Author Jantine Zandbergen

Jantine Zandbergen

Guest Contributor

Designer & founder of art-blog Bleaq. Loves films, series, books, cuteness and all things creepy & macabre.

The Soothing Wonderland of Kirsty Mitchell

March 3, 2018

“I think the story of 'Alice in Wonderland' in a way is a reminder that life is frightening, it can shift on you at any moment.” – Michael Sheen There’s a lot of tragedy in fairytales. Take Wonderland for ins...

Thrjár: Nordic Influenced Jewelry By Daria Endresen

Jantine Zandbergen

January 10, 2018

COUTURE, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, WEARABLE ART

For loyal Beautiful Bizarre Magazine readers, the name Daria Endresen will probably ring a bell. Daria’s fascinating, dark digital artwork has been featured on the website several times before, including this f...

Surreal, Textured Mixed Media by João Ruas

Jantine Zandbergen

November 22, 2017

FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

When asked to describe the work of Brazilian artist João Ruas in a few words you might not initially know what to tell since there’s just so much to it. With his unique mixed media technique João is able to...

The Alluring Fantasy Worlds of Rovina Cai

Jantine Zandbergen

September 18, 2017

ART, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

Acclaimed fantasy writer Robin Hobb once said, “I think that my passion for writing fantasy began at about the same time as my passion for reading fantasy.” The same can be said about Australian illustra...

Dark, Mysterious Fairytales by Ekaterina Belinskaya

Jantine Zandbergen

August 19, 2017

FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PHOTOGRAPHY

Remember Disney’s Snow White? Or The Little Mermaid? The classic Disney films we all loved as a child have a much darker origin than many know. Snow White’s stepmother for instance, in the original story fr...

Delicate, Gloomy Portraits of a Dystopian Future by Caitlin Hackett

Jantine Zandbergen

July 28, 2017

ART, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

Polluted landscapes, mutated and mutilated animals and a dark vision on the future of humanity: By description, the work of Oakland, California based artist Caitlin Hackett might not immediately appeal to y...

Avant-Garde Garment Architecture: Interview with IIMUAHII

Jantine Zandbergen

June 28, 2017

COUTURE, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS

From dressing celebrities to being featured in one of the The Hunger Games films: life is good for Ukrainian born fashion designer Elena Slivnyak and her label IIMUAHII. With her dystopian, science fiction ...

Oil Paintings with a Story: Interview with Donatella Marcatajo

Jantine Zandbergen

June 1, 2017

ART, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

Craftsmanship is often passed on from generation to generation. For centuries, families have passed on the craft of baking, gardening or writing. Art is another craft that often runs in the family, for inst...

Black and White Hyper-Realistic Paintings: An Interview With Claus Word

Jantine Zandbergen

May 10, 2017

ART, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

If you come across one of the works of Italian artist Claus Word online, you probably think he’s a skilled photographer. Strong, close-up and detailed: his hyperreal work is quite fascinating. The fascination g...

Romantic Tales With an Edge: Interview With Katie Eleanor

Jantine Zandbergen

April 11, 2017

INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PHOTOGRAPHY

We all have artists we love so much that they can do no wrong. Directors that can’t create a film you don’t love, writers that publish book after book that steals your heart and painters that seem to be deeply ...

Enigmatic Embroidery by Michelle Kingdom

Jantine Zandbergen

February 20, 2017

ART, LATEST POSTS

The art of embroidery is no longer an art practiced only by 'old ladies'. More and more artists embrace embroidery as a technique for telling their stories. One of those artists is Los Angeles based, Miche...

Elegant Portraits of Royalty by Laura Sheridan

Jantine Zandbergen

January 16, 2017

Photogasm: Dark Editorial

Jantine Zandbergen

December 12, 2016

Enchanting Folkloristic Illustrations by Alexandra Dvornikova

Jantine Zandbergen

November 9, 2016

ART, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

With the short, dark days of winter coming up (sorry Australia!) I feel my taste gravitating towards warm, fantastic art more than any other season. Alexandra Dvornikova, a young art graduate living and working...

Dark Fairy Tales Painted by Sandra Ovenden

Jantine Zandbergen

September 26, 2016

ART, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

Although still dominated by men the tattoo world is no longer what it once was: a male driven industry. More and more women find their way into the shops, both to be tattooed and as artists. Sandra Ovenden ...

Enchanting Drawings by Rebecca Yanovskaya

Jantine Zandbergen

September 10, 2016

ART, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

Life’s not easy for a fantasy fan nowadays. Where a few decades ago there wasn’t a lot of great material around you now have a choice in thousands of books, films and series being released each year. With t...

The Celestial Photography of Maxime Simoncelli

Jantine Zandbergen

June 22, 2016

PHOTOGRAPHY

A few years ago, I stumbled upon an Instagram account called Iamthewoodendoors. The account, named after a haunting song by the band Agalloch, quickly became one of my favorites; always sharing mysterious, dark...

The Dreamy, Mystical Works of Denis Forkas

Jantine Zandbergen

June 2, 2016

ART, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

When people ask me the biggest benefit of living in the Netherlands I always come up with the same answer: the rich cultural history of the country, especially the arts. Living in the Netherlands means bein...

Ghostly Encounters by Matthias Lueger

Jantine Zandbergen

April 27, 2016

PHOTOGRAPHY

Have you ever wondered who or what was living in that old, abandoned house you pass on your way to work every day? Or if there might still be someone living in that dilapidated shed hidden in the forest? There’...

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Expressive Portraits by Schalk van der Merwe

Jantine Zandbergen

March 26, 2016

ART, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

French painter Paul Cezanne once said, “A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.” As a post-impressionist Cezanne knew what he was talking about, the movement focused on avoiding the limitati...

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