Dan Antonucci: [Art] Dan is From Bantam Connecticut. He sharpened his skills in Chicago the last nine years and has landed on the surface of Los Angeles to continue making art.
Contact/website: dantonuci@hotmail.com & http://zoomilk.com/
Dan Antonucci Web Select: “The Creation of Destruction”
Ethan J. Antonucci: [Photography]
About Us: “Street Boot”
Submit: “Change of Scenery”
Donate: “Feed Me”
Contributing Writers: “Propped Books”
Contributing Photography & Art: “Pink Lens”
Staff: “Iron Circle, Orange Jacket, Alien Chat, Mountain Top”
Contact Us: “Mailbox”
90-Minute Assignment: Hollywood: “Reflecting Bus, Star Maps & The Interview, Tattoo, Star Chat & Chinese Theatre, Marilyn, Bucket Hat Baby, Happy Elmo”
Web Selects: “In and Out”
John Maurer Web Select: “Orange Organ”
Steve Abee Web Select: “Reflection & Ocean Trio”
R.L. Wilkinson Web Select: “Roxbury Sky & Sun Children”
Monica Drake Web Select: “Fish & Stove”
Mark Brinker Web Select: “Knob, Burner & Handle”
90-Minute Assignment: Venice: “Lonely Curb, Misty Pier, Busy Boardwalk, Graffiti Art, Blonde Beach”
Aaron Berman: [Photography] Aaron has been taking photographs since he found his father's Canon AE-1 in a metal box in the basement. He is currently working on a BA at NYU's Gallatin school, his major is Art Theory. He also likes to do collages and is working on a super-8mm film project. He is primarily interested in shining moments, memories, and geometric composition.
Issue 6: “Hobos, Gash Wall, Graffiti, Cowboy Hat”
Amy Bird: [Art] Amy Bird grew up in Ojai, California. She received her BA in painting from Dartmouth College and her MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her work has been exhibited throughout the United States. She lives in Studio City, California, where she is currently working on a series of paintings of forest fires.
Website: http://www.amy-bird.com/
90-Minute Assignment: Venice: “Surfer Art”
Loren Erdrich: [Art] Loren Erdrich is a visual artist working primarily in drawing, sculpture and video (www.okloren.com). She has exhibited nationally and internationally, both individually and as part of the CultureLab Collective. Loren completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, receiving a BA and BFA respectively. She did her graduate coursework in western Ireland, receiving her MFA in 2007 from the Burren College of Art and the National University of Ireland. Loren is currently in the process of relocating to Brooklyn, NY where she has recently joined GalleryELL.
Website: http://okloren.com/home.html
Sierra Nelson Web Select: “All Sierra Nelson Illustrations”
Jordan A. Fu: [Art] Jordan A. Fu spends the majority of her time embroidering, reading/drawing comics and attempting to teach herself how to play the accordion. After having lived in Los Angeles all of her life, she is currently studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she frequently finds herself complaining about the weather and wondering how she ended up in the Midwest.
Website: http://www.jordanfu.com/
Portlandia: “Jolie & Bubbles” and “Max, Eleni, & Nat the Cat, Barkin' Jack”
Jason Houchen: [Art] After graduating with a BFA from the University of Missouri, Jason Houchen relocated to Los Angeles where he discovered highly influential classical folk art, street, and a burgeoning pop surrealism art scene. Through his wood burnings, sculptures, mixed media and paintings he has developed a style that coalesce his Midwest influences with these newly found worlds. Described as being full of life and death, spirits and spirituality, history, as well as memories, his work provokes more questions than answers.
Website: http://www.jasonhouchen.com
Dennis Cruz Web Select: “Choosing a Tree & Evil in the Garden of Eden”
Sinta Jimenez: [Art]
Sinta Jimenez Web Select: “Schizophrenia of Love”
John-Paul Kelly: [Art] Since 2004, John-Paul Kelly is one of the most influential and accomplished artists ever to live in his apartment. In 1995 he was recognized by Windsor High School for "Class Artist." Later in 2004, he was recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for "being in the right place at the right time." He also likes to snowboard.
All pages: The Black “Boot” Logo
Linda Lay: [Art]
Linda Lay Web Select: “Love is Just a Drag”
Ingrid Marrero: [Art] Ingrid Marrero grew up in the border-town of El Paso, Texas. From a very young age, she has been surrounded by art. She attended her grandfather's art exhibitions and remembers studying his paintings for long hours. She believes in chaos theory and that everything from our veins and vessels to the trees and mountains is patterned.
Website: http://www.ingridmarrero.com/
Zack Anderson Web Select: “mute & don’t date dillon”
Sean McCarthy: [Art] Sean McCarthy (b. 1976 in San Antonio, TX) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. He is represented by Fredericks & Freiser Gallery and is currently assistant professor of art at Lehman College of the City University of New York. Recent exhibitions include "The New Weird America," Dana Art Gallery, Wellesley, MA; "Insomnia," Peter Fingesten Gallery at Pace University, New York; and "Freaks," Privateer, Brooklyn.
Websites: www.schemingbehemoth.com www.fredericksfreisergallery.com
Alexandra Mattraw Web Select: “Botis II, Anastomosis, Andrealphus, Bullhead”
Nancy Popp: [Photography] Nancy Popp works with performance, video and photography. Her projects investigate the body as site and sculptural object and the risk and vulnerability of serious play. She has shown with the Art Institute of Chicago, the Armory Center for the Arts, the University of Redlands, the Getty Center and in a variety public sites throughout the United States. She also performs with Corpus Delecti’s Butoh Performance Lab and the LA Art Girls. Educated at Art Center College of Design and San Francisco Art Institute, she lives and works in Los Angeles.
Website: www.nancypopp.com
Deja Gworek Web Select: “17408 Collins Street”
Elaine Howell Web Select: “I Made My Bed: Sosnowsky & I Made My Bed: Ong”
Bianca Stone: [Art] Bianca Stone is the co-curator of the Ladder Poetry Reading Series and received her MFA from NYU’s creative writing program in poetry. She is also a freelance illustrator and her most recent poetry publications include The Patterson Literary Review, Fou, Agriculture Reader and Elimae. Her blog is called Poetry Comics. She lives in Brooklyn.
Website: http://whoisthatsupposedtobe.blogspot.com/
Bianca Stone Web Select: “Lonesome Holiday Poem & Training”
Veronica Torres: [Photography]
Mark Brinker Web Select: “Brad Kitties”
Aimee J. Willis: [Photography]
Staff: “Shadow Journal”
Madeleine Witenberg: [Photography]
Home page: “Alien Invasion”
90-Minute Assignment: Hollywood: “Dorothy, Good Luck, Crossed Legs, Stone Hat, Pink Dress, Handprints”
Mindy Nettifee Web Select: “Green Hedges & Peering Out”
90-Minute Assignment: Venice: “Pier Couple, Caution Bathroom, Surfers”
