Issue 27: FEVER

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FEVER

4. Introduction 6. In the Hot Hot Rays

by Tomokazu Hamada 14. Profiles: Teen Art Gallery

by Charlotte Lee 20. The Long & Short of It

by Gabrielle Ayzen 22. Profile: Beate Sammer

by Katharina Novak 24. Anthesphoria

by Flannery James 25. Summer

by Emily Hittner-Cunningham

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Photographed by Tomokazu Hamada, styled by Bruno Perl, hair design by Teru (Propagandahair), makeup design by Makoto (Artistic Cube NY), and clothing by Jean-Pierre Luciole

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Teen Art Gallery is a unique gallery created entirely by teenagers who curate and organize it. It was founded in 2010 by a 16 year-old, Audrey Banks, who wanted to give young artists a chance to exhibit their work. Today TAG artists come, not only from all five boroughs, but also from across the United States. T.A.G gives them an opportunity to be part of the art world, to feel empowered early in their career, and to know that they can find an audience for their creative work.

Charlotte Bravin Lee is the current director and curator of TAG. This spring and summer she and her team will mount two shows, one at HiArt! in New York’s Chelsea district and another at chashama. Britina Cheng, Shiraz Fazli, Sasha Frolova, Danielle Gamady, Vivian Guo, Chaya Howell, Mack Muldofsky, Matthew Pasquarelli, Ilana Roth, Kristjan Tomasson, and Gina Yu comprise the team and handle everything from writing press releases, maintaining the website, outreach, soliciting submissions to managing a you tube channel, framing and installation. For more information on their upcoming exhibitions and submission process: www.teenartgallery.org Interviews by Charlotte Lee, photos courtesy of Samantha Chen and Jamie Earnest respectively.

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samantha chen

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{summer 2013} What do you find most significant about youth involvement in the arts?

Youth involvement in the arts helps shaped future generations. Art provides youth the opportunity to not only think creativity, but also to expand the mind. Working the right side of the brain allows students to think more critically as well as resting the left side of the brain. Art has always given myself, as well as other youth, the opportunity to express myself, especially being as shy as I am.

What is your medium of choice? How does it help you to convey the message you wish to convey?

I worked with mixed media relief. My first year of high school, I thought art was flat, and limited myself to twodimensional work. My sophomore year, I started working with sculpture, and explored various new combinations of materials. I also learned to use things in different and new ways. Without limiting my materials, I was able to create various textures, as well as building off the page. I saw so much beauty in one material against another, like different lines right next to each other.

Is there anything from which you consistently draw inspiration for your work?

Samantha Chen I always draw from life. This has opened my eyes to the world around me, while I still continue to enhance my drawing skills. I have fallen in love with the figure, and often find myself drawing from it. A lot of my work reflects what I draw from for inspiration.

Do you predetermine meaning or does it arrive later in your work?

Samantha Chen There is only so much you can predetermine. I like to go in with an idea and a mindset, but always leave room for the possibilities. Sometimes the work will lead you in a direction you did not intended when you began, but art is more about the process to me. I would rather take the risk and learn from it, then be set in my ways.

Where do you want art to take you? Where do you want to take your art?

I would love art to take me as far as it can. I am unsure to where that would be. I continue to continue my studies in the studio, and hopefully find a career in the art field. My art is something that I take pride in, and I would love to take it anywhere the public eye can see it. I enjoy what I do, and I’m happy to leave myself open to the possibilities.

What is the meaning for you of this particular work?

This was the first piece I did arriving back to school my junior year. My inspiration was a still life set up for younger students joining the art department. The challenge for myself was to redo the basics, like the still life, in a new way. So my idea was to create a mixed media relief in very common day materials, like cardboard, I wanted to take the ordinary and juxtaposing them to something different while still showing my own personal take of the woman and the guitar.

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{summer 2013} What do you find most significant about youth involvement in the arts?

New ways of seeing the world. No generation has seen the world like we have seen it, and that is reflected in the work being made by the younger generation today. I believe this provides an entirely new insight on the society of which we associate ourselves with today. Younger artists, I think, are acting as a mirror upon society.

What is your medium of choice?

How does it help you to convey the message you wish to convey?

Most recently, I’ve enjoyed installation, which requires several different mediums. More industrial mediums, such as bricks, water, and wood. It helps to convey the message by helping me to create a space that I would like the viewer to experience.

