Backstory: Guest Art Director, Russ Rubin
By Russ Rubin
Immediately I was struck by the color and rawness of emotion in all these poems and stories and by the idiosyncratic angles, enigmas, and collisions they represent. For me, it was important to reflect the same with the visuals. Thus, the smorgasbord of mediums, from paintings to fiber art, ceramics, and photography to Legos, each piece invoking a dialog with its pairing through the visceral power of visual communication. So, here’s to the painted word and the poetry of image. May it all collide in a glorious black magic cocktail we can sip and savor but never fully understand.
Russ Rubin is a painter, writer, and former band manager from the exotic woods of New Jersey.
Artists Featured in Issue Two:
Adam Hacker
Russ Rubin
Lois Emma Harkin
Alex Kovacs
Nevil Jackson
Loren Erdrich
Na Liu
Adam Ward
Peter Frederiksen