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Mike Mitchell Captures Pop Icons In Wholesome Absurdity and Colour‑pop Minimalism
Source Design You Trust Mike Mitchell is an American pop surrealist artist and co‑owner of Poor Example gallery and Boxo Card Co. in Escalon, California, celebrated for his vibrant, minimalist portraits of pop‑culture icons, animals and original characters in everyday situations. Known for series like “Just Like Us” (famous characters in relatable moments), “Fat Birds,”…
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Artist Paints Chain‑smoking Cats And Lanky Whimsies In Gouache, Capturing The Surreal Stretch Between Everyday And Emotional Warp
Source Design You Trust Smallwhitemonster is a Manchester‑based artist known for surreal gouache and acrylic paintings featuring lanky, chain‑smoking animals, elongated figures and dreamlike scenes that explore the “quiet tension between the ordinary and the surreal.” His work often includes signature elements like mushrooms, all‑seeing eyes, snakes and distorted proportions, creating psychological narratives and psychological…
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An Artist Draws Mythic Chimeras And Warrior Specters In Flat, Beardsley‑esque Illustrations That Bridge Antiquity And Modern Surrealism
Source Design You Trust Orphné Achéron is a French painter and illustrator inspired by antiquity, mythology and medieval times, drawing her name from the Greek river Acheron (underworld river) and Orphne (water nymph), who together fathered Ascalaphus. A Parisian art history and fashion graduate, she creates flat, stylised illustrations and paintings influenced by Golden Age…
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Artist Draws Haunting Graphite Worlds Where Women, Animals And Architecture Share The Same Fragile, Ghostly Grace
Source Design You Trust Dasha Pliska is a Ukrainian artist and illustrator from near Odesa who works primarily in graphite, charcoal and pencil, creating monochrome drawings with rough textures, delicate shading and a strong sense of drama and “ghostly grace.” Her imagery often centers on women, animals and architecture: series like “Elements” show animals literally…
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Aleksandr Zhitomirsky Turned Photomontage Into Soviet Dynamite, Speaking Directly To Soldiers With Images That Cut Like Propaganda Knives
Source Design You Trust Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels speaks through the Voice of America in 1950 by Alexandr Zhitomirsky Aleksandr Zhitomirsky (1907–1993) was a prominent Soviet graphic artist and photomontage master who created powerful political propaganda during World War II and the Cold War. Born in Rostov‑on‑Don and based in Moscow, he was…
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Artist Reshapes Walls And Spaces With Explosive Typographic Murals That Turn Buildings Into Giant, 3D Messages
Source Design You Trust Alex J. Fowkes is a UK‑born, Vancouver‑based graphic designer, artist, muralist and author renowned for bold, typographic‑driven work that transforms branding, packaging, installations and public spaces into immersive visual experiences. A First Class Honours graduate from Nottingham Trent University’s Graphic Communication program, he freelanced since 2013 after London agency experience, creating…
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Spectacular Underwater Winners from the 2025 reFocus Photographer of the Year Awards
Source Design You Trust Underwater Photographer of the Year: “Radiance” by Remuna Beca Underwater photography carries a unique, almost otherworldly atmosphere that feels like entering a hidden realm. This year’s 2025 reFocus Awards highlighted that magic, with underwater winners presenting images that feel more like visual poetry than simple snapshots. Their photos capture everything from…
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Stephanie Temma Hier Juxtaposes Uncanny Ceramic Sculptures with Embedded Paintings
Source Colossal By marrying the realistic with the fantastical and uncanny, Stephanie Temma Hier conjures tension: there’s a calf-hair necktie that morphs into a table fan, popcorn surrounding pink ballet shoes, and a rapt snake framed by orange igneous rocks. The Brooklyn-based artist is formally trained as a painter and self-taught as a ceramicist, and…