Source Colossal   When Victoria Dugger encountered Jasper Johns’ “Flag” during a visit to the Museum of Modern Art in 2024, she found herself contemplating similar ideas. The encaustic painting is one of Johns’ most recognizable works and revels in ambiguity: although it bears stars and stripes, it’s not an exact representation of Old Glory, nor…

Source Design You Trust  Jakob Eirich is a German freelance concept artist, art director and illustrator based in Soest, with 6K+ Instagram followers and a portfolio showcasing stylised fantasy characters, creatures and illustrations that blend Japanese anime influences with Western realism. A Pratt Institute graduate whose work has been featured in ImagineFX, Spectrum 27 and…

Source Design You Trust  Axel Sauerwald is a German freelance concept artist and illustrator based in Soest, Germany, who began his career at Atomhawk Design (Newcastle) in 2018 before going independent in 2020. He has collaborated with major studios like Blizzard/Activision (Mortal Kombat 11), Wizards of the Coast, Aaron Sims Creative and others, creating character…

Source Design You Trust  Evgeny Romanov ia a freelance concept artist and former 3D hard‑surface artist who specializes in atmospheric environment and character design for games and entertainment, with experience at Terraform Studios, RESCALE Games, Lilith Games and others. His portfolio on ArtStation shows a focus on moody, story‑driven worlds—foggy industrial sites, sci‑fi structures, ruined…

Source Colossal   As a child, Artem “Alfred” Nakache (1915-1983) was afraid of water. The youngest of 11 children in a Jewish family that emigrated from Iraq to Constantine, Algeria, Alfred eventually overcame his terror of the depths and actually excelled at swimming. He became so skilled that by the mid-1930s, he had won both local…

Source Artsy Shark  Florida-based artist Bettina Sego presents a stunning portfolio of mixed media works that capture the light and palette of her tropical home. The post Featured Artist Bettina Sego appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Harman Projects, in conjunction with Spoke Art and Deadly Prey Gallery, is pleased to announce an exhibition of hand-painted movie posters from Ghana. The origin of this artistic movement has its roots in the 1980s with the rise of mobile cinemas across the country of Ghana. Promotional…

Source Design You Trust  Vergvoktre is a reclusive Russian dark artist known for haunting ink and paint illustrations of hellscapes, ghostly figures and unsettling surrealism, maintaining deliberate anonymity (“Russian, male, adult” is all he shares). His work appears on metal album covers (e.g., Θανατος αιωνιος, Warped Existence) and features ambiguous, disturbing compositions that evoke dread…