American artist Bill Carman (featured) has a new exhibition entitled “Optical Allusions” now on at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, California. Carman’s award-winning work straddles the line between narrative and surreal. A trained artist having earned an MFA in fine arts from Brigham Young University, Carman has since achieved notable success with his imagery as well as garnering […]
Sarolta Bán: Photo Manipulation
Sarolta Bán is a 27 year old self-taught photographer/photo manipulator from Budapest, Hungary. Originally a jewelery designer, Sarolta usually works on an image from a few hours to a couple of days and uses up to 100 different layers for one picture. “I like using ordinary elements and by combining them, I can give them […]
Margo Selski: Painting
Washington based artist Margo Selski is known for her “lush Surrealist paintings that quote Flemish painting and 19th century portraiture.” Selski has a B.A. in Studio Art and Art Education Berea College, inKentucky, an Master of Arts for Children S.U.N.Y. Brockport, New York, and a Master in Fine Art in drawing and painting from the […]
Allison Sommers: Painting
Allison Sommers is a Brooklyn based artist working primarily in gouache. She creates complicated and intricate worlds with a “sharp wit and a penchant for nonsensical combinations”. “Abandoning deference for playful irreverence, Sommers draws on her interests in renaissance and baroque art, toying with staid motifs and trading solemnity for nose-thumbing whimsy. She delights in […]
DAF Group Feature: Vol. 119
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Max Ginsburg: Retrospective
Born in Paris, France in 1931, Max Ginsburg is one of the most respected and highly accomplished realist painters today. Ginsburg and his family moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1933 in the middle of the Great Depression. “Growing up during these economic hard times,” Ginsburg says, made him aware of the struggles and suffering […]
National Indigenous Peoples Day: Professional Native Indian Artists Incorporation (Indian Group of Seven)
June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. Established in 1996, it is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada. For generations, many Indigenous groups and communities have celebrated their culture and heritage on June 21 or around […]
Ray Villafane: Pumpkin Carving 2011
More extraordinary pumpkin carving from Arizona based artist Ray Villafane (featured). Using only common clay carving tools to sculpt his pumpkins, Villafane explains his artistic method: “Not all pumpkins will look good and the most important thing about a pumpkin is its weight. You need to pick the meatiest pumpkin….I also like a pumpkin with […]
Raul Oprea (Saddo): Illustration
Romanian born artist Raul Oprea (aka Saddo Jdero) graduated from the University of Art and Design in Cluj Napoca, Romania. Currently living in Berlin, Germany, Oprea specializes in bright, intricate, and surreal characters. His mediums usually include acrylic paint, watercolor, pencils, and marker pens on paper, as well as street surfaces and wood. To see […]
DAF Group Feature: Vol. 28
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Qiu Jiongjiong: Painting
“Chinese painter Qiu Jiongjiong’s experiences growing up have made him something of an eccentric in the art community: he began painting at age two, at three he began performing local opera (his grandfather was a famous Sichuanese Opera performer). He established his dream of being an artist when he was young, then at 18 years […]
DAF Group Feature: Vol. 83
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Michael Fields: Painting/Drawing
Michael Fields is a self-taught artist based in Portland, Oregon. His work focuses “primarily on the duality that exists inside each and every one of us. The feral beast confounded by logic and order… the internal struggle between instinct and knowledge…” (from artist website) Fields is also a graphic designer and WordPress developer. To see […]
Theo Jansen: Kinetic Sculpture
From TED Talks – a great presentation from Dutch kinetic artist Theo Jansen who demonstrates his lifelike kinetic sculptures. “Jansen has been working for 16 years to create sculptures that move on their own in eerily lifelike ways. Each generation of his “Strandbeests” is subject to the forces of evolution, with successful forms moving forward […]
DAF Group Feature: Vol. 19
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James Jean: Painting
Born in 1979 in Taipei, Taiwan, and raised in New Jersey, James Jean has a B.F.A from the School of Visual Arts in New York. In 2003, he moved to Los Angeles where he currently lives and works. “In a ceaseless torrent of images, his finely wrought and narrative-driven work has captured the attention of […]
André Lhote (July 5, 1885 – January 24 , 1962)
André Lhote (5 July 1885 – 24 January 1962) was a French painter known for Cubist art, teaching, and writing. Born in Bordeaux, France, Lhote learned sculpture as a child and later studied decorative sculpture at École des Beaux-Arts. He started painting in 1905 and held his first solo exhibition in Paris in 1910. At […]
Fernando Hereñu (aka Pulpo): Illustration
Fernando Hereñú (AKA Pulpo) was born in 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Recognized for his complex composition and a surrealistic style, his work has been featured in publications around the globe. Pulpo completed his graphic design studies at the University of Buenos Aires in 2002 and currently works as an illustrator and as the creative […]
Sayaka Ganz: Reclaimed Creations
Some recent work from Sayaka Ganz (featured). Ganz was born in Yokohama, Japan and grew up living in Japan, Brazil, and Hong Kong. Currently she teaches design and drawing courses at Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW). Using reclaimed scrap metal and plastic household objects as her materials, Sayaka’s recent sculptures depict animals in motion. […]
June Giveaway: Contest Results
Thanks to everyone who entered Daily Art Fixx’s June Giveaway. Congratulations to our lucky winner Howie Stier. Howie has won an 18 x 24 Poster Print. Many thanks to Digital Room for sponsoring this contest. Stay tuned this month for another great giveaway!