Brandon Wisecarver is a NYC-based artist, focusing on virtual-reality art. After starting his career in fine art at Marin Community College, Brandon moved to NYC to find work as a creative, doing anything with fine art, eventually finding work as a janitor with the Con Artist Collective and working his way up to being their Studio Manager. Brandon has garnered a healthy following on TikTok, where he makes virtual-reality art in only a few minutes, describing art history in the meantime. This was a very fun conversation, with a man that is not only talented, but also well read.
0H10M1ke (pronounced Ohio Mike) is an NYC-based artist from, you guessed it, Ohio, specializing in one-line portraits but also known for his contemporary paintings and stickers. Growing up, Mike was the kid in class always drawing, and as he grew older, it transformed into graffiti. When he got to NYC, performance art stuck out to him, eventually being asked to draw live while a band was playing, as the art was being projected onto the band itself. Ultimately, Mike combined all these experiences into what he is gaining attention for: one-line portraits. It is art, it is performance, and a lot of Mike. Thanks for joining this episode, let's fire it up.
Ian Cinco is a NYC-based artist, comic book creator, and filmmaker. He has always been an artist, knowing at a young age he had a passion for comic book novels and film, later in life earning a job at an education tech company as a video and animation designer. Currently, he is working on making more art and including tattooing. A true renaissance man of the arts, Cinco's greatest ambition is to bring high quality and emotionally charged stories to life.
Erick Teran is a creative, visual artist, and native New Yorker, born and raised to immigrant parents in Jackson Heights, Queens. A life-long resident of NYC, Erick’s unique environment shaped much of himself and how they view the world. He sees NYC and its people as a constant source of inspiration and tries to capture its grandeur within his artwork. CITYPRINTSNYC prides itself in working with local artists and makers who align with our core missions of visibility, representation, inclusion, and safety. We believe there’s room for everyone, and everyone deserves respect, and that’s “Our Story.” You’re invited to help us keep writing it.