Star Wars Japanese Ink Warrior Paintings Give Darth Vader And Stormtroopers Samurai Portraits
Given the inspiration that Akira Kurosawa’s films and the lore of samurai warriors have meant for the Star Wars franchise, it’s no surprise that affinity between Japan’s feudal warriors and the galactic epic has produced some truly awesome collaborations. Continue reading »
Ancient Chinese Artists Give Advice On How Not To Get Infected With Coronavirus
A series of portraits with characters from the Beijing Opera has received a new vision. The characters put on masks and give instructions in the form of a libretto. Continue reading »
This Artist Gives Animals A Rainbow Makeover
Ramzy Masri is a talented Brooklyn-based graphic designer who uses rainbow colors as a major inspiration for his artwork. Masri made a name for himself on social media for his colorful works on which he gives landscapes, cityscapes, people, food, and all sorts of other subjects a rainbow makeover by injecting warm colors to ordinary photographs and making them pop. Continue reading »
Artist Recreates Best Picture Nominees As Oscars 2020 Statues
The 92nd Oscars is almost upon us, and it’s time for one of our favourite pre-event activities: checking out Olly Gibbs’ annual Oscars project. For the past seven years, Gibbs has taken each of the nominations for the Best Picture gong and encapsulated the essence of the movie on an Oscars statuette. Scroll down for a look at our favourites this year. Continue reading »
Adam Lister Pixalates Pop-Culture Characters And Iconic Art
Adam Lister is a 42-year-old artist living and working in Beacon, New York who creates pixelated paintings. He says that he is visually breaking down an image and then reconstructing it with an organized jumble of right-angled shapes. Continue reading »
The Uncannily Realistic Landscapes Of Carolyn H. Edlund
Scrolling through Carolyn Hutchings Edlund’s Instagram page, it’s hard to tell at first which of her shared posts are paintings and which are photographs. Recognized for her uncanny realistic style, her paintings capture the natural world in great detail. Continue reading »
Canadian Artist Turns Popular Brands Into Stylish Anime Characters
Canadian artist Sillvi (previously) of Sillvi studios has built quite the artistic reputation for turning popular brands–whether they be fast food, social media, or soda–into impressive anime character illustrations. Continue reading »
Artist Shows The ‘Unseen’ Side Of Popular Characters And People Are Saying It Looks Just Wrong
Do you like pop culture, dark humor, the occasional pun, and having your childhood ruined? You’re about to find out—once you see these illustrations by Chicago illustrator Alex Solis, you won’t be able to unsee them. Continue reading »
Artist Turns Her Lucid Dreams Into Whimsical Paintings
According to Hanin Shaqsi: “I’m a pop-surrealist from Oman. My paintings are inspired by lucid dreams. Those dreams always have whimsical and weird images. It’s fun to paint your own dreams. Continue reading »
Artist Merges Reality With Imagination To Create These Surreal Pictures
According to an artist: “I’m Justin Peters, a digital artist from Germany, my work is motivated by the desire to open other people’s minds to help them discover their own internal landscape of possibilities or impossibilities. I hope that the viewer perceives a new and different world, one which they can dive into to prove that everything is possible when you open your mind.” Continue reading »
The Book Of The Dead: Artist Paints Nightmares With His Own Blood
Maxime Taccardi is an artist who is most notable for his unusual method – creating his pieces using his own blood. He studied art in collage, his thesis focusing on the monstrosity and what is considered abnormal by society. Currently he is a middle school art teacher, but plans to continue furthering his creative career. His catalogue of work is varied, including painting, drawing, filmmaking and music. Continue reading »
The Story Of The Wind And The Sea: Latvia-Based Vietnamese Artist Perfectly Illustrates Baltic Tales And Legends
Cao Viet Nguyen is a vietnamese artist living in Latvia for more 10 years. He is specialized in comics book, illustration, traditional painting and concept art for movies. Continue reading »
Geeky Valentine’s Day Cards Featuring Pop Culture Stars Expressing Romantic Feelings In Their Own Way
As he does each year, the very talented PJ McQuade has created a new series of 21 wonderfully geeky illustrated Valentine’s Day cards featuring pop culture celebrities and characters who each express their romantic feelings in a style of their own. Continue reading »
Biodiversity Heritage Library Makes 150,000 Animal And Botanical Illustrations Available To Download For Free
