Budapest-based artist Matyas Halasz finds moments of splendor in his colorful tattoos. Inspired by the cosmos, many of his works incorporate the galaxy fused with people and animals. His subjects contain multitudes of stars, signifying that they are more than what’s on their surface—their personalities and meanings are boundless. While Halasz’s tattoos often have a […]
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Secret Portals to Other Galaxies: The Art of Juan Osorno
These human subjects illustrated by Juan Osorno could be part of a freak show—from a vanishing man to ladies and gents with wormhole faces leading to new universes. There is a bit of humor and irony to his sketches (titled “Internal Studies“) that explore the mind of these individuals and our planetary existence. It is […]
16 Amazing Star Wars Tattoos—Including one from “The Force Awakens”
Ralph McQuarrie is no longer with us, but he was the designer who created the look for many Star Wars characters including Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and C-3PO. Then you have poster artist Drew Struzan who hand painted a lot of the iconic one sheets. There are plenty of creatives who collaborated in the […]
10 Best Illustrators of 2015
Illustration encompasses many areas of our visual culture. It’s the picture on your coffee cup and a clever advertisement you see while going to work. Illustration is in books, magazines, and accompanies articles online. With so much illustration in the world, there’s a lot of mediocre images out there. But, the cream rises to the […]
Mind-Bending Body Art: Interview with Tattoo Artist Łukasz Sokołowski
It’s as if the Polish-based creative Łukasz Sokołowski was destined to be a tattoo artist. He started his career not once, but twice: first as an inexperienced teenager that created some bad ink. After a long break, he returned to the field ready to try again. The second time Sokołowski started to tattoo, it stuck—he’s […]
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.
Self-Portraits and Friends: The Photography of Lina Scheynius
Note: Contains nudity. She began taking snapshots of herself, ex-boyfriend and friends and posted them on Flickr. A talent agent found Lina Scheynius’ work online and invited her to become a pro photographer. Her first job resulted in photographing Charlotte Rampling for Dazed & Confused, which was such a successful shot, that she kept on […]
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 […]
The Vintage Animated GIFs of Bill Domonkos
Imagine one of those 20th century hunting paintings, but instead of the hunter aiming at a duck, he is pointing his rifle at a UPS box floating in the air. That’s a surreal and strange scenario, but perfectly in line with the mind-set of Bill Domonkos who manipulates archive film footage and photos and adds […]
2015’s Best Movie Posters
Movie posters are primarily used as an advertising tool. However, when done correctly, they are equally their own art form. It can be a very tough job designing one-sheets and promotional imagery. The design team have to, in effect, capture the essence of the movie they are tasked with promoting. And without giving too much […]