Vanessa Prager’s Dreamers

The self-taught artist uses thick oil paint to creating dripping, melting portraits of imagined yet familiar figures

Vanessa Prager is no stranger to CH—whether she’s wielding a paintbrush or a ballpoint pen over vintage music sheets, the LA-based artist always surprises with her next move. Described by Prager as “dripping, melting, fading out portraits,” her newest series titled “Dreamers” ventures into unexplored territory, refining a new painting style that situates the viewer in a limbo between reality and something inexplicable. The faces …

Studio Visit: Aakash Nihalani

A look inside the Brooklyn artist's studio, where two-dimensional shapes come alive through tape and a unique perspective

Passing by one of Brooklyn artist Aakash Nihalani‘s fluorescent installations, it’s hard to not take a second look. Then a third, and likely after that, a few photos. Nihalani uses simple materials like tape, plastics, magnets and wood to create geometric shapes that appear to be Photoshopped into the real world. Playing with dimension and manipulating the visual language of space in both gallery and …

Edit Images, Videos and Gifs with Kanvas App

Add text, doodles, overlays and stickers to content for sharing within and outside the creative social network

Though the current state of social media offers an app for nearly everyone, there’s always room for more to play in the space—so long as they’re willing to play nice with others across all key platforms like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. Enter Kanvas, a social network app that allows users to edit photos, gifs and video with an ever-growing list of creative ways. And …