Art/18 Jun 2014
Selfies and Homemade Erotica Inspire Erin M. Riley’s Woven Tapestries
These tapestries by Erin M. Riley are inspired by the internet culture of sharing erotic “selfies” and webcam images. I find these…
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Tom is a writer, artist, and multi-media guru from Pennsylvania, U.S. He holds a Master's in Journalism and Mass Communication, but he has also taken several university-level courses in fine arts, art appreciation, graphic design, printmaking, and Asian art. He has been blogging for Monde Mosaic since February 2014.
Art/17 Jun 2014
Boicut Examines Material Objects Left Behind After Apocalypse in These Paintings and Prints
These acrylic paintings and digital art prints are by Austrian artist BOICUT. He says these pieces are “about the apocalypse and questioning…
Installation/16 Jun 2014
Françoise Pétrovitch’s Giant, Line-Drawing Murals of Children and Animals
These larger-than-life line drawings are by Françoise Pétrovitch.They are deceptively simple renderings of people (many of them children) and animals in either red…
Photography/16 Jun 2014
Liselotte Habets Explores People’s Relationships with Their Pets via Photos of Taxidermy
For the series Me & My Pet, photographer Liselotte Habets was inspired by a television documentary about a couple who had their dead dog…
Art/13 Jun 2014
Mysterious Faceless Men in Paintings by Eduardo Mata Icaza
The men in these paintings and drawings by Eduardo Mata Icaza have no visible faces — they are either obscured by clothing…
Design/12 Jun 2014
Famous Movie Cars Interpreted by Frederico Birchal
These boldly-coloured minimalist poster designs are by Frederico Birchal, who we’ve featured before for his iconic costume posters. Each of these images…
Photography/12 Jun 2014
Martín De Pasquale’s Illusion-Filled Photographs
These surreal, “impossible” photographs of Martín De Pasquale are mostly light-hearted, though a few are just strange enough to cause me some…
Art/11 Jun 2014
Space in Between: Michal Pecko Explores Vacant Lots Left by Cities’ Evolution
Michal Pecko was inspired by the constant changes in urban landscapes for his series Space in Between II. More specifically, he is…
Photography/11 Jun 2014
Samuel Pettersson Becomes “The Animal” in Conceptual Self-Portraits
In these conceptual self-portraits, Samuel Pettersson has made himself into a man with two upper bodies and no legs, like a severely…
Art/10 Jun 2014
Art in the Eats: Tisha Cherry’s Amazing Pop Culture Food Art
Instagram is known for foodies documenting their favourite dishes, but Tisha Cherry raises the bar for artistic food pictures with her project…