FreshBump

Australian artist Erin Smith uses individual letters to create a visual journal that explores the idea that words can have many different meanings, and can be associated with a number of different objects, all of which are dependent on the viewer. In the creation of image through letters there will forcibly be large amounts of white space and it is often this negative space that defines, and informs the meaning. This is also true in the spoken word; often it is what we do not say, rather than what we do that defines us. (more…)

Roger Borg received his Masters of Fine Arts in Visual Arts from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers in 2002, and subsequently attended the world-renowned Pilchuck Glass School in the summer of that year. By 2003 Roger had formed the company 419 NEON, which produces custom neon signs and lighting for the trade. He continues his art and design work through his studio, producing original artwork as well as one-off and limited edition neon lamps. Roger’s artwork was exhibited at the Museum of Neon Art in Los Angeles in 2004, and his works reside in a number of public and private collections. Additionally, Roger continues his involvement with Pilchuck Glass School as a contributing artist to the annual fund-raising auction held each October. (more…)