will …
Bare Minimum. | Ed Hodgkinson.
d Hodgkinson‘s illustrations are delicately intimate and simple. His minimal linework is comforting and still manages to successfully convey an image while flaunting a palpable amount of mystery. Hodgkinson lives and works in London and has exhibited in New York, LA, Tokyo, Capetown, Stockholm and Rejkjavik. Akeem K. Duncan.Akeem is our founder. A writer, poet, curator and profuse sweater, he …
MOVIE REVIEW. | Guardians of the Galaxy.
et’s be upfront about this: Guardians of the Galaxy flies directly in the face of most of what has allowed Marvel to make successful movies. Addressing the most far-flung corners of their pre-existing content universe, Guardians uses practically nothing that we knew before the lights go down. The characters are antagonistic, have practically nothing heroic about them, and have unclear …
Iconic 32 |x| Common Ground Foundation at Bucketfeet.
In an age where celebrities seem more influential than ever, it is good to see famous faces wielding their influence effectively. Last week Quiet Lunch was invited by Iconic 32 and The Common Ground Foundation to Bucketfeet, a SoHo sneaker shop focused on artist based designs, to celebrate the spirit of creativity and, most of all, social good. The event helped …
christopher-george-latore-wallace.com | Evan Roth.
ome are waiting for the rapture, some are waiting for a gigantic spaceship. Evan Roth, however, is waiting for the Notorious B.I.G.’s music to become public domain. Titled christopher-george-latore-wallace.com, Roth’s clever multimedia project includes a large scale counter, a sleek looking wristwatch, and a dedicated website. The project is inspired by U.S. copyright law which states that an artist’s body of work become …
Amarist. |x| Alejandro Monge. | Too Much?
marist and Alejandro Monge came together to create a powerful dining table that speaks volumes. Essentially Too Much? is much more than a dining table. It is a clever socioeconomic critique that has conveniently manifested itself in the form of home decor. For the project, Amarist lends its signature geometric design while Monge lends his ability to create realistic plastic sculpture. Too …
Housebroken Parasites. | Yerin Do.
esigner Yerin Do creates creepy but functional articles of furniture that appear as if they are being overcome by mold or parasites. Aptly named Parasite Hooks, the project involves the application of diamond-shaped leather that is folded into a tube and then tucked into the holes in the furniture. The pieces almost look alive, their spiky growth giving them an …
At HOME. | Miler Lagos.
t is has been two years since Miler Lagos‘ Home was featured at Magnan Metz Gallery, but its conceptual significance still resonates with us today. Lagos used what looks to be close to one thousand books to build a dome shaped structure, an Igloo located in exhibition affectionately called Home. The installation not only pays homage to the endearingly analog practice of reading …
ROX. |x| wallplay. | P O L I S H. | VIDEO
OX and wallplay kicked the summer off early last week with a brand new group show. The two burgeoning art spaces teamed up to premiere P O L I S H, a curated collection of eye catching works from over fifty artist–including Anna Bloda, Alannah Farrell, Justin Edward Moore, Ahmet Civelek, Elliot Goldstein, Magdalena Firlag, and many, many more. Opening …
Chilean Activist Burns $500m Worth of Student Loans Papers.
lazing the trail in mass financial liberation, a Chilean activist named Francisco “Papa Fritas” Tapia recently burned documents representing $500 million (£300 million) worth of student debt. Coinciding with a protest at Universidad del Mar, Tapia’s act has gained worldwide interest with a mixed reaction of support and disapproval. “It’s over, it’s finished… You don’t have to pay another peso [of your student …
Watch It Melt.
inston Chmielinski‘s work lies unconscious on the shore of a familiar reality, washing back into a surreal sea while melting into the already saturated sands of time. Chmielinksi paints visual murmurs that are ironically concise. Although the figures in his pieces are faintly recognizable, they are still easy to identify with. Paintings like Relearning How to Breathe , The Inner Glow of …
#InstaMeetWV |x| #ClashInThePark | #SundayFunday
his past Sunday, Michael Della Polla and I grabbed our smartphones and cameras to explore the city in which we are so lucky to live in. We were thirsty for an adventure, and New York City did not disappoint. We caught wind of one of those really cool Sunday meet-ups. It was the kind of event made to help us put down …
An Imprint of Home.
Taking place in the city of Toronto, Living Sections is an ongoing series by Paul Kawai that focuses the architectural progress of a densely populated city. Capturing the imprints of demolished houses, Living Sections visualization of a lasting impression. “When a building comes down in a dense city, what usually remains is a sort of tattoo or scar on the remaining surrounding …
Escape from New York City.
