Studio Visit: Silas Hite

Inside the award-winning composer and visual artist's creative space

by Mya Stark Minds that are equally as agile in the realms of art and music are rare, but not unheard of. While most of the examples are musicians who dabble in visual art, there’s the odd one like Tony Bennett whose paintings are in the collection of the Smithsonian Institute, or the distinctive bands who started in art school, like DEVO. Silas Hite—a Los …

Apolis Middle East Project

A new film about how making leather sandals united two people across the Israeli-Palestinian border

Released today, the new Middle East Project film from Apolis tells a story linking Los Angeles to Tel Aviv and across the border to Hebron. When third-generation shoemaker Shlomy Azolay met David Shlachter while surfing in Tel Aviv their conversation revealed something surprising in common: Apolis. Shlachter is a friend of Apolis founders Shea and Raan Parton and was in the busy Israeli city working …

“Sunflowers” by Rob and Nick Carter

A 3D bronze reinterpretation of Vincent van Gogh's 1888 painting

Inspired and informed by Vincent van Gogh’s 1888 “Sunflowers” painting (housed in London’s National Gallery), artist duo Rob and Nick Carter‘s bronze interpretation of the iconic post-impressionist artwork is part of a larger series that looks to re-engage with art of the past. The pair’s exhibition, “Transforming,” is now on display at London’s Fine Art Society and combines new media and technology with classic art—creating …