A Lone Figure, A Huge Horizon: This Artist Uses Characters For Scale And Nostalgia Like A Film Still
Jocelin Carmes is a French visual artist and concept artist born in 1995, known for vibrant digital paintings blending fantasy environments, character portraits, animals and fan art using Photoshop with vivid colors, dynamic lighting and storytelling. Continue reading »
Artist Reshapes Walls And Spaces With Explosive Typographic Murals That Turn Buildings Into Giant, 3D Messages
Alex J. Fowkes is a UK‑born, Vancouver‑based graphic designer, artist, muralist and author renowned for bold, typographic‑driven work that transforms branding, packaging, installations and public spaces into immersive visual experiences. Continue reading »
Spectacular Underwater Winners from the 2025 reFocus Photographer of the Year Awards
Underwater Photographer of the Year: “Radiance” by Remuna Beca
Underwater photography carries a unique, almost otherworldly atmosphere that feels like entering a hidden realm. Continue reading »
Visual Artist Connor Gottfried Turns Old Game Boys, Walkmans And Circuit Boards Into Giant Playable Sculptures
Connor Gottfried is a Canadian visual artist, engineer and musician from Calgary who makes large, playable sculptures and wall pieces built from retro electronics like Game Boys, Walkmans, cassette decks and Speak & Spell toys. Continue reading »
A Year of Al Moore Pin-Up Girls From Esquire Magazine, 1950
Renowned for his classic pin-up illustrations, Al Moore created a series of elegant, playful images that appeared in a 1950 calendar. These works capture the optimism and charm of postwar American visual culture. Continue reading »
Award-Winning Architecture Photos from the 2025 Chromatic Awards That Redefine Beauty
1st Place Winner: “Petit Lighthouse” by Deryk Baumgärtner, Germany
Architecture photography has evolved into an exploration of atmosphere and emotion, and the 2025 Chromatic Awards winners embody that shift. Continue reading »
Spectacular Travel Photography Winners from the 2025 AAP Magazine Awards
1st Place Winner: “The Background Noise” by Andrea Bettancini, Italy
Travel has a way of revealing who we are, and the 2025 AAP Magazine Awards captured that beautifully in this year’s Travels edition. Continue reading »
Painter John Sauer Spins Pop‑surreal Tales With Retro Tech And Quietly Absurd Scenes That Feel Like Visual Mix‑tapes Of Modern Anxiety
John Sauer (@johnsauerart) is a Minneapolis‑based painter, illustrator and former musician whose work sits in the pop‑surreal/lowbrow tradition, filled with long‑eyed “mecha‑human” figures, retro objects and odd little sci‑fi or psychological narratives. Continue reading »
Meet Jean-Jacques Grandville, The Master of Anthropomorphic Satire
Jean‑Jacques Grandville (born Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard, 1803–1847) was a major French illustrator and caricaturist whose intricate, often fantastical drawings left a strong mark on the Romantic era. Continue reading »
Painter Turns Vintage Cars, Empty Highways And Neon Motels Into Lonesome Road‑trip Scenes That Feel Like Paused Frames From A Lost Movie
Greg Mount is a painter and visual storyteller based in Melbourne, Australia, whose work mixes mid‑century nostalgia, road‑movie solitude and a touch of surreal humour. 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 »
Stunning Street Photos from the Chromatic Awards That Capture the Poetry of Everyday Streets
1st Place winner: “Sunset Flight” by Dmytro Geshengorin, Germany
City streets can feel chaotic, but sometimes everything aligns—light, color, and timing—to create magic. Continue reading »
Illustrator Reimagines European Medieval and Folklore Spirits As A Single, Relentlessly Grim Visual Mythology
Averjan M. is a dark‑art illustrator, known for “tartaric engravings” – ultra‑detailed black‑and‑white drawings that look like medieval etchings crossed with black‑ and death‑metal aesthetics. Continue reading »
Gérard DuBois Creates Thought‑provoking Images With Slight Surreal Twists Asking Viewers To Reread The Story Through The Picture
Gérard DuBois is a French‑born, Canada‑based visual artist and illustrator known for quietly surreal, narrative images that blend classical painting sensibility with contemporary editorial bite. 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 »
Spectacular Winning Images of the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition 2025
Competition winner: “Mesmerizing spider threads” by Dr Martín J. Ramírez. Sample obtained by Dr Jonas Wolff
he 2025 Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition brought science to life through breathtaking images from around the world. Scientists submitted photos across categories like Astronomy, Behaviour, Earth Science, Ecology, and Microimaging, resulting in stunning visual storytelling. Continue reading »
Swedish Illustrator Einar Nerman Creates Elegant Art‑Deco Portraits With Fluid Lines And Theatrical Silhouettes Defining The Look Of Early 20th‑century Illustration
Einar Nerman (1888–1983) was a Swedish artist, illustrator, caricaturist and designer celebrated for his elegant, highly stylized Art Deco drawings of people and performers. Continue reading »
Illustrator Creates Tiny Pencil Drawings With Everyday Bees In Boots And Hats Bringing Minimal Art And Warm Humour Together
Beekeepersklub (also signed as Relm) is an illustrator and designer who creates clean, minimal, character‑driven drawings—mostly bees and bee‑people living everyday, slightly whimsical lives. 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 »
Stunning Award-Winning Silhouette Photos from the Mobile Photography Awards 2025
1st Place Winner: “Drift” by G. Govil
Silhouette photography has a unique power to transform ordinary moments into striking visual poetry. Continue reading »
Beautiful Entry Images of The Royal Photographic Society Awards 2025
The RPS Centenary Medal and RPS Honorary Fellowship – Susan Derges HonFRPS
The Royal Photographic Society has announced its 2025 award recipients, and the lineup is nothing short of extraordinary. With these honorees, the RPS Awards spotlight creators who are shaping visual culture through both still and moving imagery. Continue reading »
Artist Creates Paintings Where Plants, Animals and Space Collide, With Dreamlike Compositions Exploring Time, Mystery and Quiet Transformation
Scott Mills is a Detroit‑born, Asheville‑based painter and illustrator whose work sits between surrealism and pop‑surrealism, often featuring animals, plants, space motifs and glowing, otherworldly atmospheres. Continue reading »
Artist Creates Giant Anatomical Murals With Dissected Humans, Animals, and Cartoons, Turning City Walls Into Open‑air Anatomy Lessons
Nychos (previously featured) is an Austrian‑born, Los Angeles–based street artist, illustrator, and muralist known for huge, hyper‑detailed paintings that “dissect” humans, animals, and pop‑culture characters to reveal their skeletons, muscles, and organs in exploding cross‑sections. Continue reading »
Taiwanese Artist Duo Turn Hatsune Miku Into a Fully Working 2-Meter Tall Gaming PC
Taiwanese YouTuber Huang “Jerry” Xiaojie, known for his ambitious creative builds, turned a two-meter-tall Hatsune Miku statue into a fully functional gaming PC. He was responsible for the artistic direction of the project, developing a custom cyberpunk take on Miku for a PC-modding competition in Taipei and overseeing the overall visual concept. Continue reading »
Colorful 1950s Film Posters by Ernesto García Cabral
In the 1950s, as cinema flourished worldwide, Mexican illustrator Ernesto García Cabral introduced a striking visual style to film promotion. Continue reading »
