Ladies and gentlemen, I interviewed the brilliant young artist @Asalkhniii We talked about bodies, distortion, painting, and why a childhood spent reconstructing dolls and drawing people with impossible proportions might actually be excellent artistic training. Link below. Repost it, you all keep saying we should support emerging artists.

A few days ago, I spoke with @IlyaBliznets about digital painting, his own practice, and the upcoming curation for @accomparts. Today is Ilya’s birthday 🎂 If you forgot the present, a retweet will do. Link below.

"Today, in feedback I received on my portfolio, the fact that I work with both digital and traditional mediums was described as a 'loss of direction'." The supposedly directionless artist is @sumeyrayucee, also known as Süm de la Creme. Her Objkt profile stands in stark contrast to her minimalist paintings. The figures are rendered in a flat graphic style that draws equally from illustration, pop art, internet culture, tattoo imagery, and fashion photography. Perspective is often simplified, and the colours are bright and saturated. A thread 🧵👇

“My frequent use of plant and animal motifs comes from my fascination with mythology, iconography and the history of religions. I mostly construct these motifs through their spiritual and symbolic energies,” Yuce explains. She speaks of the scorpion as an archetype of the subconscious and the unseen, “the Shadow — the parts of the self that people repress, fear, or avoid confronting. Its existence beneath stones, underground, and within darkness reflects those deep and mysterious chambers of the unconscious that we try to deny, even though they are an essential part of what makes us who we are. In my works, I position the scorpion both as an intuitive force that senses danger before it appears and establishes boundaries, and as an archetype that confronts a person with their own shadow. From a more esoteric perspective, the scorpion also symbolizes the end of superficiality, the destruction of the ego, and surrender to the inevitable. All of these are recurring themes that I explore in different forms throughout both my digital and physical works.”

Two weeks ago, I asked whether digital painting is mature enough to be considered a movement of its own. To continue the conversation, I spoke with @Daria_Rastunina on cyberpunk, glitches, mirages, and why painting can exist far beyond the canvas. Link below. Share it like it’s the last day of your life.

When God wants to test a mere mortal, He asks her to complete a house renovation or make a website. My website is (somewhat) ready. And my first interview is with @manta_timing about his upcoming release, DROOL. Please read, share, subscribe to the Substack, tell all your friends about me. Tell your enemies as well. You never know. I now need to lie down for a week. Link below 👇