Suspicious Aliens in the Wild West: Superb Drawings by Mark Rogers
Why is the United States one of the most influential countries in the world today? According to artist Mark Rogers, aliens are likely to be involved. Continue reading »
Gustave Doré’s Stunning Illustrations of François Rabelais’ Gargantua and Pantagruel
François Rabelais, the great Renaissance writer, is best known for Gargantua and Pantagruel, a satirical novel about two gluttonous giants who get into trouble. Continue reading »
Artist Creates Magical Creatures With Long Limbs Made Out Of Oak Tree Roots
UK-based artist Tach Pollard creates magical creatures with long limbs made out of oak tree roots. Tach Pollard transforms gnarled tree roots into fantastical creatures inspired by European folklore. The sleek sculptures have spindly legs and long cloaks, which give them each an air of mystery. Continue reading »
Wake Up Little Susie: Vintage Photos That Show Styles of Teenagers in the 1950s
The term ‘teenager’ was first introduced to the American public in the 1940s as a moniker coined by advertising executives looking to sell their products to a new audience. Continue reading »
Stoned Mutants in Grotesque and Surreal Paintings by Fabrizio Riccardi
Fabrizio Riccardi (Italian, b.1942,) one of the last few living “traditional” surrealist painters, was born in Rome, Italy, but grew up in Turin, where he completed his studies and began to develop his artistic skills. Continue reading »
Anatomy of a Ruin: The Superb Dark and Creepy Art Works of Sam Wolfe Connelly
A long-haired girl in a white dress floating in the middle of the room, a dead man in a pond, a creepy dog in golf shoes – images that seem to have emerged from some vague dream are so deeply rooted in the culture that today almost no horror story can do without them. Continue reading »
For 32 Years, This Japanese Chef Has Been Making a Painting of Every Single Meal He Eats
Itsuo Kobayashi was in born 1962, and lives in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. After having worked as a chef at a soba restaurant and at a supply center for school meals in Saitama, northwest of Tokyo, until he was 46 years old, Itsuo Kobayashi began having difficulty walking due to alcoholic neuritis. Since he was about 26 years old, he has made detailed illustrations of and written down his thoughts about the food he has eaten. Continue reading »
Kings of the Night: Abraham and Sebastian Pether, the Masters of Landscapes in the Moonlight
Abraham Pether
Abraham Pether (1756 – 1812) was one of the foremost masters of night landscapes in 18th-century England, for which he even earned the nickname Moonlight. Continue reading »
The Brutal Bad-Trips in Psychedelic Paintings of Jared Africa
Jared Africa is a Las Vegas based artist who draws fierce acidic game. We don’t know much else about him, and that’s probably for the best. Continue reading »
Stunning Winners And Finalists Of The 2022 Italian Street Photography Festival
Forrest Walker, USA – 1st Place Winner
Here are the winners and finalists of the 2022 Italian Street Photo Festival (ISPF). Forrest Walker from the USA was awarded as the 1st Place winner. Here in this article, we are presenting the single photo winners and finalists, you can find other category winners from the below link. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images Of The 2021 One Eyeland Photography Awards
Photographer Of The Year, Gold – Eldon Lau
Here are the 2021 Title Winners of One Eyeland Photography Awards. Photographer Eldon Lau from Hong Kong has been selected as the Photographer Of The Year, Gold with 51 Points. Continue reading »
Superb & Funny Contemporary Edits Of Classical Art By Varkey
Digital artist Varkey makes brilliant art mashups and collages which connect classical artworks and pop culture. This creator started his art journey during the covid lockdowns and has found success on Instagram where he shares his works.
