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Behind the Scenes: How This Issue’s Beautiful Art Was Made

By now, you’ve likely noticed that we here at Nautilus care a great deal about imagery. Whether it’s our quarterly print edition or our weekly online chapters, the images that accompany each piece are crafted with care. But have you ever wondered where the images you see each week come from, and how they’re made? To give you a behind-the-scenes look, Nautilus’s art director, Len Small, visited this month’s featured artist, Chris Buzelli, in his home studio in Manhattan’s East Village.

Buzelli grew up in South Chicago, visiting his grandfather’s television-repair shop, where he would set himself in front of rows of televisions and watch his

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