Author: Caleb J Ross

24 Jul

The Hunter | DAN MAY

The Hunter | DAN MAY

Dan May’s work is soft. Truly, that’s the best word I can use to describe it. His fanciful depictions feel painted in thin layers to …

 
By Caleb J Ross
Filed under: 2D (media unknown)
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30 Apr

The artist’s vice | Ramrod cigar

The artist’s vice | Ramrod cigar

What struck me was just how aesthetically conflicted this stick of a cigar seemed. It’s ugly. But still it’s a cigar (re: it has an inherent beauty). It’s like Demi Moore’s kid, Rumer. The second surprise: this thing smells bathed in bourbon. Drunk uncle style lacquered in vaporous, hot bourbon. But truly, Ramrod had me at “ugly.” I’m a sucker for the outsider.

 
By Caleb J Ross
Filed under: Vices
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23 Jan

Two Birds | KRISTIN FOUQUET

Two Birds | KRISTIN FOUQUET

The classy female profile directly opposite the disheveled raven imply more than it literally states

 
By Caleb J Ross
Filed under: Photography
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23 Dec

cover of Perforated Heart | JASON HEUER

cover of Perforated Heart | JASON HEUER

Perforated Heart, with it’s recessed perforations, is as close as a cover design can get before it transcends the 2D format. And when that happens, we get legitimate book art objects

 
By Caleb J Ross
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06 Dec

Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis | SCOTT ALLEN

Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis | SCOTT ALLEN

the abstracted elements of Waits’s forehead, his lanky frame, his seemingly physical dependence on the microphone, and his wardrobe all lend glorious credibility to Allen’s rendition.

 
By Caleb J Ross
Filed under: 2D (media unknown)
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27 Nov

Lungs for Readers | ARTJERK.NET

Lungs for Readers | ARTJERK.NET

It is my hope that the fake Lungs for Readers program (and this site, obviously) helps to facilitate audience connection in a way that is both increasingly necessary, and always a fucking blast for all parties involved.

 
By Caleb J Ross
Filed under: Performance
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25 Nov

Lady Bathory | JOSHUA HOFFINE

Lady Bathory | JOSHUA HOFFINE

Much of what disturbs about these images is the very real, very tactile presentation.

 
By Caleb J Ross
Filed under: First Friday, Photography
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16 Nov

cover of Charactered Pieces: stories | CALEB J ROSS

cover of Charactered Pieces: stories | CALEB J ROSS

To celebrate today’s release of my chapbook Charactered Pieces: stories from OW Press, I am going to get a bit ego-y and discuss my own …

 
By Caleb J Ross
Filed under: Book Cover
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11 Nov

Once Prosperous | TRAVIS ECKERT

Once Prosperous | TRAVIS ECKERT

the simple composition allows the contrast of natural sky against the dilapidated building to state itself without forcing a message upon the viewer

 
By Caleb J Ross
Filed under: Photography
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10 Nov

cover of The Luzhin Defense | PAUL SAHRE, JOHN GALL

cover of The Luzhin Defense | PAUL SAHRE, JOHN GALL

Each cover consists of a photograph of a specimen box, the kind used by collectors like Nabokov to display insects.

 
By Caleb J Ross
Filed under: Book Cover
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