Reading Time: 2 minutes Meet Afarin Sajedi – a bold and striking artist creating powerful and surreal artworks. She was educated at Tehran Azad University and has since had numerous exhibitions and shows. Her achievements include various titles and a Golden medal in students’ pencil painting competitions since 1992 and Multi-time Best College Performance titles 2000- 2004 Enjoy a selection of …
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The Artist and Super Computer, George Widener.
Reading Time: 2 minutes George Widener is an extraordinary artist. Widener is autistic with savant syndrome. He has demonstrated phenomenal abilities with regards to numerical computation, far beyond what is to be considered normal. At age 18, George Widener joined the army intelligence, based in West Germany, using his pattern recognition skills to analyse photos from the Stasi and …
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Ben draws nice things.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ben Sears lives in Louisville and likes to draws comics. We love Ben and we love his comics. Ben is also an illustrator, and designer. Check out this talented human’s work here.
Sky Art by Thomas Lamadieu
Reading Time: 2 minutes Many of us have looked up at the sky and imagined images and stories in the clouds, but French artist Thomas Lamadieu has taken it a step further. Lamadieu uses photos of the sky from between buildings and integrates beautiful illustrations in the sky. His artistic aim is to show a different perception of urban architecture and the everyday environment around …
Javier Mayoral’s Fun, Sarcastic Images
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chef by day, artist by night – Javier Mayoral’s illustrations are quite impressive. These works of comic genius display natural talent beautifully blended with wit and sarcasm. Mayoral has produced about 4,600 pieces, painting approximately five a day. Based in Miami, Florida, Mayoral is a self-taught artist. What makes Javier Mayoral’s work particularly arresting are the …
Andrew Bannecker
Reading Time: < 1 minute May I introduce you to the awesome work of award-winning illustrator and artist Andrew Bannecker, who was recently asked to be a part of President Obama’s Creative Advisory Council.
Dana Tanamachi
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Wall Street Journal recently did a video profile on Dana Tanamachi, a Brooklyn-based typographer and graphic designer who works exclusively in chalk. This video provides some insight into her creative process. We hope you like it.
FACETURE
Reading Time: < 1 minute FACETURE is a short video on how Phil Cuttance makes his beautiful geometric vases, its truly awesome!
Upside Down, Left To Right
Reading Time: < 1 minute Upside Down, Left To Right is an amazing short documentary on the art of letter-pressing. Danny Cooke captures this lost art beautifully.
Hokusai Manga
Reading Time: < 1 minute Katsushika Hokusai is one of the most famous Japanese artists from the Edo Period, who had a great influence on Western art. Hokusai Manga is a book that combines all 15 of Hokusai’s notebooks into a 970-page anthology that contains more than 3,900 of his individual drawings, paintings and woodblock prints. We would love to …