“Born in 1971 in Boston, MA, Jessica Joslin grew up collecting flies off the windowsill to look at under her microscope. Ever since, she has been enchanted with collecting a magpie’s array of remnants from the natural world. The collection gradually grew to include obsolete bits of antique mechanical mechanisms, hardware and other oddball artifacts. […]
Niklas Lundberg: Illustration
Niklas Lundberg is a self-taught freelance illustrator based in Umeå, Sweden. Of his work, Lundberg says: “I am a creative guy doing creative things. The fascination of art and design has been something I always had since I was a kid. The passion grew stronger for each year and I knew pretty fast what I […]
Tim Baker: Book Sculptures
Los Angeles based sculptor and specialty prop artist Tim Baker studied fine arts at Porterville College in California and Set/Lighting design and photo sculpture at Stephen’s College in Columbia, Missouri. He has created puppets and other creatures for film (“Something About Mary”, “Every Dog has his Day”), and for television and commercials. He is also […]
Liz Brizzi: Mixed Media
A native of France, born of Italian parents, Liz Brizzi grew up in Los Angeles. Brizzi is inspired by urban themes and loves to portray the beauty she captures in the raw and industrial aspects of city life. Her mixed media technique begins with the manipulation of her original photography collaged onto an acrylic painted […]
We Are Who We Pretend To Be @ WWA Gallery
A selection of works from WWA Gallery’s new exhibition We Are Who We Pretend To Be opening today in Culver City, CA. Titled after Kurt Vonnegut’s cautionary quote, the exhibition features ten diverse painters and mixed media artists manipulating and questioning notions of identity and reality. Artists include Justin Bloomer, Nicole Bruckman, Vincent Cacciotti, David […]
Katsushika Hokusai: 36 Views of Mount Fuji
Born in the autumn of 1760, Hokusai was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. As a child, he learned woodblock cutting and was apprenticed to a book-lending shop. At the age of 19, he studied at the school of Katsukawa Shunsho, a leading woodblock artisan of the time, who was […]
Derek Weisberg: Sculpture
Derek Weisberg is an American sculptor based in Oakland, California. Weisberg has a BFA in ceramics from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. The main theme of his work deals with human emotions and conditions. “I have found that these issues are the most powerful phenomenon of life. The way we live […]
Bill Carman: “Unbalanced” @ Animazing Gallery
American artist Bill Carman has a new exhibition entitled “Unbalanced” opening today at Animazing Gallery in New York City. “Carman’s paintings feature elements inspired by the fantastical and dark images of Hieronymus Bosch, and are executed with the precision of Albrecht Durer. His sense of humor is evident in this collection of nearly 50 mixd-media […]
DAF Group Feature: Vol. 29
Another Monday Mixx – Enjoy!
DAF Group Feature: Vol. 176
Your Weekly Mixx! DAF’s Weekly Mixx is a selection of contemporary art and/or art related videos chosen from artist and gallery submissions and from our own search for new and interesting works. This week, we feature the work of Kate MccGuire, Herakut, David Alexander, Gonzalo Garcia Calvo, Jessica Eve Rattner, Rick Berry, Sergey Kalinin, Zemer […]
Cecily Brown: Painting
Cecily Brown was born in London, England in 1969. Brown studied Art and Design at the Epsom School of Art in Surrey. She studied Drawing and Printmaking at Morley College in London, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Slade School of Art in London in 1993. Brown moved to the United States […]
Danny O’Connor: Mixed Media 2011
The latest work from Liverpool, UK based mixed media artist Danny O’Connor (aka DOC). O’Connor graduated from Liverpool’s John Moores Art School where he studied graphic arts. Concentrating mainly on figurative and portrait subject matter, his influences include comic books, graffiti, illustration, and character design. With a strong graphic element visible in his work, O’Connor […]
DAF Group Feature: Vol. 172
Your Weekly Mixx! DAF’s Weekly Mixx is a selection of contemporary artworks and/or art related videos chosen from artist and gallery submissions and from our own search for new and interesting works. This week, we feature the work of Gemmy Woud-Binnedjik, Brad Jesson, Iva Gueorguieva, Rachel Ducker, Warren King, Coroso Zundert, Gemma Capdevila, and short video Aether – a […]
E-Learning: smARThistory.org
For anyone that is continually searching for new and interesting ways to learn about art, the smARThistory website is for you. smARThistory.org is a free, award-winning, multi-media web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement for the traditional art history textbook. Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker began smARThistory in 2005 by creating a blog featuring […]
Fernando Chamarelli: Painting/Illustration
Brazilian graphic designer, illustrator and visual artist Fernando Chamarelli. Chamarelli graduated from UNESP (São Paulo State University) and currently lives and works in Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Chamarelli began drawing cartoons, caricatures and realistic portraits and then became involved in street art and tattooing. “It is by merging these different mediums that he creates his […]
Nicole Johnson: Art Dolls
These creepy-cute dolls were created by New York artist and doll maker Nicole Johnson. Johnson began making art dolls in 2008 and is one of the originators of “Art Dolls Only – Traveling Doll Project“. Working in polymer clay, she adds acrylics, fabric, wool, and anything else that works to complete her dolls. Johnson lives […]
ArtBabble.org: Jackson Pollock’s Painting Techniques
Artbabble.org has grown quite a bit since we last reported on them in 2009. Launched by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Art Babble showcases video art content in high quality format from a variety of sources and perspectives. Currently, Art Babble partners with Art 21, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, MOMA, The MET, […]
DAF Group Feature: Vol. 157
Your Weekly Mixx – Enjoy! DAF’s Weekly Mixx is a selection of nine contemporary artworks and/or art related videos chosen from artist and gallery submissions and from our own search for new and interesting works. Visit the Submissions page for information on how to have your art featured in the Weekly Mixx.
DAF Group Feature: Vol. 113
Your Monday Mixx – Enjoy!!
DAF Group Feature: Vol. 15
Enjoy your Monday Mixx!