Archive for the ‘Artists’ Category

Moki

07Mar13

Having spent her childhood between two nature preserves in Brilon, Germany had to serve as inspiration for the artist Moki. Her relationship and understanding of the landscapes surrounding her is evident in the surreal paintings that often depict humans being one with or emerging from nature. To see more of her work, which also includes […]


Cristiane and Marcelo Rosenbaum, both designers, created the interiors of this 1960′s house with Brazilian folk art as the inspiration. Their main purpose was to show appreciation of Brazilian heritage, crafts, and arts. The pair did not stick with traditional surface options either, they actually created some of the coverings for the floor and walls, The […]


Stefan Sagmeister and Jessica Walsh are the creative forces behind this campaign for Aizone, a Middle Eastern department store, that will be featured in newspapers, magazines, and billboards all over Lebanon. The pair are a NYC based design firm that “creates identities, commercials, websites, apps, films, books and objects for clients, audiences and ourselves.” Click […]


Lluis Barba

25Feb13

LLuis Barba’s “Self-Portraits” is both homage to the seven artists he considers the most influential in changing art history, such as Andy Warhol above, and it also a critique of our contemporary ironies such as “opulence and poverty, ignorance and intelligence, as well as mass consumption and the loss of identity that all suffer daily”. […]


Melbourne-based artist Kirra Jamison is lucky enough to occupy this two story warehouse building which provides plenty of room for her studio on the bottom floor and her open plan living space on top. Jamison has filled the space with colorful art, accessories, and plants, not to mention a swing. Who doesn’t want a swing […]


Twin sisters Anna and Elena Balbusso of Milan, Italy are the creators of these lovely illustrations. They have been published by many companies and publishers around the world in everything from ads, children’s books, newspapers, and magazines to classic novels, the first few are from “Eugene Onegin”. They have been awarded the Gold Medal in […]


Mydeadpony

14Feb13

My Dead Pony a.k.a. Raphaël Vicenza of Brussels, Belgium, is a self taught artist that mixes digital media,watercolors, and sketches to create these works that are heavily influenced by graffiti, fashion, and street art. While beautiful they also touch on various topics or feelings that are common to many. Visit his website to learn and see […]


Tim Tadder is up to his fabulous water hijinks again with Water Wigs. We previously featured his stunning projects Immersion and Fish Heads on previous posts and if you haven’t seen them they are definitely worth a look. This new project is pretty simple as Tadder explains “We found a bunch of awesome bald men and hurled water […]


Cally Whitman

08Feb13

Cally Whitman, a talented photographer from New Zealand, is another one of those artists that somehow capture the human emotions of animals, emotional moments of humans, and the mysteries of ordinary landscapes. Visit her website to choose your favorites.     pb From her website… ‘Thoughts on Ordinary ThingsUnpromising subjects are presented in an ideal […]


Barbara Franc creates these beautiful birds from recycled metals, discarded items, and wire because “I enjoy the challenge of transforming something with a past history into something new and exciting”. As you will see below she doesn’t limit herself to the birds of England and has sculpted other animals as well.    pb



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