Artist Creates Portraits Of New Yorkers Using Colored Pencils And Pastels
According to Olya Nik: “My name is Olya Nik. I moved to New York from Russia a few years ago and was amazed by the city’s vibe. I was happy to see people of all cultures and descents on the city streets who express themselves with their style so freely that I couldn’t resist making photographs and sketches and then completing the artworks in color at home. Continue reading »
Artist Made These Fantasy Themed Illustrations During The Pandemic To Keep Some Optimism And Colorfulness In The Grim Reality
Pixie Trap
According to an artist Jovana Trajanova: “Soon after the pandemic started, I found myself too scared and paranoid to do anything just like everyone else. Go to the market, see a friend, do anything that was my life before. Continue reading »
Hilarious Comics With Unexpectedly Dark Endings By ‘Perry Bible Fellowship’
The Perry Bible Fellowship or PBF comics have been around longer than some of you have been alive. The dark and ingenious ideas of Nicholas Gurewitch have been shaking the world for two decades. What started as a university newspaper comic strip has become one of the internet’s most beloved webcomics packed with whimsical, dark, and unexpected humor. Continue reading »
“Where Do You Go When You Dream?”: The Superb Dreamy Artworks of Pablo Hurtado de Mendoza
Pablo Hurtado de Mendoza is an illustrator and concept artist based in Madrid. He holds a BA in Design from the Complutense University of Madrid. Continue reading »
Artist Turns Discarded Trash Into Beautiful Landscapes That Match The Scenery
It wouldn’t be a surprise to hear that the topics of sustainability and the environment have been quite prominent in the media during the last couple of years. Most of us are aware of the excess pollution in nature caused by humankind and the kind of effect it has on the plants, animals, nature, and the planet overall. Continue reading »
Here Are 40 Really Bad Cat Drawings To Make You Laugh
According to an artist: “My name is Ainars and I’m the creator of @dailypurrr on Instagram.
More than three years ago, I figured out that I wanted to make silly cat doodles and do them every day. That’s how dailypurrr started. But before that, I had dozens of failed attempts to create something that would bring some fun to people around the internet. Continue reading »
Before & After Pics Of Clients By This Makeup Artist From St. Petersburg
Makeup has attracted Ulyana Starobinskaya since her childhood. So in 2008, she decided that enough was enough and made a conscious decision to turn her passion into a career. Continue reading »
“Sketching From The Imagination”: The Dark Universe Of Konstantin Kostadinov
Have I ever told you how much I love the slightly dark and gloomy universe? That’s good because for some time now I’ve been following Konstantin Kostadinov on his various social networks, and I immediately fell in love with his graphic style and his mysterious universe so special. Continue reading »
Discover the Beautiful Creative Artworks of Illustrator Dawn Yang
Dawn Yang is an illustrator and animator based in Queens, New York. She comes from a small city called Zhuhai, which is located near Hong Kong and Macau in China. Continue reading »
A Cryptocurrency Entrepreneur Just Bought the World’s Largest Painting, by Artist Sacha Jafri, for a Whopping $62 Million
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Last fall, Sacha Jafri set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest painting, titled The Journey of Humanity. Now, he’s sold it at auction for an equally large price: $62 million. The figure makes him the fourth-most expensive living artist—behind Jeff Koons, David Hockney, and digital artist Beeple. Continue reading »
The Subversive, Queer and Iconic Covers to Films & Filming Magazine 1970-81
Films and Filming was published in the UK between October 1953 to March 1990. It was a special interest magazine for film-lovers who thought “Picturegoer unsatisfying and Sight and Sound unintelligible.” Continue reading »
Hilariously Unapologetic Comics By Domien Delforge
Domien Delforge is a Belgian artist who isn’t afraid to laugh at anything – and his comics reflect that. The artist creates short funny comics that deal with all sorts of topics, ranging from self-love to consent, and his comics are hilariously unapologetic. Continue reading »
Here’s How People From The Past Imagined The Future
An Artists Depiction Of The Future, Painted In 1930
Let’s face it – most of us would like to see what the future holds. And while that’s not really possible, it did not stop some people in the past from trying – often with some pretty optimistic results. Continue reading »
“About What Never Happened”: The Superb Artworks of Dmitry Listov
Dmitry Listov is a young and talented graphics designer and painter, based in Russia. His works reflect life in Russia, as well as protest events. He also sells his work at NFT auctions. Continue reading »
Bouffants, Bandits and Bikinis: Pre-Revolution Iranian Movie Posters
The Hamid Naficy Iranian Movie Posters Collection at Northwestern University features films produced between 1966 and 2014. Here we look at artwork advertising films pre-Revolutionary Iran. Continue reading »
“Inferno”: The Superb Dark and Demonic Concept Artworks by Daena Key
Daena Key is a talented CG artist, based in Russia.
