Jason d’Aquino
Ever notice how people that like to draw are incessantly doodling on whatever’s at hand – paper napkins, beer coasters, scraps of paper, even matchbooks? Well, Jason D’Aquino brings that to a whole new level. He creates tiny drawings on…
New artwork – Ian Rogers
No article today, just me playing around with a collage/ digital painting idea… See some of my finished work here, should you be so inclined. I’ve had a couple of people ask me about the Hebrew character, I got the idea…
Gregory Thielker
Hey, do you like taking photos through rainy windows? Me too. But wait… these aren’t photos – they’re oil paintings. Okay, paintings of photos, but still: mind=blown. These paintings are part of an ongoing series, “Under the Unminding Sky” by Gregory…
Marco Mazzoni
Marco Mazzoni’s work is getting a lot of attention these days, for good reason – it’s exquisitely beautiful, provocavitve, and masterful. Coloured pencils, no less. I first heard of him when he was the featured artist in Hi-Fructose, but have been…
Wolfgang Beltracchi – Master Art Forger
La Forêt (1927), Max Ernst. Well, not quite. This forgery by Wolfgang Beltracchi was part of the collection of the Max Ernst Museum in Brühl, Max Ernst’s birthplace. It sold for 7 million euros in 2006. Der Spiegel recently published an…
Dana Tanamachi – Speed Lettering
I know I’ve been posting a lot of links to videos of artists working all sped-up. Well, it’s neat to watch, is why. This one is no exception. Besides the incredible control of line, Dana Tanamachi’s technique is very interesting. There…
Humour in the Work of Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp is probably best known as the artist behind “Fountain”, a urinal signed “R. Mutt” in 1917. It is probably also one of his most misunderstood pieces. For context, Duchamp was already a known artist, having created controversy with…
Speed Painting: Théatre ESPACE GO Mural, Montreal
There’s a lot of mural art in Montreal, and two of the biggest outfits are MU and EN MASSE (both links French only). There’s also a very cool theatre, Théatre ESPACE GO that was having trouble with graffiti on the front of the…
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge – A Friend in Need
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge has such a great name that you might imagine he’s a character from a Quentin Tarantino film (theme music: “Fist City” by Loretta Lynn) but you would be wrong. C.M. Coolidge, also known as “Cash” or occasionally…
Laura Manfre
You like quirky watercolours of kitsch & pop culture ephemera? Me too. Laura Manfre is a French illustrator working in Norwich, UK. You can check out her portfolio site or her blog, which is regularly updated with new work, photos,…
