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Foreward Essay for 'City in Flux'

February 22, 2019 Peppa Martin
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A self-described creator and explorer, visual artist and photographer, Carolina de la Cajiga is foremost a storyteller. Her dogged passion for social justice, emphatic awareness of the human condition and an expansive knowledge of history combine to propel her creative expression through art and discourse.

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Audience Activation and the New Art Spectator

February 3, 2019 Peppa Martin
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The general tendency to look quickly at art, to move along from piece to piece in a museum or gallery, deprives us of the opportunity to fully engage with what we are seeing, to process feelings effectively, and to better understand the essential relationship we as viewers have to art.

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Studio Work : In Conversation with Torrie Groening

November 26, 2018 Peppa Martin
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Torrie Groening’s studio is an extraordinary place with a storied history. Located in a converted church at the edge of Vancouver’s Chinatown, the studio occupies the top floor of the building, with her family’s residence on the main floor below.

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Enraciné : The Backstory with Desirée Patterson

November 3, 2017 Peppa Martin
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The genesis of Enraciné was more an existential epiphany than an artistic concept for Vancouver-based photographic artist Desirée Patterson. The series of photographs began after she had a powerful inspiration to create personal, rather than commercial work.  Desirée revealed that her discovery of an overwhelming “sense of the profound miraculousness of the universe” spurred a newfound pursuit of an authentic voice, and a desire to advocate for environmental sustainability and to “create work that spoke to my concerns”.

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A Closer Look : Reading a Photograph

March 30, 2017 Peppa Martin

The Birth of Venus, After Botticelli (Pictures of Junk) (2008) by Brazilian lens-based artist Vik Muniz (b. 1961) is a digital photographic C-print in three parts, with a monumental size of 92.2” x 53.3”. The ‘Pictures of Junk’ series is the product of Muniz’ long-term collaboration with resident garbage pickers of Jardim Gramacho,  Rio de Janiero’s largest waste landfill.

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PhotoFairs San Francisco 2017 RoundUp

February 10, 2017 Peppa Martin

Banking on the growing success of three years in Shanghai, Photofairs launched its inaugural North American edition in San Francisco January 27-29th, arriving at the former historic U.S. Army San Francisco Port of Embarkation, now the picturesque waterfront Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture Festival Pavilion.

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A Closer Look: Exhibition Review

December 19, 2016 Peppa Martin

The eye-popping exhibition, A New Republic, showcased Feb 11th to May 8th, 2016 at the Seattle Art Museum, assembled an extensive series of life-size, oil on canvas portraits of young African-Americans, by rising American painter Kehinde Wiley (b.1977).

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Highlights from ParisPhoto LA 2015

November 22, 2016 Peppa Martin
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The venerable ParisPhoto international art fair held annually in November, migrated west to Los Angeles three years ago, adding this new spring event to the art world calendar and attracting a new crop of exhibiting galleries with greater proximity to the west coast.

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ARTIST FAIG AHMED CREATES ABSTRACTIONS IN TEXTILE ART

November 22, 2016 Peppa Martin
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Faig Ahmed, one of Azerbaijan’s most internationally recognised visual artists, is garnering attention around the world for his modern interpretations of traditional carpet weaving, string art and embroidery.

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IT’S THE REAL THING

November 22, 2016 Peppa Martin

Bands of Senegalese boys wander Florence selling fakes. From random perches around the city, they hawk all kinds of coveted trinkets -- sunglasses with luxury brand logos up on the Piazzale Michelangelo, Mont Blanc pens near the Bargello, Tiffany bracelets along the Arno’s bridges. 

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And that’s a wrap. Many impressive heavyweights on the walls and in the crowd in the tent at the inaugural Los Angeles edition of @friezeartfair 2019. The backlot section was underwhelming and overcrowded but altogether a fairly optimistic first foray into the burgeoning LA art scene 🌟
#friezeweek #friezelosangeles2019 #friezeartfair #truthandbeautytravels #losangeles
I’m beyond thrilled and honoured to have my analog image selected for the February Online Group Show in  @analogforeverzine ! 🌟
“Exploration of the Unexpected” focuses on street and documentary photography and is curated by @juliadean_la_streetshooter,  Executive Director of the Los Angeles Center of Photography and sponsored by @analoguewonderland. 🌟
“Twenty images were selected for this month’s exhibition that reflect a moment, a mood, strong content, good composition, and/or the use of great light. “ 🌟🌟 🌟Thank you @juliadean_la_streetshooter and Analog Forever ! 🌟🌟🌟 Head to analogforevermagazine.com to see all the fabulous participants. 
#analogphotography #filmphotography #truthandbeautyshoots
Old Hollywood
Frosted hallway window #losangeles #hollywood #unseen
Pieces I especially liked today @felixartfair #felixartfair2019 #losangeles #friezeweek #hollywoodroosevelthotel
Running around the city of angels with my Valentine💘 #frederickweismanfoundation #stahlhouse
Mark your calendar ▪️
New solo exhibition at Truth and Beauty Gallery opens 
Saturday 23 February 1-4pm ▪️
SPELLBOUND by Ken Lorenz, curated by Peppa Martin ▪️
Artist in attendance. All welcome.
Show runs to 9 March // W-S  12-5pm or by appointment ▪️truthandbeauty.ca
My new article for the Shape/Shift Report’s ‘Audience Issue’ is out 🌟
Link in bio   Journal   Articles + Commentary
Join me and the All-Chapter Association of Women Art Dealers (AWAD) group for informal networking and a walk through the new Felix LA Art Fair at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel this Saturday at 2pm !
Book your complimentary admission on Eventbrite and meet us @womenartdealers there ! 
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https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/join-awads-art-world-insider-visit-to-felix-art-fair-frieze-la-art-week-tickets-56425926465?aff=efbeventtix
Hats of Honolulu 👒
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#hatsofhonolulu #streetstyle #streetphotography #lids #lidsstyle #islandlife #honolulu #honoluluhawaii
 
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