Maarten Baas, regarded as one of the most influential artist-designers of the early 21st Century, grew up in Burgh-Haamstede and Hemmen, the Netherlands. He graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven, the Netherlands and distinguished himself by his intellectual and artistic style.
Wouldn’t it be lovely if we had a job that made us happy? Well, Eden is one such guy who finds happiness in spray painting. And he’s no run-of-the-mill spray painter, but one of the best among the lot. Choosing this form of a painting may come as a surprise to most. However, he has …
Remember when you used to just chuck old and worn out CDs into the litter bin? Of course, what use can they be except for music? Well, Sean E Avery thought differently. This South Africa-born teacher, writer-illustrator, artist and designer, now based in Perth, Australia, found unique ways to create things out of discarded CDs, …
Nastasya Shuljak’s animal figurines and other creatures made of felted wool look oh-so-adorable. This is because, this Russian wool sculptor, based in Moscow, understands her subjects well and is aware of the potential of felted material. So, it isn’t surprising to find the felted figures of foxes, hares, polar bears and other creatures in her …
A French photographer and street artist, who goes by the name of JR and whose real name nobody really knows, burst on to the street art scene with his unique large black-and-white photographic images in public places. Terming street as the “largest art gallery in the world”, he combines art and action.
Cyril Lancelin is an architect by profession, but an artist at heart. The reason why he made it a point to visit art exhibitions as part of his architectural studies. His inspiration is the impressive works of minimalist artists, such as Carl Andre, Donald Judd, and Sol Lewitt.
Known actors replaced by Disney characters? Sounds weird, doesn’t it? But this is exactly what Gregory Masouras, a Greek photographer, does in his now-famous mash-up photographs. So popular are his insertions of Disney characters into a movie and TV serial posters and classical and modern paintings that they’ve found a pride of place on social …
Chinese artist, Yuanxing Liang, portrays Mother Nature in all his sculptures by blending intricate portraits, featuring a woman’s face, with delicate elements of landscapes to produce a mind-blogging piece of art. The delicate tresses of a woman in the sculpture are turned into trees with birds, miniature buildings, fish ponds, and other such delightful details. …
Ever met a man who’s in love with metal? Well, one such person is Vasily Sasimovich, who despite his full-time job, finds time to make sculptures from scrap metal in his free time. And he’s been doing this for the past six years.
It’s really exciting to see a naturally gifted artist hone his skills to become a master artist. Damian Lechoszest is one prime example. He was born in Raciborz, Poland and is now settled in Baborow, a small town south of Poland.
If you want to visualize a black hole, you just need to have a look at the cosmos series of iZZY iZVNE, a Moldovan street artist. Born in Chisinau, Moldova, this street artist chooses to hide her real name for reasons best known to her. So fascinating is her street art that she has been …