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LIFE OF GRASS BY MATHILDE ROUSSEL

by Ariadna Zierold French artist Mathilde Roussel’s sculptures are conceived like living organisms. During her creation process, Roussel progressively gives up control over the materials she uses by...

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EXPERIMENTAL JUXTAPOSITIONS BY JORAM ROUKES

by Ariadna Zierold Groningen, Netherlands based artist Joram Roukes‘ energetic canvases have an incredible liveliness that draws us into each surreal world that he constructs. He works in predominantly...

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IMPERMANENCE AND DECAY BY JUAN TRAVIESO

by Ariadna Zierold Miami and New York based artist Juan Travieso‘s work explores notions of impermanence and decay through a combined language of pop, realism, and abstraction. Figures, be them humans...

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EMOTIONAL INTIMACY BY THAYER NICHOLAS GRANSTROM BRAY

by Ariadna Zierold Thayer Nicholas Granstrom Bray is a drawer, printmaker, bookbinder, and sculptor based in Kansas City. He earned a BFA in printmaking and minor in Art History from the University of...

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HUMAN INTERACTION WITH NATURE BY CRYSTAL MOREY

by Ariadna Zierold Crystal Morey (previously featured here) takes inspirations from an alternative upbringing where she closely connected with the natural landscape around her. Living in rural Northern...

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THE HUMAN BODY BY VESNA JOVANOVIC

by Ariadna Zierold Vesna Jovanovic is a Chicago-based visual artist who specializes in conceptualizations of the human body. Using spilled ink as groundwork, she creates drawings that often formally...

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SANDRA YAGI EXPLORES THE HUMAN PSYCHE

by Ariadna Zierold San Francisco based Sandra Yagi, whose art examines the human psyche,  is influenced by nature and science, all done with classical aesthetics. Contemporary culture, human folly and...

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SOUNDSUITS BY NICK CAVE

by Ariadna Zierold Chicago based artist Nick Cave is widely acclaimed for his exuberant “Soundsuits”—wearable sculptural forms based on the human body, intricately composed out of a vibrant assortment...

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THOUGHT PROVOKING MURALS BY NEMO’S

by Ariadna Zierold NemO’s is a street artist based in Italy. He works across multiple mediums, including illustration, digital design, spray paint and old newspaper pasted to walls. He is known for his...

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EMOTIONAL TENSION BY SALMAN KHOSHROO

by Ariadna Zierold Tehran-based artist Salman Khoshroo creates large-scale figures and portraits that practically drip from the canvas. Most of these pieces are several feet tall, composed of...

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HUMAN ANATOMY BY EMMA HOPKINS

by Ariadna Zierold Born in Brighton in 1989, Emma Hopkins studied at Brighton and Hove City College from 2005 to 2007, thereafter she went on to study at the University of London from 2007 to 2010,...

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THE HUMAN CONDITION BY PANG

by Ariadna Zierold Pang lives and works in London, painting both in the studio and around the city. Most of her work can be found in London, and she has painted walls in Rome, Lisbon, Paris, Vienna,...

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GEOMETRIC SCULPTURES BY XAVIER VEILHAN

by Ariadna Zierold Xavier Veilhan is a French artist living in Paris. His work includes photography, sculpture, film, painting and installation art. Concerned with the scenography of a dedicated...

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NEW DISSECTED SCULPTURES BY CAO HUI

by Ariadna Zierold Cao Hui’s (previously featured here) new series of dissected sculptures sees classical works of art divided up into segments, both linear and fractional. Within the resin forms, the...

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ENTANGLED NATURE BY ESTHER SARTO

by Ariadna Zierold Copenhagen, Denmark based gouache and watercolor painter Esther Sarto aka Miss Take combines elements of mother earth by coinciding them with our personal & social aspects of our...

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TRAGICOMIC FIGURES BY FREDRIK RADDUM

by Ariadna Zierold Oslo, Norway based Fredrik Raddum works with sculpture, installation, photo and performance related journeys. He has exhibited at various spaces since 2001. Raddum popularizes...

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FREAKISH SCULPTURES BY CHOI XOOANG

by Ariadna Zierold South Korean artist Choi Xooang has been sculpting for the last 10 years his unearthly but highly intricate human figures. Distorted and haunting Choi Xooang’s work reveals his deep...

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NEW PIECES BY ROGAN BROWN

by Ariadna Zierold Rogan Brown (previously featured here) has been working on one of his largest pieces. “Cell Cloud Variation” is composed of almost 1000 separate laser cut elements painstakingly...

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SPIRITUAL ACTIVITIES BY LAURA BERGER

by Ariadna Zierold Laura Berger (previously featured here) is a visual artist living and working in Chicago, Illinois. She received her BFA from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2002. Berger...

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LEGO SCULPTURES BY NATHAN SAWAYA

by Ariadna Zierold Nathan Sawaya was born in Colville, Washington and raised in Veneta, Oregon. He attended New York University. Sawaya lives and works between his two studios located in New York City...

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