Many photos of the past present everything prior to the modern era as stoic and well mannered. The photos collected here turn that concept on its head by showing some of the more candid moments from history that didn’t make it into the history books.
In anticipation for the upcoming beautiful.bizarre curated exhibition 'Bitter | Sweet', opening this Saturday 18March at 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, we reached out to Alexandra Levasseur one of the contributing artists. Currently living and working in Montreal, Canada, Alexandra has created work that whispers intimate and beautiful secrets. Creeping rose vines twist around glaciers and glittering stalactites. A girl dreams while an arrow on fire burns bright, piercing her heart. Pastel swaths of impasto paint surround and penetrate these beings, deeply pensive in their solitude, Alexandra's work is a gorgeous illusory and allegorical world, close enough to pour over with the eyes but deep enough to become lost within. Read on for a sneak peak at Alexandra's gorgeous contributions to the show, and a deeper look at an artist's process. https://youtu.be/YrMJnZnRAp0 Time lapse video of
In anticipation for the upcoming beautiful.bizarre curated exhibition 'Bitter | Sweet', opening this Saturday 18March at 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, we reached out to Alexandra Levasseur one of the contributing artists. Currently living and working in Montreal, Canada, Alexandra has created work that whispers intimate and beautiful secrets. Creeping rose vines twist around glaciers and glittering stalactites. A girl dreams while an arrow on fire burns bright, piercing her heart. Pastel swaths of impasto paint surround and penetrate these beings, deeply pensive in their solitude, Alexandra's work is a gorgeous illusory and allegorical world, close enough to pour over with the eyes but deep enough to become lost within. Read on for a sneak peak at Alexandra's gorgeous contributions to the show, and a deeper look at an artist's process. https://youtu.be/YrMJnZnRAp0 Time lapse video of
When you really think about it, modern wedding traditions are weird. Wearing something borrowed and blue? Getting our garters publicly pulled out from under our dresses by our partner's teeth? Throwing a bouquet backwards at a bunch of our female…
Toronto-based artist Haejung Lee explains, "My obsession with documentation is reflected in my artistic practice. I make art because I want to, but mo...
In anticipation for the upcoming beautiful.bizarre curated exhibition 'Bitter | Sweet', opening this Saturday 18March at 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, we reached out to Alexandra Levasseur one of the contributing artists. Currently living and working in Montreal, Canada, Alexandra has created work that whispers intimate and beautiful secrets. Creeping rose vines twist around glaciers and glittering stalactites. A girl dreams while an arrow on fire burns bright, piercing her heart. Pastel swaths of impasto paint surround and penetrate these beings, deeply pensive in their solitude, Alexandra's work is a gorgeous illusory and allegorical world, close enough to pour over with the eyes but deep enough to become lost within. Read on for a sneak peak at Alexandra's gorgeous contributions to the show, and a deeper look at an artist's process. https://youtu.be/YrMJnZnRAp0 Time lapse video of
The 2,500-year-old Latin term īnspīrāre – which refers to the act of breathing in or inhaling – is the soul sister of inspiration. For art lovers old and new, that feeling begins with a wow followed by a quickening of the heartbeat and ultimately a reason to believe in magic. Kinuko Y. Craft's quixotic reveries trigger that degree of alchemic admiration in the beholder since her work is the visual embodiment of a eureka moment for the heart, mind and soul. However, the narrative and aesthetic nuances in her sun dappled paintings and drawings result in more than just a serotonin-boosting sense of joy. Those who wander through her shimmering storybook scenarios experience a motivational spark that can easily pave the way for their own innovative thinking. When the opportunity came for me to create
We Didn't Have The Slightest Idea Who Was Underneath All That Makeup
American painter Adrienne Stein is an artist who captures the mystical beauty and power of women. She joins us in conversation to share her magical world.
Australian illustrator Rovina Cai combines her love for fantasy and storytelling to create alluring, intriguing illustrations that tell a story.
Australian illustrator Rovina Cai combines her love for fantasy and storytelling to create alluring, intriguing illustrations that tell a story.
Jessica Harrison is an artist who creates bizarre porcelain dolls that creep the hell out of anyone. Some of her weird porcelain dolls have skeleton or fish heads
Photographer Aaron McPolin researched the erotic art of Shibari to create a series of photography highlighting the grace of rope bondage.
