Tape, Paper Towels, Pool Balls: Artist Turns Everyday Symbols Into Meditations On Restriction, Fragility And Self‑discovery
Andy Cash DeLapp is a transgender oil painter based in Seattle, WA, who earned his BFA from Cornish College of the Arts in 2023 and has quickly gained recognition as a Neddy Award finalist and SAM Emerging Arts Leader. Continue reading »
Matt Midgley Paints Razor‑sharp Geometric Acrylics So Precise They Barely Look Hand‑mad
Matt Midgley is a Seattle‑based visual artist and curator known for precise, hard‑edge geometric acrylic paintings that almost read like digital prints, often built from modular color blocks and gradients. Continue reading »
This Artist Blends Javanese Tradition With Contemporary Painting, Turning Patterned Fabrics And Figures Into Quietly Surreal Scenes
Anjastama HP is a young emerging Indonesian painter who combines traditional Javanese culture and motifs with contemporary figurative painting, often using acrylic on canvas to depict introspective characters in symbolic, dreamlike settings. Continue reading »
Meet Federico Seneca, The Visionary of Italian Poster Art
Federico Seneca (1891–1976) emerged as one of the most influential graphic designers of the early 20th century, known for fusing avant‑garde artistry with commercial clarity. Continue reading »
Artist Delfino Fidel Fuses Everyday Objects Into Playful Critiques Of Pop Culture Excess
Delfino Fidel sculpts witty everyday symbols into playful objects with sharp commentary using carved wood, acrylic paint, polymer clay, steel springs blending pop culture, emojis, toys, branded items into surreal hybrids. Continue reading »
World Of Halos, Wings And Symbolic Props and Emotional Afterglow in Acrylic Portraits of Willow Benjamin
Willow Benjamin is a 1999‑born contemporary pop‑surrealism artist who specializes in acrylic painting, creating vibrant, occasionally eerie portraits and fantasy scenes that “make acrylic paintings glow.” Continue reading »
Heavy Charcoal Shading And Dramatic Light Make Daniel Álvarez’s Drawings and Illustrations Feel Pulled From Dreams
Daniel Álvarez is an illustrator from Mexico City; he creates contemporary drawings that explore how humanity moves, thinks and behaves by reflex, often in stark black‑and‑white charcoal, graphite and digital media. Continue reading »
This Artist Paints Dark‑fantasy Characters, Then Scans Them Into Limited Prints For Occult‑minded Collectors
Xavier Ortiz is a Sacramento‑based dark‑fantasy illustrator working primarily in watercolor (often mixed with pastel), known for haunting yet tender images of witches, spirits, skeletons and seasonal beings wrapped in misty, glowing atmospheres. Continue reading »
Artist Tony Sandoval Treats Watercolour As Weather — Rain, Mist And Stains That Roll Across The Page
Tony Sandoval is a Mexican illustrator and comic‑book artist based in Europe, known for dreamy, slightly macabre watercolours where big‑headed kids, ghosts, monsters and fish riders drift through melancholic landscapes. Continue reading »
Outstanding Winners of the 2025 Refocus International Photographer of the Year Awards
International Photographer fo the Year: “Humanity Within the Architecture of Control” by Luke Gram
The 2025 Refocus International Photographer of the Year Awards reaffirmed the platform’s status as a leading showcase for contemporary photography, highlighting work that transcends borders and cultures. Continue reading »
Artist Paints Dreamy Guardians, Monkeys And Plant‑spirits In Soft Acrylics, Turning Canvases Into Little Safe Zones For Anxious Hearts
Ella May is a contemporary artist and illustrator who builds soft, surreal worlds with big‑eyed girls, monkeys, spirits and plants painted in acrylic, oil pastel and mixed media on canvas. Continue reading »
Best Photos of 2025 from The Independent Photographer Awards
“Leap of faith” by Subhran Karmakar, India
In 2025, The Independent Photographer Awards drew an unprecedented wave of submissions, and ten images rose above thousands with fearless creativity. Continue reading »
French Ceramicist Creates Adorable Blobby “Specimens” With Stone‑like Bodies And Tiny Faces Turning Alien Life Into Pocket‑sized Companions
