Animation has been captivating audiences for more than a hundred years. From classic forms like hand drawn and stop-motion, to cutting-edge techniques like motion graphics and CGI, animation has a long history of creating style and poetry unachievable through live action filmmaking. It is a tool for educating, a place for experimentation and play, and […]
Video: Marina Abramović – ‘Brilliant Ideas’ (Bloomberg)
Born in Belgrade, Serbia on November 30, 1946, Marina Abramović is one of the most acclaimed, remarkable and influential performance artists in the world today. From her shocking early work in the 1970s to her blockbuster 2010 show “The Artist is Present”, she has redefined what art can be and brought performance into the mainstream. Her latest […]
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 […]
Brian Despain: Painting
Interested in art from childhood, Brian Despain has a BFA from eastern Michigan University and has worked as a graphic designer, 3D modeler, photo-retoucher, illustrator, and concept artist for the video game industry. Despain’s paintings combine elements from the natural world with technology creating a post apocalyptic feel. His penchant for robots (100 Robots series) […]
Eroné: Painting/Illustration
Another member of the Mercurocrom Collective, Eroné lives in Lille, France. Eroné studied art at the St. Luc Institute in Belgium and is currently working on screen printing, and studying engraving and pyrography. Eroné shares a studio in Lille with fellow Mercurocrom artists Amose, Sfer, Nada, and Spyre. To see more of Eroné’s work, visit […]
Meats Meier: 3D Art
Meats Meier is a freelance illustrator and animator living in Los Angeles, California. An award-winning digital artist, Meier works in both 2D and 3D using Maya and Zbrush for modeling and animation as well as Photoshop and After Effects to composite the images into animations and high resolution artwork. Meier’s feature film credits include “Sky […]
Four Hands Photo: Photography/Painting
These painterly and dream-like photographs are by Lisbon, Portugal based team José D’Almeida and Maria Flores of “Four Hands Photo”. To check out more of their work, including their paintings, visit FourHandsPhoto.com. (Note: Four Hands Photo’s website seems to be down. In the meantime, you can check out more of their work on Empty Kingdom).
DAF Group Feature: Vol 4
Your Monday Mix. Enjoy!
Fred Calleri: Illustration
Fred Calleri was born in Maryland and has been based in Flagstaff, Arizona since 2001. Fred has been interested in art throughout and early influences include Renaissance painters and the Masters of the early 20th century. Calleri covers a wide range of styles and subject matter. By studying artists such as Anders Zorn, John Singer […]
June Giveaway: 18 x 24 Poster Print from Digital Room!
The generous folks at Digital Room are sponsoring this month’s giveaway with an 18 x 24 Poster Print. The print is made with thick HP photo quality paper and is great for photos, graphic design, or artwork! With their easy to use online poster maker, your print will be at your door quickly. Prize: 18 […]
Jud Turner: Sculpture
Born in Eugene, Oregon in 1969, Jud Turner has always drawn, painted, and sculpted – “trying to make some sort of tangible record of his experiences and impressions of the world.” He studied drawing and painting, earning a BFA from the University of Oregon. In the early 1990’s, sculptural works became his main artistic output, […]
Chris Langstroth: Painting
Chris Langstroth has been a full-time artist for 20 years after graduating from the Ontario College of Art, and later Ryerson University in Toronto, specializing in film and photography. He has participated in numerous solo, group and juried exhibitions, and has his works in many corporate and private collections. Searching for the most compelling combination […]
Esao Andrews: Painting
Today, I Stumbled upon the dark and sometimes eerie paintings of American artist Esao Andrews. Andrews grew up in Mesa, Arizona and moved to New York City in 1996 to study illustration at the School of Visual Arts. Early influences include Klimt, Schiele, Mucha, Victorian/ Pre-Raphaelite painters, and Joe Sorren. Andrews graduated in 1996 and […]
Eric Dover: Art Direction
Born in Argentina and now living in Madrid, Eric Dover is one of the most respected freelance art directors. He has collaborated with some of the world’s leading photographers, advertisers, and fashion labels. All of the photos you see here are by Spanish photographer Eugenio Recuenco. To see more, visit EricDoverStudio.com. Sources: Fast Management
Art-e-Facts: 5 Random Art Facts VIII
1. Fore Edge Painting is a scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book such that the painting is not visible when the book is closed. In order to view the painting, the leaves of the book must be fanned, exposing the edges of the pages and thereby the painting. The earliest […]
Boris Indrikov: Painting
More cool stuff from Moscow based painter Boris Indrikov. To see visit Indrikov.com or check out his profile on Deviant Art.
Marina Richter: Illustration
Born in 1962 in Moscow, illustrator and printmaker Marina Richter (Richterova) graduated from the Art and Craft College in Moscow, where she studied miniature and iconography and book culture and illustration. She has lived and worked in Prague since 1983. In 1990, Richter completed studies at the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design (Prague), specialising […]
Travis Louie – “The Creature Show” – Roq La Rue Gallery
Travis Louie’s “The Creature Show” is on now at Roq La Rue Gallery in Seattle. This new exhibition features a series of his signature monster infused alt-Victorian daguerreotype style paintings featuring “people and their pets”, (as well as a few Lovecraftian entities on their best behavior). The Creature Show runs through May 7, 2011. For […]
Art-e-Facts: 5 Random Art Facts X
1. Reverse Graffiti (aka clean tagging, dust tagging, grime writing), is a method of creating art in public spaces by removing the dirt from its surface. Early forms of reverse graffiti include writing and pictures drawn on the dirty windows of cars and shops. In the last several years, a more advanced method has emerged […]
Stella Im Hultberg: Painting
Stella Im Hultberg is a painter living and working in Brooklyn, NYC. Born in South Korea, raised in Seoul, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and later in California, she studied Industrial Design and worked as a product designer before serendipitously falling into the art world in late 2005. Stella is currently exhibiting in the Corey Helford Gallery […]