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Marion Peck: Painting
“Marion Peck was born on October 3, 1963 in Manila, the Philippines, while her family was on a trip around the world, and grew up in Seattle, Washington. She received a BFA from The Rhode Island School of Design in 1985. Subsequently she studied in two different MFA programs, Syracuse University in New York and […]
Ben Slow: Street / Portrait Art
London, UK artist Ben Slow “paints what he sees – in the urban environment, in the media and in the people of the city that he loves.” Working from his London studio, Slow finds an exciting dynamic in the contradictory relationship between the glamorous pop images and the raw, unrefined urban context in which such […]
DAF Group Feature: Vol. 88
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Georges Mazilu: Painting
Born in Romania in 1951, Georges Mazilu is known for his signature style linking contemporary surrealism with the art of the Northern Renaissance. Mazilu has a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts from the Grigorescu Art Institute in Bucharest. Resident of France since 1982, Mazilu participates regularly in the major Parisian art salons and exhibits extensively […]
In the Studio with Flameworker Brad Jesson
DAF recently had the opportunity to visit flameworker Brad Jesson at his studio in Stratford, Ontario. Watch the video below to see Brad’s work in glass marble and pendant making. Brad began working with flameworked glass in January of 2008, and has practiced his art on a full-time basis since February of 2010. A self-taught artist, […]
Oliver Lehmann: Digital Art
This week’s Deviant is German digital artist Oliver Lehmann. Born in 1972 in Euskirchen, Lehmann currently lives near Cologne (Köln), Germany. Initally working with chalk, charcoal and pastels, he switched to digital art in 1999. Lehmann’s influences include Hellnwein, Giger, Dali, Kubicki, and Bargeld. Using Photoshop, stock photos and textures, and imagination, Lehmann creates a […]
Naoto Hattori: Mini Prints
Japanese born surrealist Naoto Hattori has released some new work in the form of affordable signed and numbered mini-prints. Hattori studied graphic design in Tokyo before moving to New York to study at the School of Visual Arts where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration in 2000. As well as painting, he […]
DAF Group Feature: Vol 40
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Jessica Joslin: Sculpture
“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. […]
Allison Sommers: Potter’s Field @ Thinkspace Gallery
Brooklyn based artist Allison Sommers (featured) has a new exhibition on at Thinkspace Gallery in Culver City, California. Inspired by historical wars including WWI & the American Civil war, “Potter’s Field” includes Sommers’ signature style of miniature scale paintings composed of gouache on paper with creatures, either employed as soldiers, beasts or nurses amongst, engaged […]
1000Tentacles: Illustration
Based in KI, Malaysia, 1000Tentacles Studio include award winning artists, Leong Wan Kok and pH Khor. With over 20 years experience in the art industry, the studio creates art ranging from commercial illustration, art prints, comics, character design, toy sculpture, and 3d art. 1000Tentacles have received numerous awards including an ICC Award (Korea), Kancil Award(Malaysia) […]
