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The Beautifully Distorted Portrait Paintings of Relm

August 2, 2019

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When seeing Relm's paintings for the first time, it can be a bit overwhelming. Her art doesn't fully come alive at the first impression, but rather after taking in all other elements. The portrait paintings are...

Kindred Spirits and Moody Hues: An Interview with Amy Sol

Kylie Dexter

August 1, 2019

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Visualise yourself walking through the world, observing shape, colour, sounds, with no separation between imagination and what the world is made of. Amy Sol captures these moments and paints them into existenc...

The Surreal, Mystical Delight of Scott Mills’ Wildlife Sprites

Elizah Leigh

July 30, 2019

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What happens when modern life feels as though it’s spinning out of control? Scandinavians seeking a natural remedy for an unbalanced emotional state may choose to engage in the uplifting, nature-centric practice of friluftsliv (“free air life”). Those in the J...

The Opal Unicorn: An Interview with Laura Castellanos

Haley Peters

July 25, 2019

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Stemming from her fascination with myths, fairy tales, and mysteries, Laura Castellanos began her journey in a career of pop surrealist art after creating a background in toy design. Entranced by big eyes from ...

INPRNT TAKES OVER Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

Jennifer Gori

July 23, 2019

ART, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, PHOTOGRAPHY, TAKE OVER

Every month Beautiful Bizarre Magazine chooses one of our favourite art lovers to TAKE OVER social media for the day. For July, we chose INPRNT to share with us the artists who have inspired them. INPRNT is a p...

Rococo and Mythology: An Interview with Annie Stegg Gerard

Jacqueline Weinreb

July 18, 2019

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Annie Stegg Gerard's artwork embodies magic and mythology while the compositions she creates nod to her affection for the Rococo art movement. Women are often depicted adorned with flowing dresses, cavorting with animals amid impeccably painted backgrounds. Th...

CJ Hendry ‘RORSCHACH’: Bouncing Around Our Subconscious

Christopher R. Inwood

July 17, 2019

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New York based artist CJ Hendry (formerly of Brisbane, Australia), recently showed her solo exhibition RORSCHACH in Brooklyn, NYC. She has made quite a name for herself by using her extremely refined drawing ab...

Kathy Ager @ Thinkspace contemporary still life paintings

INTERVIEW: Kathy Ager ‘Golden Age’ @ Thinkspace Projects

Jennifer Gori

July 16, 2019

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One could think that still life paintings are part of the past. But this well-known, now controversial, genre of art history is definitely still part of the contemporary art conversation, and Canadian artist Ka...

INTERVIEW: Marina Eliasi Introduces “A Taste Of Sparrow” @ Stone Sparrow NYC

Jennifer Gori

July 13, 2019

INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, WEARABLE ART

At Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, we have followed the work of Marina Eliasi, also known as Stone Sparrow, for a long time. Her dark, refined jewellery has always seemed full of promises... promises of even greater things. So when we learned that she was opening ...

Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize: Check out some of the great Sculpture entries!

Caitlyn Gregson

July 8, 2019

2019 BEAUTIFUL BIZARRE ART PRIZE, ART, ART PRIZE, ART PRIZE NEWS, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS

With 1 month left to enter the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize! To inspire you, we are excited to share some of the great entries we have received so far in the Sculpture Award category. If you would like to see...

The Immaterial Dream: An Interview With Daan Noppen

Christopher R. Inwood

July 8, 2019

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Recently we sat down, via the internet, with Dutch artist Daan Noppen and talked with him about his summer in Mexico. Noppen traveled with his fellow creatives Daniel Martin and Santiago Pani who embarked on th...

Teodor Dumitrescu: Painting Everyday Kinda’ Magic

Sarah Claire Picton

July 2, 2019

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Romanian-born and raised fine artist and illustrator Teodor Dumitrescu now lives in Riverside in Southern California in America, working primarily as a painter and drawer, with more recent ventures showing his penchant for sculpting stories via techniques incl...

INTERVIEW: Freedom Lies in the Portrait Paintings of Janne Kearney

Jennifer Gori

June 28, 2019

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You know our love for portraiture and deep conversations with rising artists of new contemporary art. So, we definitely need to interview Janne Kearney, an inspiring Australian artist specialized in realistic p...

Flora and Folklore: Interview with Stella Im Hultberg

Marie Larkin

June 28, 2019

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The dualities that balance the paintings and drawings of Stella Im Hultberg draw the viewer into a landscape of harmony and grace. Volume and space, detail and the broader stroke, abstraction and realism blend ...

