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Ten Xerox transfers by Natalie Bradford

Natalie Bradford

Natalie Bradford - xerox transfer

I explore the ideas of memory, absence, mortality, and the passage of time in my prints. Our memories are naturally inconsistent and fleeting; It’s impossible to remember everything in our lives … [Read more...]

Eight found-word collage poems by J.I. Kleinberg

J. I. Kleinberg

alphabets (detail) - ji kleinberg

These visual poems are from an ongoing series of collages (1900+) built from phrases created unintentionally through the accident of magazine page design. Each contiguous fragment of text (roughly the … [Read more...]

Silvery Twines, Embracing: Eight Paintings by Cristina Querrer

Cristina Querrer

Sleeping on Earth's Bed (detail) - Cristina Querrer

My work explores the relationship between modern discourse and otherworldly spaces. With influences as diverse as Helen Frankenthaler and Frida Kahlo, new variations are crafted from both mundane and … [Read more...]

Six collages by Cherie Hunter Day

Cherie Hunter Day

The Eyes Have It (detail)- collage by Cherie Hunter Day

There’s something compelling about reframing the message from discarded scraps to make a new piece. The text, which initially was the primary focus, becomes secondary to texture, color, and line. For … [Read more...]

Seven Abstract Comics by Dev Murphy

Dev Murphy

more trusting - Dev Murphy

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Six paintings by Judith Skillman

Judith Skillman

Ice Bone (detail) - Judith Skillman painting

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Monster: visual poems by James Knight

James Knight

Veiny Cathedral Transaction (detail) - visual poetry by James Knight

Monster is a sequence of visual poems, in which I interrogate notions of the monstrous, mixing gothic tropes with cut-up text from Karl Marx, Bram Stoker, Georges Bataille, Jean Baudrillard, Slipknot, … [Read more...]

Twelve artworks by Darrell Urban Black

Darrell Urban Black

Formulation of Human (detail)- Darrell Urban Black

Born March 25, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York, I am Darrell Urban Black, an American visual artist presently living in Frankfurt, Germany. I work in a variety of formats that include pen and ink drawings, … [Read more...]

Grafik: six collages by Kon Markogiannis

Kon Markogiannis

Grafik 16 (detail) - Kon Markogiannis

Grafik is a series of collages which deal with themes such as mortality, fragility, impermanence, the human condition, the exploration of the body and psyche, the evolution of man, consciousness and … [Read more...]

Pre Word: ego is dead. Visual poetry by Nico Vassilakis

Nico Vassilakis

visual poetry (detail) - nico vassilakis

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Some G*ddamn Horses!: paintings by Silas Plum

Silas Plum

The Wild Woman of Karakorum (detail) - Silas Plum

These paintings will be exhibited on October 11, 2019 at Youngblood Art Studio in The Plains, Virginia. All the details are here. … [Read more...]

Chocolate, Cigar and Orange Pekoe: visual poems by hiromi suzuki

hiromi suzuki

(detail) visual poetry by hiromi suzuki

I am collecting old postcards in tins. Tins are boxes emptied of souvenirs such as chocolate candies, cigars, and tea leaves. Old postcards are purchased at my secret store in Tokyo. By the way, I … [Read more...]

Five poems and four collages by Steve Dalachinsky

Steve Dalachinsky

actual size collage (detail) - Steve Dalachinsky

the blood hustle   (more than a lb. of flesh) - “everything is somewhere else.” - for gregory corso @ perazzo funeral … [Read more...]

The Tarot of the Golden Scissors: collages by Emma Anna

Emma Anna

Strength (detail) - Emma Anna

I give guided tours to places that don't yet exist. … [Read more...]

River Stories: collages by Selena Dixon

Selena Dixon

River of eyes - River of agreement (detail) - collage by Selena Dixon

The title of this artist's book is River Stories. It visually considers the events that might flow in and through a life. Some images cover two pages while others are single pages. Each page has a … [Read more...]

Twelve collages by Bill Wolak

Bill Wolak

9 Bewildered by Neon Lips (detail)

The joy of collage is finding the endless connections between seemingly unrelated things. In some collages, the juxtaposition of ordinary with the delirious diversity of dream imagery forces the mind … [Read more...]

Nixon, Kennedy, and Brooks Brothers: Robert Rauschenberg’s Monogram, 1955-59

Max King Cap

Monogram by Robert Rauschenberg

No wonder your president has to be an actor. He's gotta look good on television. Emmett Lathrop "Doc" Brown, Ph.D. Back to the Future, 1985 It stands triumphantly—a voracious … [Read more...]

Three collages by Alicia Cole

Alicia Cole

Title goes up the side (detail) - collage by Alicia Cole

An entirely self-taught artist, Alicia Cole works in collage, drawing, fabric/embroidery, mixed media, works on canvas, and sculpture. While many of her drawings, paintings, mixed media, collage … [Read more...]

Eight pieces by C.R. Resetarits

C. R. Resetarits

boat 1 (detail) cr resetarits

I like edges and refuse. I like rebuilding things, and I like composition, patterns, palettes, visual rhythms. The right combos make me happy or relaxed or amused. I used to rehab houses and found … [Read more...]

Seven paintings by Judith Skillman

Judith Skillman

2 Yellow Hills (detail)- painting by Judith Skillman

These are done with oil on canvas; some employ cold wax. I like minimalist landscapes and seascapes. Flowers in groups of two. No people! Rep shots are from the Pacific Northwest, my home for the past … [Read more...]

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Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

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