A NEW POPSURREALISM Luciano Sánchez is inspired by the Lowbrow Art or Popsurrealism movement that emerged in California in the late 1970s. Drawing upon elements of popular culture, underground comics, “kustom kulture,” and pop culture, Sanchez’s creations are infused with a touch of pessimism and post-apocalyptic connotations. His work often references the 70s, 80s, and […]
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SUBVERT THE ORDER OF THE COSMOS If it’s true that there is a sort of order in the cosmos, artist Sergey Nehaev is interested in subverting it. Giant eyes typical of the surrealist imaginary become an integral part of a dystopian and fascinating universe. Perhaps all this hides a critique of society and the addition […]
A LIGHT IN BLACK AND WHITE Soman is a freelance illustrator from the Republic of Korea: “The light that glitters and then disappear, light that bursts, and light that becomes cloudy. The light that remains in my memory is drawn in black and white.” [Source: Behance] Discover more about Soman on his website ALL IMAGES […]
ETHEREAL AND VAGUE FIGURES Photography has its magic to obscure one reality and fabricate another. It can give the artist full control to manipulate the senses, and such is the work of Antonio Palmerini, an exceptionally talented Italian photographer and painter. His work mainly features dark haired female figures, applying slow shutter speed, double exposure, […]
ANIMALISM “There is no beauty without some strangeness” ― Edgar Allan Poe Satirical portraits, flies and pigs – this could be a brief summary of what Frank Hoppmann, portraitist, cartoonist and illustrator, shows. In his portraits, Frank Hoppmann makes the animal visible in humans, his pigs and flies reflect people. In many cases, it’s fun, […]
TEMPERAMENTAL DOLLS Katya Guseva: “ The characters of my dolls are inspired by my childhood memories, impressions of traveling to different places, meetings with friends…It is a special language which helps me express my thoughts and my attitude towards this life… Thanks to the art of making dolls I have found an opportunity to apply […]
