Artist Decoded by Yoshino

Stacy Kranitz's work explores history, representation and otherness within the documentary tradition. She uses both moving and still images to consider social constructs while commenting on this tradition and challenging its boundaries. Stacy was born in Kentucky. She received her BFA from New York University and her MFA from the University of California, Irvine. Her work has been featured in publications including Adbusters, Elle, Granta, Mother Jones, New York Times Magazine, Oxford American, Rolling Stone, Vice, and Wired. She is represented by Little Big Man Gallery in Los Angeles. www.artistdecoded.com www.instagram.com/artistdecoded www.twitter.com/yoshinostudios

Alex Kanevsky was born in Russia in 1963. He studied mathematics at Vilnius University in Lithuania before coming to the United States. After his arrival to Philadelphia in 1983 he worked as Russian translator, illustrator at the Psychiatric Nursing Magazine and drew pictures for the telephone book advertisements. After attending PAFA (1989-93) and winning a Pew Fellowship (1997) he devoted himself to painting full time. Alex Kanevsky lives and works in Philadelphia. He has exhibited his work in the United States, Canada, France, Italy, UK and Ireland. His work is represented by Hollis Taggart Gallery in NY and Dolby Chadwick Gallery in San Francisco. He teaches a painting seminar at PAFA. www.artistdecoded.com www.instagram.com/artistdecoded www.twitter.com/yoshinostudios

Brittany Markert received her B.S. in Mathematics from Santa Clara University in 2010. In 2012 she enrolled in a printing workshop at International Center of Photography and has since been self-taught in traditional darkroom printing. In-Rooms, her current photography project, began in the winter of 2011. Since 2014 it has taken form as an ongoing narrative documenting a surreal adaptation of her most vibrant thoughts, memories and dreams. Brittany resides in Brooklyn, NY. www.artistdecoded.com www.instagram.com/artistdecoded www.twitter.com/yoshinostudios

Nathaniel's paintings are like little ghost stories drawn from a childhood in Appalachia under the strict upbringing of an Apostolic Pentecostal family. His images of people compressed into claustrophobic scenes are anxious and oppressive, with tones of violence just under the surface. Layers of muted colors are scraped and agitated across the surface of otherwise photorealistic paintings, creating anxiety and mystery in the work. Together, Nathaniel's imagery and process create a tense space that is oppressive and claustrophobic. www.artistdecoded.com www.instagram.com/artistdecoded www.twitter.com/yoshinostudios

"Almost all of my pictures are based in nostalgia, nature, hazy memories and childhood adventures. I live in LA with my winsome wife Jess, our son Golden (an aspiring pro waffle eater), and our brilliant toy poodle Bela." - Graham Dunn Selected Client List: Elle China, Free People, Heroine Magazine, Mirage Magazine, Old Navy, Stance Socks, Vice Magazine www.artistdecoded.com www.instagram.com/artistdecoded www.twitter.com/yoshinostudios

Justin Tyler Close born in Ontario, Canada in 1984 is the founder, creative director and editor-in-chief of The Lab Magazine. He started his career studying film theory and graduated with honors from Vancouver Film School. His most recent feature film "In Their Skin" premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival and was distributed by IFC Films. Soon after Justin turned to photography and has captured some of the world's most influential artists and entertainers including Marina Abramovic, Bryan Cranston, Lykke Li, Lenny Kravitz, Nas and Carly Rae Jepsen. Justin is also an artist specializing in photography and has exhibited all over the world in galleries and group shows. He has also curated his own shows with the most recent one "Disconnection" which was a group show at Wilding Cran Gallery in Downtown LA. Justin's recent commercial project documenting a NASA astronomer for Saucony running shoes was nominated for a Young Directors Award at Cannes Lions Festival in 2015. Justin is currently living and working in Los Angeles, CA. www.artistdecoded.com www.instagram.com/artistdecoded www.twitter.com/yoshinostudios

Hueman grew up drawing and painting in Northern California, and received her degree in Design | Media Arts from UCLA in 2008. Whether she is painting delicate visions on canvas, or crushing massive walls with a spray can, she often draws on the human condition to create freestyle mash-ups of the abstract and figurative, and the beautiful and grotesque. She is interested in creating ethereal motion and dimension on otherwise flat, two-dimensional surfaces. Hueman's work can be seen on walls and in galleries worldwide. Her art has caught the attention of media outlets and publications such as CNN, the History Channel, Complex, Juxtapoz and Hi-Fructose. www.artistdecoded.com www.instagram.com/artistdecoded www.twitter.com/yoshinostudios

Luke Gilford is a photographer and filmmaker from Santa Cruz, CA and currently based in Venice Beach. Luke graduated from UCLA in 2008 and since then, his photography and films have been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world - including MoMA in New York City and FOAM in Amsterdam. It was a 4 year long photography project documenting his friend's gender transition that inspired Luke to start telling stories with films. Luke's first film project was directing David Lynch for a dreamlike short for Dom Perignon. Soon after, Luke directed The Future of Flesh, a short featuring Prada's Spring 2014 Spring collection, which included Jane Fonda in its voice over. The project received critical acclaim and led Luke to develop his ideas further, writing and directing his first narrative film, Connected, starring Pamela Anderson and Dree Hemingway (and again featuring Jane Fonda). Luke's work has been published in The New York Times, Dazed & Confused, V Magazine, and GQ Style. www.artistdecoded.com www.instagram.com/artistdecoded www.twitter.com/yoshinostudios

Justin Hopkins (b. 1986) grew up in the small town of Mukilteo, Washington. Immersed in the arts early on, Justin began drawing at age six; garnering corporate advertising assignments by the age of fourteen. After graduating from high school his talent caught the eye of legendary illustrator Charles White III, who hired Justin to work for his Architectural design company Olio Inc. In the years since Olio Justin has worked as an illustrator, sound designer and composer releasing albums on LA based labels Non-Projects and Geweih Ritual Documents. Justin currently spends most of his time painting and walking his dog in Brooklyn, NY. Daniel Segrove is a young emerging mixed media artist from San Francisco, CA and a recent graduate from Academy of Art University in 2014. Segrove's work is about human emotion described by combining the outer physical expression of figures with his inner self expressive abstract marks. He often works on burnt paper and other fragile surfaces to coincide with the fragile psyche of his figures. Segrove tried to combine many different mediums, artistic techniques, and textures to create a cohesive and unique artwork that the viewer can connect with. www.artistdecoded.com www.instagram.com/artistdecoded www.twitter.com/yoshinostudios

Isaac Bauman is a cinematographer / director of photography born in Philadelphia, PA and grew up in Palo Alto, California. He went to college at USC for the School of Cinematic Arts Production program, but dropped out halfway because of an opportunity to DP his first full length feature. He's been working professionally since Sept 2009 and has since shot over 80+ music videos, numerous short films / documentaries, commercials... etc. He's most proud of his work that evokes emotion. His work on Florida Man, Cam Girlz, Delta Spirit and Controller are a few of his personal favorite pieces. Bauman has also worked with many big name musicians / artists including Drake, Rihanna, Kendrick and Sam Smith. He also worked on Vitalic's Stamina music video which won Best Music Video @ SXSW in 2013. www.artistdecoded.com www.instagram.com/artistdecoded www.twitter.com/yoshinostudios