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19 Artists to Watch from the IMC Art Program in 2019

December 21, 2019

ART, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

Artists to Watch from a Pioneering Narrative Art Program Where do you look to find rising talent in the world of storytelling art? Beautiful Bizarre showcases new voices. Below are nineteen artists coming to t...

Michelle Lynn Doll Interview: Painting Intimate Portraits of True Love

Nicole Gordon

December 19, 2019

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

Michelle Lynn Doll was born in Canton, Ohio and received her BFA from Kent State University and her MFA from the New York Academy of Art. She is the recipient of the 2019 Fellowship Grant from the New Jersey St...

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Your Favorite Instagram Posts of 2019

Jennifer Gori

December 18, 2019

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

The end of the year is the best moment to gather your tribe, share memories and make plans for a better future… it was a real pleasure to share our passion of art with you again on 2019: for Beautiful Bizarre Magazine it was a very important year, with the sec...

Occult Art & Numinous Musings: An interview with Nickas Serpentarius

Angelique Joy

December 4, 2019

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

Nickas Serpentarius, aka, Danica Serpentarius Morgan, is a contemporary tattoo artist, illustrator and sculptor whose work exists in the spaces in-between art and magic… For as long as we have been conscious...

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Oddities Flea Market TAKES OVER Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

Jennifer Gori

December 2, 2019

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

Every month Beautiful Bizarre Magazine chooses one of our favourite creatives to TAKE OVER social media for the day. For November, we chose Ryan Matthew Cohn and Regina Marie Cohn of Oddities Flea Market to sha...

Interview with Artist Marc Scheff: Scope Miami 2019

Natalia Joruk

November 25, 2019

ART, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

Artist Marc Scheff is one of the revolutionary creatives in the 21st century. His unique techniques to create each artwork involve building layers of resin sandwiching each sheet of the artwork. Time and patience create a depth rarely seen; the more you inspec...

Making Pilgrims: An Interview with Aron Wiesenfeld

Andrea Kovacic

November 19, 2019

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

Looking at Aron Wiesenfeld's paintings is akin to waking up from your dream. There’s a fogginess about what you’ve just experienced, and what you’ve just felt, but it stays there in the abyss within you –...

The Pastel Floral Paintings of Stella Im Hultberg

Addison Devereux

November 12, 2019

ART, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

As delicate as the floral arrangements she brings to life, Stella Im Hultberg's paintings are laden with the soft yet powerful pastel hues that vary in each piece. Her paintings highlight color in just the righ...

Guweiz: Captivating Digital Paintings and Illustrations

Addison Devereux

October 31, 2019

ART, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

The Singapore-born artist Zheng Wei Gu, better known as Guweiz, has only been in the art scene for a few years. His fascination with art came at the age of 16 when he started watching YouTube tutorials on anime drawings. Over the next few years, Guweiz honed h...

The Painterly Precision of Robin Eley’s Photorealism

Elizah Leigh

October 22, 2019

ART, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

In the contemporary art world, wildly exciting and incredibly diverse forms of creative expression abound. Experiencing some of it is like hopping on an amusement park ride that delights the senses, churns the ...

The Luscious, Candy-coated Paintings of Natalia Fabia

Addison Devereux

October 16, 2019

ART, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

As enticing as it may be, please avoid licking the screen. Though Natalia Fabia's candy-coated paintings are deliciously crafted onto her canvases, they still taste like oil paints. The California painter has a...

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

Sarah Claire Picton

October 16, 2019

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

Let me start at the beginning. This charming tale – full of flowing hair, rich symbolism, delicate lines and enchanted nostalgia – begins, like all good stories, with a dream. Fairy tales, paintings, dreams, castles, and Renaissance throw-backs... welcome to t...

Her Painterly Femme: An Interview with Emma Leonard

Andrea Kovacic

October 10, 2019

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

Australian artist Emma Leonard paints a dreamy cast of women in her collections. She depicts the female form as both ephemeral yet timeless, fragile yet strong, like photographed flowers. With gossamer hems and...

Teresa Sharpe TAKES OVER Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

Jennifer Gori

October 8, 2019

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

Every month Beautiful Bizarre Magazine chooses one of our favourite creatives to TAKE OVER social media for the day. This month, we have chosen tattoo artist and winner of TV Show Best Ink Season 2 Teresa Sharp...

Visionary Paintings: An Interview with Ricky Schaede

Natalia Joruk

October 2, 2019

ART, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

Ricky Schaede’s paintings piqued my interest from the very first time I laid eyes on his work, looking at his piece 'Forgiveness'. Something about it drew me in: his swirling patterns and use of colour played with a beauty found in many artworks in the Visiona...

A Majestic Animal Nature: Interview with Martin Wittfooth

Richard Purssey

September 27, 2019

ART, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

After any amount of time looking at the animal protagonists in the work of New York based painter Martin Wittfooth you will certainly come away with a reduced liking for the one species never depicted in his wo...

Gabriel Picolo: Comic Book Artist and Professional Doodler

Addison Devereux

September 19, 2019

ART, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

In an era where superheroes and comic books are seeing a rise in popularity, artists like Gabriel Picolo are getting the visibility they deserve. Originally from San Paulo, Brazil, the twenty-something artist g...

#thisisnotaphotograph: Interview with Arinze Stanley

Nicole Gordon

September 19, 2019

ART, FEATURED, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

Arinze Stanley is a Nigerian based artist that creates hyper-realistic portraits with such detail they are often mistaken for photographs. He is a self-taught artist and his family owns an envelope company in which Arinze Stanley would learn to further perfect...

Color Fields: The Art of J Louis

Jennifer Rizzo

August 29, 2019

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For his latest body of work, 2018 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Finalist, J Louis looked to something that is both ordinary and fantastical for inspiration. Something which everyone experiences on a regular basis...

He Paints In Technicolor: An Interview with Erik Jones

Nicole Gordon

August 27, 2019

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

Erik Jones is an American painter and illustrator who works predominantly with a colorful and vibrant palette. He is well known for his figurative work that has recently morphed into a hybrid of both realism an...

19 Artists to Watch from the IMC Art Program in 2019

Michelle Lynn Doll Interview: Painting Intimate Portraits of True Love

Your Favorite Instagram Posts of 2019

Jessica Dalva TAKES OVER Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

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

Dressing the Celtic Soul with Craggane Designs

Kat Von D Launches “Von D Shoes” on World Vegan Day

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

19 Artists to Watch from the IMC Art Program in 2019

Michelle Lynn Doll Interview: Painting Intimate Portraits of True Love

Your Favorite Instagram Posts of 2019

Occult Art & Numinous Musings: An interview with Nickas Serpentarius

Oddities Flea Market TAKES OVER Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

Interview with Artist Marc Scheff: Scope Miami 2019

Making Pilgrims: An Interview with Aron Wiesenfeld

The Pastel Floral Paintings of Stella Im Hultberg

Guweiz: Captivating Digital Paintings and Illustrations

The Painterly Precision of Robin Eley’s Photorealism

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

Teresa Sharpe TAKES OVER Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

Visionary Paintings: An Interview with Ricky Schaede

A Majestic Animal Nature: Interview with Martin Wittfooth

Gabriel Picolo: Comic Book Artist and Professional Doodler

#thisisnotaphotograph: Interview with Arinze Stanley

Color Fields: The Art of J Louis

He Paints In Technicolor: An Interview with Erik Jones