The Tattoo Art of Maija Arminen
It is widely accepted that tattoo is now considered to be an art form. Many tattooists are accomplished artists, producing outstanding drawings and paintings and they deftly transfer their skills from paper and...
Walking Through The September Wildflowers With Ruth Speer
I met Ruth Speer last summer at the opening of “Flower Child”, a group show at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco that we both had pieces in. Her painting “Alles Zu Seiner Zeit” caught my eye immediately and ...
Flirt With The Afterlife: The Sensual Art Of Tom Bagshaw
For centuries, the link between womanhood and the spiritual world has always been really narrow. Despite their power to give life, women seem to perfectly embody the two concepts of Eros and Thanatos, associating them with the darkest forces. Witches, priestes...
Kinetic Energy: An Interview with J Louis
The work of J Louis is nothing short of beautiful, but his subjects convey more than just beauty... as all strong women do. The figurative variances seen through strength of character, form, emotion, texture, a...
Victoria Selbach: Painting With Emotional Layers
Victoria Selbach is a contemporary artist based in New York that caught my eye a few years ago due to her life size nude paintings and the powerful nature they embodied. There is a definite sense of femininity ...
Ivan Alifan: Textural Bliss
Ivan Alifan caught my attention years ago with his sensual artwork that still managed to make me feel comfortable looking at. Sometimes erotic art causes me to have a feeling of discomfort yet Ivan's drew me in with his many layers of texture that I actually f...
Raising Awareness From Rainbows: The Art of Janne Kearney
“By appearing in the London Portrait Gallery, I am flying the flag not only for Australia, but for older female artists, those without the right connections and who don't have a formalised fine arts background ...
Qing Han | Qinni: Life Is a Winking Light in the Darkness
With the stroke of her brush, Qing Han's young girl breathes life into an empty night sky. But when one of her creations causes a momentary lapse of concentration, a race ensues to save her creation and the vil...
Transcending Reality: An Interview with Stuart Holland
Stuart Holland is harnessing every moment of his journey, both in life and with his incredible drawings and paintings. There is so much more to this artist and as you can garner from his answers, there is a lot more to his work too. Stuart explores a deeper na...
Evolution, Myth and the Future of Our World: Mark Heine’s Extraordinary Sirens
It may begin as a bedtime fable, or perhaps a sketch that yearns to not be forgotten. A room becomes a village or a symbol, a crest - before you know it, a seed of creation has sprouted into a New World of cult...
Gabriel Picolo: Chasing After Celestials
Gabriel Picolo has his head in the clouds but his feet firmly planted on solid ground. This immensely talented, up-and-coming illustrator hails from São Paulo in Brazil but is known around the world for his uni...
Hair and Hirano
At first glance, artist Miho Hirano springs from that stripe of art most frequently found in ‘anime adaptations from the original manga’. You heard me – Vampire Hunter D, Ghost in the Shell… Naruto. Quite out of step with the opinions of anti-anime art aficion...
Dorielle Caimi Interview: Fleeting Epochs @ Modern Eden Gallery
Femininity and masculinity, let's erase those words for a moment and look closely at the work of Dorielle Caimi. Think, expression. The visual experience depicted in her narrative becomes even more impressive t...
Interview: Multidimensional Digital and Street Art by Extra Crunchy
“The world is divided in two – Crunchy and Non Crunchy. Which one are you?”
This is the question asked by Extra Crunchy, a couple of artists from Israel with a high color, innovative and multifaceted universe....
Artistic Imaginings: An Interview with Pedro Jardim
Brazilian artist Pedro Jardim captures a distinctive, feral beauty while the expression and subtle color palettes of his subjects create an evocative sense of mystery. A graduate of graphic design at ESPM, Rio de Janeiro, and having studied at The School of Vi...
Your Favourite Instagram Posts of 2017
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 grown by huge leaps and bounds in the last 12 ...
Rise Of The Curly Girls: Interview With Sumner Crenshaw
Battles of the mind are frequently present in the works of artists, albeit often unintentional, subconscious occurrences. In the case of Sumner Crenshaw, working through anxiety and depression is a main focus o...
Mike Dargas: The Hyper-Hyperrealistic Painter
Artist Mike Dargas has caught my eye for years due to his depiction of hyper-realistic portraits of people. At the mere age of eleven, he painted the cathedral square in his hometown of Cologne in both pastel and chalk. As he grew older, he became more intrigu...
Bluethumb Art Prize ’18 Call for Entries
The Bluethumb Art Prize is Australia’s biggest and most accessible new art prize, aiming to raise the profile of Australian artists by supporting, recognising and celebrating their incredible talent and diversi...
Sun-kissed, Tattooed and Graceful: The Drawings of Elena Pancorbo
We all love illustration. The effect it has upon us is similar to the one of poetry. Many popular drawings have this sweet, ethereal mood which helps us continue believing in beauty. With this in mind, the work...