Spazuk: Painting Birds with Fire
The art of “Fire Painter” Steven Spazuk is beautiful as a finished work, but what I think is even more breathtaking is the unique…
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Nostalgic Marker Drawings of Cassettes by Hollis Brown Thornton
If you’re in the mood for a throwback to some outdated technology, or trying to explain to younger generations just what a “cassette” is,…
Jon Shaw’s Colourful Paintings of City Streets
These fine art prints from Jon Shaw‘s City Series show some interesting and colourful scenes from the artist’s home of Vancouver, Canada. The…
Modern Grimm: Fairy Tales Updated by Björn Griesbach
Björn Griesbach gives us a cool, contemporary take on classic fairy tale characters in his illustration series Modern Grimm. Modern Grimm shows the…
Hyemi Jeong’s Drawings Incorporate Everyday Objects
These drawings by Hyemi Jeong are simple but awesome. Each uses a small found object as part of the design in a surprising way. …
Symbolist Illustrator William Thomas Horton
William Thomas Horton (1864-1919) is a classic black-and-white Symbolist illustrator in the style of Aubrey Beardsley — with whom Horton was friends. Horton’s…
Pens and Pebbles: Depth Illusion Drawings by Micke Nikander
These artworks combine ink drawings with still life photography in a way that creates a very cool optical illusion. This Pens and Pebbles series…
Weird Love: Tortorella’s Illustrations of Kink and Danger
Francesco Tortorella‘s Weird Love focuses on the darker and sometimes creepy side of sex. These erotic illustrations, drawn with sketch-like wavering lines and striking…
‘Eid in Gaza’ Brings Imaginative, Humanizing Look to Conflict
In recent weeks the conflict between Israel and Palestine has been the subject of attention, particularly for its tragic harm to children and other…
Simon Prades’ Quirky, Surreal GIF Portraits
Many of these interesting illustrations by Simon Prades are GIFs with small areas of animation. They are abstract, surreal works in which strange objects…