Monday, September 17, 2012

Atlantic Beach Sunsets by ryan warner



I have always had a strong connection to the Ocean. I was born with a deep respect and love for the Ocean, the Salty Air, the Sand, and all the Creatures that go with it.. Growing up and living in Ohio doesn't leave much chance for me to curl my toes up in the sand that resides next to and keeps company to the Salt Water, however I do try to make visits to the coasts as often as possible. Even it's a 24 hour trip to the coast  without stopping just to swim in the Ocean before driving 12 hours back home just in time for work. 

This year we made it to Atlantic Beach for a day and a half...not nearly long enough...but I take what I can. The storms had just passed so the Ocean was all rowdy...for getting tossed around like a rag doll. After my wife and I were done getting our bones jarred by big waves and getting skinned knees from being knocked on the Ocean floor a few too many times the Sun started to begin it's decent into the Earth. We cleaned up and brought out the cameras and did our best to capture through lens the performance that Nature put on for us. 







Sunday, September 16, 2012

We Are Back

We are back at it again. We have made some changes, gone is the bi monthly downloadable issue from issuu.com, instead all of the content will be right here on our website. This makes things a bit easier to contribute and we do not have to wait two months to publish articles. We apologize to anyone that was interviewed and was not published. I am going to back and start working on those pieces and publish them here in the near future. We have just started this new format so we are still in the brainstorming process of what we can do with it. Email me if you want to contribute as a writer or as a cartoonist also.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Hiatus

Splat Art Magazine is going on a summer break. Since we didn't get to enjoy last summer do to creating this magazine for you all to read...this summer we are going to get refreshed and enjoy ourselves. Thank you for reading and following us. Be well.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

ShirrStone Shelter Dolls


Think these dolls are pretty sweet? Check out our article on them in the newest issue of splat art magazine...then check them even more at their website. http://sssdolls.webs.com/



The Things Found Series


The Art House Co-Op is at it again with another free project!

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Jb St. Pol

levitation by jb st pol

This issue's front cover image is the work of Jb St. Pol. After you read the article about his work in Splat Art, you can go to his page and view more of his photographic work.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

march/april 2012 issue of splat


It's our one year anniversary!! Here's the new issue!!

                                         http://issuu.com/splatartmagazine/docs/splatartmagazine7

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Hi everyone! Please enjoy this poem by Andrew Field, Splat's newest contributor. Look for Andrew's first interview in the forthcoming issue of Splat Art Magazine, which is also our One Year Anniversary Issue!


The Philosophy of Hamburgers
for Michael Kocinski

I don’t care what anyone says. The world is beautiful,

and happiness hits when you least expect it,

like tonight, at Wendy’s, eating alone,

ten feet away from perfect strangers,

a Black man writing earnestly in a journal,

two white high school girls chatting behind me,

this huge delicious burger in my hand,

and a whole morning tomorrow to talk about poetry.

The only thing you can do is praise –

the sheer joy of being alive, the miracle of it.

Where else do you get cold nights

when you can’t feel your fingers,

warm rooms to thaw in and read,

beautifully irritating students and friends who juggle oranges,

teachers who talk about Hesiod and freedom.

This fantastic place, this world –

where you get whatever you put in,

where you can choose to be happy.

All it takes is a huge hamburger,

some terrible music playing overhead,

a cold January night.

Once again I wanting to thank everyone around me,

to say thank you, thank you, thank you…

Andrew Field



Thursday, February 2, 2012

the meal


The Meal

One moment. One meal. One photograph. Let's eat.
On February 24th at 12pm EST, join thousands of people around the world in a simultaneous global meal. Whether it's breakfast in LA or a midnight snack in Beijing, let's take a moment from our hectic lives and share it with strangers around the world. Snap a photo of yourself and your meal and mail it to us — we'll create an exhibition from these self-portraits, documenting the world's largest communal snack.



Monday, January 30, 2012

back issues

for your convenience we have no added a page (it's to the right at the top) called back issues that will let you easily access all of the back issues of splat art magazine.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

jan./feb. issue 2012

the new issue is finally here.
http://issuu.com/splatartmagazine/docs/splatartmagazineissue6

Happy new year to all you people who are reading this.a new year is upon us and we have nothing better to do but to learn something new, be good to each other and take care of everything we need to take care of whether it be ourselves, the earth, finding new ways to drive our big expensive cars, or clean up the messes that we've made. whether it be our lives or someone elses lives or the world that we live in. think for yourselves when you think...and please think often. we bring you the winter issue of splat art magazine. no this issue probably clean up anything but it may want you to learn something new or to help someone out that is learning something new. it may even inspire you to to buy some art...or better yet buy some of the art from an artist that is in here. it may even make you like poetry. i guess basically what i'm getting at is the new year is the place and time for a new beginning, so you messed up last year..well learn and don't mess up this year..but probably the year after one of us will mess up again...probably me...or maybe you. the trick of the trade is to know when we get a fresh start and to make the most out of it. too many people don't get off their arses and try new things, they don't try to create the ideas that are in their head..instead they sit around..some complain..some drink to an alarming excess and most are sad or unhappy. don't let this be you and i will do my best to make that no t  be me..you got my word on that. speak your mind and put your best foot forward. so happy reading and happy viewing this delicious eye candy.
                             floyd
                       jan. 8, 2012
                      3:58  am
                   listening to miles davis


Thursday, January 5, 2012

2012: Abundant Affliction An Exhibit by Aaron Wooten and CJ Hungerman January 9-30, 2012/Opening Reception: Friday January 13, 6-10PM Chicago, Il.




Chicago, IL—The HumanThread Center in Pilsen’s Chicago Arts District is joined by artists Aaron Wooten and CJ Hungerman this January for the next exhibition in its thought-provoking series. Celebrating a culture of peace, HumanThread expresses Chicago’s creative culture by curating monthly exhibitions that discuss issues of cultural identity and social importance.

2012: Abundant Affliction, which runs January 9-30, is a provocative collection of work by Aaron Wooten and CJ Hungerman emphasizing the absurd but common ­practices of governments and institutions that inflict rote discontent throughout society. The exhibition juxtaposes the distinctively divergent styles that Wooten and Hungerman employ to address the issues afflicting society. Wooten’s political satire has a nostalgic presence that criticizes current affairs while Hungerman’s mechanical motifs express the tedious and unfulfilling roles we assume that create stress and dissatisfaction in our individual existences.

The opening reception is January 13 from 6-10PM in association with The Chicago Arts Districts 2nd Friday Gallery Night. The exhibition is open by appointment January 9-30.

Aaron Wooten and CJ Hungerman are local Chicago artists. After pursuing a film degree, Wooten discovered painting in 2002 and has since exhibited in many festivals and exhibitions in Chicago. Hungerman earned a MFA in Painting and Design from Northern Illinois University and currently works as an independent artist and designer in a variety of media including drawing, printmaking, street art and installation.

http://web.mac.com/aaronrwooten/

ABOUT HUMANTHREAD
HumanThread Center for Peace, Arts & Education is a non-profit organization, seeking to popularize a Culture of Peace through educational, artistic and cultural programs and events focused on youth.
The HumanThread Center: 645 W 18th Street, Chicago, IL 60616
Website: www.humanthread.net facebook: HumanThread
Phone: 312.243.9423
Email: humanthread.net@gmail.com
Curator: Scott Renfro (renfrosj@gmail.com)