The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is a veritable storehouse of natural history documentation that provides open access to its digital library, which includes over 150,000 animal and botanical illustrations that can be downloaded for free. The mission of the BHL is to make its gathered documentation openly available to the public as a tool for biodiversity education. Continue reading »
The Superb Figurative Portrait Paintings By Jie Gaoart
Jie Gaoart is a Figurative artist from the United States of America. He specializes in traditional and digital art. Check out some of his figurative art works. Continue reading »
Cartoonist Fell In Love With Van Gogh’s Story And Paintings As A Teenager, Creates Illustrations Of Painter’s Life
According to an artist: “My name is Alireza Karimi Moghaddam. I’m a cartoonist and illustrator. I was born in Iran and currently live in Lisbon. Continue reading »
Here’s What Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Caligula And Others Would Look Like Today
Emperor Augustus (born Octavius, the great-nephew of Julius Caesar)
According to Becca Saladin: “Ever since I was a child, I have been fascinated by history and archaeology. I think humans perceive the past as a series of events; something like a movie that we can’t really feel or touch. I believe the things that bring us closer to the past are those that truly humanize us – the bodies from Pompeii, the perfectly preserved Inca mummies, the personal objects of those long gone, and more. Continue reading »
The Worst Metal Album Covers Of All Time
We love weird album cover art. That’s why we’ve previously featured vintage album covers from Yugoslavia, album covers featuring frightening clowns, 25 sexy but not sexy album covers, and a collection of 50 outrageous album covers ever. Certainly… Now it’s time to take a look at some metal albums that tried to look badass but failed miserably. Continue reading »
Catch Me If You Can: The Superb Contemporary Surreal Paintings By Leegan Koo
Leegan was born in Seoul, Korea. He began drawing and painting at a young age by himself. He grew up moving from one metropolitan city to another—Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City to name a few—and cultural diversity and experience of dynamic urban life became the major source of his artistic inspiration, along with jazz, hiphop, and graffiti. Continue reading »
Louis Vuitton Imagined A Series Of Their Muses As Protagonists Of Horror Movies And Sci-Fi Novels
For Pre-Fall 2020, Nicolas Ghesquière (a French fashion designer who has been the creative director of the house of Louis Vuitton) imagined a series of Louis Vuitton muses as protagonists of horror movies and sci-fi novels. Continue reading »
The 3D Artist Inward Brings To Light Sublime Cyberpunk Worlds
Inward, the Italian 3D artist brings to light sublime worlds you never thought you needed to see. Illuminated cities submerged, technological vortexes suspended in space, and dystopian style facades are among the splendorous images found within Inward’s artistic mind. A blend of sci-fi and futuristic cyberpunk, his works speak volumes through expansive imagery that seems to create a pleasant abyss for viewers to find themselves lost in. Continue reading »
This Artist Blends Digital Art With Real-Life Objects And Scenery, Creating Hyper-Realistic Images That Are Surreal At The Same Time
The body of work from rek0de asserts itself as highly distinguishable in the field of 3D motion graphics. One of the notable style choices include embedding colorful swarms of spheres into urban environments, generated with computer rendering technology. The flair is surreal in that the view from which the image or video is taken seems from very identifiable angles, as if a bystander came across such curious sight and pulled out their phone or camera to capture the moment. Continue reading »
21 Days In Japan: Artist Recreates Scenes Of Japan Through Pleasing Pastel-Colored Illustrations
From the bright crimson of toriis and temples, to the rainbow of neon lights in Shinjuku and all the way to the distant blue of Mount Fuji—Japan is full of colors that stay with you no matter where you go. So it comes as no surprise that artists from all over the world take inspiration from this to create beautiful artwork of Japan that leaves just as much of an impression as the colors do. Continue reading »
The Oscar Nominees 2020 Noir Poster Series By Nuno Sarnadas
Nuno Sarnadas is a digital artist based in Portugal. “Very early I revealed myself as being a very creative child who took advantage of all surfaces to draw, forcing my parents to watch closely all the time. Continue reading »
Finnish Nightmares: An Irreverent Guide To Life’s Awkward Moments
From awkward interactions on public transportation to avoiding small talk with salespeople, introverts from all over the world will find something to love in this comic sensation from Finland. Continue reading »
