Satoru Aoyama’s Embroidered Photographs Bring the Past to Life
Black and white photographs perpetuate a myth about the past, that is understandable from a psychological point of view. They are drained of colour, and colour is such a signifier...
Category "Arts"
These Freaky Chapman Brothers Etchings Illustrate Their Relationship Perfectly
Today, on National Sibling Day, it seems appropriate to draw your attention to one of the more famous and productive sibling relationships – the ‘enfants terrible’ of the art world...
8 Writers Who Are Taking Poetry Beyond the Page
Instagram is now the second biggest social network in the world. Boasting more than 400 million average monthly users, the photo-sharing platform that was responsible for the resurgence of the...
These Delightfully Simple Illustrations Are Not Just For Children
Anna Kövecses is a Hungarian-born graphic designer living in sunny Cyprus. She spends her days creating cheerful editorial illustrations using simplified collage techniques and a warm, friendly colour palette. With...
Zaha Hadid’s Paintings Depict Space in a Unique and Incredible Way
Visionary Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid passed away last week, leaving a legacy of incredible buildings such as the amorphous, sweeping curves of the lauded London Aquatics Centre, and futuristic plans...
Do Look Down: Sebastian Erras, Instagram Shoegazer
German photographer Sebastian Erras has travelled to some of the most beautiful cities in the world; Paris, Vienna, and Rome to name a few. And while the vast majority of...
Artists’ Tribute to Van Gogh is an Animated Labour of Love
Animation is a laborious process whichever way you choose to go about it, but producing twelve original oil paintings to create a mere second of footage is a method that...
David Álvarez’ Illustrations are Strange and Wonderful
Mexican artist David Álvarez creates exquisite, otherworldly graphite illustrations. His beautifully drawn scenes feature anthropomorphised animals partaking in typically human activities such as reading a book and enjoying a flight...
Paul Kaptein Makes the Fleeting Digital Glitch Solid
Since digital images first made an appearance, people have become interested in the distortions and visual corruptions that occur when the technology breaks down. This has inspired posters and typefaces,...
Grey Skies Are Beautiful Too
There is a gloomy poignancy to the work of Toronto-based artist Matt Bahen, who appears to favour muted grey skies over vibrant sunsets. All of his oil paintings feature one...
If the Face Fits
When you’re immersed in a book, chances are the descriptions of the characters evoke a sense of what that character looks like. When it comes to film adaptations, directors don’t...
New Orleans Art Gallery All Aflutter Over Paul Villinski’s Butterflies
For the next three weeks, the white walls of Jonathan Ferrara Gallery in New Orleans will be host to a kaleidoscope of butterflies courtesy of New York-based artist Paul Villinski....
Vibrant Colour Wheels Depict Books and Films with Colourful Titles
The guys at UK design studio Dorothy, famous for their cheeky but cool creations, have served up a pair of prints that may well be the perfect gifts for the...
A Splash of Calligraphy: Zheng Lu’s Steel Sculptures Will Make Your Jaw Drop
When you think of Chinese calligraphy, you imagine delicate brush strokes on thin parchment. The latest work from artist Zheng Lu will make you think again. In the gallery space,...
Inspiring Time Lapse of a Painstaking Artwork
Patience and Discipline is an aptly titled work of art by Rémy Boiré and Xavier Casalta. Constructed out of millions of tiny pen dots over the course of 300 hours,...
On the Record – Sara Roizen’s Vibrant Vinyl Mandalas Dazzle and Delight
Taking inspiration in part from traditional Buddhist art, Sara Roizen has been using stencils, acrylic and paint pens to make dizzying artworks in a modern update of an ancient practice....
A Gift to the City
Ania Ciotlaus is a Romanian photographer who has come up with a novel way of sharing her work with the world. She is leaving photographic wood prints around her hometown...
John Burgerman Takes Doodling to the Next Level
NYC based artist John Burgerman’s doodles are touring the world, and it’s easy to see why. Putting the new lightfast Windsor & Newton Pigment Markers to the test, he has...
These Cakes Inspired by Famous Paintings Look Far Too Good to Eat
Maria A. Aristidou decorates cakes in an astounding way. For her, it’s not about slathering on the icing, covering it with hundreds and thousands, and placing a ribbon around the...
These Continuous Line Drawings of Animals Are an Exercise in Simplicity
Italian designer Andrea Minini is doing something different. He creates posters of animals using moiré patterns, a striking graphic technique derived from the world of mathematics. The animals are made...