San Diego, CA

Tim O'Donnell is an artist from San Diego, CA. He spent a semester at Penland School of Crafts, and now lives in Asheville, NC; The Last Gasp was an idea he conceived while attending Penland.

High Point, NC

Tim Rosenberg is a freshman at NC State University in the College of Design. He comes from High Point, NC and is now living in Raleigh, North Carolina. Take a look at his website and more of his work here and here

Dana Point, CA

Ryan James Cooper is a graphic designer hailing from Dana Point, California. He now lives in Long Beach, California. See more of his photos here.

Warren County, NY

Mathew Brady, from Warren County, NY; is the "Father of Photojournalism". He is most famous for his documentation of the Civil War as well as for his portraiture. He was President Lincoln's favorite photographer. Learn more about Brady here

Asheville, NC

Nik Forsberg lives in Asheville, NC. He was a student at NC State University, but will be leaving the stars and bars in the summer of 2010 to relocate to Sweden.

His website is here

Pittsburgh, PA

Remington Brooks is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He's a student at Park University for Fine Art Photography in Pittsburgh.

Check out his flickr

Asheville, NC 1988

New York, NY

New York native Zoe van Buren is currently living in Poughkeepsie, NY and is a freshman at Vassar college.

See more of Zoe's work here

Introductions

Welcome to The Last Gasp of Americana, a blog created to reignite the American spirit. In a culture rank with nihilism and indifference, we are making an effort to discover and showcase American artists.

As Americans, we inhabit the birthplace of Ernest Hemingway, fried chicken, Mickey Mouse, Barbie, screwball comedy, the Power Rangers, Star Wars, and Al Pacino. American pop culture is as unique as our cultural demographics. People are drawn globally to the United States, searching for better jobs and better futures than their home countries can promise them. Despite the numerous missteps made in various administrations, and the turbulent history of civil rights and racism, we are still united as a nation. Even today, people are struggling to gain civil liberties and equal treatment.

Our hope, our mission, and our interest in all of this, is to create a network of artists representing their country. Art is one of the fields in which anyone can participate, be it through writing, painting, drawing, sculpting, viewing, what have you. We want to emphasize the aspects of our country that make it the best nation in the world and to remind the American people just how lucky they are to live in such a culturally diverse country.

Artists of all disciplines are welcomed and encouraged to send in their work.