Pop surrealist painter Camilla d’Errico melts rainbows with characters that have oversized, soulful eyes. They stare at the viewer with an overwhelming intensity, simultaneously communicating innocence with feelings of sadness, wonder, and boredom. In addition to her candy-colored characters, animals are another focal point of her paintings. They often act as an elaborate headpiece or […]
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Fish-Eyed Omens: Surreal Paintings by Hannah Faith Yata
Note: Contains nudity and sexual references. The world of Hannah Faith Yata is a psychedelic, symbolic feast. Interested in themes of feminism, environmental degradation, and morality, she produces large oil paintings of hybrid creatures in distorted worlds. Fish and fish-headed women—effectively, reverse mermaids—are recurring motifs, blurring mythology with a pained surrealism; their staring, lidless eyes […]
Tattoos of the Mighty “Eye of Providence”
The “Eye of Providence” is a symbol displaying an eye often within a triangle and encircled with rays of light and/or with clouds. “It is sometimes interpreted as representing the eye of God watching over humankind (or divine providence).” [1] It has a long history, found in settings both secular and religious; a controversial symbol […]
Fisheye Perspectives of the Body by Roger Weiss
Note: Contains nudity. It’s hard to find new ways and angles to shoot nudes these days, it feels like everything has been done before. Roger Weiss has certainly put a fresh spin on it by photographing his models from his Fisheye perspective. This way nothing is hidden and parts of the body which are usually invisible, […]
An Eye for An Eye: The Perspective Illusions of Michael Murphy
You may remember TIME’s 2012 “Person of the Year” magazine cover with a portrait of Obama—the image created with strings and cardboard cutouts by Michael Murphy, an American sculptor living in Brooklyn, NY, acclaimed for his illusional artworks. The artist has been featured on too many print publications to count; his pieces displayed in outdoor […]
Eyes Wide Open: Optical Illusions by Laurie Simmons
She may now be more famous as Lena Dunham’s mother, but the New York artist Laurie Simmons has been making engaging and intellectually provoking art for decades. Her latest project “How We See” is currently on show at the Jewish Museum. It is turning people’s heads thanks to its visually stimulating imagery, that features colour-coded portraits of […]
Graham Fink Creates Amazing Drawings Using Only His Eyes
Graham Fink is an innovative British artist who is taking his work in very exciting directions, combining brave new technology with traditional drawing practises. Aided by software that he developed in conjunction with tech-companies in China, Fink uses eye tracking to create drawings without putting so much as a single pencil to paper. The process […]
Eyes of the Swan: Illustrations by Andrea Wan
Andrea Wan is an illustrator and visual artist. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver, she is now based in one of Europe’s best cities for young artists: Berlin. Forming part of her “Fleeting Seasons” project, the images published on these pages adhere to her whimsical style rooted in folklore and surrealist imagery. They […]
Eye-Catching Eye Candy Typography
There’s nothing more eye-catching then colourful candy. And you don’t have to be a small child to enjoy this inspiring typographic project by Dutch creative director Patrick Simons. The images published here, which include behind-the-scenes shots of Simons’ process, give a profound insight into this sweet toothed experiment. A little child-like whimsy goes a long […]
The Girl with Violet Eyes
Warning: Contains nudity. During my online chat with Philippine artist Mek Yambao she mentioned exploring random ideas and stories in her art. Although this sounds rather spontaneous, she still bases her work on main interests like nature, eroticism, spirituality, and existence. “I’ve always been intrigued by altered states and the multiverse so I explore them […]