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Dreamscapes Contemporary Imaginary Realism: Marcel Salome Interview

October 31, 2017

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Immersed in a passion for the arts, Dreamscapes Contemporary Imaginary Realism represents artists while displaying their individual works in the Dreamscapes art books. I had the opportunity to speak with ph...

Adam Craemer: Urban Grime Meets Classical Beauty

Freddy Grant

October 12, 2017

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After moving to Australia from South Africa in 2011, graffiti artist Adam Craemer rediscovered his passion for art and is now making waves on the international fine art scene. His distinctive mix of street ...

Marie Larkin’s Imagery and Elemental Forces

Tracy Eire

September 21, 2017

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Little parts of Marie Larkin’s world, that of green and wild landscapes replete with wildlife, and elements of both romance and spirituality, are reflected in her works of art. Sometimes blunted by the scholarly urge towards obviation, Marie’s latest works...

The Alluring Fantasy Worlds of Rovina Cai

Jantine Zandbergen

September 18, 2017

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Acclaimed fantasy writer Robin Hobb once said, “I think that my passion for writing fantasy began at about the same time as my passion for reading fantasy.” The same can be said about Australian illustra...

The Perceptual Play of Luke Kopycinski

Evan Senn

September 14, 2017

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As if recalling a bout of paramnesia, the paintings and drawings of Melbourne, Australia’s Luke Kopycinski exemplify the distorted dreamy scenes that teeter on the brinks of fantasy and reality, begging vie...

The Fluid Surrealist Art of Dan Quintana

Lee Tudor

September 13, 2017

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West Coast lines interwoven with symbolic surrealism in Dan Quintana's fluid oil works: “A lot of the West Coast style of custom cars, graffiti, and Art Deco architecture has found its way into the line of work of my oil paintings”. ~(pulled from his Hash...

Kelsey Beckett Honors the Beauty of Cultural Diversity

Jessica Violetta

September 12, 2017

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Until about a year ago, it was hard to find cultural diversity in modern portraiture. A handful of artists were doing it very well and receiving mountains of praise for it, as deserved. Whenever an artist i...

Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Curated Exhibition ‘Heart’s Blood’ @ Haven Gallery

Danijela Krha Purssey

September 7, 2017

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“Love is the bridge between you and everything” - Jalaluddin Rumi (1207~1273) In this inspiring new group exhibition, presented by Haven Gallery and curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, over 45 of the best...

Kari-Lise Alexander: Wet works

Tracy Eire

August 10, 2017

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I know. The word origin of ‘wet works’ is something terrible – the kind of work where someone ends up ‘sleeping with the fishes’ – but, like pulling bones from a fire before they, too, are consumed, I seize on this term when I look at Kari-Lise Alexander’s...

Delicate, Gloomy Portraits of a Dystopian Future by Caitlin Hackett

Jantine Zandbergen

July 28, 2017

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Polluted landscapes, mutated and mutilated animals and a dark vision on the future of humanity: By description, the work of Oakland, California based artist Caitlin Hackett might not immediately appeal to y...

The Mesmerizing Figures of Aaron Nagel

Evan Senn

July 25, 2017

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Like a dream or an allusion, Aaron Nagel’s exquisitely rendered figurative oil paintings are photo realistic images of his subjects, with one or two somethings that are just a little off from reality. These...

The Witty Grunge-Based Narrative of Lora Zombie

Lee Tudor

July 17, 2017

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Everything about Lora Zombie’s art screams: narrative attitude, laced with quick-wit. The bleeding of watercolour, scratched-out fonts and splashes of paint are throwbacks to early grunge poster art or ‘grunge effects’. The style is synonymous with the ear...

Alexa Meade: Playing with Shadows and Optical Illusions

Kim Crowie

July 13, 2017

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A woman with the uncanny ability to turn three-dimensional imagery into two-dimensional works of art, Alexa Meade has made a name for herself in this extraordinary medium of creative expression. Real life i...

“Hopelessly Obsessive Creative”: Interview with Mab Graves

Marie Larkin

July 11, 2017

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When Mab Graves is talking, I always stop to listen. It's worth taking the time. She is a highly sought after interview subject. She creates wonderfully accessible fantasy worlds through her paintings and d...

Bringing Fairytales to Life: The Art of Zelyss

Kylie Dexter

July 10, 2017

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Pop surrealism inspired by incredible Japanese dolls and fairytales, romanticized and made serene on the canvas. Take a deep breath and fall into their enormous welcoming souls. Bringing big eyes into the millennium, Zelyss' boutique doll-like creations ar...

Lauren Marx’s Interconnectivity of Life: Unforgiving Portrayals of Nature

Lee Tudor

July 6, 2017

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There is an elegant simplicity to the universe: we live and we die; energy inhibits a form, leaves it and takes on another form. This is because all things are made up of the same twelve (known) building bl...

Audrey Kawasaki’s Mural Magic

Jessica Violetta

July 3, 2017

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We know her name, Audrey Kawasaki, queen of the whimsical wood-grained modern nouveau. Her work has been flowing through the world for some time now. It has been embraced by an array of art enthusiasts beca...

Harumi Hironaka: Queen of Attitude

Kylie Dexter

June 27, 2017

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It's difficult to find any piece you don't absolutely love in Harumi Hironaka's body of work. These wild, sensual, tough women invite you to find those wolves that reside in your psyche. Representing strength and a fierce determination, her works hit you l...

The Artistic Practice of Ania Tomicka

Marie Larkin

June 26, 2017

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I have followed Italian Lowbrow artist, Ania Tomicka for a number of years and developed a deep admiration not only for her artwork, but also her artistic practice. Ania, interviewed by Allie Schaitel for Beaut...

Chiara Bautista: Drawing with Stardust

Kylie Dexter

June 24, 2017

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We featured an interview with Chiara Bautista in 2014, but who could help wanting to write about such a talented artist again and perhaps share some of her new works or some you may not have seen to date. I cou...

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