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…
The Art Portfolio of Cynthia Consentino
Birdie IV, altered commercial figurine, sculpted stoneware head and bird, glaze
Cynthia Consentino is a ceramic artist and sculptor currently based in Bucklan, Massachusetts. In her practice, Cynthia uses the sculptural medium to explore and break down expectations and dichotomies related to gender and reality.
Wolf Madonna, porcelain, glaze
Much of Cynthia’s work is also inspired by fairy tales -- works in which human figures are…
Saturated Abstract Artworks by Imi Knoebel
Gelbe Fahne, serigraphImi Knoebel is a German artist who produces bright, saturated abstract artworks that reference minimalism and geometric abstraction while devising a new and unique visual language.
Face 85, acrylic on plastic foil
Knoebel points to Kazimir Malevich as a major influence, and it’s clear to see where the latter’s Suprematist painting style -- consisting largely of simple shapes and flat planes of colour --…
Thought-Provoking Art Installations by Forensic Architecture
An NDVI analysis showing losses of vegetation between 5 days and 15 days after herbicidal spraying in GazaForensic Architecture, a group based out of the University of London, is a multidisciplinary art collective and research organization that gathers data about issues concerning human rights and governmental abuses of power, spinning that data into thought-provoking art installations.
The Killing of Tahir Elçi (video still)
The…
Fanciful Cities: The Art of Bodys Isek Kingelez
U.N., paper, paperboard, mixed media
Bodys Isek Kingelez was a Congolese artist who built colourful models of fanciful cities. The artist’s maquettes were often made with the intent of imagining harmonious, almost utopian alternative futures for the cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including Kingelez’ hometown of Kinshasa.
kimbembele ihunga
In his practice, Kingelez employed a wide variety of materials including…
Paintings of Faces: The Art of Joa Korhonen
MONSIEUR, acrylic on canvasJoa Korhonen is a musician and artist whose dual practices inform one another. The artist’s current visual practice revolves around paintings of faces, often abstracted to some degree and with expressions that seem to shift and reflect the viewer’s mindset as much as the artist’s.
IDENTITY 2.0, acrylic on cardboard
Korhonen works via an intuitive process, starting each with work with a…
Malavida: The Art of Alycia Rainaud
September SwitchbladeAlycia Rainaud -- aka Malavida -- is an artist based in Paris, France. In her practice, the artist is a graphic designer and illustrator, and works to create abstract images built out of undulating waves of flowing colour.
Tears On Screen
Rainaud’s work reminds me of that of J.D. Doria or Luis Pagan, especially in the way that she embraces and emphasizes the unique interactions of coloured media on a surface,…
Speculative Tech: The Art of Daniil Alikov
spectral hubDaniil Alikov is an abstract artist who uses aesthetics straight out of science fiction and speculative tech to create two and three-dimensional artworks. The pieces are highly structured and textural, and there’s an interesting tension between the artist’s use of traditional media, and the unconventional appearance of his finished pieces.
IG224+spectral
I really love the combination of bright rainbow hues and cold,…
Small Craters: The Art of David Allen Peters
Untitled #4, acrylic paint on panel
David Allen Peters is an artist based in Los Angeles, California. In his practice, Peters is a painter, though his technique is one that often seems more akin to sculpture. The artist produces his paintings by layering paint onto a surface and then gouging out small craters to reveal the coloured layers below.
Untitled #9, acrylic paint on panel
I’m fascinated by the way that Peters’ process can be…
Modern Aesthetics: The Art of Nicholas Party
Pot with three birds, pastel on paper
Swiss-born artist Nicholas Party works in painting, sculpture, drawing, and other media, creating compositions that exude modern aesthetics while existing in a contemporary art historical framework.
Landscape, pastel on canvasThe artist’s graphic, colourful paintings are very attractive, and seem welcoming to the viewer. The artist seems to favour cool colours -- deep, electric blues and purples…
The Portrait Art Portfolio of Alim Smith
UntitledAlim Smith is an artist from Wilmington, Delaware. In his practice, Smith uses a uniquely surreal style of portraiture to explore black identity, past, present, and future. Smith has achieved recent notoriety for his portrait paintings of black subjects in popular internet memes.
Untitled
The artist uses lighting and colour masterfully in his works. In the series Planet Her, for example, Smith’s figures exist on black…
Sweeping Sci-Fi Scenes: The Art Portfolio of John Berkey
Boiling GlobeThe late John Berkey was a science fiction artist, noted for his sweeping sci-fi scenes and detailed imaginings of future space travel and exploration. Berkey’s artwork has appeared in many formats, from movie posters to books to postage stamps.
Underwater Ships on Blue
I really enjoy the style that Berkey used to produce his paintings. There’s an incredible balance in these works between gestural, painterly pigment…
The Art and Graphic Design Portfolio of John Zabawa
Lucille Furs -- Another Land LP, CD jacket design
John Zabawa is an artist and graphic designer who currently lives and works in Los Angeles. In his practice, the artist uses warm, bright colours and pared-down shapes and planes to create designs that balance fun and focus.
Background artwork for Bon Appetit magazine spread
Zabawa works with various clients to produce designs for CD jackets, posters, book covers, and more. There’s…
The Art Portfolio of Yuri Hill
The Hands Resist HimYuri Hill is an artist based in Kiev, Ukriane. The artist primarily works in digital painting, producing artworks that evoke an unsettling, dreamlike mood through layers of dark pigment and key details.
Hill’s creepy, illustrative images often seem to reference reference pagan mythology in addition to contemporary horror aesthetics. I’m quite impressed by the artist’s skill with building visual atmosphere --…
The Painting Portfolio of Dmitry Kochanovich
Ideal Planet, oil on canvasDmitry Kochanovich is an artist based in Krasnodar, Russia. In his practice, Kochanovich creates painting that borrow from both traditional and contemporary styles, often juxtaposing distinct aesthetics and narratives to create images imbued with an uneasy sense of anachronism.
Free Fall, oil on canvas
Technically, Kochanovich’s paintings seem to borrow heavily from classical, romantic painting styles --…