Born in Japan and raised in the California Bay Area, Maya Fuji is inspired by both her cultural heritage and the exploration of the liminal space she lives in as an issei (first-generation) mixed-race woman in the United States. She is fascinated by traditional Japanese mythology and folklore, as well as Showa and Heiseiâera subcultures, and expands on these themes within the context of her personal experiences.
Alex K. Krueger, a Chicago-based artist is known for works that acts as a diary of emotional responses to the highs and lows of daily stimulations and consumption. Although his main art medium is glass and painting on found objects, he continues to grow strong characteristics on canvas and paper. Alex K. Kruegerâs practice is characterised by buildup of layers, lines, color, form and abstractions. Through his unique methodology and abstract, deeply intuitive technique, Alex K. Krueger completely transforms his mediums, rendering newfangled forms. Constantly balancing between light and dark, ghostly and loud, until the layers and lines feel complete, the process can be described as an adventure of sorts.
Blake Jones is a Chicago-based fine artist. His playful characters and bold, color-drenched aesthetic lend his work a cartoon-like quality that is instantly appealing. In addition to his fine art and outdoor murals, Blake Jones has worked for numerous businesses and major companies including Soho House, Threadless, Budweiser, and Mountain Dew. Blake Jones was selected by a panel of judges for both Line Dot's Second and Third Annual Juried Shows.
Born in Oslo Norway, the art of Maria Maaneskiold experiments with references to fairytale and folklore. Her use of self portrait and symbolic characters alude to a certain experience of identity, sexuality and escapeism. Her work resembles that of dreams and create a visual universe of her own confused psyche.
Working as an artist for two decades, REVOLUE has developed recognizable personal style which can be characterized as a mixture between the urban street art and the classical artistic approach with the observation of human behavior and habits as the emphasis of his work.
Sayuri, the founder of SHISHIDOMIA is a Japanese artist with strong Latin American roots. Her childhood swayed within the beauty and richness of the Japanese and Colombian cultures; a mixture of flavors and colors that awoke a true passion for art and its power to convey deep social and personal feelings. This effervescent drive led to her enrollment at the prestigious Tokyo Metropolitan Senior High School of Fine Arts, culminating in her undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Textile Art & Design at Tama Art University in Tokyo, Japan. While still in college, Sayuri was awarded The Barbara Shapiro Award for excellence by the New Beat International textile art competition in Oaxaca, Mexico. Shortly after graduation, Sayuri moved to the US to pursue a career as a pop art artist and textile designer. She is currently fully dedicated to the creation of modern culture relevant art and the launch of her clothing line.
Zach Schrey born in Elgin, Illinois and received his bachelor of Fine Arts from Southern Illinois University. Zach Schrey creates an alternate reality of recognisable characters and designs wrapped in his signature bio-morphic camouflage patterns. They remind us of the everyday, yet have an otherworldly presence because of their bold, clean aesthetic. Influenced by the ubiquitous imagery of cartoons and comics, Zach Schreyâs work collectively pokes fun at these cultural icons, heightening our awareness of their superficiality while at the same time celebrating their immutability as a presence in our lives.