If I’m trying to convey physical space, it makes more sense to literally create a space for my viewer as opposed to portraying it through 2-d media.

Is there anything from which you consistently draw inspiration for your work?

I am always reading something. I draw inspiration from reading art theory and psychology and even scientific journals. Next to reading, the other source of my inspiration comes from nature and my observation of it.

Do you predetermine meaning or does it arrive later in your work?

I typically predetermine what I’d like to get across in my work and then base my imagery off of that. The only thing that stands out with my planning of a piece is that I never sketch it out. I work from the imagery in my mind.

Maybe that isn’t the best way to do it, but I feel I learn the most that way, not only about myself but about my work as well.

Where do you want art to take you? Where do you want to take your art?

I can answer these questions in the same way. I would like art to take me to knowledge and I want to take my artwork towards the communication of knowledge. I believe everything in art to be an opportunity to learn. This is not limited to just the viewer, but the artist as well.

What is the meaning for you of this particular work?

This piece is probably one of the most personal I’ve ever made. My work typically deals with my viewer’s perception of things, while this piece deals with my perception of objects. This piece depicts my hippocampus activity when activated by light sources; I’ve done contour drawings of what I associate these light sources with.

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The Long & Short of It {page 20}

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by Gabrielle Ayzen Bermuda shorts, also considered walking shorts or dress shorts, are similar to trousers worn by both men and women. They are named after Bermuda, a British over-seas territory, for being so popular in the area. They are recognized as business attire for men and worn with knee-length socks, a dress shirt, tie, and blazer. Bermuda shorts originated with the British army and are still worn by the Royal Navy.

With this said, it is most definitely not an upcoming trend...but history tends to repeat itself. The slouchy, droopy, cool-girl shorts were being worn all over the New York runways this season. They’re chic, stylish, and flattering. It’s a great look for the Spring/Summer season.

It’s comfortable and easy to wear. These shorts can be paired with anything and can be worn everywhere. Bermuda shorts make a great business attire or casual wear when you’re out and about. They aren’t showy or have a striking appearance, but are at just the right length.

They are available in a variety of colors and patterns this season such as flower prints, stripes, or bold colors, etc.

“Bermuda shorts are no longer just for middle-aged women on the golf course,” says Sophie Wood of Raleigh, who works for fashion blog Workchic.com. They can easily be changed from work attire to a night out with simple accessories. Designers love pairing Bermudas with gladiator sandals, heels or wedges that strap around the ankle. The style accentuates men and women with long and thin legs. For those with broad legs, omit from wearing a shoe with an ankle-wrapping strap but instead go for a light brownish pink colored shoe to increase the illusion of long legs.

Men’s Wear has influenced women’s fashion. Now women can be styling knee length shorts, like men have for the last decade.

“Sometimes it takes a while for the length of the shorts to be accepted into mainstream America. Women love the versatility of the length.

They can wear them as is, or cuff them to give the shorts a different look. And if you buy the denim ones, you have selected the winner in style and fabrication,” explains Harriet Ausland. Ausland is a fashion advisee for multiple boutiques throughout Texas and she is a fashion expert who is well aware of what to purchase every season to renew your wardrobe on a cheaper budget.

Bermuda shorts are very much a wearable trend. They can be found anywhere and can be ordered on any site. They’re affordable and easy to find. As well as fun, fashionable, and bold to wear that can really make a statement. One of the many known designers, Nicole Miller overflowed her Spring 2013 runways with bermuda shorts this season.

These shorts are comfortable for all sizes of women, and anyone can pull them off. How often are we ever able to say that? {page 21}

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Beate Sammer/Rockwerkstatt

by Katharina Novak Beate Sammer, born and raised in Austria, started her own line of elegant formal wear for business and other important occasions. Beate also recently started her own children’s line customizing each individual piece for the client.

How long have you been working in the fashion industry?

It seems like forever. It has been 30 years since I started, including the time I spent at school.

What is it that attracted you to working in the fashion industry?

I loved that I could be creative and work on something beautiful. I loved the idea that I would be working with clothing. With amazing materials, I can create an article of {page 22}

{summer 2013} clothing people will wear for years to come out of nothing. I also loved that I could work with my hands. Fashion is something different. It is not something everyone goes into.

What sets Rockwerkstatt apart from all other women’s fashion lines?

Everything I design and make is fitted for the individual. Each piece is unique in its own way.

Every piece is also hand made in Austria; there is nothing that is fabricated in China like so many other lines right now.

What is your favorite part of working in the fashion industry?

I love that I can consult with my clients. I get to fulfill their dreams by making any article of clothing fit perfectly to their bodies. I love to get know my clients that way I can take their personalities and put it into the skirts I make for them. But most of all, I love to make something that my clients won’t be able to find anywhere else.

What inspired you to start you own line?

Well mainly because everywhere I went I saw apparel that just bored me. I wanted to see something new and creative. Another reason was because most designers make their products off the model sizes and just go up from there. Most women will never find the piece that fits everywhere perfectly, and I enjoy being there to make that happen.

Did you ever think you would be working in a field like this when you were younger?

Yes, 100% yes. I always knew that I wanted to be in this area of work, so I started young.

What brought you to start the line for kids?

Well it actually started because I was making all types of clothing and towels for my children, and once my friends saw it they fell in love with the idea. This is the part I love the most about my job… I get to make an individual collection for a child with his or her name and birthday and whatever else that corresponds only to that child. It is something that is often impossible to find.

What do you hope to accomplish with the brand in the future?

I definitely want to expand my company. I’d like to bring a bigger awareness of the type of work I do. I am not a designer that will make an article of clothing and sell it to all of my clients. I will make something completely new for each one. I want people to be able to value what I do, and how I do it. I want them to realize that if it is given as a gift, it can be highly appreciated.

What is the fashion scene like in Austria and how does it influence your brand?

It is of course harder for any designer to go international in Austria. The fashion scene here does not even come close to comparing with that of Paris, Milan or New York. Most women here will spend lots of money for a “brand name”. They will hardly ever spend a lot of money on something that is of “no name.” But once that is established it should be easier.

Would you wish for your children to follow in your footsteps and continue on your business?

I want my children to follow their heart. There are so many women that one day open their eyes and realize they hate their job. I want them to pursue what they love to do, and I will support them in every step they take toward their dream.

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{tap magazine} Anthesphoria

Persephone’s got a nose ring. It’s small, but it’s the first thing you notice in her delicate face, besides the cheekbones of a goddess and the black eyeliner, heavy with teenage rebellion. She’s threatening more piercings in places that make even Hades wince. He’s certainly got his hands full with her. Already caught her using his helm of invisibility to spy on what Aphrodite gets up to with her ex, and twice this week he’s had to stop her from unchaining Cerberus. He’s just misunderstood, she says. Wouldn’t you be furious if you were locked up all the time? and he just knows that somehow, she sees herself in this monster, this freak-headed brute, and he stops staring at her ass long enough to think, that’s fucked up. But no matter how often her mother repeats the phrase Stockholm syndrome, Persephone’s got a mind of her own. Last time Hades told her no, she can’t go skinnydipping in the River Styx, she ran away and caused a weeklong Arctic heat wave. She denies having any affect on the seasons. Global warming, bitches, delivered with a raised eyebrow, also pierced. She’s planning a tattoo next.

Has to wait for Hades to let his guard down a bit. In the meantime, she’s tracing the design herself in black ink, trying out different looks: a pomegranate on her shoulder, pomegranates on her collarbone, her hip, the inside of her wrist. When she presses the dark seeds into her skin, they look like teardrops. Bloodstains on white sheets.

Lone footprints in the snow, the miserable love of winter.

Flannery James Previously published in The Postscript Journal, April 2013

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Summer I remember that summer – the way that heat moved over my body when I was alone and unable to sleep. My whole life I have dreaded summer, tried to wash the smell of it from my hands under cold water. August came dark and dusty, sticky like honey that sits heavy on the tongue.

Through endless nights sweat clung to me and I felt as though my bones were hollowed out. I was weightless, ungrounded, as though the not even the earth would hold me.

I waited for October, but the only thing that changed in winter was that it was frost and not sweat covering my back.

I think I grew a new skin to hide the tenderness of mine, how it longed to be touched.

But this morning I smelled summer on my skin, like dirt pressed into the lines of my palms, and breathed it in deeply, believing it to be a sign of the thaw to come.

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