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 »
Jeweler Bryan D. Drummond Creates Carved Gemstones with Intricate Patterns
Bryan D. Drummond, a Las Vegas-based artist, intricately carves gemstones like blue topaz, citrine, and tourmaline with patterns inspired by fractals, grids, religious symbols, and ancient architecture. Continue reading »
Shadow Of The Colossus: The Epic Fantasy Artworks By Ömer Tunç
Ömer Tunç is a freelance artist and illustrator from Izmir, Turkey, and almost a complete mystery to me. From his Deviant profile, I learned that his favorite movie is The Big Lebowski, that he loves Game of Thrones, and that his favorite book is The Lord of the Rings. Nothing about his art or the projects he’s working on currently. Continue reading »
Incredibly Unique Shadow Doodles By Vincent Bal
Earlier this year, Belgian film-maker and artist Vincent Bal stumbled upon an uncanny resemblance to an elephant in the shadow of his tea cup. This gave him the idea for Shadowology, a series of doodles that interact with the shadows of simple, everyday objects: a banknote, some ice cubes and a flower, for example, can turn into a church, a woman and a hippy. Continue reading »
The Beauty Of The Light And Shadow Photography
Photo by Jure Kravanja
In ancient times people believed that shadows were signs of some divine presence around an object. Today, we know the nature of shadow as the optic phenomena, but in our perceptions shadows still remain associated with some mystery. That is why shadows have always been of interest to visual artists – painters and photographers. Many of them choose to illustrate shadows instead of real objects, producing very interesting, conceptual, and artistic works. Today we offer a showcase of shadow photography. People, actually, are often too busy to notice how different and interesting shadow effects can be. Photography is capable of “freezing” the moment and showing us the truth about many things on Earth, including shadows. Continue reading »
Photographer Creates Imaginative Images Of Her Daughter And Her Shadow
Self-taught photographer Kelly Tan has an ongoing series, titled ‘I Have a Dream’, which features her young daughter casting shadows that are shaped like magical creatures and scenes. These imaginative shadows are cast on a plain gray wall, reflecting an alternate reality that is innocent and fun through the eyes of her daughter. All the images are shot and edited on her iPhone and iPad. Using apps like ArtStudio, Snapseed and PSExpress to edit and integrate them with stock photos and fairytale-inspired compositions. Continue reading »
Sensual Shadow Photography By Sølve Sundsbø
Sølve Sundsbø is a Norwegian photographer who lives in London. His career began when four months into a course at the London College of Printing he became Nick Knight’s assistant. Continue reading »
Shadow Photos of Dogs Reveal Their ‘Primal Nature’
Thomas Roma spent three years taking photos at a dog park in Brooklyn, New York. “Their shadows, I felt, revealed a wilder side of their nature,” the 64-year-old photographer said. Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Shadow Birds
Amazing angle view on birds under the sun. By Alexei Bednij.