He has accumulated more than ten thousand followers from around the world. Continue reading »
Ukrainians Launch A Collection Of NFT CryptoCossacks In Support Of Ukraine
CryptoCossack is a Ukrainian spirit that has been converted into a piece of digital art. Cossacks have a Ukrainian origin, however it’s not an ethnic group but rather a caste of free, fearless warriors and tech geeks. Avatars represent freedom, peace as well as both violent and nonviolent resistance against dictatorship imposed by the Russian government. Continue reading »
40 Times Medieval Painters Had No Idea How Something Looked And Created “Weird Medieval Guys”, As Shared On This Twitter Page
possibly the cutest ever rendition of a bat, england, 13th century
From illuminated manuscripts to tapestries, mosaics and stained glass, the medieval period is known for its many art forms and its miscellaneous executions. Continue reading »
“Blow Up to Be the Size You Want!” – Vintage Inflatable Bra Ads From the 1950s and 1960s
What was a woman to do if she wanted to boost her cleavage in the days before Wonderbra was on the market and the more drastic measure of plastic surgery wasn’t so readily available? The answer is by wearing an inflatable bra that the wearer could blow up to the size they desired themselves. Continue reading »
Psychedelic and Horror in Oil Paintings by Limp Bizkit Guitarist Wes Borland
No one questions the significance of Limp Bizkit at least for the genre. But it’s a crime not to say much about the talented guitarist Wes Borland. You probably remember him for his crazy makeup and flashy costumes – he stands out among the other members of Limp Bizkit. But Wes Borland is not only a guitarist, he’s also an excellent artist. Borland has been painting psychedelic, creepy oil paintings for years, which is what we’re going to look at today. Continue reading »
The Dark Surrealism of Arturo Rivera
Arturo Rivera was born in Mexico City in 1945. He studied painting at Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City (1963-68); and silk-screen process and photo-silk screen process at The City Lit Art School of London (1973-74). Continue reading »
Indonesian Artist Dhany Pramata Creates Comics That Most 80s-90s Kids Will Relate To
Using Texting Abbreviations
Indonesian artist Dhany Pramata creates comics that most 80s/90s kids will relate to. Dhany Pramata, an Indonesian artist reflects upon his childhood days with nostalgic and funny illustrations. I find some of these comics extremely relatable and if you are an 80s/90s kid, you might find them relatable too. Continue reading »
Preservation: Photographer Blake Little Creates Conceptual Series Of Human Bodies Totally Covered With Honey
Los Angeles-based photographer Blake Little created conceptual portrait series of human bodies totally covered with honey. This series of photographs presented here combine the old and the new in a bold way. His vivid images startle the viewer. They freeze the human form, preserving it not in proverbial amber, but rather – and unexpectedly – in honey. Continue reading »
Fascinating Vintage Photographs of Scooter Enthusiasts in Nebraska, 1945
Dmitiri Kessel/LIFE Picture Collection
The Cushman scooter company started in 1903 in Lincoln, Nebraska, by Everett and Clinton Cushman. The company incorporated as Cushman Motor Works in 1913. Cushman began production of their four-stroke Husky engine in 1922. Continue reading »
Talented Fan Takes John Wick, Pikachu, and Marvel Heroes Back to The Golden Era of Japanese Poster Graphic Design
How do you promote a film in an era when there are no trailers, no Metacritic, and no reviews on Youtube? At the very least, make the most informative poster for it. Put as many characters in it as possible, tell the story, show more footage, and maybe people will realize that it’s worth going to such a movie. Continue reading »
The Warhammer and Brutal Berserkers: Stunning Illustrations by Karl Kopinski
Karl Kopinski is an English artist, famous primarily for his stunning illustrations for games and books on the Warhammer universe. Besides the Warhammer, Kopinski has drawn artwork for the card game Magic the Gathering and a whole bunch of other equally legendary projects – from Prototype to Sherlock Holmes games. Continue reading »
Tenderness and Anime Girls: Illustrations by Ilya Kuvshinov
Ilya Kuvshinov is an illustrator who mostly draws delicate and incredibly stylish portraits of both real and fictional girls. Among his works are portraits of Major Motoko Kusanagi, Yennifer, and other legendary heroines of mass culture, but the main thing is that Kuvshinov himself creates equally cool concepts. Continue reading »
What We Will Look Like by The End of 2022: Grotesque Portraits by Christian Rex van Minnen
The skillful artist is not only a witness to his time, but also capable of guessing the future. Christian Rex van Minnen is a perfect example in this sense. The artist himself states that he only does abstraction in portraiture, but one look at his work is enough to understand that van Minnen, with his heel and scrotum-like faces, has clearly seen how we will all look at the end of the year 2022, so far one of the nastiest years of this millennium. Continue reading »
The Absurd West, the Strange East: The Grotesque Paintings of Lui Liu
Lui Liu was born in March 1957 in North China and came to Canada in 1991. Speaking both Chinese and English fluently, Lui Liu possesses superb painterly techniques, his unique language that finds a wide range of audience around the world. His acquisition of techniques started during China’s Cultural Revolution when he was a young boy painting posters on the streets and continued in the most prestigious Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. Continue reading »
