Posts Tagged ‘ fine art ’

Book Bugs

Via Colossal, a nice collection of hand-painted bugs on old book covers. Artist Rose Sanderson has a great skill with a brush, and the textured and weathered book covers lend a historical and Darwin-esque historical feel to her artwork[ READ MORE ]

Mitch Dobrowner

Storms. Giant thunderclouds, ominous skies and that spooky, electrically-charged air before all hell breaks loose. That’s the kind of scene that photographer Mitch Dobrowner can capture in an elegance I’d never seen before. His compositions are gorgeously calming , despite their kinetic foretelling. Dobrowner’s Google + page is full of photo posts, and each and [ READ MORE ]

Anish Kapoor

I am only recently aware of Anish Kapoor’s work, although he’s been producing stunning minimalist sculpture/art for years. This small collection shows some of his use of pure color and form, and the three-dimensionality is really intriguing, and inspiring. So well known in his native Britain to be commissioned a huge 2012 Olympic sculpture, Kapoor [ READ MORE ]

Raphaël de Visser

Evoking a lovely 70s vintage period, Raphaël de Visser is a natural artist, and his work is warm and modern while feeling archived at the same time.  Hailing from Belgium, his work is seen commercially for firms like KLM, yet he has a large portfolio of both personal and commissioned art. He also has a [ READ MORE ]

Françoise Nielly

I don’t follow painters. I admire the skills, yet don’t have a list of my favorite painters. Nonetheless, Francoise Nielly caught my eye with these large, vibrant, brilliant portraits. Check out a small collection below, including a short video of her at work. Via The Cool Hunter: Françoise Nielly’s massive, colorful portraits are delicious to [ READ MORE ]

Thinking Small, Dramatically

I explore the excellent and detailed work of Lori Nix, who hand makes scenes of decay, death, but also nature and the forces of time. [ READ MORE ]

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