EYE ON DESIGN INDUSTRY NEWS
SLASHTHREE
RELAUNCHES
THE INTERNATIONAL ART COLLECTIVE PRESENTS
CITING NEW VISION ALONGSIDE ITST PROJECT, DISCOVERY
ith over 100 core artists from 42
countries, more than 2,600 submisisons,
and almost 11,000 supporters,
Slashthree is definitely an artist platform
to be aware of: empowering creatives of multiple
disciplines to network, push their capabilities further,
and gain recognition on a global scale.
“The collective was formed as a response to a gap
in the online digital art community,” remembers
Tariq Adawi, who founded Slashthree in 2007. “There
were many outlets for creatives to share their work,
but they consisted of largely isolated experiences
that didn’t provide informative and constructive
critiques. Even fewer outlets were facilitating any
form of collaboration or sharing between individuals,
and we felt this largely deprived artists of a valuable
experience through which they could grow. At the
time, we knew we wanted to create something that
would help us all grow together.”
The site was ulitmately launched complete with a
discussion forum to help artists develop their skillswith each other, and the community took off faster
than Adawi could have ever imagined. On the eve of
the international art collective’s 3,000th day of
operations, Slashthree relaunched with an updated
platform, vision, and new online exhibition called
Discovery, filled with all the high quality art,
illustration, music, and photography that the
collective is best known for.
With a focus on detailling their journeys as artists
and who they’ve become since joining the collective,
the Slashthree core crafted over fifty unique
submissions to prepare for the launch.
“The concept of Discovery came from
challenging our understanding of who we are –
both as individual artists and as a collective,”
explains creative director Husam Elfaki, who
designed Slashthree’s newly updated platform.
Through it, the collective hopes to propel its artistic
presence to even more of an all-time high with new
elements such as heavy involvement in real-world
projects and causes.
“We found that our new perspective on Slashthree’s
future was a big opportunity for introspection,” Elfaki
continues, “so we wanted artists to confidently share
their identity through craft. There’s something
extremely powerful about revisiting your own
personal trajectory over time and documenting that
journey, so we wanted to capitalise on that in the
most compelling way we could.”
Works for the exhibition, which will be
Slashthree’s 22nd to date, are both created by
veteran members Neil Hanvey, Benny Brand,
Anthony Giacomino, and newcomers Conrado
Salinas, Brock Hofer, Chris Connors, as well as
many others. With the addition of nine of his
elegant works, though, it was longtime member,
digital artist Isaac Burton who ultimately stood out
to the collective as being Discovery’s featured artist.
To take part in Slashthree’s new evolution, be sure
to apply as artist to the collective’s core at
artistcenter.slashthree.com/application/new, or
learn more information and take a peek at the art of
Discovery atwww.slashthree.com.At the time, we knew we wanted to create something
that would help us all grow together
Tariq Adawi, Founder of SlashthreeLOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
So far the relaunch has been very well received,
setting up the groundwork for more projects for
Slashthree – allowing both Adawi and Elfaki to
start looking to the future. “The new launch is
our first step in a path towards more tangible
success for our collective’s artists,” says
Elfaki. “While Discovery was about
allowing artists to express their
personal stories, our new
platform hopes to further
amplify the artists to a much
greater extent than ever
before. In doing so we hope to
use our skills to highlight
real-world issues and causes in a
way that only art can do.”
“Art is one of the most valuable pieces of
the human experience, and our ultimate goal
with this release was to redefine Slashthree as a
group that uses art to inspire positive change
and self-reflection,” adds Adawi. “In pursuing
this goal we believe we can make a difference
simply by doing more of what we love and
continuing to share it with the world.”
The team have already begun to promote
exclusive content including limited edition print
giveaways to anyone inspired by Slashthree, and
are excited to pull together plans that will give
back to the creative community through
resources, materials, and insights exclusively
from the Slashthree collective.Beekeeper by Isaac Burton:starts with paper and pencil, completing several quick Burton’s workflow initially
composition sketches before doing a more full drawing with all the outlines and basic shapes in place. This
then gets photographed and brought into PhotoshopBlack Hole Soliloquy by Issac Burton:
Burton’s series of seven pieces for the Discovery exhibition tackle the interaction
between emotion and scienceSlashthree’s relaunched platform