Note: Contains nudity. There are a handful of photographers who have been brave enough over the years to engage in the risqué art of Fetishism with their camera. It is a difficult area to get right, trying to make it shocking enough to grab people’s attention without crossing over too far into pornography. The artists selected […]
Author: Christopher Smail
The Lost World: Digital Art by Gelmi Studio
Step into another world with the digital art of Gelmi Studio, who are based in Sao Paolo, Brazil. By skillfully using such software as Photoshop, they manage to create a completely believable vision of futuristic jungle planet, where the trees have claimed modern inventions, like cars, for themselves. Things that we seem to see as […]
Peechaya Burroughs and her Wacky Minimalist Photography
Peechaya Burroughs’s photography is a lot of fun: skillfully composed images of various objects, including lots of food, are coated in pastel colours and shot with an eye for minimalism. Originally from Thailand and now based in Sydney, Australia, she has a background in graphic design which you can see coming through her work. Food […]
Indie Films You’ve Got to See in 2015
The first half of the year has given us a number of standout indie releases, from Thomas Vinterberg’s “Far From the Madding Crowd” to documentary’s like “The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq.” There are simply too many quality titles released during this year to highlight them all, so I’ve had to select but a fraction of these, […]
Boys + Flowers: Photography by Aleksandra Kingo
Originally from Lithuania but now based in London, fashion photographer Aleksandra Kingo has a seductive visual style that is marked by a fearless use of colour and a pop culture aesthetic. There is an undercurrent of irony running through her work which is lovely to see: playfully skewers the macho male identity by covering her models […]
His Fearful Symmetry: Photography by Brendon Burton
Currently based in Portland, Oregon, the young photographer Brendon Burton has a way of bringing out the darkness from within his subjects. Favouring minimalist compositions and lots of dark colours and lighting, his imagery is full of sinister touches, from models hanging precariously over a ravine on a tree to eyes changed to jet black […]
James Turrell and his Neon Light Displays
Note: Contains nudity. The American visual artist James Turrell is coming to the end of a huge retrospective of his work at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, so like the NGA, we are have a little look back at the extraordinary career of this visionary. “I want to address the light we see […]
New Hyperrealist Paintings by Kit King
These new sets of paintings by visual and tattoo artist Kit King are a collaboration with her husband, Corey Oda Popp. Getting a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how these inspiring hyperrealist works are created is a true gift. We can see just how much artistry and dedication goes into each piece. Their portraits have a real power […]
10 Best Album Covers of 2015 — Part I
It has been a strong first half of the year for new albums and their cover art, from Blur’s comeback record to Father John Misty’s standout “I Love You, Honeybear,” and this has continued on from last year, with excellent outputs by the likes of S.Carey and The Antlers. Going solely on the art merits of each of […]
Edu Monterio’s Gross Junk Portraits
Edu Monteiro is a photographer and visual artist whose work is focused on researching the relationship between photography and performance. His portraits possess an air of theatricality and feel like a performance art piece. Intended to shock and invoke strong reactions in the viewer, they work because Monteiro doesn’t hold anything back. Disgusting and marvellous at […]