Young photographer Megan Tatem captures loneliness in a densely populated city in her latest series, Being and Nothingness. Blanketed in a coat of jaded youth, Being and Nothingness is an autobiographical body of work that quietly resonates within a generational paradigm. “Being and Nothingness is a series of fragmented photographs depicting the void, melancholy, and loneliness of living a life in New York City …
Cornerstones of Existence.
Gemma Danielle Bayly‘s ongoing free project, Reiki Stones, is based on the concept of transcendence and self actualization. Possessing a ritualistic allure and a spiritual purpose, Reiki Stones are hand-painted stones charged with Reiki energy. Reiki, a combination of the Japanese words Rei (God’s Wisdow or the Higher Power) and Ki (Life Force Energy), is a healing technique that involves a metaphysical approach …
IFAC | Family Affairs.
The duo at IFAC (International Fine Arts Consortium) put on quite a show during Armory Week. The opening reception for their latest exhibition, Family Affairs, was filled to rafters with creators and spectators. Described as an “incestuous avant-garde survey of art,” Family Affairs features a vast, but harmonious, array of artists that include Brian Leo, Noah Becker, Casper Brindle, BTA, Pierre …
Time is Illmatic to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival 2014.
Along with Wu-Tang’s Enter the 36 Chambers and The Notorious B.I.G.’s Ready to Die, Illmatic is considered to be one of the essential works that marked a second renaissance in east coast rap. While bullets were whizzing through courtyards and hand-to-hands were being covertly executed, a chip toothed younger by the name of Nasir Jones (a.k.a. Nasty Nas) stared out his window …
Carly Sioux. | Broken Angel.
Making her film directing debut, Sioux presents us with Broken Angel, an avant-noir film that is deliciously disorienting and ingeniously off its rocker. It’s a pleasure to watch an artist grow. We’ve followed Carly Sioux‘s career for some time now and when we heard that she was working on her first film, the anticipation was unbearable. The Brooklyn photographer’s photographic work possesses a …
Grand Opening | Imagine Gallery.
The new year jubilation has already faded away on what was a cold rainy evening in Chelsea, New York City. But with the grand opening of Peter Ruprecht’s Imagine Gallery going on, the line was going around the corner just to get a glimpse of this amazing new space and expression of art. Supported by StonehengeNYC, Imagine Gallery is the dreamchild …
The Eastmen Collective present Memorabilia at Poppington. @PoppingtonNYC
UPDATE:Due to the weather yesterday in the northeast, we had to postpone The Memorabilia exhibit opening to Thursday January 23rd. Memorabilia will be hosted by The Eastmen Collective in the downtown creative factory known as Poppington. This multimedia pop-up exhibition will showcase the work of Shane Garron, Lance Johnson, and select pieces from custom goods company Hawke & Dumar. The artist and clothing company come …
The Jostling of Classic Art at an Arizona Gallery.
Justin Bieber may the slickest pop star today, but what if he were a painter from the Renaissance era? What if his greatest subject was himself? Artist Mike Reynolds paints the singer decked out in centuries-old attire with classic sunglasses and a look of pure self-worth in his “Untitled 18 from JB throughout the Ages.” It’s a mash of the …
The Art of Emotion.
KwangHo Shin captures the complexity of human emotion with his latest series of abstract portraiture. Sacrificing detail for substance, KwangHo Shin purposefully obscures the facial features of the subject in order to convey the intricacy of human emotion. The clashes of paints are an ideal metaphor for the human psyche. Akeem K. Duncan.Akeem is our founder. A writer, poet, curator and …
The Many Portraits of Ventiko.
Ventiko is a prime example of a quintessential artist. Her thoughts are unfiltered, her affection is untamed, and her wiles are unrestricted. Ventiko is an offbeat dynamo, a mercurial visionary, a whirlwind of goddessery. But through it all the photographer manages to keep a coherently artistic lid on her cauldron of inspirational quirk. Ventiko’s work is somewhat of a far …
A Cold Warmth.
Monica Lek possesses a nonchalant style that is only undermined by her flawless execution. In other words, her work feeds off of happenstance; but the manner in which the moment is captured reeks of precision and perfection. Lek’s series, Light Arousal, features sensual, and somewhat distant, portraits of sunlight. In the series, the Barcelona based photographer finds beauty in the quotidian while …
Cut It Out.
