Artist Mari Roldan Recreates Famous Paintings On European Banknotes
When the young artist Mari Roldan is having fun reproducing famous paintings on banknotes, a nice series that brings a touch of poetry in the very cartesian world of money. From Vincent Van Gogh to Pablo Picasso via Magritte, Hokusai or Botticelli, Mari Roldan offers us an alternative version of our European banknotes, paying tribute to the masterpieces of painting. Continue reading »
“Weaving” Paintings By Alexi Torres Show The Connection Between Man And Nature
Alexi Torres is a well-known artist from Cuba, most famous for his intricate oil art pieces that are painted to appear as if they were knitted and woven. Continue reading »
French Artist Re-Imagines Iconic Paintings Adding A Dark Twist
Money Lisa (“Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci)
Have you ever wondered what was the inspiration behind famous paintings? Well, a French artist Pez did and created a series of illustrations called “Muses et Hommes” (Muses and Men). Continue reading »
This Artist Captures Her Travels In Beautiful Watercolor Paintings
Rather than taking simple photos, the Chinese artist Kwan Yeuk Pang decided to capture her travel memories in beautiful watercolor paintings. With her views of Shanghai, Paris, Florence, Hong Kong, Venice or Macau, Kwan Yeuk Pang reveals an amazing work on the lights of these big cities, leading us into a soft and peaceful atmosphere. Continue reading »
Artist Jane Radstrom Creates Stunning Portrait Paintings With Photographic Effects
Jane Radstrom is an artist and designer from Berlin. Jane studied painting and drawing from Watts Atelier California where she was mostly exposed to renaissance traditions of realism. She understands that illustrations focus on a specific meaning in her art and in her portrait paintings, you can find a mixture of old school and modern school techniques and result is awesome. Continue reading »
“Progress Demands Sacrifice”: Stunning Game Concept Art And Oil Paintings By Felicien Nourry
Discover the art of Felicien Nourry, Senior Concept Artist Ubisoft, through this selection of artworks from personal project and games like Watchdogs 2, Far Cry 3, and Assassin’s Creed Unity. Continue reading »
“Eye In The Sky”: Breathtaking Digital Paintings Of Skies By Alexander Rommel
German artist Alexander Rommel is experiencing a genuine passion for the sky and anything related with it. This is confirmed by his great works that show the audience a breathtaking view of the skies filled with bright light and fluffy clouds. Continue reading »
“Looking For Mr.Goodsex”: A Series Of Paintings Of Un-Cropped Stills Taken From Vintage Adult Movies
A series of paintings by the artist Alexandra Rubinstein (previously featured here) of un-cropped stills taken from vintage porn films made during the Golden Age of Porn that was launched with “Deep Throat”. Continue reading »
This Photographer Recreates The Famous Paintings By Gustav Klimt
Recreating the famous paintings of Gustav Klimt with living models, it’s the ambitious idea of the Austrian photographer Inge Prader. Continue reading »
When Photos Looked Like Paintings: Dreamy Landscape Photographs Taken By Leonard Misonne
Belgian photographer Leonard Misonne (1870-1943) trained as an engineer before discovering photography. Raised in Gilly, Belgium, the photographer traveled throughout his homeland and beyond to capture the landscape and people of Europe in the Pictorialist style. Continue reading »
“Echoes From Other Worlds”: Spectacular Digital Paintings By Bayard Wu
Prepare to be transported to the astonishing fantasy worlds created by concept artist and illustrator Bayard Wu. Bayard Wu has an impressive body of work and an amazing ability to portray all manner of warrior, creature, demon and beast. He works as a professional artist for video games, books and publishing, his many clients include Applibot, Akitipe Studios, Crooz and Privateer Press. Continue reading »
Wonderful Digital Fantasy Paintings By Svetlana Tigai
Svetlana Tigai aka Tsvetka is a talented digital artist based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Below, you may scroll through several creative artworks selected from her stunning digital portfolio. Continue reading »
Beautiful Australian Landscape Oil Paintings By Graham Gercken
Graham Gercken is an award winning Australian landscape painting artist who was born in 1960. He is a self-taught artist who loves to paint with oil paint. Continue reading »
Beautiful Parisian Pin-Up Paintings By Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Jean-Gabriel Domergue was born in Bordeaux, France on March 4th, 1889.
