Using thick layers of paint and plastic, Marie-Lou Desmeules performs “surgery” on her models, turning them into living, ephemeral (and oftentimes grotesque) canvases. With an eye for truth and a touch of satire, she explores identity, beauty, and the public image. Featured here are some of her newest works, which include creative icons such as […]
Category: Mixed Media
The Arcane Passion of Carly Janine Mazur’s Dark-Haired Women
Note: Contains nudity. Carly Janine Mazur is a Connecticut-based artist who paints cryptic yet passionate portraits of dark-haired women. Some kind of “offering” is often taking place, whether it’s a human heart in the hands of a cybernetic ghoul, or a fish held aloft in a shamanic exchange. There is a pervading sense of solitude, […]
Paintings and Drawings by Marjolein Caljouw
Receiving a package in the mail (inside neatly placed a book, an art print and a Leica camera with case), artist Marjolein Caljouw is asked by French sender/client to paint the leather case included within box. A “Capricorn,” he says. And so she begins sketching the mountain sea-goat on paper and painting it on leather […]
Dissected Splendor: Nunzio Paci’s Visionary Anatomy Paintings
Nunzio Paci is an Italian artist who paints aged human bodies caught between evisceration and rebirth. He is interested in mutation and our relationship with nature. Recalling the anatomy illustrations of the Italian Renaissance, Paci reinvests an age-old admiration of the body’s structures with a figurative exploration of mortality and the spirit; as veins and […]
The Alien, Floral Beauty of Patricia Piccinini’s New Works
Note: Contains images that may be considered graphic and disturbing to some readers. Patricia Piccinini is an Australia-based multimedia artist known for her large sculptures of fleshy hybrids that trouble the categories of human and animal, natural and unnatural. In the past year, she has created some astounding sculptures of alien-like flowers, titled “Bootflower,” “Metaflora […]
Art You Could Almost Eat by Remo “Wes21” Lienhard
Sink your teeth into this collection of art by Remo “Wes21” Lienhard. The Swiss artist has cooked up a storm of street art, canvas paintings, digital art and even sculpture as part of his creative exploration into our dietary delights. His use of highly saturated colors has become a recognizable feature of his art and […]
Disfigured Flesh: The Morbid Creations of Sarah Sitkin
Note: Contains images that may be considered graphic and disturbing to some readers. Sarah Sitkin is a Los Angeles-based artist who creates sculptural works of mutated body parts that have taken on a disturbing life of their own. Pieces of flesh and bone are mashed together like horrific monuments, oozing and growing hair. In other […]
New Graphite Portraits by Thomas Cian
Highlighting skin textures and using double-exposure effects, Thomas Cian uses graphite and a bit of watercolor pencil or gouache to add the finishing touches to his portrait art. Already known for his Moleskine drawings, he recently published a few animated GIFs showing his start-to-finish process at Behance. Images © Thomas Cian.
Agnes Cecile’s Rainbow Watercolor Art from 2014-2015
Note: Contains nudity. Everything is delicate and beautiful. That’s what we have come to expect from Agnes Cecile who paints portraits in soft-shaded multicolors. Her watery paints seem like they melt together in perfect harmony, every drip connecting to each subject matter. The eyes, nose and mouth intensely detailed, and the rest usually with unfinished […]
Subtle Paintings of the Body by Anne Von Freyburg
Note: Contains nudity. The female body is laid bare in the beautiful mixed-media artworks of Anne Von Freyburg. In her compositions, the naked form of her subjects merge seamlessly together with visions of the natural world, from bare branches and all number of blooming flowers. Working in painting and embroidery, her canvases offer us traditional […]