The ancient bas-reliefs of Al-Andaluz culture rise with new life and color in the work of Miguel F. Valdivieso, Valdif. The traditional painting in the background, and the sculpture in form of reliefs, formed by ceramic pieces painted with enamel fire, merge into each other in every one of his works to create compositions of unparalleled beauty. The surreal or abstract themes … [Read more...]
Bordalo II Transforms Street Trash Into Awesome Urban Sculptures
Figurative art is the opposite of abstract art. While abstract art gets away from the ideal and faithful reproduction of the natural world, figurative art tends to represent recognizable objects or images by trying to distort, idealize or intensify its aspects. Bordalo II is one of those artists who builds a figurative world from essential and recycled elements, mixing paint … [Read more...]
Incredibly Powerful and Vibrant Women Portraits by Minjae Lee
Minjae Lee (aka GrenoMJ) is a self-instructed Korean artist who started drawing since he was a kid. His artworks are usually colorful portraits of women blended with illustrations of nature. "What characterizes his work overall is drama. The ethereal females that populate most of his work exude a dark, organic tension, and it seems that even the brightest marker colors do not … [Read more...]
Artist is Helping the Environment by Turning Plastic Waste Into Amazing Sculptures
The beauty of art is that it can be made from anything. Because of their creative minds, artists can transform the most unusual objects into incredible artworks. And sometimes, art is not only beautiful, but contributes to an important cause, like it is the health of our planet. Multi-media artist Aurora Robson is well-known for her work intercepting the waste stream. She uses … [Read more...]
Artist is Creating a Vast Paper City, One Miniature Model at a Time
Artist Charles Young started building a paper city by creating a new model each day. It's incredible the progress he has made in just three months. You can see the whole process documented on his website paperholm.com, as well as check for new updates. … [Read more...]
30 Gorgeous Realism Oil Paintings by Jose Higuera
Portraying everyday life at its best has always been the desire of writers and painters; and although literature is a passive and serene art, painting on the other hand has the power to attract people's attention from the first moment. A painting artwork projects a fragment of life that interacts with human mind, filling it up with images and memories as vivid as life … [Read more...]
Top Banksy Outdoor Artworks
Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine irreverent dark humour with graffiti done in a distinctive stencilling technique. Such artistic works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the … [Read more...]