While perusing the Scout Holiday blog this weekend, I came across WORK FOR FREE, a new magazine on the e-scene that shows some promise. With three issues under their belts, creators Paul Wagenblast and Aidan Koch seem to be experimenting with layout and content, and while the result is a little rough around the edges, I find it refreshing. Artists themselves, Wagenblast and Koch seek to promote other creatives, featuring only work that has not been exhibited elsewhere and without profiting from their publication. With collaborations galore, WORK FOR FREE creates an interesting dialogue, blurring the lines between different avenues of expression, and eschewing traditional definitions of art and design, fashion and illustration. I’m interested to see how they progress.
From issue three.
From issue two, “A Special Digital Collaboration with Knitwear Designer Annie Larson”
From issue two. (If you remember, we just featured an oven mitt designed by Jacqueline Bos! Love her! We’re following her on Twitter…)
I am an artist who started a project called Work For Free in 2005 in Chicago. I find it interesting that a magazine now has the same title and theme. For more information about the original project:
http://www.beatrizalbuquerque.web.pt/home.html
(Projects on-going link)