Tran Nguyen TAKES OVER Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

Caitlyn Gregson

June 27, 2019

ART, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, TAKE OVER

Every month Beautiful Bizarre Magazine chooses one of our favourite artists to TAKE OVER social media for the day. For June, we chose Tran Nguyen to share with us the artists who have inspired her through her artistic career. Just in case you missed it, below ...

SUPERNORMAL STIMULI: Interview with Christopher R. Inwood

Bella Harris

June 26, 2019

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Christopher R. Inwood is a self-taught painter set to display his fourth solo exhibition at The Third Quarter on the July 5-11. He is one of Brisbane's most promising portrait artists. We sat down with Christop...

Sea Walls: Protecting Our Oceans Through Art & Activism

Angelique Joy

June 25, 2019

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We are not defending nature; we are nature defending itself. - Anon. Mother. Earth. It is believed she exists to conquer and to tame. But, we are earth embodied, we are here to be caretakers of each other and...

Exploring Painterly Street Art: An Interview with Herakut

Marie Larkin

June 21, 2019

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The evocative and oft melancholy expressions of children gaze at us, naked or half-clothed figures poignantly rendered, dance, embrace, play and cavort in loosely painted strokes and drips, words and messages are scrawled in a spider like hand… these form the ...

Edith Lebeau Interview: The Blue Beauty of the Fragile Mind

Jennifer Gori

June 20, 2019

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There is something ethereal and peaceful in the work of Canadian portrait artist Edith Lebeau. Yet, we can guess that beyond the placid, icon-looking beauty of her models, their minds are certainly far from res...

The Whim, Wit and Flair of Barnaby Whitfield’s Portraiture Extraordinaire

Elizah Leigh

June 19, 2019

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Barnaby Whitfield’s pulse-quickening portfolio of acid trip oil and pastel treats is like giving the carb-free diet that you’ve fastidiously adhered to one final double finger salute. Relief washes over you, fo...

Exclusive Interview with Ceramic Artist Susannah Zucker

The Luscious, Candy-coated Paintings of Natalia Fabia

The Art of Dreaming: Interview with Italian Figurative Artist Erica Calardo

Her Painterly Femme: An Interview with Emma Leonard

Image-maker Nick Knight: Capturing AI Innovation in Fashion

Sera Gamble TAKES OVER Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

The Eventual Triumph Over Darkness: An Interview with KERLI

The Photography of Mario Sorrenti: A Democratic Celebration of Beauty

Image-maker Nick Knight: Capturing AI Innovation in Fashion

Raw and Naked: Exclusive Interview with Gina Harrison

The Edgy Couture of Claudia Savage: Interview with Designer Natalie Hutton

Top 100 Wearable Art Designers on Instagram

Fashion, Fetish and Freedom: The Ethical Avante-Garde RITUAL

The Narrative Wearable Art of Breath & Stone

Thrjár: Nordic Influenced Jewelry By Daria Endresen

Exclusive Interview with Ceramic Artist Susannah Zucker

The Luscious, Candy-coated Paintings of Natalia Fabia

The Art of Dreaming: Interview with Italian Figurative Artist Erica Calardo

Her Painterly Femme: An Interview with Emma Leonard

The Beautifully Distorted Portrait Paintings of Relm

Kindred Spirits and Moody Hues: An Interview with Amy Sol

The Surreal, Mystical Delight of Scott Mills’ Wildlife Sprites

The Opal Unicorn: An Interview with Laura Castellanos

INPRNT TAKES OVER Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

Rococo and Mythology: An Interview with Annie Stegg Gerard

CJ Hendry ‘RORSCHACH’: Bouncing Around Our Subconscious

INTERVIEW: Kathy Ager ‘Golden Age’ @ Thinkspace Projects

INTERVIEW: Marina Eliasi Introduces “A Taste Of Sparrow” @ Stone Sparrow NYC

Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize: Check out some of the great Sculpture entries!

The Immaterial Dream: An Interview With Daan Noppen

Teodor Dumitrescu: Painting Everyday Kinda’ Magic

INTERVIEW: Freedom Lies in the Portrait Paintings of Janne Kearney

Flora and Folklore: Interview with Stella Im Hultberg

Tran Nguyen TAKES OVER Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

SUPERNORMAL STIMULI: Interview with Christopher R. Inwood

Sea Walls: Protecting Our Oceans Through Art & Activism

Exploring Painterly Street Art: An Interview with Herakut

Edith Lebeau Interview: The Blue Beauty of the Fragile Mind

The Whim, Wit and Flair of Barnaby Whitfield’s Portraiture Extraordinaire