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Artist of the moment……..Marcus Amerman

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Marcus Amerman is a Native American artist renown for his images made of beads. Marcus Amerman was born in Phoenix, Arizona in the year 1959.

The artist earned a B.F.A. from Whitman College located in Walla Walla, Washington. Amerman also attended the Institute of American Indian Arts.

Amerman represents the Choctaw tribe.

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Amerman has also designed apparel.

Amerman is based out of Sante Fe, New Mexico.

The artist sees his work as a blend of Native American culture and Pop Art. He has portrayed celebrities including Janet Jackson. Amerman is the only bead artist to have his work appear in Playboy magazine.

In this clip a brief interview with Marcus Amerman and also First Nations artist Preston Singletary. Both are master level artisans when it comes to working with glass:

The artist has a brother named Roger Amerman, who is also a world renown bead artist.

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Artist of the moment………James Haunt

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James Haunt is an American street artist based out of Los Angeles, California. The artist is renown for his paintings of the female face and figure.

James Haunt’s government name is James Gillette. Haunt is his alter ego.

In this clip we watch Haunt produce some artwork for a skate board shop:

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Below a short interview with the artist:

Below a link to the website of the artist:

http://www.jameshaunt.com

The artist has been very success in his commercial ventures. He has helped to design apparel and watches.

Its interesting to see the different portrayals of the mouth and lips in art. Some other artists who came up with some great designs include Andy Warhol and the photographer Marilyn Minter.

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