Fresh off of his third solo show, James Nizam, who we featured for his dazzling light sculptures, shows some versatility with Two Triangles, 2013 and Four Circles, 2013. Taking a more physical approach, Nizam gives you X-Ray vision by cutting geometric shapes into abandoned houses. Two Triangles (featured above) is perhaps the most impactful piece, the shapes provide a portal like effect–you …
The Lodge Gallery. | Totally Gay for Sports (TGFS).
Last week saw the premiere of Totally Gay for Sports (TGF Sports). Curated by Pittsburgh native Paul Brainard, the group show features sport inspired pieces by Evie Falci, Jean-Pierre Roy, Hyunjin Alex Park, Eric White, Dawn Frasch, Peter Daverington and more. With ‘TGF Sports’ emblazoned across the wall, The Lodge Gallery was packed to the rafters for a night of beer, …
Munch Gallery | Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars.
Quiet Lunch stopped by Munch Gallery last Thursday for the opening reception of their newest exhibition Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars. Featuring works by Derrick Cruz, Jeremy Dyer, and Luke Kranker, the show is a multilayered experience that includes mixed media sculptures by Cruz, ethereal photography by Dyer, and a 30 minute long sound collage, titled Separate the Shit from Shinola, by Kranker. Taking …
Falling Into Kaleidoscopic.
Maria Baoli’s photo series, Kaleidoscopic, highlights a geometric tear in time and space; a tear that gives way to a realm of beautiful gestures and romantic imagery. The Brussels based artist achieves this feat by placing a triangular in quotidian surroundings. These mirrors reflect an opposing sentiment in comparison to their backgrounds. The whole experiencing is one of endearing contrast and intriguing …
Maxime Ballesteros. | Entre Chien et Loup.
French Maxime Ballesteros possesses a provocative sense of humor that often fortifies the brilliant themes in his work. His newest series entre chien et loup (Between Dog and Wolf) features sixteen new works, created in Berlin, Monaco, Provence and Paris. The solo exhibition is currently on display at We Are Teapot until December 5th–but has been extended to December 10th. Akeem K. Duncan.Akeem …
Pop On Wood.
Pop art can seem rather artificial at times but Mitchell McGee gives the genre an organic foundation with oil on birch pieces. McGee’s work is unlike anything we’ve seen before. His solo exhibition, All About Pop, will be opening up at 1st Dibs at New York Design Center on December 2nd and will run through January 6th 2014. Akeem K. Duncan.Akeem …
A Drop in the Huebucket.
Cool designs that appear on shirts often have a more substantial start than just being cool to enough adorn a shirt. Often times these design have a meaningful origin and concept that was thoughtfully conceived by the artist. “My work reflects the issues of natural surroundings and also social issues. What happens to the world today affects my emotions and …
The (Longo) Way Around.
Artist Robert Longo catches the eye with his twisted series, Men in the Cities, 1979. The works feature Mad Men-esque subjects in convulsing poses that thrash about in the most vivid way. Despite them being purely stationary, the audience is goaded into predicting and faintly imagining their next movements. Men in the Cities is the series that made the Brooklyn native a star. …
And I Wake Up Alone.
Photographer Col. K. captures the essence of loneliness with his recent series Alone. Human beings, like many other mammals, rely heavily on companionship. But ever so often, companionship renders itself hard to come by. For some, loneliness spurs heartbreak. For others, it births an internal culture of acceptance. Either way, the lonely all have one thing in common, and that is …
As She Lays…
Painter Karen Ann Myers‘ work features a brilliant array of patterns and colors that seemingly leap off of the canvas. Depicting women lounging in bed amidst vividly decorated sheets, blankets, comforters, and rugs, the decor and their patterns steal the show. Myers captures these patterns with such rich accuracy that the medium starts to come into question and spur statements …
Super Real.
Painter JKB Fletcher produces some hyperrealsitic paintings that allude to some of the most recognizable comic characters of our time. Titled Dirty Faces, the series is somewhat provocative but has a very meaningful purpose. The Melbourne based artist explains below. On Dirty Faces: “Dirty Faces is a series of oil paintings depicting a figure painted in contemporary superhero colours, the …
Just Business.
Never give your business card to cartoonist, Hugh MacLeod. He will draw quirky and subtly melancholic illustrations on the back of them, making critical works of art that give the audience an unique window into the human psyche. Now that we’re thinking about it, maybe you should give Macleod your business card after all. He may make a masterpiece out of …