Source Design You Trust  Florent Desailly is a French freelance creature concept artist and digital sculptor based in Paris. Specializing in intricate and imaginative creature designs, his work often embodies a dark fantasy aesthetic. Desailly is self-taught, honing a distinctive style that has gained significant recognition in the digital art world. His portfolio is rich…

Source Design You Trust  Hong SoonSang is a South Korean concept artist and character designer based in Suwon. He is renowned for his vibrant and expressive character designs, which often feature a distinctive, stylized aesthetic. His work spans various genres, including animation, illustration, games, and comics. Throughout his career, Hong has developed a diverse portfolio…

Source Artsy Shark  Abstract artist Linda Sirow presents a collection of bold abstract encaustics and shares her painting technique. The post Featured Artist Linda Sirow appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Colossal   Between 1869 and the 1960s in the U.S., thousands of Indigenous children attended at least 523 boarding schools, supported by the government and church groups that were fueled by the grim motto, “Kill the Indian, Save the Man.” Children were sent hundreds, if not thousands, of miles from their families and tribal communities,…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  For many people we have asked recently, 2024 was slog, a challenge, a conflict, exhausting and even a year to rethink what it is we know and what it is we want. The art market dipped and left many uncertain, and a times, a bit of a…

Source Colossal   From collaged and painted found materials merged with elements of photography and ceramics, Leroy Johnson (1937-2022) created an eclectic vision of life in his hometown of Philadelphia. Through layered, multi-dimensional portraits of houses, the artist represents loci of family life and community in conceptual assemblages that also confront racism, poverty, and gentrification. In…

Source Colossal   Rice harvests produce straw, a natural byproduct of the dried grain. Traditionally, the material could be used for a wide variety of objects from tatami mats to food wrappers to carrier bags. Many of those products are now made using synthetic materials, and rice straw is more often used for ceremonial or sacred…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Based in Mexico City, figurative painter Gonzalo Garcia examines customs surrounding death and vulnerability, pop culture and violence. The human body has long been a theme of his artistry, initially rooted in anatomical research before evolving into a more abstract, conceptual interpretation of physicality. What began as…