The English Dance of Death: Thomas Rowlandson’s Scathing Memento Mori 1814-1816
The Danse Macabre probably arose in early 15th century Europe as a response to the widespread deaths caused by The Black Death plague. The English Dance of Death by Thomas Rowlandson was released in under-subscribed installments between 1814 and 1816. Continue reading »
A Strange Night’s Dream: Paintings by João Ruas
João Ruas is a visual artist from São Paulo. He has worked in studios between Brazil and the United Kingdom for several years before shifting focus to personal artwork and exhibitions. Some of the inspirations behind his work are the dawn of mankind, folklore, magical realism, the concept of wabi-sabi (侘寂) and human conflict. Continue reading »
Artist Creates Incredibly Detailed Architecture Drawings That You Could Stare At For Hours
Thailand-based Japanese Artist Emi Nakajima creates incredibly detailed architecture drawings that you could stare at for hours. Emi Nakajima has been awed by the intricate design of Gothic architecture. Continue reading »
Gorgeous Photos of American Actress and Model Joan Staley in the 1950s and ’60s
Born 1940 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, American actress and model Joan Staley joined The Little Theater in Hollywood with roles in The Robe, Fiona in Brigadoon, and My Sister Eileen with actress Jo Anne Worley. This led to small roles in live television, such as Playhouse 90, Climax!, and Westinghouse Studio One. These appearances opened the door for her in film and television. Continue reading »
Skirts and Saddle Shoes: Favorite Styles of ’40s Teenage Girls
The term ‘teenager’ was coined in 1941, and Seventeen magazine printed its first issue in 1944, showing off young teenager-targeted clothing and interests. It was a new market, one that was somewhere between girls and college-age young women. Continue reading »
Nuclear Monster: Naked Putin Became a Character in The Paintings of A Ukrainian Artist
“Nightmare that happened in 21 century”
Ukrainian artist Volodymyr Prokhopenko dedicated a series of works to Putin, depicting him as a naked monster. Continue reading »
Re:Create UA Shared the First Works of Talented Contestants from All Over the World on Reconstruction of Buildings Destroyed by War
Re:CreateUA is a call for architects, artists and designers from around the world. Pick any picture of the ruined Ukrainian building and use all your creativity to show how we should restore it after the war.
The destructed homes and cities are the tragedy for millions of Ukrainians. Your creativity will bring the hope back! Continue reading »
Green Slime and Bizarre Creatures: Sam McKenzie’s Acid Art
Sam McKenzie is an Australian illustrator, mostly drawing all kinds of crazy and incredibly colorful stuff for t-shirts, book covers, and music albums. He doesn’t have any big names yet, but we’re sure that sooner or later he will, because McKenzie’s pictures are so acidic and cool that it’s almost impossible to take your eyes off them. Continue reading »
The Pysanka — Ukrainian Easter Eggs with Strength
Thousands of years ago, agrarian people living in the area now known as Ukraine depended on the sun for survival. It gave them light, warmed them and made their crops grow. Not surprisingly, they came to venerate the sun as one of their most-important gods and created rituals to honor this deity. Pagan spring rituals celebrated the return of the sun after a long, dark winter and the humble egg played a central role in this celebration. Continue reading »
Pretty Anime Girls by The Artist Little Thunder
Little Thunder is an artist from Hong Kong who draws illustrations with adorable anime girls. She works in digital as well, but she mostly draws in watercolor – it gives the pictures an incredible tenderness, but without losing the richness of the colors. Watching Little Thunder’s work is like lying on a huge soft marshmallow. It’s a real pleasure. Continue reading »
Funniest Raccoon Memes by Nocturnal Trash Posts
Who doesn’t like a good raccoon meme? Who doesn’t like a good raccoon? Wait, who doesn’t like a good raccoon anything? Trash pandas are awesome and no, there can’t be any other way. And speaking of raccoon memes, there is a dedicated Instagram page that celebrates raccoonhood with existential, funny, and straight up nonsensical memes. Continue reading »
God Save the Queen: Amazing Photos of Manchester Punks in the 1980s
Punk fashion is the clothing, hairstyles, cosmetics, jewelery, and body modifications of the punk counterculture. Punk fashion varies widely, ranging from Vivienne Westwood designs to styles modeled on bands like The Exploited to the dressed-down look of North American hardcore. The distinct social dress of other subcultures and art movements, including glam rock, skinheads, rude boys, greasers, and mods have influenced punk fashion. Continue reading »