An extremely talented and precocious painter, Domergue exhibited works at the Salon Des Artistes Français (the French Artists Exhibition) in 1906 at the young age of seventeen. In 1913, he was awarded the Second Prize of Rome and went on to win the gold medal award in the 1920 show. He then began showing outside the exhibition. Continue reading »
Surreal Oil Paintings That Integrate Oversized Animals Into Found Vintage Photographs By Anja Wülfing
Anja Wulfing adds large animals into the black and white scenes of found vintage photographs, turning the attention away from the somber faces of its subjects and to the creatures that pose quite naturally behind their backs. Continue reading »
Fragmented Ink Paintings On Arrays Of Vintage Books By Ekaterina Panikanova
Spread across the opened pages of books pinned against the wall like insect specimens, Russian-born artist Ekaterina Panikanova creates ink paintings that appear like fragments of memory. Continue reading »
Disney’s Bastards – The Provocative Paintings By Gilen Bousquet
Gilen Bousquet Presents Disney’s Bastards is a series by this extremely talented artist from France, in which he freely expresses a new take on all the Disney Characters we know and love. Using mostly acrylic paint for his works, he portrays his Disney characters in a completely debauched manner. You’ll be able to witness a drunk Pinocchio as well as a completely hungover Bambi and his friends or even a crack addicted Mowgli… Not really the exact way we remember our favorite Disney Characters but I must admit I absolutely love this new take on the series by Gilen. Continue reading »
Classical Paintings Are Getting A Geeky Makeover And It’s Better Than The Original
“The Swing” By Jean-Honore Fragonard
Classical art is beautiful to look at, but some of us have a hard time relating to it. A digital artist on Tumblr named Lothlenan is changing that by turning some of fine art’s most timeless pieces into geeky fantasy settings. Continue reading »
German Artist Naschi Creates Colourful And Cute Oil Paintings
German artist Naschi, that’s her artist pseudonym, is well versed in the manga style, oil painting, cuteness overload discipline. The vivid colors contribute to the optimistic and fresh perspective of using Pokemon critters as cocktail condiments. Let’s get to the wonderful illustrations. Continue reading »
This Instagram Account Compares Young Thug To Historical Paintings
At just 22 years old, student Hajar Benjida has already amassed thousands of followers on what essentially started out as a last minute idea for a school assignment. Though the account does nothing more than compare images of Young Thug to some of history’s most revered works of art, the precision with which each image is matched to highlight Thugger’s unique sense style, his music and nuanced approach to gender fluidity, and the wealth of historical references Hajar explores, makes it one of the greatest visual projects we’ve seen in some time. Here, we meet the magical mind behind the meme to talk mentors, music, and old masters. Continue reading »
Hauntingly Beautiful Ophelia Paintings Seduce You From Beneath The Water’s Surface
Through a liquid lens, gorgeous flower-wreathed females gasp for air from below the water’s surface. Their hands and spindly limbs cling to bright and exotic floral arrangements as their bodies are ravished by lapping waves. Kari-Lise Alexander’s sublimely saturated paintings, part of a series called WAKE, are disturbingly beautiful. With just a glinting, sideway glance, Alexander’s painterly females have no trouble connecting with the viewer. Their relaxed forms are both provocative and vulnerable, and the aesthetic is reminiscent of the folklore-inspired paintings of Swedish artist John Bauer. Continue reading »
Abstract Seinfeld Oil Paintings Are Perfect For Any Man Cave
If you’re looking to add something special to your man cave then you might want to think about getting one of these abstract Seinfeld paintings. Artist Morgan Blair is obsessed with the show and she’s found a way to turn her passion into art. Continue reading »
Pushing Photorealism To New Levels Of Beauty: Amazing Paintings By Yigal Ozeri
Yigal Ozeri is an Israeli artist based in New York City. He is known for large-scale cinematic portraits of young women in landscapes. His works are photo-realistic oil paintings. Continue reading »
Heroes Of Classical Paintings Transported To The Streets Of Modern Napoli By Alexey Kondakov
Ukrainian creative Alexey Kondakov (previously) decontextualizes Renaissance masterpieces’ characters and stages them in contemporary decors. Using meticulous photomontage techniques and modifying the appearance of the photo, muses, angles and others figures are perfectly in compliance with their new environment: Naples. Continue reading »
Artist Playfully Reimagines Classic Art Paintings As LEGO People
You’ve seen LEGO minifigurines, those yellow humans that inhabit every imaginable LEGO universe. But what would happen if they magically appeared in some of the world’s most famous paintings? Italian artist Stefano Bolcato fulfills this fantasy with his clever series People. Continue reading »
