Originally published on May 12, 2021 9:16 am
As freelance artists in a time of pandemic drought, David Cowles and Josh Gosfield sensed it was time to put matters in their own hands.
“Let’s not wait for art directors to give us jobs,” Cowles says, “let’s do something that we really love.”
Heroes. We love heroes. We need heroes to get us through tough times. Cowles and Gosfield have given us 63 heroes, as defined by 63 artists, for this moment in a new art-driven magazine, Public Eye.
There are distinctive portraits of heroes of the moment, such as Dr. Anthony Fauci and Stacey Abrams. Heroes of the long past, who seem relevant today: Frederick Douglass. Heroes such as the artist’s mother. Or boxer Jack Johnson. Or Betty Crocker, a pioneer of today’s TV cooking heroes.
As freelance artists in a time of pandemic drought, David Cowles and Josh Gosfield sensed it was time to put matters in their own hands. “Let’s not wait for art directors to give us jobs,” Cowles says, “let’s do something that we really love.” click to enlarge IMAGE PROVIDED The cover of Public Eye magazine. Heroes. We love heroes. We need heroes to get us through tough times. Cowles and Gosfield have given us 63 heroes, as defined by 63 artists, for this moment in a new art-driven magazine,
Public Eye. There are distinctive portraits of heroes of the moment, such as Dr. Anthony Fauci and Stacey Abrams. Heroes of the long past, who are still relevant today: Frederick Douglass. Heroes such as an artist’s mother. Or boxer Jack Johnson. Or Betty Crock