Tension and Symbiosis: Art by Stephanie Kilgast
Coral Royal, mixed media sculpture on drinking can
Stephanie Kilgast is a French artist, originally from Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and now based in Vannes, France. The artist’s current body of work centres on sculptures that combine organic forms with discarded man-made materials and detritus, expressing the tension and symbiosis between the natural world and human production.
Last Glow, mixed media sculpture on tin can
Despite the…
Techniques from Science and Medicine: Art by Angela Palmer
Susie Wolff: Portrait of a Racing Driver, crystal glass
Palmer is an English artist who produces sculptural and installation artworks in glass and other materials. In recent works, the artist has utilized techniques from science and medicine, such as MRI scans to build a layered self portrait.
Heart of Glass
I like the aesthetic that Palmer’s recent glass works take on -- these pieces seem to combine aesthetics from fine glass…
The Baroque and Romantic Painting of Roberto Ferri
CUPO FUOCO II, oil on canvasRoberto Ferri is an Italian painter whose work is heavily inspired by Baroque and romantic painting styles. The artist renders realistic human figures in dramatic postures and lush, symbolic scenes and settings.
ANGELO CADUTO, oil on canvas
I really appreciate the dramatic lighting, that Ferri uses in his paintings -- deep, almost black backgrounds and warm skin tones and highlights suggest the irregular…
Colour and Contrast: The Art of Pieter Vermeersch
Untitled, oil paint on wall and marble (Exhibition view at Artissima 2017, represented by Galerie Greta Meert, Turin, Italy)Pieter Vermeersch is an artist currently based in Brussels, Belgium. In his practice, Vermeersch capitalizes on colour and contrast, juxtaposing smooth gradients with more organic or geological textures and hues.
Untitled, acrylic paint on wall, bricks (exhibition view at Blueproject Foundation, Barcelona, Spain)…Cartoonish Exuberance: The Art of Shaun Keenan
Shaun Keenan is an illustrator and concept artist from the United States. In his portfolio of work, Keenan shows off his talent for taking realistic features and figures, and using exaggerated poses and viewpoints to lend them a sense of cartoonish exuberance.
Many of the artist’s works feature dinosaurs or other prehistoric animals in some manner. In fact, Keenan is perhaps best known for his viral book Dinosaurs of the Wild…
Virtual Visual Languages: Art by Jennifer Mehigan
Jennifer Mehigan is a mixed media artist based in Belfast, Ireland. In her current practice, Mehigan draws on digital rendering and imaging techniques to create complex, layered artworks that draw on aesthetics from mainstream advertising and social media, as well as more avant-garde virtual visual languages.
The smooth, obviously digital forms that populate many of Mehigan’s works are interesting in the way that they seem balanced…
Acceptance of the Inevitable: Art by Nicola Samorì
Interno assoluto, oil and sulphur on copper (photo by Rolando Paolo Guerzoni)
Italian artist Nicola Samorì creates rich mixed media artworks that deal with themes of death, decay, and loss. Though macabre in appearance, Samorì’s works take an attitude of fascination and exploration, eschewing depression in favour of a meditative acceptance of the inevitable.
Babette, fresco
I like the way that Samorì combines classical aesthetics…
A Portfolio of Painting by Howard Fonda
Untitled, acrylic and coloured pencil on raw canvas
Howard Fonda is a painter who works in a wide colour palette, building canvases that often seem more like drawings in the way that the pigment is applied and the way negative space is emphasized. The artist’s style is sketched and almost childlike in places, but Fonda’s expert eye for balanced composition lends the works an undeniable sense of intention.
Untitled, acrylic and…Installation Artworks by Koenraad Dedobbeleer
Surreptitious Plotting, concrete resin, copper, electrical cord, water pump
Koenraad Dedobbeleer is an artist who currently lives and works in Brussels, Belgium. In his practice, Dedobbeleer produces installation artworks and sculptures using a wide range of media and materials.
Those Unabused by an Awareness, spray painted wood, spray painted metal, wood, concrete, candies, textile
I really enjoy the way Dedobbeleer titles his…
Photos with Embroidery: Art by Natalie Ciccoricco
Pine, embroidery on found image
Natalie Ciccoricco is a Dutch artist who works in innovative collage techniques, blending found photos with embroidery techniques. The artist also creates graphic illustrations inspired by dreams, nature, literature, and other personal interests.
Come on In, Embroidery on found image
Ciccoricco’s recent project Down the Colour Hole puts an interesting spin on traditional collage techniques. In these…
Quasi-Monochrome: The Paintings of Ettore Spalleti
Untitled (installation veiw)Ettore Spalleti is an Italian painter who works in a quasi-monochrome style. The artist’s paintings often focus on a single hue, but use gradients and shading to create depth and volume.
A casa di...
It’s quite interesting to learn about the process that Spalleti uses to create his paintings. The artist starts by mixing oil, pigment, and gesso, then applying a single thin coat of the mixture to a…
Skulls and Skeletons: The Art of Vlad Gradobyk
UntitledArtist and illustrator Vlad Gradobyk uses bones as a motif, creating beautifully detailed illustrations of skulls and skeletons. The artist uses a dense, layered cross-hatching technique to produce images with an aesthetic similar to antique lithograph prints.
UntitledThere’s a wonderful -- and perhaps paradoxical -- sense of life in Gradobyk’s artworks. His skeletal figures are pictured eating, drinking, riding horseback,…
Femininity and Perception: The Art of Nicola Kloosterman
Black swan (created for LULA Japan to the theme YELLOW)
Dutch Nicola Kloosterman works in analog collage media, building striking, layered images with found photographs, textiles, and magazine advertisements. Much of the artist’s work concerns concepts of femininity and perception.
Untitled (from series Shadow Play)
I really enjoy the “less is more” approach that the artist takes toward collage art, like in Kloosterman’s…
The Art Portfolio of Chelsea Gustafsson
GeelongChelsea Gustafsson is an artist from Barwon Heads, Australia. In her artistic practice, Gustafsson works primarily in paint, addressing themes of manufacturing and consumption and the environment.
You Snooze You Lose
I really love the artist’s recent paintings of furniture -- the works are composed in the manner of still life or vanitas paintings, depicting familiar furniture and other household objects in arrangements…
The Egg Tempera Portfolio of Arnout Van Albada
Frambozentaartje, egg tempera and oil on panel
Arnout Van Albada is a Dutch artist who works primarily in egg tempera, creating subdued but detailed paintings of food. The artist’s works present their subjects with a sense of quiet reverence, focusing on the unique textures and colours of various edible and household objects.
Regout puddingvorm, egg tempera and oil on panel
Van Albada’s delicate paintings of pastries, such as…