Kumpan Alexandr has a small collection of outstanding inhuman creations.
Somehow he simultaneously achieves both a coolness and warmth in his color scheme.
Such interesting organic mutations…
I adore Vlad Gradobyk’s collection of perfectly cross hatched skulls and skeletons.
His other forte seems to be organic collage…the mingling of flowers, beasts and bones.
In the world of “abstract” art, it takes a lot to grab my attention fully. Andrezej Masianis’s tapestries certainly do the trick.
Shapes…just on the threshold of conscious recognition…come alive from the tangled backgrounds.
These paintings delightfully rope the brain into half-emerged stories.
I was given The Wild Unknown Tarot for Christmas (after *very* strongly hinting that I wanted it).
For collectors of interesting decks, this one is unique and well done. The art and concepts, mostly depicted in black and white with occasional splashes of color, work beautifully.
A small preview:
Christina Mrozik’s work is positively gorgeous.
I really like the artist bio, so I’ll let that do the talking for me:
Christina Mrozik has spent the majority of her life observing the natural world and the types of relationships that form within it. Having grown up on the Grand River in Michigan, she was inspired by it’s habitats at an early age.
Blending the external world with her own understanding of the human condition has led to her distinct style, in which flora and fauna stand in, representing the simultaneous and often opposing matters of the human heart. She often draws with ink and marker on paper, adding bursts of color with watercolor and high pigmented acrylics.
Christina is inspired by many of the early naturalists such as Audobon, but also by visual storytellers such as Rackham. She views the art making process as one of portraiture, in which analyzing the drawing helps make sense of peoples’ histories and abilities. Based in Grand Rapids Michigan, she has shown both regionally and nationally.
I was browsing Gelaskins art and came across this design by Jennybird Alcantara.
I would love this Samsung Galaxy S III case so much! Sadly, due to medical bills, I can’t buy such frivolous indulgences…even if they are only $15.
On the wish list is goes!
Anyone have Gelaskins on gadgets and devices? Which design?
I’ll start off with two creatures by Christophe Gilland that caught my eye. Fine skill in questionable anatomical correctness:
Look at the insane amount of detail in these sketches (click for slightly larger image)! He is one of the talented folks, popping up here and there, who elevate the wild meandering of doodles to an artform.
I’ve been a fan of NC Winters for years, but catching this image brought me back to his portfolio for a fresh look:
If you’ve never seen his work, I highly recommend it.
If these were actually real…I hope (well, know) my father would have gotten them for me when I was a child.
(Dad…look at Predator! How excellent is this?)
Would it be in bad taste to paste these over the covers of books I give to other peoples’ children? Just checking.
Behold Queen Tardigrade!
She is just one of many bright, densely packed lowbrow delights from Thomas A. Gieseke.
This one is a favorite of mine, in part due to the title: The Extrovert Leaves the Introvert to His Own Devices:
We introverts do love that.
Today I give you Dave Oliver .
Milky nightmares, impish grins and screams from the depths…
Here are three of my favorite pieces from Victo Ngai.
I couldn’t place why her work looked so familiar until viewing her client list and realizing that I most likely saw it in The New Yorker. This dazzling image in particular:
So lovely…
I am always drawn to art that fuses man and nature, perhaps because my worldview is so aligned with the interconnectedness of all things.
Nunzio Paci creates images that are rather like Gray’s Anatomy left outside to sprout.
Look closely. Fibers of muscle blend into branches…creatures dwell within bodies as if they are taking sanctuary there…
Scientific Illustration posted a gorgeous collection of antique color wheels.
Click images to slightly enlarge
I love the variety of geometric shapes in this collection; beautiful way to show color relationships.
I will definitely be using some of these in jewelry design (avert your eyes, my artist/designer friends! You may see these images turn up in gifts on your next birthday!)
Csilla Savos plays with surreal intersections of shape, anatomy and other elements of the natural world.
Strange and dream-like…mildly unsettling…
It took a lot to make me switch my phone wallpaper to something other than my cats back home in NY (whom I miss dearly). A wonderful SWS reader, Denise, gifted me the Jennybird Alcantara Gelaskin I posted about!
Gelaskins are every bit as cool as they look on the website. I put mine on my clunky phone case instead of on the phone directly, because I am notoriously clumsy and this phone is likely to shoot out of my hands like a projectile at any moment.
Look at the subtle stickers on the top and bottom that blend with the wallpaper download (I purposely left the Talk app icon on the top…it looks like the deer is talking). Very cool.
Thank you so much, Denise!
Last year I came across this haunting by Irene Garcia, but there was no image credit. I was happy to find it again and peruse her other work.
It’s a skeleton-laden portfolio, heavily inspired by dia de los muertos (works for me!)
I think this is my favorite pencil sketch.
Though not quite for the faint of heart, the group show going on at Modern Eden Gallery right now is definitely worth checking out for those who can attend.
Your can tour the online gallery of multimedia projects…so hideous…so hard to look away.
A favorite of mine: the string bat.
Has anyone gone?
Modern Eden Gallery: The Grotesque
Today I bring you Nathan Vranckx.
A fine take on classic still life:
Vanitas?
A few of his incredible creatures have a glowing orb in the chest. I love thinking of this as the monster heart; the visible power center of these strange beings.
