Art/7 May 2014
Matt Duffin’s Meticulously Detailed Encaustic Paintings
These works by Matt Duffin employ a medium called encaustic painting. Encaustics are made from beeswax or other wax, to which pigment…
Mosaic
Photography/6 May 2014
Vladimir Antaki Photographs “Guardians of Urban Temples”
Vladimir Antaki, a photographer from Montreal, Canada, has taken portraits of shopkeepers, the “guardians of urban temples,” for his series The Guardians.…
Art/6 May 2014
Cartoonist Ric Carrasquillo’s Expressive Drawings
These drawings, one an animated GIF, are by Ric Carrasquillo. Carrasquillo works in a combination of traditional (ink and gouache) and digital…
Photography/5 May 2014
Stefan Bleihauer Finds the Photogenic in Industrial Sites
Stefan Bleihauer, from Monchengladbach, Germany, has photographed architecture and construction or industrial sites for his series Amber. “I want to draw attention to…
Art/5 May 2014
Bengoechea’s Oil Paintings Mix Realism and Absurdity
These oil paintings are by Juan Martínez Bengoechea. I’m fascinated by the realism the artist is able to achieve in many of the…
Photography/2 May 2014
Jade Mai’s Cinematic Fashion Photography Shows “Isolation”
Jade Mai (also known as Rebecca M) is a fashion photographer who is originally from Vietnam, but currently living in Singapore. In…
Photography/2 May 2014
Belenko’s “Tiny Crimes”: Household Accidents Given Added Drama
I absolutely love these creative photos by Dina Belenko. Each of these Tiny Crimes depicts a minor household accident — a broken coffee…
Art/1 May 2014
Children Wonder: Cute Illustrations of Kids Playing, with a Morose Twist
Takeru Toyokura‘s Children Wonder series of illustrations show children playing. However, things are not all fun and games, and there is an element…
Art/1 May 2014
Unusual Line Drawings by George Azmy
These sketches and drawings by George Azmy are not what I would call “pretty” – in fact, I’d say several are intentionally…
Installation/30 Apr 2014
Reclaimed Materials Become Intricate Sculpture: Installations by Simon Augade
Simon Augade‘s abstract installation pieces use furniture parts, doors, shutters, and other bits of reclaimed wood and nails. By using these found…