Source Design You Trust  John Wallin Liberto, an industry veteran concept artist, digital painter, and illustrator with more than two decades shaping AAA gaming and feature film production. Known across the entertainment industry under his moniker “Capt. Flushgarden,” his work stands out for its masterful handling of natural lighting, aerial perspective, and mechanical realism across…

Source Design You Trust  Fedor Barkhatov (known as Fedos), a self-taught artist based in Saint Petersburg who creates atmospheric, surreal, and dark-fantasy landscapes. Maintaining an extensive daily and weekly painting archive of over 1,000 artworks since 2016, his feed functions as an unfolding visual diary of moody wanderers, misty pine forests, ancient monoliths, and glowing…

Source Colossal   When something’s stable, dependable, and strong, we might say it’s “like a rock.” Similarly, when things become difficult and challenges feel immovable, we might find ourselves “between a rock and a hard place.” These idioms suggest that perhaps especially when we face challenges, we find ways to beat the odds. And Simon Laveuve’s…

Source Artsy Shark  You submitted excellent work to a juried exhibition and felt confident about your chances. Then the rejection arrived. What happened? The post What Artists Should Know About the Jury Process appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Colossal   In playful, anthropomorphized sculptures, Hannah Lim takes inspiration from historical ceramics, classical Chinese literature, and her British-Singaporean heritage. For several years, the London-based artist has been interested in the 17th- and 18th-century design phenomenon known as Chinoiserie, in which European producers mimicked Chinese and other Asian motifs, appropriating a variety of regional aesthetics…

Source Colossal   Perhaps best known for her luminous portraits in collaboration with legacy magazines and fashion houses, photographer Elizaveta Porodina has also captured the smaller, yet no less striking, creatures walking this planet. Commissioned for the climate-focused publication Atmos, a radiant series of images highlights beetles, butterflies, and mantises in her signature ethereal style and…

Source Colossal   This year, an international team of scientists announced the discovery of a new species of wild cat in Bolivia, and research initiatives like Ocean Census continue to document hundreds of new marine species annually. Yet species are probably disappearing faster than we can find them. It’s difficult to gauge what goes extinct every…

Source Artsy Shark  Featured artist and painter Wim Zorn creates dynamic abstracts using a bold interplay of color and emotions. The post Featured Artist Wim Zorn appeared first on Artsy Shark.