Monsieur Cailloux is a Paris‑based ceramic artist and self‑styled explorer who has invented an imaginary planet, MRCX, populated by the “Cailloux Tribe” – small, blobby, stone‑like beings he sculpts in clay. Continue reading »
Japanese Illustrator Creates Dreamy Digital Landscapes With Tiny Figures, Moons And Houses Suspended In Quiet, Poetic Night Skies
Akira Kusaka (日下 明) is a contemporary Japanese illustrator and graphic designer based in Osaka, known for dreamy, poetic scenes where small human figures, animals and architecture float in vast, quiet spaces. Continue reading »
This Artist Creates Stylish Pop‑surreal Illustrations With Pastel Rooms, Sharp Objects, And Deadpan Expressions Carrying All The Emotional Damage
Cong Ming is a contemporary digital artist and illustrator who builds cinematic, character‑driven scenes that mix cute, gothic and quietly brutal elements into single‑frame stories. Continue reading »
South Korean Artist Creates Gentle, Surreal Heartwarming Paintings Sharing Small, Wordless Moments At The Edge Of Loneliness And Comfort
Jeon Pil‑hwa (Pil Hwa) is a contemporary South Korean artist and illustrator known for quiet, surreal digital paintings where humans and animals—especially cats—share small, intimate moments in soft, muted worlds. Continue reading »
Oil Painter Creates Contemporary Gothic Portraits With Classical Technique And Lowbrow Attitude, Recasting Fairy‑tale Femininity As Sharp, Haunted, And Fully Present
risten Margiotta is a Delaware‑based contemporary oil painter, illustrator, and art instructor whose work blends classical portrait skills with lowbrow / pop‑surreal influences Continue reading »
“Hundai Second Star”: Artist Duo Create Superb Futuristic Concept of the Hundai Car
Created by designers Chris Min and Hyunbeen Kye for Hyundai’s 2025 Stellar Restomod Competition, the Hyundai Second Star transforms the iconic Stellar into a contemporary vision. Instead of simply reviving retro charm, the project is anchored in storytelling—imagining the journey of a family leader who once depended on the original model and is now stepping into a new chapter of life. Continue reading »
This Artist Creates Pre‑apocalyptic Pop‑surreal Paintings With Glossy Humour And Horror Reframing Death And Consumer Culture
Tyler Tilley is a Canadian‑born surreal pop artist currently based in Thailand, known for “cute & weird” oil paintings that mash up pop‑culture icons, horror, kitsch and dark humour. Continue reading »
Illustrator Paul Blow Creates Simple‑looking but Idea‑rich Artworks, With Restrained Palettes and Clean Lines
Paul Blow is a Scottish‑born, Dorset‑based illustrator known for witty, concept‑driven images that strip ideas down to bold shapes, limited colour and dry humour. Continue reading »
Artist Greg Pettit Creates Transdimensional Still‑life Paintings With Airbrushed Crystals, Portals, and Objects Suspended in Space
Greg Pettit is a contemporary painter based in Austin, Texas, who describes himself as a “transdimensional still‑life painter” and “airbrush wizard,” building meticulous, surreal compositions from abstract sculptural references. Continue reading »
Artist Creates Stunning Drawings and Street Art Murals Rooted in Mexican and Indigenous Traditions
Mazatl is a contemporary Mexican artist and printmaker known for powerful relief prints, murals, and installations that center on nature, animals, ancestry, and collective liberation. Continue reading »
German Artist Eckart Hahn Creates Ambiguous Paintings and Evocative Visual Dramas
Eckart Hahn, born in 1971 in Germany, is a contemporary painter recognized for creating atmospheric and tension-filled narrative scenes. Continue reading »
“Six Feet Deep”: Horror Nostalgia and Bizarre Beauty in the Art Works of Tyler Pennington
Tyler Pennington is an American horror, fantasy, and sci-fi artist based in Richmond, VA, recognized for intricate black-and-white pen-and-ink drawings rich in macabre details. Continue reading »
Provocative Feminine Artworks and Vibrant Streetart Murals by Crisselle
Karina Vazquez (aka Crisselle) is a Long Beach-based, self-taught artist known for her dreamlike, poetic style and evocative exploration of femininity and personal identity. Continue reading »
