3 x 3
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the magazine of contemporary illustration
vol.twelve no.one
Welcome. In this, our final issue for 2023, we are pleased to bring you work from faraway Slovenia, India and the nearby borough of Brooklyn. You’ll find our featured artists are either using an astronomical number of tiny brushstrokes or simply thumbprints, brush and jet-black ink or broad areas of vibrant color, or an intuitive technical manipulation in 3D software to create mini-sculptures. No matter the chosen process, the outcome is the same: inevitably spectacular. It’s wonderful and colorful way to end the year.
—Charles Hively
founder
Charles Hively
deputy design director
Sarah Munt
copy editor
Vaishali Dinakaran
editorial staff Alix-Rose Cowie
Vaishali Dinakaran
Rachel Anne Farquharson
Mark Fox
Jyni Ong
design
HivelyDesigns
publicity
Sarah K. Myers
video editor
Chrystina Cleveland
publisher
Artisanal Media LLC
cover
Ibrahim Rayintakath
back cover
Alenka Sottler
printed by
Pureprint Group
Copyright 2023. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the express written permission of the publisher .
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ibrahim rayintakath
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20 questions
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alenka sottler
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richard borge
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index
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3x3, the magazine of contemporary illustration (issn 1546-640x) is published three times a year, (winter, spring/summer, fall) by artisanal media llc, 649 morgan avenue, suite 2l, brooklyn, new york 11222, annual subscription $36 per year, print or digital. print subscriptions vary outside the usa. go to www.3x3mag.com, click on subscribe. limited copies of back issues, annuals and directories are also available.
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