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VIRGILIO NETO | An Interview

VIRGILIO NETO | An Interview

It was done a few months ago but I finally get to post this small interview I did to a young and very talented artist, Virgilio Neto from Brazil. If you like his work feel free to check his website www.virgilioneto.com or download his catalogue below: Virgilio Neto 2011 PDF 2.3MB...
DAVID FOLDVARI | Rant

DAVID FOLDVARI | Rant

David’s work is insane as well as his advice. These are fragments from an open letter to illustration students I found on his blog. there is a big problem with illustration students at the moment – they are spending too much time referencing and copying other illustrators’ work, and this...
JASON KOXVOLD | City of the future + Portraits

JASON KOXVOLD | City of the future + Portraits

Jason Koxvold is a British artist, born in Belgium living in NY. Like all of us right? Once a bike racer he now has developed a unique style photographing big empty spaces and portraits. His pictures have a spooky yet warm feeling of a non-living world that we find magnetic....
Latest entries
PLATONOV PAVEL | Mystery Men

PLATONOV PAVEL | Mystery Men

Don’t really know what this is but it’s awesome. Platonov Pavel’s photography feels like something that came out of a horror movie from the old Czech Republic, or not, but it clearly kicks ass and with this last series of mystery men he bugged my mind. Feel free to enjoy his Flickr profile whenever your...
ELECTROBUDISTA | An Interview

ELECTROBUDISTA | An Interview

I know it’s January 3, we’re all busy fixing our lives during these first days of the year and we’re all expecting great things to happen this year because yes! this will be the year. We simple folks at Simple Bench have started this year like any other day; check that the sun came out...
MIA NILSSON | The Independent

MIA NILSSON | The Independent

Found Mia’s work today browsing for inspiration and was very impressed by the quality and quantity of her work. Check her site. Her fancy list of clients include illustrations and animations for the BBC, Vanity Fair, Esquire Magazine, The Guardian and Levi’s. These are illustrations done for the Independent newspaper for their Property section. Awesome....
BETSY WALTON | Sebastian Foster

BETSY WALTON | Sebastian Foster

Do you know Betsy? If you don’t then you’re not reading enough blogs about art and illustration, and you should. If you do, then you know that she’s a superstar and you might find amusing that she’s got some of her original work for sale at Sebastian Foster as well as some very well priced...
SPENCER MURPHY | The Outsider

SPENCER MURPHY | The Outsider

Spencer was born in 1978 and grew up in the british countryside in what we now call isolation, miles away from school. He started looking through the lens at an early age , something that gives his work an old weathered feel. You almost feel  that you’re looking through eyes that have seen so much....
OLAF HAJEK | Naturemen

OLAF HAJEK | Naturemen

Olaf was born in 1965 in Rendsburg, Germany. He studied Graphic Design at the Fachhochschule Düsseldorf, and he now lives and works in Berlin. From the Johanssen Gallery: Hajek decomposes the borders between authenticity and thought, South American folklore, mythology, religion, history, and geography. More than anything else his work explores the opposition between imagination...
KENICHI HOSHINE | Untitled paintings

KENICHI HOSHINE | Untitled paintings

Kenichi Hoshine is 33 and likes hot beverages. He studied at the School of Visual Arts in NYC, where he lives and works today. He enjoys working with oil, graphite, charcoal, wax, shellac, and tea. Since we found his work a few years back, we’ve kept a close eye on him and that’s why we...
CLAUDIA ROGGE | Dividuum

CLAUDIA ROGGE | Dividuum

A sea of faceless, anonymous humans in motion but inorganically still. A ballet of meticulously choreographed movements integrated in a digital collage. This is the artwork of Claudia Rogge. Her work is available at the Galerie Voss.
JOSH BRILL | Flora Fauna: Birds Editions

JOSH BRILL | Flora Fauna: Birds Editions

Josh Brill is a very talented designer and artist living in Portland, Maine. He graduated Maine College of Art with a degree in New Media Design and has since worked as an New Media Art Director, balancing work between corporate clients and fine art. His artwork has been exhibited at Addo Novo, Institute of Contemporary...
Art Basel Miami 2010

Art Basel Miami 2010

The self proclaimed bigest art show in the USA came to an end yesterday with a common thought…what is art for? Recession has hit the art scene hard. No one can be surprised by the fact that rich folks are the ones spending their wealth on (expensive) art pieces and scared rich people tend to be very cautious...
Art Fair at the UCR

Art Fair at the UCR

Every year the Universidad de Costa Rica’s Faculty of Arts puts together an art fair showcasing the final work of their students and some other artsy-craftsy stuff people like to buy during holidays. Some of the students manage to put a price to their work and the most business oriented actually end up selling a...
ORLANDO GUIER | En el piso de la cocina

ORLANDO GUIER | En el piso de la cocina

A piece from his graduation exhibit “My Creatures” titled “En el Piso de la Cocina”, depicts a familiar scene of alcohol intoxication. Artist: Orlando Guier Country: Costa Rica Medium: Etching on copper Size: 30cm x 37.5cm Price: $175