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susanne schmidt-nielsen, denmark: about an overcoat

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/embed/JO0VvGCnt5k[/youtube] Artist Susanne Schmidt-Nielsen, Denmark, shares with us one of her recent site-specific installation projects, About an Overcoat, which was shown last month at PAKHUSET Nykoebing Sjaelland, Denmark. I have watched her work evolve on HAF for the past 2 years. There is a thematic parallel between this particular work of Susanne’s and her previous installation […]

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macha melanie, france: plastic trash into art project

Macha Melanie, France, will be performing in Berlin next month for Ocean Contemporary’s Bitteres Wasser (“Bitter Waters”) on July 10, 2016. Macha will be one of fifteen international artists sharing works in a variety of disciplines, for the purpose of addressing the global plastic-water crisis. This exhibition exemplifies how critiquing specific social issues has become an explosive art theme. The

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rebecca suzanne haines, usa: sacred animals

Rebecca Suzanne Haines‘ painting, Trickster Travels #4: the Thinning Veils, conveys her love for animals. Bold, vibrant colors work in tandem with angular line to produce a blend of realism and abstraction. Her fascination with depicting animals began after studying the mystical and spiritual symbolism of animals represented in cultures all over the world. Rebecca uses both oil paint

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cher shaffer, usa: walk softly on the earth

HAF member and artist, Cher Shaffer, has reworked a pair of boots. What began as a pair of plain leather moccasins is transformed into a landscape of mythical symbols — figures and shapes, bears, trees, lightning bolts, and a medicine wheel for healing. The large wolf icon represents Cher’s Native American ancestry. In addition to working on traditional canvas, Cher

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photographer spencer tunick, usa: nude in cleveland

On July 17, 2016, photographer Spencer Tunick, USA, will be photographing 100 nude women in Downtown Cleveland, Ohio. What makes the timing of this shoot most unusual is that it will take place at sunrise, the day before the Republican National Convention. The women will each be holding mirrors as the shutter of Spencer’s camera engages;

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