Krzysztof Mezyk - painting

Once, my design teacher told me that a good design occurs when a layman sees it and says: "I could've done that in five minutes." Krzysztow Mężyk's works certainly do not follow the traditional approach to painting - not only the composition, but also the structure seems messy, random. Dirt. It's important here, where the paints are left half-mixed on the canvas and the lines or stains are almost unrecognizable. While this effect cannot be an expression itself, it can surely help the artist to convey it.

Chris Trueman - Paintings

We all know that there are many approaches to painting - the genres, changing through the history. Art of a Californian painting teacher is somewhere between pop art (with the print-like imagery), abstraction and neo-industrialism. The repetitive motifs of stripes try to conceal the colours, but they enhance them instead. Wonderful compositions, soothing yet sharp. Mr. Trueman is certainly one of my favourite contemporary painters. Do you agree?

Heiko Mueller - Paintings

If you, like me, love walking in forests, there is a chance that you've encountered the natives of those - the wild animals. A small squirrel escaping through branches or a regal deer staring into your eyes. But behind this serene facade, what is really going on? A Hamburg-based artist Heiko Mueller is puzzled by this question and tries to answer with paintings about strange creatures fighting with each other in a fierce manner. And, a few dogs. But a great and unique technique!

Brian Donnelly - Paintings

The ancient peoples loved human-animal hybrids to the extent of making them represent certain gods. Brian Donnelly is a Toronto-based painter who picked up the idea - but mostly inspired by dr. Frankenstein. What are they about? Going back to our roots? Animistic instincts buried deep in our brains? Shocking? Whatever the purpose is, someone who creates a special e-mail address for "Complaints, Insults, and General Distaste" has my respect.

Chet Zar - Paintings

Art can cover many topics and we all know that. So, today's topic is horror! And who might be better at painting horror themes than Chet Zar, a man who devoted his life to creating special effects in blockbusters such as The Ring and paintings inspired by Bosch and Giger? His twisted visions of monsters evoke this mysterious thrill scrolling down one's spine, combining both fear and... fascination.

The frames are made by the artist, too.

Robert C. Jackson - Painting

Robert Jackson is a contemporary realism painter. Born in 1964, he fully devoted to art only in 1997 and before that he was a minister with an engineering diploma. Jackson's art is rooted in real life (and clearly inspired by Magritte), but there's a strange feeling of oddity in his works - that unusual atmosphere that makes you wonder - is it the composition, the things portrayed, the colours? I think it's all of that and this is yet another artist that tries to tell us "so you say there's nothing special in usualness? just watch."

Tim Bavington - Painting

Many artists tried to combine few senses and mediums in their works to completely surround the viewer/listener/receiver and get the desired effect on them. But this England-born American artist tried it a little subversive way - Tim Bavington intended to transfer music on canvas. And we don't mean the synesthetic exploration of vibrations, but rather more scientific approach of addressing each sound a corresponding specific colour. The results? Right here. I wonder if you can guess the songs from individual paintings.

Dustin Myers - Painting

Dustin Myers might somewhere in the future considered the chronicler of our age. He uses his formal education from the university he describes as having a contemporary attitude to capture the cultural icons of todays twenty-somethings and give then a new environment. Surreal, often iconoclastic imagery of well-known characters or self-portraits that sarcastically smirk when talking about our modern image of entertainment.

Harry Ally - Paintings

We think that we're free. We can walk wherever we wish, talk whatever we want. Yet it's not quite so. We are just bodies - walking, functioning, slowly decaying meat that has this unique ability to store something called consciousness. No, I'm not starting to write a blog about philosophy, but today's works are about existentialism. Harry Ally is a Texan painter with a lot of experience in both panting and, what can be seen in his works, life.

Nicolas Bohac - Paintings

Have you imagined the Earth without humanity? Well, you probably have, just like everyone else. But why do we have to imagine it? It's the civilization that is unique and somehow intrusive to the system, not other way around, as we tend to perceive it. Californian artist Nicolas Bohac intends to counter this misconception by examining how humans live by - and with - natural environment. How we change it and how we adapt to it. After all, it's a pretty odd relationship, isn't it?

Kevin Bierbaum - Paintings

Just yesterday we wrote about a classic abstract expressionist. This day we keep the style, but focus on a young German-American artist, Kevin Bierbaum. His minimalistic mixed media paintings are clearly inspired by the famous Rothko's composition and so popular dripping technique. Yet he doesn't copy the "old masters" of twentieth century - Bierbaum's works are original and fascinating. Flashy, but somehow calming. Interesting, minimal compositions and bright, diluted neon colours render his art truly remarkable.

Timothy John-Luke Smith - Paintings

Timothy John-Luke Smith started his adventure with art at the age of fifteen. Inspired by both French neo-classicists and ancient art he creates these works - portraits of women in... quite strange environments.  Artist's page.

Dale Frank - paintings

Through the last several months writing this blog I've seen something curious - the better the art is, the simpler means the artist takes to promote it. Dale Frank is an Australian artist who doesn't have a website and sells very well. Not unique technique, but mastery in it and a great ability to feel colour has led him to the point where his art speaks for itself. For me at least the fluidity of colour is much harder to use than shapes - and much more subtle in its message.

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Stina Petersson - Illustration

If we were to tell you that someone worked for Vogue, Coca-Cola, Sony, DKNY and at least dozen of other well-known corporations, you'd think that person was a full-time professional. And you wouldn't be wrong, as Stina Petersson, a Swedish illustrator is one of the most known and successful artists of our age. Today we shall show some of her watercolours and typography - enjoy!

Source: http://www.stinapersson.com

Marcus Payzant - Paintings

There seems to be nothing noble in torn wallpapers and dead birds. And there's none. Yet in Payzant's representations we can certainly feel more than that. Hardly begun, half-ended scenarios slip from the consciousness of the canvas and leave us, the viewers to decide whether we want to end them. Or even if we consider then to be began. Payzant's art is like melting on a porch on a hot day when you find yourself half asleep or that time of the night when you think over your memories.

Source: http://marcuspayzant.com/home.html

Justin Mezzell - Illustration

So, it's already 10 PM where I live. I drink coffee, smoke cigarettes, listen to The Doors and look for a suitable material to publish. Then I stumble upon an artist from Florida, Justin Mezzell. His paintings radiate with this charming 60s vibe and creative use of the form. You can clearly see his experience as a designer in the logos and graphics he made.

Source: http://justinmezzell.com/

Carl Oxley III

Carl Oxley (the third) is one of the most positive artist I have stumbled upon - not only are his works bright, colourful and funny but his mission is to make his art available to everyone who likes it. For me - totally worth looking at!

Source: http://www.popartmonkey.com/gallery/gallerymain.html

Amy Crehore - Paintings

I've always been curious about mixing sources of inspiration - in fact, living in post-modern era, taking from the past and forging it into something new is pretty much the only option. The works we feature today resemble styles of Cezanne, Léger and Dali at the same time. No wonder that Amy Crehore is one of the most popular illustrator today.

Source: http://www.amycrehore.com/

Dan Lyndersen

Dan Lyndersen mixes classic Renaissance masterpieces with modern themes and pop culture. Fast-paced, surrealistic and visually rich works take us into a land where we see, that, after all, regardless of times and culture, we are all human.

Source: http://www.danlydersen.com