On the Cover | Dec. 19, 2013
learn about this issue's cover art by Samual Weinberg
Volume One finds its cover art in a number of ways, from local art shows to random emails to knowing someone who knows someone who knows a great artist. The art always originates from a current or former Chippewa Valley resident. If you'd like to submit cover art, send us a letter.“First Snow or Fence” by Samual Weinberg
Oil and acrylic on canvas, 72”x84”
Samual Weinberg graduated in May 2013 with a BFA-Studio Art degree from UW-Stout. He has since moved to St. Paul and become a member of the Northern Warehouse Artists Co-op, where he has continued to make paintings.
“The spaces that the characters inhabit are psychological sets; they are imagined spaces, and are in large part completely built before anyone or anything is invited in. There are often contradictions, parallels, repetitions, and echos – all of which call into question other elements in the space or narrative while ultimately also calling into question exactly where the scene is taking place, or when (as in the duration and extent of separation of time). Here, time and space are disjointed and/or laminated, relationships are unsure, and heads seem to wander from their bodies. People play tricks and harness energies. Frantically solve or succumb. An uncertain narrative begins to unfold due to these competing forces, leaving each participant to deal with their own circumstances, their internal plot or plight. What is really going on here?” – The Artist
