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This Artist Layers Traditional Ink With Digital Glows To Quest Unconscious Realms Of Surreal Meaning
Source Design You Trust Ben Bauchau, Brussels-based Belgian illustrator and concept artist, quests for meaning in unconscious realms via traditional ink on paper layered with digital colors, crafting dreamlike surreal worlds inspired by ukiyo-e, engravings, comics, past cultures, war, nature, movement. More: Instagram
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Fabien Mérelle Masters Ink And Watercolor To Craft Pyjama-Clad Figures Teetering On Absurd Family Edges
Source Design You Trust Fabien Mérelle (b. 1981, Fontenay-aux-Roses) masters ink and watercolor with Eastern finesse from Xi’an studies and Dürer-like precision from Paris Beaux-Arts, portraying pyjama-clad figures in dreamlike family scenes of vulnerability, transformation, absurdity, and subtle psychological irony. His humble, sparse style fuses meticulous detail with subconscious narratives, blurring everyday reality into surreal,…
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Artist Delfino Fidel Fuses Everyday Objects Into Playful Critiques Of Pop Culture Excess
Source Design You Trust Delfino Fidel sculpts witty everyday symbols into playful objects with sharp commentary using carved wood, acrylic paint, polymer clay, steel springs blending pop culture, emojis, toys, branded items into surreal hybrids. Graduated Cantonal School of Art Lugano 2018, Bachelor’s Educational Sciences Bern 2024, his bold silhouettes and bright colors disarm before…
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Li Zhongzheng Turns Modern Calligraphy Into Chunky Neon Lettering Pulsing With Sci-Fi Volume
Source Design You Trust Li Zhongzheng, China-based modern calligraphy and lettering artist since 2016, creates chunky neon-style lettering experiments blending playful volume, saturated gradients in electric blues, greens, pinks, yellows against black voids, pushing beyond traditional forms into sci-fi rhythms. More: Behance
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Artist Randy Ortiz Turns Oil Paint And Graphite Into Dark, Symbol‑packed Visions
Source Design You Trust Randy Ortiz is a Winnipeg‑based Canadian artist and illustrator known for dark, symbolically rich oil paintings and meticulously rendered graphite/charcoal drawings that often explore anxiety, suffering, faith and the uncanny. Originally recognized for highly detailed poster and print work for films like “Aliens,” “The Conjuring” and “The Road,” he has increasingly…
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Spectacular Black & White Nature Photos from the 2025 One Exposure Awards
Source Design You Trust 1st Place Winner: “Začudno” by Lidija Novković In 2025, the One Exposure Awards shifted to pure black‑and‑white, creating a nature photography showcase that feels strikingly different. The absence of color amplifies every shadow, texture, and emotional beat in each winning image. Across categories ranging from wildlife to fine‑art experimentation, the contest…
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What Will Retirement Bring? An Animated Film for Those Dreaming of Work-Free Days
Source Colossal When I retire, I plan to read every morning and bake bread from scratch. I’d like to resume Spanish classes and finally become fluent. And I plan to see movies mid-afternoon, take long, leisurely walks leading nowhere in particular, and travel as much as possible. Does this sound familiar? Dreaming of retirement is…
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Leafy Greens and Loaves of Bread Transform into Playful Ceramics by Eléonore Joulin
Source Colossal From cheese wedges and leafy greens to loaves of bread and freshly picked zucchini, Eléonore Joulin has a tendency for playing with her food. In the Brussels-based artist’s work, a loaf of challah transforms into a vase, while a melting round of Raclette—a cheese originating in Switzerland that’s scraped right off the wheel…