“What Can We Do To Save Ourselves In This Difficult World?”: The Obsessive Sketchbook‑style Drawings By Isamu Gakiya
Isamu Gakiya aka Guinea Mate is a Japanese illustrator and draughtsman known for dense, surreal pencil and pen drawings that sit between portrait, creature design, and psychological vignette. Continue reading »
“Farewell Waltz”: The Emotional Illustrations of SilllDA
SilllDA is a South Korean visual artist whose vibrant, emotionally charged digital illustrations and paintings have gained global attention. Continue reading »
Paper, Flesh, and Urban Myth: Dissecting the Darkly Surreal Collages of John Vochatzer
John Vochatzer, (aka Calamity Fair), is a San Francisco-based collage and mixed-media artist whose surreal, corporeal imagery explores the contradictions of contemporary life. Continue reading »
Stunning Vintage Photographs of People Posing With Olmec Colossal Heads in Mexico
The Olmec colossal heads are massive stone sculptures carved from basalt, depicting human faces with distinct features like fleshy cheeks and flat noses. Continue reading »
The Superb Pencil Portraits of Kei Meguro Look Like Black-and-White Photographs
Japanese artist Kei Meguro has gained international acclaim for her hyper-detailed pencil and graphite portraits that often resemble black-and-white photographs. Continue reading »
Artist Gil Bruvel Crafts Spectacular 3D Wooden Sculptures
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Gil Bruvel’s latest wooden sculptures feel less like objects and more like quiet revelations. Continue reading »
Amazing Winning Photos from the 2025 United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Contest
Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us – 1st Place Winner: Rachel Moore, USA
The 2025 United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Contest showcases breathtaking underwater and ocean photography, raising awareness of marine beauty and fragility. Continue reading »
Beautiful Winning Photos From The 2025 Fine Art Photography Awards
Fine Art Photographer of the Year – Professional: “Time Has Wings” by Leigh Schneider
The 11th Annual Fine Art Photography Awards has once again honored an extraordinary selection of winners in the Professional category, showcasing diverse and captivating fine art photography from across the globe. Continue reading »
Very Personal and Delicate Portraits by Wilfrid Wood
Wilfrid Wood, a London-based artist known as “Plasticine Daddy,” is celebrated for his bold and expressive portraits that blend humor, exaggeration, and keen attention to facial expressions. With an ever-growing Instagram following, he captures authentic and intriguing faces in unapologetically raw portraits, captivating audiences with his unique artistic style. Continue reading »
Paola Grizi’s Paper Book Sculptures Might Leave You Speechless
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Italian artist Paola Grizi tells stories not with ink or paper, but with the expressive power of bronze. Continue reading »
Close Encounters: This Artis Creates Whimsical Paintings Of Cats In Their Funniest Poses
Joy, a California-based artist, is known for her vibrant animal art. Continue reading »
Postcards From the Factory: Beautiful AI-Generated Memorabilia Postcards by Visua_AI_Poetry
Visu_AI_Poetry, a multidisciplinary artist, has been working in the fields of performing arts, filmmaking, and photography for over 25 years. He holds a BA in Performing Arts and an MA in Fiction Directing. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Photos from the 2024 Travel Photographer of the Year
Travel Photographer of the Year 2024: Winner – Piper Mackay, USA
The 2024 Travel Photographer of the Year competition showcased an impressive level of talent, making the selection process increasingly challenging for the expert judging panel. The winning photos highlight the remarkable skill and creativity of photographers worldwide, while many other outstanding entries further underscored the competition’s exceptional quality. Continue reading »
Artist Ronald Restituyo Transforms Simple Sketches Into Photorealistic Faces
Ronald Restituyo is a superb portraitist who mimics photos. His works focus on light, shadows, and expressions to show each person’s attractiveness.Lifelikeness distinguishes Ronald’s works. He creates realistic faces from sketches. See his drawings and photos’ startling parallels below! Continue reading »
By Using Masks Made Of Their Clothing To Conceal Faces, An Artist Twists Historical Portraits
Düsseldorf artist Volker Hermes mixes up historical portraits by hiding their faces. Volker admitted to using Photoshop to disguise people’s uniqueness by reshaping existing parts in the paintings. Continue reading »
The Superb Sculptural Portraits by Alejandro Monge
Alejandro Monge, a Spanish multidisciplinary artist, creates stunning large-scale sculptures using materials like fiberglass, concrete, and pigments, drawing inspiration from Caravaggio’s chiaroscuro and John Singer Sargent’s refined brushwork to craft debossed faces that seem to emerge from the materials, producing a captivating play of light and shadow. Continue reading »
Creative Spontaneous Sketches of Faces and Figures by Paweł Ponichtera
Illustrator and muralist Paweł Ponichtera offers an intimate glimpse into his creative process through a collection of raw, black-and-white sketches. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images Of The United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Contest 2024
Awaken New Depths: Winner by Renee Capozzola (USA)
To mark World Ocean Day 2024 on June 8, Dive Photo Guide announced the winners of its 11th annual photo competition. Continue reading »
Meet Luigi Lineri, The Wealthy Collector Of River Stones Who Has Amassed An Enormous Collection Over The Course Of The Past Half-Century
For over 50 years, Luigi Lineri has collected and categorized stones from the Adige River in Northern Italy by shape—human profiles, animal heads, tools, and more. Continue reading »
Fascinating Children Portraits by Patrizia Vignola
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Patrizia Vignola, a 2D fine artist born in NY and currently residing and working in Minnesota, holds an MFA from the New York Academy of Art. Continue reading »
“Marginados”: Artist Uses AI To Portray People Exiled During The Military Regime
In “Marginados”, visual artist Mateus Morbeck utilizes artificial intelligence to create digital portraits of Brazilian exiles from 1966 to 1985. Continue reading »
Photographer Captures The Individuality Of Human Beings By Photographing People’s Faces And Their Irises
Alexandru Radu Popescu is a photographer who explores the theme of national identity and individuality through his project UNIC. He was inspired by four photographers who captured iconic figures and state leaders, and he wanted to show the personalities and lifestyles of his subjects. Continue reading »
Artist Creates Incredible Facial Sculptures Made From Folded Paper
Daughter of artists, Polly Verity grew up in an environment where there were plenty of art materials to hand and she was encouraged to experiment. Her step-grandfather, Eric de Mare had written a book “Your Book of Paperfolding” in the 1960s.
Later on, when she was about 8, he gave her a copy. This inspired a journey in paper, the idea that you could transform a flat sheet into three dimensions was very exciting. She has been experimenting with paper ever since. Continue reading »
The Whimsical Faces of Artist Ayran Oberto
Ayran Oberto is a Spanish artist who paints bizarre portraits. Grim skulls with eyes, surrealistic faces from acid tripods and bright faces of beautiful ladies – Oberto manages to make each image unique and memorable. Continue reading »
“I See Faces”: Artist Ilan Adar Creates Amazing Stone Portraits
In an ongoing series, artist Ilan Adar scours shorelines for stones, carefully arranging them into striking faces that he then preserves through photography. Continue reading »
