Writing for Artscope Magazine
The September/October 2017 issue of Artscope magazine is hitting the streets now. I’m pleased to share with you my piece on legendary graphic designer, Vaughan Oliver – Walk of Life, which has been selected as the cover story for the issue.
The work of Vaughan Oliver reminds me why I love graphic design: it’s wizardry.
Elegant and message-honored, Oliver’s work is known for its emotional and ethereal quality. His influence has inspired not only graphic designers, but also fashion designers, advertising creatives, music journalists and film directors. The show, “Vaughan Oliver – Walking Backwards” will be presented at the Lunder Arts Center, Lesley University, from September 5 – October 22.
Managing Editor, Brian Goslow, wrote in his Welcome Statement, “Lisa Mikulski needed curator-like skills in putting together her preview of art director, designer and typographer Vaughan Oliver’s “Walking Backwards” show at Lesley University’s Lunder Arts Center. If you were a fan of indie rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s, you undoubtedly saw the London-based artist’s work on a 4AD album cover — especially one by alt-rock favorites, The Pixies, for whom he’s designed record sleeves throughout their career.”
In addition to the piece on Vaughan Oliver, I very much enjoyed interviewing Gallery Director, Todd Bartel, and artist Cynthia Atwood. In a celebration of New England women artists, the Thompson Gallery at The Cambridge School of Weston presents “Eyes Wide Open,” a four-part series of exhibitions that will run throughout its 2017-18 school year. The first exhibition, is Atwood’s “Alphabet of Weapons,” opening September 8.
Composed of 26 pieces, Atwood’s “Alphabet” explores the psychological, emotional and interpersonal ways a society does harm and how that harm is learned and internalized. In exploring and presenting basic human feelings, Atwood’s body of work is grounded in feminist ideology and makes visible the concerns and fears of human beings by turning interiorized emotions inside out. She does this by of making objects which, she said, “confront my body and those of my viewers with sensuous humor and some provocation.”
Our new issue is available for digital download for $2.99 and is at over 700+ distribution points at New England’s museums and galleries over the next few days. To get a preview of the contents of the issue, find out where to pick up your free copy, or to download one for immediate reading, visit https://artscopemagazine.com/issues/septemberoctober-2017/
It’s my hope that if you are local to the area, you will pick up the print edition of Artscope to hold in your hands because 3D publications are such a treat in this digital world.
Writer/photographer Lisa Mikulski based in Boston, MA. Available for print or online publications. Editorial, features, content development, and creative.
