You can see hints of Baroque and Romanticism in the latest photographic series by Andres Marti. Titled “Otredad” (Otherness), the work relates to days that one is understood as a whole and other days that that whole is fragmented. “The human is filled and empty in a cycle that I do not understand,” comments Marti; […]
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Call for Entries: The 2017 A’ Design Awards
Did you ever imagine that a couple of beer cans could double as playful portraiture? Beer’d Up combined the whimsy of Jon Burgerman’s illustrative style with a tasty craft beverage to give its packaging even more appeal. It’s this sort of clever thinking that excites and inspires people in their everyday lives—when they least expect […]
All We Cannot See: An Interview with Marco Mazzoni
Italian artist Marco Mazzoni has used colored pencils in his work since he was very young. Although some abandon the medium as they get older, Mazzoni continued to hone his pencil technique into something truly spectacular. He fuses colors into smooth, silky blends that resemble oil paintings. Although Mazzoni depicts elements of beauty, his work takes […]
Cement Eclipses: Mini Public Sculptures by Isaac Cordal
Isaac Cordal is a Spanish street artist who builds miniature installations in public spaces around the world. Titled “Cement Eclipses,” his project consists of tiny clay people who interact with urban environments in ways that explore society, capitalism, and the absurdity of human existence. From homeless figurines sleeping overtop storm drains to the aftermath of […]
Terrible, Beautiful Life: 10 Movies That Will Provoke Existential Angst
Perhaps you’re not the type of movie-watcher who likes to sit in front of the TV with snacks and a loved one, ready to laugh and feel good about life. Perhaps you’re the type who wants to be filled with existential dread, hugging yourself as you weep softly over how terrifying it is to be […]
10 Best Illustrators of 2016
The field of illustration once had a period of time called “The Golden Age.” This 40-year stretch began in the 1880’s and continued into the 1920’s, coming to fruition because of advances in image reproduction technology. Once the public got a taste of graphic art, there became an insatiable demand for it. American illustrator Howard Pyle was […]
Erotic Films That Expose Korea’s Dark Side
Nothing penetrates the inner workings of a society’s power structures quite so starkly as its sexual practices – and so, by exposing the relations of the genders and the shifting positions of the body politic, films that focus on the erotic can poke, prod and probe the state of a nation. Korean directors like Kim […]
Fleshlettes: Cutely Grotesque Sculptures by Jonathan Payne
We’ve featured the work of Jonathan Payne before in a list of 10 freaky anatomical sculptures, but his endearingly gross “Fleshlettes” deserve a spotlight of their own. Based in LA, Payne is a creature and character designer who sculpts everything from whimsical wizards to nightmarish monsters. In more recent years, he began to create Fleshlettes, […]
Top Ten Films from BFI London Film Festival 2016
The 60th BFI London Film Festival will go down as a vintage year. The programme, consisting of over 200 features and shorts from all across the world, was an embarrassment of cinematic riches. Looking through the schedule and selecting what to see was something of a challenge (a great one, mind you). Films which Illusion […]
Cryptic Animal Paintings by Josie Morway
Animals have long been used as stand-ins for human morality in fables and fairy-tales, but Massachusetts-based Josie Morway brings them into contemporary consciousness with her beautiful, cryptic portraits. Each painted creature carries an air of agelessness and wisdom, their bodies framed by geometric formations and Latin scripts (one such as phrase states “Faciam ut mei […]