Fernando Botero, The Poet
Escape into Life, online arts journal, pushes the boundaries of visual art and literature, blending the two together until they become one poem – a work of Visual Poetry.
Established as a new media experiment to meld, mingle, interrelate, bind, juxtapose, and interpenetrate the two forms of art, Escape into Life (EIL) aims to uncover the core similarities between literary art and visual art through technology, community, and inquiry. It embodies the fusion of the two mediums, revealing what happens when a journal allows both forms to meld and grow as an organic whole.
At the most basic level, there’s poetry and there’s visual art; separate and distinct forms of artistic expression. Taking a closer look, viewers will find Fiction, Poetry, Artwork, Photography, Artist Watch, Essays, and reviews of relevant books, music, and art. Each post is accompanied by a clear image to resonate with both viewers and readers alike. Escape into Life founder, Chris Al-Aswad (1979 – 2010), created the journal as a nexus of information, ideas, and promotion – demonstrated through high-end illustration, painting, fine art photography, and literature.
Escape into Life establishes a world where artists and writers can feature their work and gain notoriety within a safe community of artists, writers and visionaries. Since its inception, Escape into Life has attracted 100,000 new viewers each month, featuring over 1500 artists specializing in a variety of medium.
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Literature Submissions – Please visit here for specific writers’ guidelines.
Artist Watch – Every day EIL features the work of a new photographer or artist, with images and brief artist bios. To suggest an artist or photographer for our site, please email samples of work and an artist bio to EILSubmissions [[[at]]] escapeintolife.com
Lives of Artists – We invite artists to tell us more about them, starting with their history and methodology. Send us your story, as well as a few images of recent artwork. Need help telling your story? We can help.
EIL Digest – EIL Digest is a monthly circulation delivered straight to your inbox, highlighting the top postings shown EIL. Included in the Digest will be the newly established Poet of the Month, and Short Story of the month, as well as various reviews and Artist Watch features. To subscribe to EIL Digest, enter your email in the top right corner of the page.
Advertising and Partnerships
We currently receive about 150,000 unique visitors per month. For advertising opportunities, please contact us at mandy@escapeintolife.com
More places to find Escape Into Life
Facebook:EIL fan page
Twitter: @escapeintolife
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FriendFeed: EIL FF
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Chris Al-Aswad (1979 - 2010)
Chris's family sincerely thanks all who have continued to visit and contribute to EIL. While Chris is irreplaceable, we will do our best to maintain his site. Any donations would supplement our effort to keep the exceptional quality of EIL.
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Chuck Bloom I am a thinker and a visionary. I am hopeful and curious and apocalyptic. I am alone in this place and I am trying to find my own answers, this is why I paint what I do. And, my art will never match a couch.
