I’ve found two artist who know how to warp the original, manga-looking Pokemon that we hold so dear to our hearts into fantastical renditions of what they would be if they existed here in our detailed world or in our nightmares. Gavin Mackey’s vision of the super-powered creatures lie in the world of bad ass … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Brushstroke Genius
Persons who can express their imaginations with a paint brush vividly and well, will be found here.
Born like an artist
Importance of Street Art
Some city counsels will allow it, others wont approve of it whatsoever. Tapping into the imaginative talents of local street artists, illustrators and graphic designers is a very effective way to make bland public spaces, old buildings, bridges and car parks bloom with humanity and vibrant life. It’s also effective at keeping graffiti at bay, … Continue reading »
Pierrette Diaz- Childlike Imaginings
Found these wonderful images while i was stumbling on stumbleupon and could help but share them. Diaz does a really good job capturing a child’s innocence in her imaginative pieces; her works are reminiscent of a time long ago where fairy tails and magical adventures were possible. I especially can relate to the zebra crossing … Continue reading »
Dan McParlin- The Future Is Now
I get quite frustrated when i can’t find too much about an artist i want to feature, especially one of this caliber. Dan McParlin creates a synthesis of psychedelic art and sci-fi, which falls into the genre called psychedelic fiction art. To stray off track a bit, i recently watched 2001 Space Odyssey a couple of … Continue reading »
Alexandre Farto-VHILS
Sorry everyone, i haven’t been on for awhile since i had my midterms to battle with, but today the posting will begin once again. I discovered VHILS today while i was looking through some video archives, found this shocking video of Farto (his actual name) nuking walls with a small detonated charge in order to … Continue reading »
Sachin Teng- Metaphysical Morphs
Teng is an artist who lives and works in New York City, he attended the Pratt Institute for his BFA in Communication design with a main focus on illustration. It seems as though he’s more orientated as a designer than a illustrator, he says “Art is a means of visual communication, a kind of aesthetic … Continue reading »
Anamorphic Graffiti- 3D Without The Glasses
I would freak out if i saw this at the right perspective, probably think i was warped into a video game or something. These designs are a part of the French collective ‘Paper Donut’ who have painted a series of walls to create a three-dimensional shape, pretty cool idea. The first 3 pictures are apart … Continue reading »
Tom French- Wild West Designs
Born in 1982, Tom French grew up in Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East England. Tom began his studies at the Newcastle School of Art and Design and went on to graduate from the Sheffield Institute of Art and Design achieving a first class BA Honors in 2005. His works are predominantly figurative. He carefully combines … Continue reading »
Andrew Young- Unique Realism
Here’s a cool cat with a message for all of us. His work focuses on the self-indulgent, basic, evolutionary behaviors people express. Anything that you’ve done to go against what your mama said, he’s drawn about. He says “Our juvenility is found when we disregard our age and act on impulses, often finding ourselves demonstrating … Continue reading »
Tomokazu Matsuyama- Quirks of Colours
Matsuyamas’ work captures chaos within the ordered whole, it’s quite intriguing and has a sense of secrecy which draws a person in for another look. The flashes of color give off a sense of movement, a tripped out 4th dimensional feel which seems to hint at a fleeting glimpse of something impermanent. He seems to … Continue reading »
Ben Heine
I’m discovering that this world is filled with brightly proficient people, one of those being Ben. He’s a bit of a jack of all trades character, he’s a portraitist, caricaturist, illustrator and a photographer. When these skills are combined you don’t get Captain Planet but a genius who births amazing pieces. Pencil Vs Camera is … Continue reading »
Theo Prins- Future Worlds
Prins here is a very cool designer, who spends most his time drawing urban sprawls, markets and flying machines, i dig it. He’s lived in the Washington State, USA and enjoys creating fantastical imaginary places, I’d spend my summer cash for a trip to Theo’s mind, that would be the sweetest. He uses his laptop, … Continue reading »
Mariah Hourihan
Mariah Hourihan has a real distinct, fresh style when it comes to her illustrations, they just pop! She uses strong colors that hypnotize you into looking, like a highlighted word in a book and uses abstract patterns to accentuate the entire piece. If your interested in her work go check out her site! Continue reading »
Jon Foster
Found these sweet pieces by Mr Foster, so i looked into his work to see what else is up. Turns out that he’s known for his artistic covers, which are featured in DC and Dark Horse Comics and also other works that are posted up in Dungeons & Dragons and Alternity. He studied illustration at … Continue reading »
Wataru Yoshida
The Japanese sure do know how to draw! Yoshida’s online portfolio are filled with wonderful ink drawn illustrations of abstract anatomical structures as well as detailed medically correct ones. It’s a shame medical drawings such as these fell out of popularity, it would have made anatomy aesthetically pleasing. You should go check out his other … Continue reading »
Cultural Urge
Sebastian (couldn’t find his last name..) refers to the mind as ‘playing field for exploration’ and taps into that creative source to produce physical manifestations of abstract thought. He has a sharp almost surgical style of art work, but some of his pieces are soft with a hard hitting message. Look into more of his … Continue reading »
Yosman Botero
Yosman Botero takes a novel approach to his works by layering them in glass to give them depth and a 3D feel. Really cool design for a painting, since it brings about a sculptors element to the whole piece. You cant just think about a 3D drawing on a 2D surface you got to envision … Continue reading »