New Wilde Magazine Publications

Following the publication of my two figure paintings by Wilde Magazine, Issue 2, two more paintings of mine have just been published in their Summer 2013 Issue (Issue 3).

Quoting the statement from the official website, 

Wilde Magazine was founded in 2012 with the goal of offering a queer perspective on life through art and writing. We are a bi-annual publication, available in both print and digital formats.

We seek to not only offer a high-quality publication of art and literature, but to foster a communal and multimedia experience. Art and writing, culture itself, is not a mere showcase of talent, but rather a discussion.

The nature of queer life, as well as an artistic life, is one centered around community. It's essential in our creative abilities and our rise against adversity. This struggle has been documented by gay artists and writers before us, such as the very one after which this magazine is christened - Oscar Wilde.

It is a honor to have my works included in this magazine again!  I chose to submit some paintings with theme of the comfort of familiar objects, in somewhat strange settings or arrangement, to reflect the marginalized situations.  The paintings they chose to included in this issues are Leisurely (page 16), several slow sinking boats danced to the gentle waves, and White Dresses (page 28), an array of identical white dresses floating in a dreamy or nightmarish space.

Below are the screenshots of the online previews.  You may browse the magazine in a reduced format online, and the print and digital versions of the magazine can be purchased through MagCloud.








Leisurely, Oil on Canvas, 22"x28", 2010




White Dresses, Oil on Canvas, 22"x28", 2011



This is the fourth publication of my paintings this year, others publications are by Four Paintings of Mine Published by Superstition Review, April 2013 and Pomona Valley Review, Issue 7 Published with My Paintings and Installation.


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- Two Figure Paintings of Mine Published by Wilde Magazine Issue 2
- Unexpected Successes of "Stringed White Dresses - An Installation"
- Pomona Valley Review, Issue 7 Published with My Paintings and Installation
- Three Magazines to Publish My Works in April
- Four Paintings of Mine Published by Superstition Review, April 2013

Three Magazines to Publish My Works in April

Incredibly, three art and literary review magazines are to publish my works in this single month.  These magazines are:

• Superstition Review, published by Arizona State University
  
• Wilde Magazine
  
• Pomona Valley Review, published by California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
  

Currently, my works have been published or featured by several magazines and book cover, published by these institutions:

• The Artist Portfolio Magazine (MyArtContest.com)
• Epistemologies of Ignorance in Education (Information Age Publishing)
• Sychronized Chaos (synchaos.com)
• The Amistad (Howard University)
• William and Mary Review (William and Mary College)

My already published works can be see on my website: www.matthewfelixsun.com/publications/
 
Below is the slide show survey of those previous publications.  Stay tuned for the updates once the new publications come out.




Related posts on Art · 文化 · Kunst: 
- Two Figure Paintings of Mine Published by Wilde Magazine Issue 2 
- Pomona Valley Review, Issue 7 Published with My Paintings and Installation
- Four Paintings of Mine Published by Superstition Review, April 2013 
- Opening of "Free Art" at Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland
- Featured in "News and Buzz" on ArtSlant
- Honorable Mentioned in A Juried Competition

It's Official - Editors Choice Award Certificate

MyArtContest.com sent me the certificate of the Editors Choice Award for my "The Song of Orpheus".

The certificate states that "MyArtContest.com is proud to present this award to Matthew Felix Sun for having demonstrated immense talent and skill in the artistic execution of "The Song of Orpheus" in their 2nd International Cover Art Contest. The jurors were Ingrid Reeve and Ben Walker.

Below is the painting:




The Song of Orpheus
Oil on Canvas
30" x 24"
Completed in 2010

Related articles:
Editor's Choice Award for "The Song of Orpheus" - Artist Portfolio Magazine
Editor's Award on Artist Portfolio Magazine, Published by My Art Contest

Editor's Choice Award for "The Song of Orpheus" - Artist Portfolio Magazine

The Song of Orpheus
Oil on Canvas
30" x 24"
Completed in 2010

My painting "The Song of Orpheus" won Editor's Choice Award in the COVER II WINNERS competition, sponsored by MyArtContest.com - and will be featured in Artist Portfolio Magazine (Issue 2), which will be available online soon.  For reference, readers can view the first issue now. Below is the video presentation of this painting:



My Art Contest was created in Dec of 2007 as a way for artists to gain international exposure and to bridge the gap between artists, collectors and dealers around the world. Since then, My Art Contest has awarded thousands of dollars to support artist’s endeavors across the US and abroad. In recent years, the art world has seen a surge of online art contests. We are proud to be one of the original international juried online art contests. MyArtContest.com currently averages over 17,000 hits a day with over 500 unique visitors per day...

The entries have broad range of style and subject matters and the entries are mostly very accomplished and mature.  It is great be included in this selected group.


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- "Diptych - Dawn" Won Another Award
- Another Award for a Drawing- One More Award from ArtSlant Showcase Competition- Honorable Mentioned in A Juried Competition