PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION Archives • Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

Color, Contrast, and Comics: The Paintings of Robert Nelson

May 15, 2017

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“Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” -George Orwell, 1984 First whip up some twinkly pop music (Madonna), then fold it in...

The Drawings of Laurie Lipton: Despite Our Gruesome Face

Kristy Senko-Hall

May 13, 2017

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It’s a complicated, and sometimes terrifying world. From the privacy minefields and bullying on social media, to natural and societal nightmares, a deep sense of anxiety has penetrated our individual and collec...

Caia Koopman: The Umijoo Project

Marie Larkin

May 12, 2017

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Caia Koopman is well known by Beautiful Bizarre's followers. In her TAKE OVER of the Beautiful Bizarre social media last October she gave us an insight into her influences and her considered approach to nature and our environment. She is a respected, and highl...

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

Jantine Zandbergen

May 10, 2017

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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...

Kim Leutwyler: Tits Out for the Girls

Freddy Grant

May 9, 2017

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Artist and activist Kim Leutwyler deals with images of beauty, gender and queer-identity. Since moving to Sydney from the United States, she’s made a big impact on the Australian art scene with her powerfully e...

Sarah Joncas’ Crisp Blend of Modern Zen

Jessica Violetta

May 6, 2017

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In person, Toronto based artist Sarah Joncas exudes a similar peacefulness as the characters in her paintings. The portraits sit nestled between fresh, whimsical motifs and awe us with her magical ability to make blending look effortless. We can see a definite...

The Psychology of the Female Body in the Work of Daniel Maidman

Deianira Tolema

May 4, 2017

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Daniel Maidman is a self-taught painter and art writer based in Brooklyn, New York. He is known for his high renderings of the human figure. His work can be found in the collections of New York Magazine senior ...

Feral Plains: An Interview With the Two Headed Mystic

Kylie Dexter

May 3, 2017

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Digital artists Feral Plains delve deeply into the intricacies and symbolism of life. Nothing is placed on the page without meaning and a pure representational objective. These balanced and deeply emotionally c...

The Slumscape Paradises of Jeff Gillette

Evan Senn

April 28, 2017

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Southern California artist Jeff Gillette’s colorful and chaotic creations reveal our societal failures to the greater human race, and the forgotten wastelands of our world. Whether with his paintings or his sculptures, he explores the fascinating juxtaposition...

Embrace Your Inner Glitter With Dustin Bailard

Kylie Dexter

April 27, 2017

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Fairy tales don’t have to exist just in books or locked away in our imaginations, at least not as long as someone like Dustin Bailard is sharing a tiny piece of his world through his art. We get to fall into th...

The Dreamy Illustrations of Ina Stanimirova

Jennifer Gori

April 25, 2017

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Illustration is in vogue, and it is sometimes tricky to find an artist who stands out from the crowd. Barcelona based freelance illustrator, Ina Stanimirova may only be in her 20's, but you can already feel her...

Experimentations, Process and Emotions: An Interview With Jeremy Mann

Marie Larkin

April 19, 2017

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Vigour and seduction... he paints with an aggressive and dynamic mark and yet, Jeremy Mann invites us to see his world through the quietly brooding melancholia of a wet evening street and the seductive glance of a female model. In 2016, I was in San Francis...

The Intricate World of Miso

Kylie Dexter

April 2, 2017

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Karen Hsiao is the multi-talented artist behind the Art of Miso. Her naturalistic creations are intricate and evocative; she has a unique talent for creating detailed works on a tiny scale. Nature and its respe...

A Divine Connection: Interview with Brianna Reagan

Kylie Dexter

March 24, 2017

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“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” – Jacques Cousteau Brianna Reagan's work often represents the cyclic nature of the world. Skulls and decaying life forms share the ...

Shameless and Pink: Mini Interview With Tara Sharpe

Jackie Lemmon

March 21, 2017

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Shamelessly mischievous female figures dominate the canvas of Tara Sharpe’s paintings. Tara is a “Jack of all trades” with past professions such as a hair salon having effects on her art aesthetic; you can see traces of the hairstyling trade in the extravaganc...

Interview | Alexandra Levasseur’s Galaxies and Hearts Aflame

Justine Morrow

March 16, 2017

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In anticipation for the upcoming beautiful.bizarre curated exhibition 'Bitter | Sweet', opening this Saturday 18March at 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, we reached out to Alexandra Levasseur one of the contribu...

Sapira Cheuk’s Graceful Hypnotism

Evan Senn

March 14, 2017

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Pulling from her cultural roots, Chinese-American artist Sapira Cheuk explores many different themes in her art; she captures the expression of ecstasy as well as challenges viewers’ notions of familiarity and ...

The Divinity of Realism: An Interview with Harold Muñoz

Jessica Violetta

March 11, 2017

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What could be more inspiring than having the Louvre in your backyard for inspiration? As an impeccable realist painter, Harold Muñoz shares his experience of seeing and depicting the divinity of human beings. From the late night streets of Paris to the enchant...

Sweet Nightmares: An Interview with Kazuhiro Hori

Miu Vermillion

March 10, 2017

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Kazuhiro Hori is known for his surrealistic paintings of young Japanese girls in their school uniform, surrounded - and, sometimes, trapped - by sweets and toys: the things they are supposed to love. Some of us...

IX Arts: Shaping the World of Imaginative Realism One Reality at a Time

Natalia Fedoruk

March 7, 2017

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There’s a certain excitement that hovers perpetually around the name IX Arts; it’s not without marginally contained elation that I find myself writing about them in the run up to their 10th anniversary show. A ...