Annie Chen is a 22-year-old self-taught painter from Toronto, Ontario. She is a full-time artist, with a part-time job teaching art to children in the Toronto public school system. Chen took the time to share her creative process and inspiration behind her surrealist art with LIB Magazine. LIB: What’s the inspiration behind your surrealist art? Chen: As an artist who primarily specializes in hyperrealism, I always felt like my artwork was never “creative.” I was simply always recreating a photograph, which I felt lacked any essence of myself as a creator. I recently began exploring surrealism as a way to incorporate my personality…
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Louis Shaffer, also known as Shadow Rabbit Art, is a talented sculptor from Long Island, NY. He transforms clay and wax into awesome cartoon, comic, sci-fi, monster, and warrior characters. Shaffer shared his inspiration and creative process with LIB Magazine. LIB: How did you get into sculpting and making figures? Shaffer: I have been sculpting since I was a kid, really I have had a piece of clay in my pocket for as long as I can remember. When we were kids my parents would have clay and wax available to play with it’s really not much different than playdoh.…
The voice of rock and heavy metal today, Corey Taylor, sold out The Paramount in Huntington, NY, Saturday, September, 16th, 2023. His new album CMF2 just was released and is already topping the charts. Corey Taylor’s “Beyond” is currently the number one solo single on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart, which is a huge accomplishment. Corey Taylor performed songs from his new album CMF2 as well as Stone Sour favorites “Song #3,” “Absolute Zero,” “Bother,” and “Through Glass.” Taylor even performed Slipknot songs including “Before I Forget,” “Snuff” and “Duality.” Taylor closed the show with the Motorhead cover “Ace of…
Luna Aura opened up the show for Wargasm and Corey Taylor at The Paramount in Huntington Saturday, September 16th, 2023 and absolutely rocked the show. Luna took the time to talk to LIB Magazine about her new album The Fiction EP and life on tour. LIB: Are you a Slipknot fan? Luna Aura: I’m definitely a Slipknot fan! I respect and admire their ability to not only make insanely great songs that shred, but also they’re ability to be unapologetically themselves at all times, especially Corey. LIB: Are you excited to be touring with Corey Taylor? Luna Aura: I’m beyond…
Michael Reuter (also known at Mr The Artist) is a local artist from Rocky Point, NY that repurposes old and used items including VHS tapes to make unique works of art. Reuter took the time to explain his creative process and share where you can see his art. LIB: What inspired you to use VHS tapes for your art? Reuter: Inspiration I feel is sometimes unexplainable. I do like trying to work with all different types of materials, especially items that are easily accessible. Unfortunately, we have become a very wasteful society so it feels good to find a way to…
Eric Schwarz lives between Germany, Paris, and Menorca, working as a Comic Artist and Illustrator. He is also known as Comic Blues and creates awesome works of art using Lego Dots. Schawarz shared his creative process of how he uses the iconic plastic construction toy to make beautiful works of art. LIB: What’s your inspiration behind the Lego Dots? Schwarz: I love analog printing techniques and when I saw that you can print with LEGO and I knew I had to try it right away. I saw it on an Instagram account called Provisional Press, they make small printing presses and…
You probably heard of the expression “before you liked EDM you liked Emo.” Emo Nite released a Coachella exclusive hoodie with this saying because EDM stands for Emotional Dance Music and Emo is an abbreviation of Emocore, which stands for emotional and hardcore. Recently, both heartfelt genres have teamed up on tracks. Illenium has collaborated with several bands in the rock community. “Back to You” features “All Time Low, “Nothing Ever After” features Motionless in White, “Paper Thin” features Tom Delong and Angels and Airwaves, and “Feel Something” features “I Prevail.” Kayzo has also worked with the top names in…
Colorful packaging and labels can attract craft beer lovers to try new beers. Afterwards, beer cans are often discarded or recycled. Long Island mixed media artist Joseph Amalfitano, reuses and repurposes beer can labels by incorporating them into his art. Amalfitano gave LIB Magazine the inside scoop of his creative process and where you can see his art. LIB: What inspired you to use can labels for your art? Amalfitano: Well, it all started with my collection of unique beer cans and labels. I’ve been gathering them for years and displaying them in my home bar. Last summer, I finally got the itch…
Electric Zoo is three-days of music spread across 5 stages Friday, September 1st through Sunday, September 3rd, 2023 at Randall’s Island Park. With so many artists to choose from it might be overwhelming. Here are 5 must-see artists this year at EZoo 2023. Daniel Griffith, known by his stage name Gryffin, is an musician, DJ, songwriter, and producer. He is from California and rarely plays NYC, so definitely take advantage and see him at EZoo. If you want to check out some of his tracks prior, stream “Colors”, “Dreams”, and “Best is Yet to Come”. 2. Christopher Comstock, known professionally as…
Several breweries and bands are joining forces to create collaboration beers. El Segundo Brewing, an independent craft brewery from California, teamed up with the American rock band 311 to create the Come Original IPA. 311 is a mix of rock, reggae, hip-hop, and funk and the Come Original IPA has a mix of Simcoe, Mosaic, and Chinook hops. “Come Original” has tropical driven flavors, moderate bitterness, and is subtly sweet. It has a 7% abv but is easy to drink and has a clean finish. This is the perfect beer to bring to a summer concert tailgate or the beach.…