Face the Foliage: Justina Blakeney’s Flower Petal Portraits
These bright and luscious-looking portraits are made totally from plant materials. Individual leaves and petals form the women’s lips, eyelashes, and rosy cheeks, with…
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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 fiber art…
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 and position,…
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 discomfort (like…
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 conjoined twin….
Victorian Wars: Star Wars Art Turned Steampunk in Prints by Terry Fan
If you’re looking for an affordable art gift for the science fiction fan in your life, these illustrated art prints by Terry Fan would hit the…
Anatomical Portraits by Salvatore Zanfrisco Reveal Contents of Our Mind
These fascinating portraits use anatomical drawing techniques, with cutaways that are filled with representations of not only what is in our bodies — bones,…
Characters from Bob Dylan Songs Brought to Life by Mark Hamilton
Photographer Mark Hamilton, from New Zealand, has taken characters from Bob Dylan’s lyrics and created dramatic, illustrative portraits for his series The Dylan Songbook….
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. The photos…
Retro Fashion Flashback in “1980s” Photos by Danielle Del Plato
In these witty photos by Danielle Del Plato, models sport side ponies, scrunchies, leg warmers, and other retro fashions from The 1980s. The portraits…