Source Design You Trust  Martin Bonnevier is a digital creator who specializes in generative AI art. His portfolio consists almost entirely of imagery generated using Midjourney, exploring the darker and more surreal boundaries of artificial intelligence art. Bonnevier’s aesthetic is frequently described as a “visual apocalypse,” residing in a strange no-man’s-land between digital collage and…

Source Design You Trust  Paulina Gałka is a digital collage artist and graphic designer based in Wroclaw, Poland. She is a proud advocate for traditional digital editing and human creativity, explicitly stating in her bio that her work is “not AI”. Gałka specializes in vintage-inspired digital collages and 2D illustrations, primarily using Photoshop to blend…

Source Design You Trust  Casey Goddard is an American analog collage artist who specializes in creating nostalgic and whimsical fantasy worlds. Goddard describes her artistic style as blending “Nostalgia & Whimsy,” crafting entirely analog collages using scissors, glue, and found imagery. She sources her materials from vintage magazines, old photography books, and thrifted media, which…

Source Design You Trust  Penusbmic is a highly popular pixel artist, animator, and independent game developer. Proudly describing himself as “The World’s Okayest Dad that Pixels,” he shares his intricate retro art, character designs, and animation tips. In the indie gaming industry, Penusbmic is best known for his work as a core artist and animator…

Source Colossal   Misato Sano’s studio is replete with piles of wooden offcuts, heavy lumber, woodworking equipment, and flowing natural light. The Miyagi-based artist has been sculpting charismatic dogs for several years, steadily adding more distinct characters to her growing pack. Self-portraiture remains a consistent theme within Sano’s practice. Each dog evokes a different emotion mirroring…

Source Colossal   One of the many reasons artists like Lee Krasner, Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, Cy Twombly, and other mid-20th-century pioneers of painterly abstraction were so innovative for their time is the use of the deliberate yet loose brushstroke. Pollock intuitively dribbled and splattered paint on surfaces spread across the floor of his studio, and…

Source Colossal   The surprise of turning onto a street to see a vibrant mural—or the joy of viewing several in progress during popular festivals like Nuart Aberdeen—is essentially an ephemeral experience. Murals may be designed to last several decades, or they may be temporary installations that address a particularly interesting bit of local history or…

Source Design You Trust  Ian Hodgson is a UK-based fine artist who works predominantly with graphite and pastel pencils to create ethereal figurative and abstract drawings. Hodgson’s drawing practice delves into the concepts of identity, place, emotional architecture, and the psychology of landscapes. Using dry media like graphite and pastel, his technique often involves reworking…