We arrive in Bueno Aires to be greeted with a “Morbo” in our hands. A what exactly? It’s something that recently only existed in the imaginations of Andy Reisinger and Ezequiel Pini (based in Argentina) who invented these digital things with furry bacterial growth and wormy tubes. Grotesque mashed with sophisticated forms and colors, which […]
Category: Weird
Mind-Altering Deformations by Lee Griggs
We’ve all had those kinds of mornings haven’t we? We get up feeling terrible and stare into the bathroom window only to be confronted by some strange face staring back at us. Well sculptor and visual artist Lee Griggs has interpreted this in his own unique and marvellous project “Deformations.” This is digital art at its […]
Grotesque Ceramic Sculptures by Jason Briggs
From his studio in rural Tennessee, Jason Briggs works away on his monstrous representations of the human body. They are surreal and abstract pieces that twist and distort our anatomy into unrecognisable shapes; with strong sexual imagery and a fetish quality that can be plainly seen. They certainly don’t look like anyone else’s work. They may […]
Fantich & Young’s Creepy Shoes with Human Teeth Soles
A bit of bling bling in your teeth never hurt anyone. But shoes with human teeth as soles? That’s some crazy stuff if someone starts kicking. The question is are you supposed to wear these? Well not quite, as they are conceptual sculptures part of the “Apex Predator” art collection by Fantich & Young. This […]
Hans Wilschut’s Disorienting Architectural Photos
In his series “The Verticals,” Hans Wilschut inverses the bird’s eye view. His images give the viewer the sense of being pulled downward with incredible force. In fact, they are being pulled upward by towering skyscrapers towards the void of the sky. The effect is mesmerizing, but should also be considered for its real life implications. […]
Distortions and Shadows: The Imagery of Steoville
In Steoville’s first series shown here, “Distortions,” the face, hands and body of a young man are stretched and melted into infinity. It could be a great representation of an alienated experience, a man enclosed in himself, struggling with his own troubling thoughts. In the second series (third image down), “Shades,” the artist uses doilies […]
Tammy Salzl’s Unnerving Watercolour Portraits
Note: Contains nudity. Tammy Salzl, a Montreal-based artist, creates portraits in watercolour. Each of her subjects is ready for scrutiny, baring their inner turbulence with strength and determination. The texture of their skin glows with an aura that lifts in smoky strands. It appears almost bruised from the artist’s generous use of colour, and pain […]
Justin Bower’s Deconstructed Human Portraiture
Justin Bower creates larger than life portraiture for a technological era. His paintings explore the implications of our fragmented experience beautifully. Each of his cyborgs emulate tragic and elegant emotions, reflecting on the “effect/trauma technology has on the individual that has infected the daily lives of contemporary man.” [1] He multiplies eyes and noses to […]
Paintings of Surreal Nature by Tiffany Bozic
Tiffany Bozic’s illustrations deal with profoundly universal themes through surreal representations of animals. The repeated animals are a reminder of individual and collective existence, and the balance between the two; where her anatomical depictions reveal our inner workings in a literal sense. The incredible detail of the illustrations makes them all the more surreal. Artwork […]
The Fascinating (and Bizarre) Photography of Asger Carlsen
Note: Contains nudity. Asger Carlsen is a photographer who approaches his art from a unique and groundbreaking angle. One only has to look at the way he composes his subjects to get a feeling for his way of thinking: surreal portraits of models arranged with duplicate faces and makeshift wooden bodies. He takes apart the human […]