Posts Tagged ‘Art’
Artist Spotlight: Mario Torero
By Jed Sanders
“Chicano Legacy 40 años”, glass/mosaic mural at UCSD Peterson Hall (2011)
Mario Acevedo Torero pushes art beyond the level of a tangible commodity and employs it to build community, beautify surroundings, enrich lives, and encourage understanding. Born in Lima, Peru in 1947, Mario...
January 6th, 2012 | Art, Featured | Read More
Wild Style Hip Hop
By: Aaron Evans
Last month, while introducing my new series in NUG, I chose to title the piece by posing a question rather than making a statement, “What is Hip Hop?” Being that hip hop is a melting pot of multiple forms of self-expression, it seemed logical to approach the culture from...
January 4th, 2012 | Featured, Hip Hop, Music | Read More
Artist Spotlight: Brad “SLAG” Sluder
By: Jed Sanders
A long time ago, before the days of digital cameras and photography, it was common for an artist’s role in society to be to illustrate and paint portraits of the historic icons of their day. In Europe, the most skilled artists were chosen to be the “royal painters” of the kingdoms...
October 26th, 2011 | Art, Featured | Read More
The Importance of Music in the Cannabis Movement and Why We Feel the Need to Explain…
By: M.J. Smith
So, we have received a few comments recently that we are wasting our voices, time, and efforts by covering music in NUG Magazine. Apparently, some people do not like the music, arts, and other mainstream events that bring a “culture” crowd to the cannabis movement. These people believe...
October 19th, 2011 | Articles, Featured | Read More
The Myths of Marijuana and Creativity
By Jed Sanders
Ivana Jae | Ivanajae@tokin-art.com | www.tokin-art.com
There are many myths today that surround cannabis. 10 years ago, the Creativity Research Journal published an article called “Effects of Marijuana Use on Divergent Thinking.” Research was conducted by Bourassa M. and Vaugeois P....
September 13th, 2011 | Art, Featured | Read More
NUG Magazine is GROWING!
National NUG Publisher’s Letter
Welcome to your inaugural issue of NUG Magazine!
We have been receiving requests to bring our publication to other states for a long time and are excited that the time has finally arrived.
NUG Magazine is originally from San Diego, where our large monthly issue began...
August 31st, 2011 | Featured, News | Read More
Local Artist Spotlight: Sean Dietrich “Studio Industriacide” (unedited)
By Jed Sanders.
Sean Dietrich is the Charles Bukowski of the art world. He’s a genuine soul that’s not afraid to speak his mind. He paints what he feels and questions the authority around him.
He is also one of the most motivated, talented, and hardest working artists I have ever met. In...
July 8th, 2011 | Art, Featured | Read More
Perpetual Motion “An Exploration into the American Glass
Blowing Culture” (Unedited)
By: Aaron Evans
“Personally I’ve always found something mesmerizing, magical, even hypnotic, about a solid object that stays in a perpetual state of motion. Infinitely flowing as if it’s its own universe bound together by some unexplainable force,...
June 9th, 2011 | Articles | Read More
Artist Spotlight: Chris Konecki
Artist Spotlight: Chris Konecki
By. Jed Sanders
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May 6th, 2011 | Art, Featured | Read More
May 2011 Volume 3 Issue 5 Hits the streets!
May is upon us and before we dive into anything else, I want to take a moment to say Happy Mother’s Day to ALL the moms out there! I have seen no greater love than that of a mother for her child!
We have an incredible issue for you this month! Included is an article on local artist Chris Konecki. Chris...
May 4th, 2011 | Featured, News | Read More
The Story Behind NUG Magazine’s May 2011 Cover
In the latest painting by Christopher Konecki, two birds search for each other and fall in love in Americas Finest City. The two birds fly through San Diego passing landmarks and local street art throughout the city looking for a place to plant the seed. The result is featured on the cover of NUG Magazine...
May 3rd, 2011 | Featured, Videos | Read More
Tape Deck Mountain
How’d The Show Go?
By: sandieganliz
On Friday, April 15, 2011, an indie rock band called Tape Deck Mountain played at the Soda Bar in North Park. This 3-piece band has a psychedelic rock sound. –The drummer was also playing keys too, which made this band fun to watch.
I arrived at 9:30 p.m. at...
April 29th, 2011 | How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
Anthony Ausgang
By Jed Sanders.
“Lowbrow”, also known as “Pop-Surrealism”, is an underground art movement that has been highly ignored by the mainstream art media and its critics. This genre of art has helped open doors and lays a serious foundation for many forms and styles of non-conventional art that we...
March 30th, 2011 | Art, Featured | Read More
San Diego IndieFest 2011
Nug Magazine was at San Diego IndieFest and we had one of three stages as well as a booth providing everyone with free mags and music in our fight to help support, local bands, art, and of corse the green movement!
March 26th, 2011 | Featured, Videos | Read More
A CREAMY BLEND OF FANTASTIC & FABULOUS
By Marc Emmelmann
Melanie Dellas’ new book, Fantastic Fabulous Creatures and Beasts (Volume 1), is perfect for children or anyone with a whimsical spirit. 22 beasts & creatures are introduced in this 45 page, creamy blend of fantastic and fabulous! Written poetically with dynamic and fun illustrations,...
March 16th, 2011 | Art, Featured | Read More
Medicinal Cannabis and its Impact on Human Health (Documentary)
By Eugene Davidovich, San Diego Liaison for Americans for Safe Access
This game-changing documentary presents the most comprehensive synopsis of the medical science surrounding the world’s most controversial plant to date.
Medicinal Cannabis and its Impact on Human Health follows the research of over...
March 16th, 2011 | Activism, Articles | Read More
4th Annual Dia de la Mujer Celebration
How’d The Show Go?
By: sandieganliz
On March 3, 2011, Casa Familiar’s The Front celebrated their 4th Annual Dia de la Mujer celebration, featuring an art exhibit, poetry reading, and live music. Such artists like Gloria Muriel, Kristy Sandoval, and Regina Herod displayed their art that emphasized...
March 10th, 2011 | How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
March NUG hits the streets San Diego!
March is already here and I feel like February was WAY too short! Even so, the NUG staff worked extremely hard on a tight deadline to bring you another issue packed with the type of editorial that has come to be expected of us. We want to thank all the readers for continuing to pick up a fresh NUG every...
March 2nd, 2011 | Featured, News | Read More
February issue of NUG Magazine hits the streets!
February is here and once again, it’s time for love! Speaking of love, we wanted to give some to our advertisers, because without them, we wouldn’t be able to bring this publication to you. If a location chooses to be highlighted or advertise with us and support the cannabis community, we should...
February 2nd, 2011 | Featured, News | Read More
Local Artist Spotlight: Brian Dombrowsky
Brian Dombrowksy paints landscapes with oils that would make Bob Ross proud. His fervent color palette has an incredible warming effect that draws you in, making you feel all cozy and happy inside. In addition to painting traditional landscapes, Brian is an artist of many talents who dabbles in a wide...
December 9th, 2010 | Art, Featured | Read More
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February 2012 Cooking with Canna Chef Kim
February 3, 2012 11:02
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G. Love & The Special Sauce Ticket Giveaway!
February 2, 2012 12:02
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Breeder Spotlight: Matthew Riot – Riot Seeds
February 1, 2012 12:02
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The Food Truck Chronicles: Asian Persuasion’s Multinational Menu is Perfect for Meat Lovers
February 1, 2012 12:02
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Battle for Medicinal Marijuana Access is Far From Over
February 1, 2012 11:02
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