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Anton Vill
There’s a lot to look at in the drawings of Anton Vill. Be warned, many are NSFW due to their strange Bacchanalian collages of flesh. Do no expect anatomically correct. Expect elaborately chaotic...
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Marco Mazzoni
I could have sworn I’d posted about Marco Mazzoni before, but I was thinking of Meghan Howland (another artist fond of painting faces obscured by flowers and birds!). Oh, he had me at the Tarsier… …and...
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Susanne Apgar
Susanne Apgar has captured my eye as of late. From the artist bio: Susanne Apgar’s artistic impulses appear to have been triggered or perhaps galvanised by a simple surrealist coffee-table art book in...
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Desktop Goodies 11/15
I’ve always been fascinated by “visible” anatomy models. I finally have a kit, waiting to be built (it’s a real labor of love, as all the organs and parts are white and must be hand painted!). But I...
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The Art of William Basso Store
I’m thrilled to announce the opening of The Art of William Basso Store! Basso is a truly gifted artist of all-things-spooky, and now there are limited edition prints available. I bet these works look...
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Vergvotre
Very little information exists about Vergvotre (and the bio page on deviantART consists only of a glass phallus, so be aware it’s NSFW. I link you to the safe gallery here). Can’t you just see these...
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Bigert & Bergstrom: Mikrokosmos
Swedish art duo Bigert & Bergstrom offer an innovative way to look at photography in their installation entitled Mikrokosmos. These spherical photos, vividly real yet oddly alien, are illuminated...
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João Carvalho
Brazilian artist João Carvalho is only 15 years old, yet he demonstrates a remarkable talent for creating three dimensional illusions in two dimensional space. He just started drawing earlier this...
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Alyzia Zherno
Today I bring you a few favorite pieces by Alyzia Zherno. I love the concept of hands emerging from flowering vines; these seem to glow with life force! A handmade crown…of unique materials. A couple...
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Mini Spinal Hiatus
I recently returned from the hospital after having an outpatient procedure for the damaged, pained nerves at the base of my spine. Resting up today, but hope to be posting tomorrow! (image by...
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Holiday Desktop Goodies 12/23
“He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good, so be good, or he’ll crush your car with his gargantuan hands as you drive.” I’m not usually into...
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Andy Hixon
There is very little information about Andy Hixon on his art website or blog, but his subjects are fantastically odd. Their bulbous heads and tiny eyes remind me slightly of Scott Radke’s work. I’d be...
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Ebru Water Marbling
When I was a kid, I went through a phase where all of my desk supplies, notebooks and stationary were Ebru. Now, I’m dying to learn the technique myself at home. Paper marbling is a method of aqueous...
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L.K. Stapleton: Pseudophyta
Lindsay Stapleton has a collection of seamlessly integrated plants and human anatomy. Gorgeous integration… In her own words: I am interested in the idea of constructing organic forms made from...
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Nikko: Dragon’s Body in One Brush Stroke
The face is compromised of multiple strokes, but wait for it. The entire body is done with a single stroke, brilliantly colored and textured via distribution of paint and a series of precise...
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Rafahu
Rafahu’s brightly colored pieces draw upon familiar aspects of pop culture (many of those famous Warner Bros. bullseyes that most of us associate with childhood), and gives them an ominous gleam. His...
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Desktop Goodies 1/14
How NOT to decorate your lobster. I call this Stairway to Hell. Gorgeous carving work. Enchanting… Intriguing… If only humans could leave behind the tangible structure of their own transformations to...
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Gabriel Picolo: 365 Days of Doodles
What Gabriel Picolo calls “doodles” are pretty great little pieces of art (I wish my doodles looked like this! I may be a multimedia craftaholic, but if I just take a pen and draw in a notebook it...
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Desktop Goodies 1/22
Yep, these are real birds… …not Tribbles with eyes. I wanted so much to believe this is an actual album, but sadly I don’t see it on Amazon or YouTube. Now THIS is music! I can almost hear their sweet,...
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A Fish With an Accordion
Today…a fish with an accordion. And a lotus flower. Very little information surrounds this mysterious vintage gem…but it deserves its own post. So there you have it.Filed under: absurd, art, oddities,...
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