In anticipation for the upcoming beautiful.bizarre curated exhibition 'Bitter | Sweet', opening this Saturday 18March at 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, we reached out to Alexandra Levasseur one of the contributing artists. Currently living and working in Montreal, Canada, Alexandra has created work that whispers intimate and beautiful secrets. Creeping rose vines twist around glaciers and glittering stalactites. A girl dreams while an arrow on fire burns bright, piercing her heart. Pastel swaths of impasto paint surround and penetrate these beings, deeply pensive in their solitude, Alexandra's work is a gorgeous illusory and allegorical world, close enough to pour over with the eyes but deep enough to become lost within. Read on for a sneak peak at Alexandra's gorgeous contributions to the show, and a deeper look at an artist's process. https://youtu.be/YrMJnZnRAp0 Time lapse video of
British artist Colin Batty creates bizarre, fantastical characters out of vintage portraits in his delightful altered cabinet card photographs.
"Complements" is a photo series by Brooklyn-based couple Leta Sobierajski and Wade Jeffree (both designers by trade) in which the duo pose together in
Greetings SillDA, it is a pleasure to discuss your unforgettable images. Your work is poignant because it combines a softness with the shocking, the
Strange photos that may leave you scratching your head..
We Didn't Have The Slightest Idea Who Was Underneath All That Makeup
It's National Smile Day and as such we thought it would be the perfect time to introduce you to artist Yue Minjun's Smile Art.
The bizarre work of Victorian taxidermist Walter Potter is the subject of a new book, 'Walter Potter's Curious World of Taxidermy', by Pat Morris and Joanna Ebenstein
Have you ever woken up one day, and wondered where all the sun, warmth and possible of your childhood have gone? While you’re sipping your morning coffee, full of melancholy and perhaps dejection, you are pondering about our society, seemingly driven by nihilism, isolation and a growing pleasure in destruction. And you’re wondering: how did it happen? How did you lose the innocence, the dreams and the magic you could swear were true when you were a child? You’re asking yourself how all adults could have lost sight of the beauty and positive strength inside of them, and now either turning their back on nature, or, even worst, trying to destroy it, in order to fuel their everlasting anger against their own void. You’re sad, and you’re bitter too. But, there is still a dab
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Just as different countries often possess quirky workplace habits, many countries use phrases that are completely unique to their language and culture. Office supplier Viking decided to delve a l...
One of the myriad joys of Ebay is how easy it makes collecting vintage photographs. You can pick up entire family albums from the 20's and 30's for a pittance, and you'll almost always score a few that are suitable for use as props as-is or with a little retouching. Old black and white shots have an inherent creepiness that's hard to describe. There's an inescapable sadness in the fact that the people you're looking at are long dead, surviving only in the memories of their families and the piece of paper you hold in your hands. It's a concrete reminder of our own mortality, and as such invokes an emotional response on a very basic level. Re-purposing that unease to enhance the immersiveness of a scenario can produce some effective results. This particular photograph was part of a lot from Postville, Iowa that I purchased earlier this year. As soon as I saw it I knew it would be perfect as a portrait of an Innsmouth hybrid starting to show the first signs of the inevitable change into a Deep One. There are three versions here. The first is the raw image exactly as I scanned it, the second a slightly cleaned up version for use as a contemporary photograph, and the third has been mildy retouched to enhance "the Innsmouth look".
A big ol' batch of randoms to start the week off right!
Have you ever had the feeling that faces are popping up everywhere? It may sound peculiar, but you're not alone! Cora, my dear, I'm sure you've noticed
Since graduating in 2006 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Auckland University of Technology, Henrietta has steadily built up a name for herself as a solid New Zealand illustrator. She has skilfully hand-drawn hands, faces, brains, glaciers and at least seven other Categories of Things, many of which have appeared on canvases in shows all over New Zealand, Australia, London and New York; some of which have appeared on her own successful line of hand-printed t-shirts; some of which have appeared on t-shirts made by other hands (namely those of Parinto and Barker’s Men’s Clothing); and some more of which emerge from the pages of fine print publications such as BITE, Metro and Sunday Magazines. She has a varied list of clients, including Flying Nun Records, Amnesty International, Four Paws Media and Vice Magazine. Henrietta has developed the timeless style that can only be achieved by having occasionally dipped one’s paintbrush accidentally in one’s coffee, but also combines tradition with less hazardous digital methods, all of which has resulted in an extensive, mutable, and memorable body of work.
Have you ever found yourself arguing with someone you perhaps even don’t know that well about a topic that some people might find not that interesting or important and you felt right about it to a point where you would be ready to do whatever it takes to prove your point? Well, it’s probably safe to say that you’re not the only one who has found themselves in such a situation. For this reason, Reddit user @u/Youhavemystapler11 was curious enough to ask others online “What’s a hill you’re willing to die on every time?”. The question that received 32k upvotes encouraged others online to share matters that they strongly believe in and would not let anyone change their minds.