“War of illusions, verbal chaos, fighting for the steering wheel, hope for the best, blind faith; egos multiplied by billions, where everyone thinks they are unique – the ingredients of a perfect hell,” she writes. Continue reading »
This A.I. Is Supposed To Create Inspiring Images, But The Results Are Hilarious Instead
Inspirobot was created to generate unique inspirational quotes with a help of advanced A.I. algorithm, but the results often turned out to be hilariously dark. Scroll down to see some of the best examples! Continue reading »
“Gospel of the Dog”: Russian Ophthalmologist Creates Dark Sci-Fi & Fantasy Pencil Illustrations
Alexey Klepnev was born in 1961 in Ordzhonikidze (Vladikavkaz, Russia). In 1985 graduated with honors from the North Ossetian Medical Institute. Continue reading »
22 Cartoons That Show How COVID-19 Affected Our Lives
According to an artist Irina Blok: “It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since the official start of the Covid-19 pandemic. I could never imagine our lives would change in such dramatic ways. Since the beginning of lockdown, I’ve been drawing Covid Life cartoons to blow off some stress, and thought I’d just make a few and would run out of ideas, but the new ideas kept on coming and coming. Continue reading »
“The Morning Is Not Good”: Artist Klim Novoseltsev Welcomes You Into His Surreal World of Strange Places and Horror Creatures
Klim Novoseltsev is an artist and musician originally from Kirovsk in the Murmansk region of Russia. He lives and works in St. Petersburg. His works are filled with the power of nature, sometimes animate or personified. There are references to biblical motifs, including eschatological ones, and, according to him, he does not like excessive esoterism in his work. Continue reading »
Early 1950s Tijuana Bible, a Humorous Pamphlet About Urination
Tijuana bibles were palm-sized comic books produced in the United States from the 1920s to the early 1960s. Their popularity peaked during the Great Depression era. Continue reading »
Sotoko, the Japanese Artist Who Draws Minimalistic Illustrations of Short-Haired Girls
A few months ago, I came upon a Japanese artist’s Instagram page: @e.sotoko. The minimalistic illustrations immediately captured my heart, so I decided to follow the account. Continue reading »
“Future Utopia”: The Supercool and Detailed Illustrations by Ori Toor
Based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Ori Toor is a freestyle illustrator and avid doodler. In his distinctive surreal style, he is obsessively drawing worlds to live and get lost in. There is no sketching or planning. It’s all about improvising. Continue reading »
German Artist Created Masked Portraits Of Classical Paintings Inspired By Face Masks
Not all art has an apparent purpose in the beginning, but in the end, it turns out to be very relevant. Volker Hermes has been creating a series of “Hidden Portraits” for over 10 years, where he manipulates photos of classical paintings tangled up in head accessories. It seemed like an innocent play of imagination until it became very poignant when the COVID-19 pandemic took place. Continue reading »
Digital Artist Reimagines Famous Paintings In Today’s Context Of Technology And Social Media
Narcissus 2.0
The most iconic paintings throughout history are still carrying important messages through the art of today’s artists. An Italian digital artist, known on social media as CRUDEOIL 2.0, gave old paintings a new life as social satire. Continue reading »
