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January 15, 2019

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Interview: The Cute Monsters of Stan Manoukian

January 12, 2019

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Apparently, French artist Stan Manoukian befriended the monsters that were hiding under his bed as a child. Now, they are populated his artworks, inspired by comic books, movies and legends. These friendly crea...

Disrupted Realism: An Interview With Meredith Marsone

Jackie Lemmon

January 10, 2019

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Realistic portraits abstracted by streaks of oil paint, colors pulled through the paintings, blurring through arms, torsos, faces. The emotive figures are portrayed in a way for open interpretation by the viewe...

Your Favorite Instagram Posts of 2018

January 8, 2019

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The New Year is a wonderful opportunity to look back at the previous year and count the blessings we received. The Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Instagram account has reached half a million followers in the last 12 months (OMG!), and we thank you dearly for your ...

Representational Modern: Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Exhibition @ Modern Eden Gallery

January 6, 2019

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The Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize exhibition 'Representational Modern' will feature new works by the Winners, Honourable Mentions and Finalists of the Inaugural Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize. Th...

Creation Process: The Visual Language of Stuart Holland

January 5, 2019

"I work in very subtle layers when beginning my figures, slowly building up nuanced values to match the lighting I’m trying to achieve." ~ Stuart Holland There is nothing more exciting than taking a look into a...

The Whimsical Paintings of Robert Page

December 27, 2018

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A look at the portfolio of Austin based artist Robert Page will remind you of novel ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell, and a lot of literary references on the animals we raise and the animals we are. But if his work is certainly thought-provoking, there is also a...

Chris Rivers: Mountains We Climb

December 22, 2018

Bringing a piece to life encompasses so many different skills. A thought provoking journey with colour and rituals that take place to help the artist bring their own unique vision to the canvas. There is so muc...

Loving Humanity: The American Realism of Leigh Bongiorno

December 20, 2018

There are many ways to perceive art: it can be a mean to escape reality or to embellish it. But some artists prefer to see it as a tool to reflect their contemporary society. It is the case of Cleveland based p...

Walton Ford: The Killing Myth

Matt Mitchell

December 19, 2018

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Massive five-foot by twelve-foot watercolors of lions would at first seem to represent the artist himself in his art world triumphs. These are monumental depictions of the king of beasts. Do they reflect the way Walton Ford himself has risen to the upper eche...

Interview: The Feminine, Symbol-Filled Pop Surrealism of Dawn Cooke

December 12, 2018

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Bodies. They are at the center of art. First, because artists are using their own to create their artworks. And, of course, the body is one of the most favorite themes in art history. Female bodies, animals bod...

Tigran Tsitoghdzyan: Further Than The Eyes Can See

Nicole Gordon

December 11, 2018

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Tigran Tsitoghdzyan is a New York City based artist who was born in Armenia. In all of my interviews, I can name only two artists with careers that started as early as age 10. Tigran had created hundreds of pai...

Top 100 Sculptors of 2018 on Instagram

Danijela Krha Purssey

December 10, 2018

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As the Editor-in-Chief of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine I have had the pleasure of working with many incredible sculptors for more than 5 years now - for the magazine itself, our web blog, our curated exhibitions, the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize, and of ...

Journey Into The Archetype: An Interview With Hannah Yata

December 5, 2018

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"I’m really passionate about exploring the different aspects of the Mother concept of the Nature archetype. The all-devouring mother, nurturing loving mother, the rituals, the dance, the wild excess of being of...

Sea of Change: Exclusive Interviews with Jana Brike + Art Collector Ken Hakuta

Bella Harris

November 30, 2018

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In an opening reception on November 30th, Distinction Gallery proudly presents Jana Brike’s highly anticipated exhibition “Sea of Change”. Immersed with poignant narratives, this divine new series -eight large...

Joel Rea TAKES OVER Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

November 29, 2018

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Every month Beautiful Bizarre Magazine chooses one of our favourite artists to TAKE OVER social media for the day. For November, we chose Joel Rea to share with us the artists who have inspired him throughout his artistic career. Just in case you missed it, be...

Legacy @ Thinkspace Projects: An Interview with Dulk