Having featured Niels Shoe Meulman’s calligraphy in 2012 and 2013, it seems like a good time to check up on the artist. This year he is using pearlized acrylic paint which changes colors when viewing at different angles. It is also fascinating to see images of his painting process showing the various brushstroke layers that […]
As it turns out there is more to Scandinavian cinema than just Ingmar Bergman and bleak, wintry black and white films which contemplate the human condition, religion and death. A new generation of young filmmakers are challenging old stereotypes and forging exciting new ground. The current landscape of Nordic cinema is very exciting. Some of […]
Note: This article includes a violent image. Viewer discretion is advised. In a sense, all Asian action movies kick ass—even those no-budget DTV “ninja” flicks that seemed to come out once a week in the Eighties. Ass-kicking is what defines them. Yet there are some martial arts movies that can take on the competition and […]
Desire Obtain Cherish (aka Jonathan Paul) has been a key mover in the contemporary art world since the early 2000s. His delightfully satirical pop sculptures shine a mirror up to our brand obsessed society in the form of designer babies and gaudy pink poodles. With a large solo show currently on display at the Unix Gallery […]
As crazy as the title of this post sounds out loud, Part 1 actually received a great number of visits (precisely 100,000 and counting), so it leads me to believe a lot of readers love animated GIFs! That’s a good thing, because I have another assorted selection by artists who take animation loops to a […]
Kinga Britschgi is a Hungarian digital artist based in the US. Her dreamscapes are populated with stunning imagery including a key hole cutout of a starry sky, and hair transformed into the branches of a summer tree. Images © Kinga Britschgi Via Behance
3D tattooers are magicians, crafting optical illusions on to your limbs. They can park your shoulder in a war zone, turn ribs into a window for island paradise, or lift intricate patterns off of your skin to dazzle passers-by. And unlike a painting or illustration, this artwork won’t live on a firm, 2D canvas. Skin […]
Note: This article contains an image with nudity. Viewer discretion is advised. Most tattooers are known just for their portfolio, but Moni Marino is also recognized for her stylish physical appearance which has been a magnet for magazines who want to see her on their cover and double-page spreads. Whether some of the 200,000 Facebook […]
Simply titled “Water,” is an artistic advertising shoot by Patrick Curtet. Much of his current work focuses on photographic campaigns for automobiles, and although this is one of his specialities, he was once a sports photographer and reporter. So Curtet is quite experienced behind the camera and also doing art direction and editorial work. Photos […]
Note: Contains images that may be considered graphic and disturbing to some readers. Serial killers and mass murderers have been terrifying filmgoers for almost as long as moving pictures have existed. There is something about getting inside the mind of a killer that is both compelling and repulsive and it is this friction that makes […]