Holly Pilot creates designs heavily inspired by vintage children books with a strange surreal edge. “Recently I’ve been collecting children’s books – primarily Disney – and comic books from the 1970s, 80s and 90s. I then select images with interesting forms of textures. I’ll begin to intuitively compile them together digitally until I’ve created an atmosphere or narrative I’m satisfied with. I like to focus on the background imagery or details from the source material, abstracting the familiar,” See some selected works below:
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Oil Paintings by Gregory Jacobsen
“I paint figures, focusing on the little bits that obsess me…a little flab hanging over a waistband, ill-fitting shoes, overbites, noses, teeth, and flesh. Either through portraiture or busy tableaux, I create a world and vocabulary of characters that live and embrace their so-called faults. Over the years, this work has developed into piles that are corpulent and visceral stand-ins for characters. Meat, junk, pasties, and genital-like fruit and vegetables are constructed into heroic yet pathetic towers. These piles also act as a sort of forensic evidence and cataloging of awkward sex, gross gluttony, ridiculous masturbation rituals, and endless humiliation and failure.” – Gregory Jacobsen
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Art by Jean Andre
Sensual bondage and femininity captured by artist Jean Andre. See the shoot below:
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Art by Arthur Sozydai
A dark futuristic series depicted by artist Arthur Sozydai.
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Clay Sculptures by Ronit Baranga
Surreal clay sculptures by artist Ronit Baranga featuring smashed off heads gripping warped tea sets. See some selected works below:
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Art by Dragan Bibin
Serbian artist Dragan Bibin creates hauntingly intricate images full of dark symbolism and evil creatures. See some selected works below:
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Clay Inspires Horror Movie Covers by Clay Disarray
Your favorite freaky and horror movies get a light heater tee transition to clay covers created by artist and designer Clay Disarray. See some selected works below:
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Birds by artist Frank Gonzales
A portrait of birds along created by artist Frank Gonzales, capturing the creatures of flight in splats of paint with their native plants.
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Alt Disney by Tom Ward
Artist Tom Ward creates a playful and somewhat dark alternative Disney series where some of our favorite Disney stories and characters resonate with the modern world. “On his artwork, in which we see the likes of Cinderella fighting with Prince Charming as he’s more interested in his phone, Princess Jasmine doing housework while Aladdin plays video games and Alice in Wonderland ditching her oversized food for a small salad, Tom says he wanted to bring to life ‘the times we live in and communicate topical issues in a relatable way’.”
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Sparking Gem Tattoos by Jenna Kerr (Video)
Sailor Moon fans eat your heart out. Tattoo Artist Jenna Kerr creates gem inspired tattoos that seem to shimmer like the real thing especially when wet. Created using her special color placing technique. Watch the video below:
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Art by Maria Nguyen
Illustrator Maria Nguyen creates disturbingly romantic and haunting images inspired by traditional Japanese techniques. See some selected works below: instagram.com/dtnart
