The Ante Collective

31/03/2017

“I don’t use photography in the conventional way but more like a tool to create a new place and this is what I love about it.” - Reine Paradis

Read the full article at:
https://www.the-ante-collective.net/articles/2017/3/14/reine-paradis

"Photography enables me to create a world that is in between reality and imagination... I don’t use photography in the conventional way but more like a tool to create a new place and this is what I love about it.” - Reine Paradis

28/03/2017

"Unlike many contemporary Chinese artists since the ’85 New Wave Movement, Huang’s works have focused more on self- exploration than political commentary. This could be because he is part of a younger generation of artists who were born after the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), unscathed by old, extreme party ideologies from the “10 years of waste”. Huang’s independence from these trends in the Contemporary Chinese art market gives his work a sense of purity, protected from the all-too-commercialized contemporary art market today."
- Mayan Braude on Huang Yuxing

Read the full article:
https://www.the-ante-collective.net/articles/2017/2/1/huang-yuxing

"Huang has depicted the very core of evolution, survival of the fittest, which arguably conflicts with the Buddhist principle to reach nirvana through karma and rebirth. Huang’s admitted acceptance of a colder reality has challenged his spirituality. The presence of skulls is, therefore,

26/03/2017

“Tom Kusturin’s physical being is imbued into his works through the gluing and ripping apart of raw and painted canvases, to create ghost-like pigment transferals. This direct interaction with the piece creates dream-like abstractions that redefine the act of painting and how the viewer perceives it. ” -Isabella Key on Tom Kusturin

Read the whole article at:
https://www.the-ante-collective.net/articles/2017/3/14/tom-kusturin

25/03/2017

"I want to be a visual voice for young women of my generation, and I want my portraits to be as large as my message." Meet Alexandra Grounds in her own words. https://www.the-ante-collective.net/interviews/2017/3/14/alexandra-grounds-in-her-own-words

22/02/2017

Young Balinese-Australian photographer, Nikolas Leonard Artha, is capturing Bali's changing landscape and rapidly growing tourism industry. All the while, he himself is a prototype of the intermingling of Western and local cultures. Artha is a recognized surf photographer who is often sought out by brands such as Insight for commercial photoshoots. However, his personal collection of photographs offer a more intimate window into the local communities. Artha's photographs represent his efforts to document and preserve old Bali, as he knew it growing up.

Read our Q & A with Nikolas Artha:
https://www.the-ante-collective.net/nikolas-artha

17/02/2017

Meet our featured artist, Corrine James! James is a multimedia artist from Alexandria, Virginia. She specializes in digital illustration, often collaborating with Rookie Magazine and various bands for animations or comics. She is also a filmmaker often working with traditional 16mm film that she edits digitally and intersperses with her illustrations. James' work focuses on the subtleties of life, self-acceptance, and tender interactions that are often overlooked.
https://www.the-ante-collective.net/articles/2017/1/22/corrinne-james

17/02/2017

https://www.the-ante-collective.net/partners/
http://www.multitudefoundation.org/

We are extremely pleased to announce our partnership with the renowned Multitude Foundation! See the attached links for more information on the foundation and the amazing work they have done.

Established in 2011, the Multitude Foundation promotes the works of Asian contemporary artists through various channels such as the Multitude Art Prize. “Multitude” is a philosophical term used to investigate the potentiality of peoples in a world undergoing geopolitical change. In an era when Weste...