I use computers and printers to explore some of the questions I have about the things I make with cameras. I believe in photography’s ability to touch truth, but less so in our placing of importance on it having some kind of indexical relationship to what’s “real.” portrait photographs completely distorted by artist Matthew Swarts creating a haunting desiclevled series almost resembling optical illusions with its intricate and repetitive patterns. See some selected works below:
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Art by Akiko Taniguchi
Mixedmedia pieces by Akiko Taniguchi that have a sense of some sort of living landscape almost morphing them stylistically into eyeedancing portraits. See some selected works below:
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Lincoln Vignette by Linda Cordell
Sculpture Linda Cordell creates a morbid porcelaine vignette figure of Abraham Lincoln with flesh hanging from his shoulders as an eager rat approaches. See porcelain statue below: “Socially awkward and full of repressed anger, I anesthetize myself spending mindless hours carving detailed texture on humorous and/or uncomfortable animal sculptures. A child of the revisionist era, my work reinterprets the figurine enabling animals to break the chains of cuteness and noble savagery. An appreciation of the ridiculous, a love of beauty and skilled craftsmanship, and the belief that domestic objects are social propaganda all contribute to my work.”
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Drawings by Laith McGregor
Artist and designer Laith McGregor creates a series of self portraits with surreal symbolism. See some selected works below:
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Art Collages by Virginia Echeverria
Artist Virginia Echeverria creates art collages using vintage imagery and bold colors filling in the negative space. See some selected works below:
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Return to Magenta by Brooklyn Whelan
Sydney based artist Brooklyn Whelan creates a series titled Return to Magenta where he depicts beautiful clouds slowly descend into color using acrylic paints. “As an artist, I work to develop paintings that speak about the beauty and power that exists within weather patterns. I constantly find myself staring into oncoming storms. I do not merely want to capture the image with my painting; rather, with strong bold strokes, I want to give it life and energy, also the sense of fantasy that one might see in an 80’s sci fi – Powerful electricity, but with a tone of grace, softness and movement.” www.brooklynwhelan.com
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Digital Illustrations by Tomasz Wagner
Warsaw based designer/artist Tomasz Wagner creates a series of portrait images where he uses the blank space to fill in vital pieces of the subjects.The images delve into surrealism and fashion with a shadow like presence. See some selected works below:
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New York through an Infrared Lense
Italian born Photographer Paolo Pettigiani creates an infrared landscape series shot at New York’s Central Park where the contrasting of nature and man-made creations are brought to the forefront. “The purpose is to highlight the majesty and the contrast of nature included in the famous Big Apple’s skyscrapers.”
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Escape Series by Shawn Pyfrom
Los Angeles based artist Shawn Pyfrom creates a series titled Escape where his paintings explore different outlets we use to escape person or public life. From a phone, cigarette to used condoms and more. See the series below:
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Paintings by Katrin Coetzer
Colorful paintings by artist Katrin Coetzer that range from popculture, fashion and landscapes in her unique style. See the some selected works below:
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Jewel Encrusted Rotting Fruit by Luciana Rondolini
The Tiffany Project is a series by Buenos Aires based artist Luciana Rondolini where we find rotting fruit bejeweled in memorizing glitter filled patterns. “The brilliance of novelty makes us forget the real value of objects, and the fact that they are all perishable and doomed to become obsolete. These fruits, then, work as a Vanitas, reminding us of the deterioration and forgetfulness to which all things are subjected.” -Luciana Rondolini All images © Luciana Rondolini
