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A note from the Editor: Artists are society’s visionaries

March 12, 2019

2019 BEAUTIFUL BIZARRE ART PRIZE, ART, ART PRIZE NEWS, EDITORS NOTE, EXHIBITIONS, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS

Dear beautiful and bizarre friends, We haven't connected personally since last year, so let me begin by wishing you a Happy New Year ! I hope this year sees your creative dreams come true. Issue 024, the ...

Drawing on Reality: The Fashion Photography of Miles Aldridge

Sarah Claire Picton

March 12, 2019

FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, PHOTOGRAPHY

The year is 1964: Dr Martin Luther King, Jr receives the Nobel Peace Prize; Beatlemania travels to the US; Andy Warhol’s Shot Marilyns are produced; Bob Dylan releases 'The Times They Are a-Changin'; and, in Lo...

Yanni Floros: Life is not a plot; it’s in the imperceptible details

Lee Tudor

March 5, 2019

FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

Growing up, Yanni Floros discovered he was better at drawing than painting. He opted for charcoal as his medium because it had, in his eyes, a misnomer that needed challenging; he wanted to prove that charcoal was a forgiving medium. And honestly, I’m in awe o...

The Playful Humour of Ben Frost

Christopher R. Inwood

March 2, 2019

ART, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

The Australian artist Ben Frost's work is fun, colorful and provocative. To achieve this, he twists the sharp graphics of pop cultural icons and brands by imposing a cartoon, anime, comic character or pharmaceu...

Exploring Dualities: The Art of Lisa Yuskavage

Between Dualities: The Art of Lisa Yuskavage

Jennifer Rizzo

March 1, 2019

ART, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

American painter Lisa Yuskavage’s figures reside in a world of in-betweens. Associated with the re-emergence of the figure in contemporary paintings, the artist cites Giovanni Bellini, Johannes Vermeer and Edga...

Tim Okamura TAKES OVER Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

Caitlyn Gregson

February 27, 2019

ART, LATEST POSTS, TAKE OVER

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

Claire Courdavault: Pleasure Is In The Detail

Jennifer Gori

February 23, 2019

ART, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, STREET ART

A look at today’s landscape of the arts will soon draw you to the conclusion that artistic creation is more protean than ever. Art is not only limited to a canvas, a culture nor one idea of what beauty is. The ...

High Art 2019: Welcome to the year of Technology

Natalia Joruk

February 16, 2019

ART, COLLAGE, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

Have you ever created art when you’re high? High on life, happiness, excitement or cannabis, all of these feelings open up the imagination and senses. For special moments in time, you are freed from constraints...

PoetsArtists Celebrates International Women’s Day With A New Exhibition

Marie Larkin

February 14, 2019

ART, EXHIBITIONS, LATEST POSTS

Author: Lorena Kloosterboer In March 2019, on the occasion of the celebration of the 'International Women's Day', the MEAM will present the exhibition Painting Today. An exhibition of international artists referents in contemporary figurative painting. Last...

Reflexive Vision: An Interview With Zara Monet Feeney

Jennifer Susan Jones

February 12, 2019

ART, FEATURED, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

Los Angeles-based painter, Zara Monet Feeney, is changing the way we look at figurative art. The artist, who received a BA from UCLA and an MFA from the Laguna College of Art and Design, sets aside traditional ...

The Dreamlike Figurines of Vipoo Srivilasa

Caitlyn Gregson

February 4, 2019

ART, FEATURED, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, SCULPTURE

As a Thai born Australian ceramicist, Vipoo Srivilasa creates awe inspiring, childlike figurines that perfectly blend the two cultures of his identity. Behind these fun, colourful and whimsical creations, Vipoo...

Sadistik TAKES OVER Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

Jennifer Gori

February 1, 2019

ART, LATEST POSTS, TAKE OVER

Every month Beautiful Bizarre Magazine chooses one of our favourite artists to TAKE OVER social media for the day. In 2019, we have decided to extend this event to all types of artists to add culture and couture to our artistic conversation. For January, we ch...

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Wondrous Creatures: An Interview with Ariel Bowman

Angela Unsworth

January 19, 2019

2018 BEAUTIFUL BIZARRE ART PRIZE, 2018 WINNERS, ART PRIZE, ART PRIZE NEWS, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, SCULPTURE

2018 Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize Finalist, sculptor Ariel Bowman brings the past to the present, connecting science and art through her ceramic sculptures of prehistoric animals caught in timeless sett...

2019 LA Art Show: Natalia Berglund @ bG Gallery

Bella Harris

January 18, 2019

ART, EXHIBITIONS, LATEST POSTS

In less than a week, bG Gallery will proudly present works by Natalia Berglund at the premiere of the highly anticipated 2019 LA Art Show… the largest, longest running and most comprehensive international art f...

Ebb and Flow with Marc Scheff

Kylie Dexter

January 16, 2019

ART, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

Along with time and skill, there is also an energy that brings an artist's piece to life. We often don’t get to see these early beginnings as a viewer but they are the soul of the work we see. The studios in which the pieces are brought to life, the artist...

Kim Leutwyler TAKES OVER Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

Caitlyn Gregson

January 15, 2019

ART, LATEST POSTS, TAKE OVER

Every month Beautiful Bizarre Magazine chooses one of our favourite artists to TAKE OVER social media for the day. For December, we chose Kim Leutwyler to share with us the artists who have inspired her through...

Interview: The Cute Monsters of Stan Manoukian

Jennifer Gori

January 12, 2019

2018 BEAUTIFUL BIZARRE ART PRIZE, 2018 WINNERS, ART, ART PRIZE, ART PRIZE NEWS, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS

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

2018 BEAUTIFUL BIZARRE ART PRIZE, 2018 WINNERS, ART PRIZE, ART PRIZE NEWS, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

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 viewer. These pastel tones on panels describe the work ...

Your Favorite Instagram Posts of 2018

Jennifer Gori

January 8, 2019

ART, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

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 1...

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

Caitlyn Gregson

January 6, 2019

ART, ART PRIZE, ART PRIZE NEWS, EXHIBITIONS, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS

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...

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