ANON Magazine Issue 2 (Version A)

ANON Fall/Winter 2014

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Editor-In-Chief//Becky Bacsik Managing Editor//Amanda Hendrix-Black Assistant Editor//Trish Connelly Social Media//Tori Charanza PR//Megan Choi

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Redbull Indisposable Concept New Republic Brewery The Film Photography Project Wandering Flamingo Vintage

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Note: All photography has been done in film, so the images may be slightly blurry. It’s normal. Deal with it.

Contributors

Olivia Seally Cary Fagan Pamela Sustaita Jennifer Hayes Paul Spelce Lily Willis Megan Liebig Emiley Crittenden

Photography by Paul Spelce

Photography by Cary Fagan

Photography by Cary Fagan

Photography by Cary Fagan

Photography by Cary Fagan

: d n a H t a t s i t R A the Pamela Sustaita Are there any artist alive or dead that you feel a connection to, artistic or otherwise?

PAM: YES! I really feel connected to the artists I admire and inspire me, some of them are: Klimt, Monet, Jan Svankmajer, Sofia Coppola, Jean-Luc Godard, David Hamilton and Meadham Kirchhoff, Napoleon Habeica, etc.

Can you remember your first artistic creation, or what inspired you?

PAM: I remember my first drawings, I have tons of notebooks that are full of drawings. I think that the thing that have always inspired me is looking inside of me and the challenge has always been illustrate those magic universes that live inside of me.

How did you find your way amongst art; where do you draw inspiration, how did it all begin?

PAM: I think I found my way amongst art since I was a kid. I just remember that I have drawn for as long as I have memories. I clearly remember that I used to spend hours drawing on the walls of my house.

Almost all sorts of things inspire me. Like music, movies, fashion, photography and intangible things like colors, feelings, emotions. I think a creative person always need to be attentive, because inspiration can be at any corner.

Favorite junk food?

PAM: PIZZA! What material have you get to work with, that you would really like to?

PAM: I love working with pencils, ink, markers, but I like finding new materials. Is always fun try new things!

Do you use models or draw from your mind/strangers?

PAM: I like to imagine the characters of my drawings, other times I get inspired by fashion editorials or magazines, I love to find interesting faces to draw, in photos or in the streets. I also use myself as a model.

What are you doing while you’re drawing? i.e. talking to people/in silence/listening to music/sitting outside.

PAM: When I’m drawing I enter to this amazing imaginary bubble where I can’t concentrate in anything but my imagination, and I’m always listening to music!

Illustration by Pamela Sustaita

Illustration by Pamela Sustaita

Photography by Olivia Seally

Photography by Jennifer Hayes

Photography by Jennifer Hayes

Photography by Olivia Seally

Photography by Olivia Seally

Photography by Joshua Spencer

Photography by Olivia Seally

Photography by Olivia Seally

Photography by Olivia Seally

Photography by Olivia Seally

Photography by Joshua Spencer

Photography by Olivia Seally

Photography by Olivia Seally

Photography by Olivia Seally

Photography by Olivia Seally

Photography by Lily Willis

Photography by Joshua Spencer

Photography by Olivia Seally

Photography by Megan Liebig

Photography by Megan Liebig

Photography by Olivia Seally

LOOKING BACK Written by Emiley Crittenden

Browsing through old photos, searching Pinterest for “60’s fashion”, and gaining comfort in a Nirvana album are all forms of “Looking Back.” Reflecting on the past (whether it be accomplishments or mistakes), obtaining inspiration, and finding solace in a photo of a departed loved one are all actions many humans find themselves being apart of. So what it is about the past that intrigues us so much, so much in fact that we keep coming back to it-recycling fashions, hearing about the same scandals in the news, and honoring the words of someone long gone?

Is it the feeling of being close to a loved one who experienced the same music, movies, and fashion as a teenager? Or is it the feeling that we are not “mainstream” when we harness the past? Confucius once said: “study the past, if you would divine the future,” informing us that the past, whether it be good or bad does have an effect and impact on our future.

It is no secret by now that “history repeats its self” in many forms: trends/fashion styles, music production, historical happenings, etc. In fact, we see history everywhere nowadays; without even really noticing it, for example: That Inkwell filter on Instagram you use so religiously is actually how photos were made in the olden days (without the effects of an app), and the high wasted shorts that are so “spot on for summer” are merely a copy cat version of the ever so popular “hot pants” of the 60’s; oh and sorry to break it to you, but Lana Del Rey’s fresh “new” sound is nothing new to those who truly know music. So you see, we live in a world that is constantly being revamped in all aspects, and as my grandma would say a world where “everything comes back around.”

Feeling nostalgic is normal for any human being, and the art of honoring the past is something I think we must do for multiple reasons: one, to never lose sight of our past - whether it be family genealogy, cultural practices and rituals, or our nations country, and two, to make sure that the negatives and/or failures of the past are acknowledged, improved, or never repeated again.

Many will say “don’t look back” when it comes to past relationships, unfavorable events, or perhaps just the past in itself, but “looking back” is imperative in human life, because in order to make progress, you must first acknowledge and respect the past. So now, it seems the question is not “what is it about the past that intrigues us so much,” but rather: “how do we implement the past into the present?” Well, we read our history books, become familiar with the way our country gained our independence, research every trend from the 40’s-90’s and find a way to bring it back and work it into our everyday wardrobe with the hopes of being labeled as “retro” or “hipster”, and gain knowledge from the wise words of the worlds great philosophers, but most importantly, we Look Back.

Photography by Tatiana Kolenczuk

Photography by Olivia Seally