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Here Lives the Origin: Rember Yahuarcani @ Josh Lilley, London
Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home Josh Lilley is pleased to present Here Lives the Origin, the first ever UK solo exhibition by Rember Yahuarcani. Yahuarcani (b. 1985, Peru) is an artist, curator and activist who belongs to the Aimenɨ (White Heron) clan of the Uitoto Nation of northern Amazonia in Peru. His practice considers…
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Tiny Art Show Repurposes a Disused Stairwell into a 1:6-Scale Gallery
Source Colossal In 2016, while artist McKay Lenker Bayer was still an undergraduate, her professor assigned the class the task of exhibiting their work. Unsure about presenting her work to the public, she downsized, quite literally, showing miniature paintings with teensy-tiny labels. And the idea for a minuscule exhibition space was born. In 2018, Lenker…
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Surreal Fusion of Folklore and Futurism in Ink Illustrations of Ulises Mendicutty
Source Design You Trust Ulises Mendicutty is an Argentine illustrator and comic artist based in Buenos Aires, renowned for his intricate, monochromatic ink drawings that draw from Japanese woodblock prints, indigenous art, and pop culture to create surreal, narrative-driven worlds . His style features densely detailed linework, often depicting fantastical creatures, urban myths, and hybrid…
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“Demons in the Details”: Macabre Masterpieces and Escher-Inspired Ink Illusions by Matt Reid
Source Design You Trust Matt Reid is a Sydney-based Australian illustrator and full-time artist renowned for his striking black-and-white drawings that delve into the macabre, featuring intricate depictions of skulls, demons, and monsters inspired by Gothic fiction and his childhood love for dark doodles. His style emphasizes crisp line work, cross-hatching for shading, and solid…
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“Come Fly With Me”: Surreal Illustrations, Street Art and Characters by Charbel Abuxapqui
Source Design You Trust Charbel Abuxapqui is a Mexican illustrator and surreal artist based in Mexico City, celebrated for his whimsical, dreamlike digital illustrations that blend humor, introspection, and fantastical elements into vibrant, narrative-driven compositions. His style often features anthropomorphic characters, floating figures, and absurd scenarios—like creating imaginary friends or enduring migraines as cosmic events—rendered…
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Two People Dressed as the Twin Towers at the Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village, New York City, 2001
Source Design You Trust In the 2001 Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, just weeks after the September 11th attacks, two participants dressed as the Twin Towers with angel wings and halos, turning their costumes into heartfelt tributes. Their embrace symbolized unity, mourning, and the idea of the towers as reunited souls in the afterlife. That year,…
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Sinister Skies Set the Scene for Derelict Buildings in Lee Madgwick’s Surreal Paintings
Source Colossal Beneath ominous skies and set within flat, green parkland, Lee Madgwick’s folly-like buildings strike an unsettling note. His surreal paintings feature dilapidated facades and uncanny shrubbery against cloudy, deep gray skies—usually with something just a little strange going on. In “Drift,” for example, bricks dislodge from the top of a boxy structure and…
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Charming Flights of Fancy Fill Vanessa Gillings’ Imaginative Illustrations
Source Colossal For fans of cozy cottages, sipping tea with a good book, exploring misty woodlands, and relishing timeless folk- and fairytales, the illustrations of Vanessa Gillings tap into a sense of comfort and wonder. Her protagonists, often donning witchy or wizard-like hats, appear to be on marvelous and mysterious journeys, sometimes accompanied by ravens,…