Interconnected: Art across borders
Wanna get lost in the world of poetry, paint strokes, water colors and 35mm film for a while? For this article, our submitters were asked to choose some of the work that they believe best represents them as an artist. This little digital art gallery consists of everything from animations about telescopes and microscopes, to photography showcasing the beauty of lack of people in public spaces. So take a deep breath, relax and enjoy…
“Within the Parks of New York City” By Daniella
About the artist: Daniella Berger is a young and talented portrait photographer and artist. At the moment she is lives in NJ/NYC. When asked how she would describe herself, this was her answer: “I am driven by the potential of my passion. My placement in life is never a mistake.”
Animations By Daniel Zvereff
About the artist: Being a first generation American, with a Russian family who once lived in exile in China, Daniel Zvereff ended up traveling to reconnect with his culture. This experience has influenced his creative work, especially his illustrations and photography. Recently he has also worked on animations made out of thousands of charcoal drawings.
“Zaglav” by Antea Zivanovic
About the artist: Antea is 17 and an aspiring poet. You will find her at the cinema alone on Thursday nights or in coffee shops writing just before closing time. Her poem “Zaglav” was written after spending twenty-one days there under the sun and washed over with love.
Does the sun shine in outer space?
Taxi driver
Drive me to a sweet place
Run the yellow lights hiding in the corners of my mind
Circle the red seas we painted silver
Lose what we had meant to find
White Nikes wearing peaches soaked in salt
Smiling into sad eyes
As if the empty reflection wasn’t my fault
Still there were no speedbumps to be found
Save the spotty skin that sometimes got in my way
Their silent stares keeping me sound
Espressos leaving a stain on every other morning
Strangers pulling me apart
Making left turns without the right warnings
Driver the sweet place has never tasted so good
Darling we both know it won’t ever taste the same
But If I knew how to mend a half-melted heart
I would
Illustrations by Luci Carvalho
About the artist: Luci is a wonderful and innovative artist who is currently studying illustration at university. She spends her days listening to music, creating, hosting collage workshops and working as a creative director for a new magazine in Britain.
Phtography by Rebecka Kann
About the artist: Rebecka is a Swedish photographer, currently based in Chicago. She has an affinity for “how the lack of people changes public spaces” and a lot of her photography is therefore influenced by it.
Illustrations by Driva Louise Leyonmarck
About the artist: Driva Louise is a self-taught illustrator from Sweden who is currently living in the Dominican Republic. As she likes to put it “I like drawing sad girls, rain clouds and sceptic dogs. I enjoy illustrating dark subjects with love and humour.”
art by Jade
About the artist: Jade is 18 years old and live in France. Her passions include creating sculptures, photography and painting. At the moment she is focusing on her art practice as she would like to enter an art school in 2019.