When Alter Egos Take Over: Jane Candy’s Soul-Trapping Illustrations
“I’m of the conviction that once my illustrations are out there, they belong to the audience, not me.”
Where Magic and Cosmos Meet: The Dualistic Art of Annamaria
“I hope that my artworks can create a connection between me and the viewers, and between them and themselves.”
The KORN x ADIDAS Sneaker Collab Drops on October 27
Adidas will release a collaboration with nu-metal band Korn in October, according to an internal Adidas document viewed by Complex. The Korn X Adidas collab consists of two sneakers—the Campus 00s and the Supermodified—and seven pieces of apparel. Korn, whose penchant for Adidas is practically legendary, even immortalized this affection […]
A Dive Into The Neo-Organic Design of LUN
We live surrounded by objects, whether they stand still in the corner of the room or we interact with them. Right at the intersection of nature and art is LUN, the Timisoara-based studio with a practice rooted in neo-organic contemporary design. Founders Manuela Marchiș Blînda and Cezar Blînda create minimalist, […]
Bucharest Welcomes MINA, The Largest New Media Art Center in Romania & Southeast Europe
MINA, the Museum of Immersive New Art, opened yesterday, August 25 in Bucharest, becoming the first immersive space in Romania and the largest new media art center in Southeast Europe. More than that, it will redefine art through emerging technologies while bringing immersive exhibitions to an industrial space. As such, […]
Dystopian Illustrations of Romanian Sci-Fi Magazines During Communist Era
From minimalistic and abstract illustrations, to outwordly sceneries and mind-bending, full blown psychedelic drawings that would make the art directors of “Foundation” TV series cry for their mamma.
Tarot Cards Through the Eyes of 40 Romanian Illustrators
Cluj-Napoca based ILLUSTRART Association has released a new initiative, giving a new life to tarot cards. The works of forty Romanian illustrators have been condensed into a unique deck of tarot cards. Each artist interprets traditional playing cards in a personal, playful, or sometimes strange way. The result is a […]
Light Painting: The Renaissance of Brutalism by Xiao Yang
Photographs presenting abandoned sites, monuments, and forgotten structures, in a completely surreal light have left the audience speechless. Over the past few years, Chinese photographer Xiao Yang traveled to ex-Yugoslav, ex-Soviet, and Eastern European countries to capture colossal monuments in a futuristic style, creating the landscape photography series ‘Eternal Monuments […]
Ezequiel Pini (SixN.Five) Creates Refined Metaphors and Dreamy Worlds with a Modern Aesthetic
Ezequiel Pini (Six N. Five) is an Argentinian-based contemporary artist and an award-winning designer and digital creator. Since 2014 his studio, Six N. Five, is specialized in creating digital and futuristic worlds and dreamy experiences with a clean and modern aesthetic. In a recent interview for designboom.com Pini declares: “Regarding […]
Harnessing The Vibrant And Metaphorical Power Of Materials: Claudia Lepik
Claudia Lepik is a jewelry artist who is intrigued by how to push boundaries in jewelry with scale and material. Her specific interest is face and nose jewelry. Including more theatrical fashion inspiration in her works allows her to investigate the whole body and work with chosen materials being in dialogue […]