“”My photographs are a record of the people who have reached their limit and exhausted their strength after the daily grind. Everyone has different burdens, but everyone lives at a frantic pace. People drink with friends as a reward for the hard day’s work and face a new day’s work like warriors. A lot of people struggle through such work situations. I took these pictures with a true feeling of respect for the people in them. I don’t believe the state my subjects are in is shabby in any way. I can feel they have experienced hardships and fatigue to end up like this.” (artist statement)
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The Vacanti Man by Rob Elford
The Vacanti Man explores an allegorical visual narrative of pixelated body horror inspired by the experiments of Charles Vacanti, who cultivated human limbs under a subject’s skin. It explores Freudian, quasi-religious projections of masculinity, which are represented by the reoccurring imagery of the eye and the hand. The hands and arms originate from 3d scans of actual limbs. These have then been subjected to a literal process of decimation, where a computerised algorithm reduces the original scan data into simplified tessellated shapes. This decimation explores the reductionist nature of masculinized gender norms and current political trends of backwards facing social conservatism. The project consists of a series of exaggerated and…
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Art by Jenna Andersen
Whimsical and mysterious portrait drawings by artist Jenna Andersen, depicting adventure and an overall sense of wandering. See some selected works below:
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Paintings by Robin F. Williams
Bright and bold portraits painted by artist Robin F. Williams depicting subjects posing in surreal like circumstances. See some selected works below:
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Collages by George Hajian
Artist George Hajian creates unique and simplistic collages depicting masculinity, fashion and more in portraits. See some selected works below:
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Extreme Optical Illusion Makeup by Mimi Choi | Video
Vancouver based Self taught makeup artist Mimi Choi creates trippy makeup illusions distorting her appearance into surreal pieces of art. Watch the video below:
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Paintings by Paul Rebeyrolle
Deteriorating shapes take human form in a haunting series by painter Paul Rebeyrolle. Full of blood, bones and rotting meat. See some selected works below:
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Paintings by Syd Bee
Dark portraits in deep jewel tones created by artist Syd Bee. “Syd Bee is a Seattle-based painter that creates figurative paintings that often appear to exist in a dreamlike state. Working in oils, the artist employs a technique of creating a pastel-hued glow around her subjects. Bee enjoys the way the soft outer edges of the paintings feel optically; which enhances the mysterious effect produced by her oil paintings.” – Nathan Spoor, Hi-Fructose online
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Art by Sarah Beetson
Sarah Beetson’s art is best described as Lisa Frank’s crafty cousin who took psychedelics depicting pop culture and style. See some selected works below:
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Photography by Pierce Thiot
Art Director Pierce Thiot captures a tongue and cheek photo series where he stuffs random objects throughout his beard. See some selected works below:
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Modern Classics by Vibeke Slyngstad
Modern Classics created by artist Vibeke Slyngstad were a suited gentlemen lounges and observes green tinted mirror. See the series below:
