This week leading up to Halloween, we interviewed several notable creatives to get in the spirit. Our enchanting wanderings lead us to our final destination. In the dismal atmosphere of beautiful Russia, we meet designer, craftwoman, and sword worshiper, Helga aka Wicked.Witched.
Read MoreAuxiliary first interviewed artist Juha Arvid Helminen prior to the Summer 2020 Issue, when Covid was a new problem and no one had any idea how long it would be around or whether a vaccine was even possible. Skip ahead one year and here we are, with some parts of the world gradually opening back up or vaguely hopeful to do that soon, other places not even close, and many still cautious. However, art and creativity persist, sometimes even thriving in isolation. Juha Arvid Helminen is still working, but on a different medium than we covered in the Summer 2020 Issue.
Read MoreWith the major changes the pandemic has brought about, many creatives have switched gears, started new businesses, and developed new skills. Toronto, Canada based makeup artist Melissa Nicholl channeled her creativity into a new craft, macrame, and used her business skills to launch Mystical Twists. We talked with her about the new endeavor and gained some insight into the new ways people are creating and living.
Read MoreGet some style, fashion, and beauty inspiration with our reoccurring Inspiration feature bringing you eye-catching photographs and looks. Just in time for a dark and moody Valentine’s Day here are two looks by visual artist, performer, and model Gaiapatra featuring the subculture owned beauty brand LashyDoodle.
Read MoreZoetica Ebb won the Auxiliary Award for Best Artist of 2016 and we talked with her about the past, 2016, and the future.
Read MoreCast your vote for the best alternative, subculture, unique, or independent Artist of 2016!
Read MoreRoniit graced the cover of our Music Issue last year and recently she has released a new music video titled “Rise” that documents her journey nurturing and developing her dark and creative aesthetic from then to now.
Read MoreThe Desiderium Leggings by Alien Botany by Zoetica Ebb were designed with your body in mind and make an easy yet fashionable fall outfit when topped with a comfy tunic.
Read MoreIllustrator James S. Cole whose work focuses on the dichotomy between life and death collaborated with us to design Auxiliary’s first T-shirts and we asked him a few questions about himself and his work.
Read MoreAn interview with San Francisco artist Karla Ortiz featured in the February/March 2014 Issue.
Read MoreThe way artists get their work out to the world is dramatically changing. Long time Auxiliary photography contributor Sequoia Emmanuelle has recently launched a crowd funding campaign with Kickstarter to fund her first photography book.
Read MoreChet Zar paused his efforts in his home studio to discuss his new show Ego Death, the concept of the artist as shaman, and what drives him to create.
Read MoreThe week’s featured music video brings new music from The Knife. “Full Of Fire” from their upcoming album Shaking The Habitual due out April 9th is directed by filmmaker and visual artist, Marit Östberg.
Read MoreRetro-A-Go-Go’s Ron English Murphy Guys Tee image source retroagogo.com The artist Ron English takes an interesting gas masked modern take
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