Dramatically Blurred Oil Paintings by Valerio D’Ospina
I’m really enjoying the perspective and mood in these oil paintings by Valerio D’Ospina. Born in southern Italy but now living and working in Pennsylvania the artist paints gritty scenes from industry including ship yards, trains, and factories as well as broad “urbanscapes” that are captured from a dramatic, almost blurred perspective. His most recent solo … Read more
Artist Shintaro Ohata Seamlessly Blends Sculpture and Canvas to Create 3D Paintings
When first viewing the artwork of Shintaro Ohata up close it appears the scenes are made from simple oil paints, but take a step back and you’re in for a surprise. Each piece is actually a hybrid of painted canvas and sculpture that blend almost flawlessly in color and texture to create a single image. The cinematic … Read more
Fire Photography by Tom Lacoste
French artist Tom Lacoste takes stunning photos of people interacting with fire. Lacoste is also a circus performer—his photos are populated by his juggling, dancing, and fire-breathing colleagues. He discusses his photography in this interview with PxlEyes. via Laughing Squid
Van Gogh: Altered Visionary
Dichromatic paintings? I recently stumbled across a rather stunning idea. After visiting a design exhibit that modeled the visual experience of people with colorblindness, Kazunori Asada noticed that the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh on display had entered a new light, so to speak. Under the chromatically filtered light, Van Gogh’s more striking and curious color choices … Read more
Famous Paintings Recreated Using Wood Wrapped in Colorful Newsprint
Korean artist Lee Kyu-Hak creates beautiful mixed-media paintings (mosaics?) by wrapping small wooden wedges with colored newsprint that mimic the brushstrokes of famous artists. Lee’s artworks appear mostly to be reinterpretations of pieces by Vincent van Gogh, but I think I see a few original compositions as well. See much more over at Yesong gallery. Via Colossal
Klimt’s Scientific Influence
Go to LinkPop-upView Separately While I was reading about the influence of golden-age Vienna on modern medicine and painters like Gustav Klimt, I discovered that Klimt’s trademark patterns (the “blobs” and orbs you see above, from Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I) were influenced by early studies of cells under the microscope. Carl von Rokitansky founded the Second … Read more
Fantastic Animal Silhouettes
I love seeing how artists represent animals and humans using silhouettes. Some are quite simple while others are more elaborate. Here are a few wonderful examples found at theanimalarium.blogspot.com. Album des Herzogs von Schwerin, 1750 Simplicity is always in style! Arthur Rackam, from Cinderella, 1919, thanks to art.crazed Cover of V.J.Stanek’s Introducing Monkeys, thanks to Freaky Fauna Unknown artist, The Monkey Celebrating with … Read more
Monsters of the Forest: The Paintings of Andy Kehoe
Even though these paintings by Andy Kehoe feature a ton of otherworldly monsters, they still somehow have a very friendly feeling. Considering the gorgeous, magical forests they inhabit, maybe these are welcoming monsters, pondering the meaning of it all and seeking to make their world a better place. Find out for yourself and see plenty … Read more
Daniel Xiao’s Beautiful Concept Work
Daniel Xiao is a concept and matte painting artist who has worked for Pixar Animation Studios, Dreamworks Universal and Fantasy Flight Games, among others. Xiao paints digitally in Photoshop, as well as working with 3-D applications like Maya and Sketchup Pro. His fantastical landscapes have a wonderful sense of scale and atmospheric perspective, the qualities … Read more
A Collection of Hummingbirds
Carmen Cardemil Abigail Brown Tiffany Bozic Eileen Mayo, The Story of Living Things and Their Evolution, c. 1949, thanks to The Visual Telling of Stories Ben the illustrator Bozka Emilie Vast Sebastiano Ranchetti twoems Rosamar Cuercuera, El Amaru, 1998, via the International Children’s Digital Library Lidwien de Hollander maria cininha Jonathan Woodward James Jean Fred Tomaselli Si Scott Christina … Read more