Tender and Militant: Artist Sung-Choul Ham and His South Korean Fantasy Worlds
Sung-Choul Ham is an artist from South Korea, he draws illustrations and concepts (mostly fighting anime girls) for games and movies. He’s currently working at Majors Studio where he’s developing characters for South Korean fantasy MMORPGs and he’s doing a great job. Continue reading »
The Brutal but Friendly Munchkins of Artist Claudio Fontanesi
Claudio Fontanesi is an Italian illustrator who draws the most charming fantasy characters in the world. He works mainly as a book illustrator and comic book artist, and his Instagram is a pure Kunstkammer of unusual, creepy but friendly and highly amusing creatures, each worthy of a separate book. Continue reading »
Superheroes, Demons, and Fierce Berserkers: Powerful Illustrations by Luciano Fleitas
Luciano Fleitas is an Argentinean illustrator who draws covers for science fiction and fantasy books, as well as several covers for Marvel, DC and many other comic book publishers. His style is heavy-handed realism, and his images are weighty yet masterfully detailed and inventive. Colorful brutalism is what it is. Continue reading »
Back To Beat Street: Photos of Hip-Hop In The Bronx Back in the 1980s
Sophie Bramly spent 1982 to 1984 photographing clubs and culture in the Bronx. The New York borough was home to new sound and look. Continue reading »
The Sense Of Emotions In Fine Art Photography By Masha Sardari
According to a photographer: “My name is Masha Sardari and I am 18 years old. I am a self-taught, fine art photographer and I have been creating art since January of 2010. Continue reading »
A Human Science Teacher Who Is Passionate About Capturing The Human Condition In The Streets
Jeffrey De Keyser is a Street Photographer from the Belgian city of Ghent. As he says: “Street photography has the power to capture a small slice of the human condition, to evoke people’s emotions and to influence their thinking through a universal visual language. It’s a mirror of our imagination, an existential inquiry into perception, with the ability to express something that is beyond words.” Continue reading »
Intimate Pin-Up Beauties by Artist Sveta Shubina
Sveta Shubina is a beautiful artist from Rostov-on-Don, who draws adorable pin-up girls of all kinds of shapes and colors. Her lines are so gracefully converging with each other that the painted beauties look so seductive that you really wish you were a cartoon character, otherwise you’d have a romantic rendezvous with each of them. Continue reading »
Attractive Girls, Freaks, and Grannies with Rifles: Crazy Art by Ramón Nuñez
Ramón Nuñez is a Spanish artist who draws fantastically dynamic and colorful illustrations somewhere between anime and classic Disney cartoons. Many of Núñez’s works are quite sloppy, but he doesn’t forget about the detailing, which gives them style and crazy energy. Continue reading »
Dark Souls, Bloodborne and More: Gloomy Art Works by CROM
CROM is a London based artist who specializes in books, games, tattooing and necromancy, among other things. Creator of graphic novels Raiders and Birdking, CROM is lastingly obsessed with manga, games, comics and pop culture, which continue to shape his work and style. Continue reading »
Brave and Courteous: The Mighty Knights by Kekai Kotaki
Kekai Kotaki is an American illustrator who designs character concepts for various video games and draws covers for fantasy books. Among his best-known works are character designs for Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 for ArenaNet. Continue reading »
Beautiful Photos That Defined ’50s Women’s Swimsuits
The post-war economic boom meant that people were not only spending more money they also wanted luxurious new styles. This economic boom also resulted in the return of fashion. Continue reading »
Andy Brase’s Eerie and Insanely Appealing Graphics
Andy Brase is a legendary comics artist (Dark Horse, IDW, Marvel Comics) and illustrator who draws the juiciest graphics of any living artist in the world. Well, okay, maybe we overdid it, but Brase really draws everyone’s favorite book, movie and comic book characters with pencil and ink so cool that it’s impossible not to squeal from the detail and crazy lightness of his work. Continue reading »
J.P. Cummins’ Art Looks Like the Perfect Backdrop for A Fantasy RPG
J.P. Cummins is a British artist who makes fantastic, in every sense, art. His paintings are like the perfect backdrops for fantasy role-playing games. They are full of unexpected details, levels, strange shapes and at the same time evoke a sense of cozy atmosphere. Continue reading »
