Neon Sculptor Meryl Pataky
Mixed media artist Meryl Pataky has a refreshing take on the world that comes out in her art. With a focus on neon sculptures, she works primarily in a medium that is undeveloped compared to traditional med...
David Umemoto Dreams of Brutalism
David Umemoto’s sculptures lay bare the skeleton of structure, embracing the art form in a contemporary brutalist style highly reminiscent of his architectural past. Brutalism, popular in architecture (partic...
Delphine Gigoux-Martin’s Anti-Beauty Aesthetic
“Even the songs of birds are to be feared, because their voice obeys the one of their master,” wrote German philosopher Theodor Adorno in Aesthetics.
As the sun caresses the earth with its gracious lines before the daily apocalypse swallows up entire la...
Susan Amorde: Emotional Baggage
We humans have a love/hate relationship with our emotional baggage. We subconsciously carry the warm fuzzy part of it with us because it serves both as a winter coat protecting our raw wounds and most tende...
MARCK: Video Sculpture Installations
Imagine you pass a sign as you are walking along a foggy road. Seeming to have made progress in your journey, you look around, only to see that you have come back to the sign you passed earlier, though you had ...
The Crystallized Conservator: Tyler Thrasher
Tyler Thrasher’s crystallized beetles and bugs make fairy tales seem possible. As if touched by the magic of love and life with a nymph’s kiss, Tyler’s creations seem ancient and full of mystical power. Upon first seeing one of Tyler’s creations in real life I...
Jaime Freestone: Taxidermy, Sculpture & Extreme Recycling
We recently had the chance to chat to UK artist, sculptor and taxidermist Jaime Freestone, who has been amalgamating his skills to create remarkable art. With such a zealous and open personality, it is hard not...
The Dreamlike Figurative Work of Sibylle Peretti
The captivating work of Sibylle Peretti beckons the deepest part of the imagination, where the virtues of these youthful subjects thrive in a constant dreamlike state. Her poetic narrative is both delicate and ...
Patrick Jacobs’ Intricate Dioramas
Peer deep into the vast hand-crafted landscapes of Brooklyn sculpture artist Patrick Jacobs, who creates intricate three-dimensional dioramas through hours of intense focus and incredible skill. Using a collection of materials including styrene, acrylic, cast ...
Look, Don’t Write: Pencil-Tip Micro-Sculptures by Salavat Fidai
I know at this point you must be wondering: Are those tiny sculptures, or just really big pencils? Okay, so maybe you didn’t entertain that theory for long, but believing that Salavat Fidai’s intricately wrough...
The Whimsical World of Stitch of Whimsy
Parading the walls in dreamy pastels and sugared candy colors: Welcome to the whimsical world of Stitch of Whimsy, created by the very talented Sara Leigh. A South Florida-based artist, seamstress, and self-pro...
Shallow Grave Studios: The Assemblage & Tattoo Art of Jason Stieva
With Halloween behind us, some of you dark romantics (like myself) may be feeling gloomy about waiting a whole year before the spooks, skeletons, and zombies rise again among the spider webs and fallen leaves of autumn. Before you bury your heads in the cemete...
The Impossible City Sculptures of Luke O’Sullivan
If you found yourself wondering “where’s Waldo?”, you aren’t alone. Luke O’Sullivan’s vast cityscapes (silkscreen prints on wood) are filled with nooks and crannies just begging to be explored, each more eye-ca...
A Peek into the Intricate World of Freya Jobbins
Ever wondered where your pretty little dollies went to die? Felt nostalgia over those lost childhood hours of pretend? Well, fear not. There is a heaven for your old Barbies, and presiding over this fantastical...
Sweatbox Studios: The Assemblage Art of Mark Waldman
Mark Waldman’s sculptures and mixed media assemblages deliver direct, undiluted statements using powerful symbols such as hearts, hands, crosses and knives placed inside hand-weathered, handcrafted, and painted shadow boxes. Carefully positioned lettering spel...
Apocalyptic Dioramas by Lori Nix
With an ever growing art world and many great (online) publications to discover new art it’s not that common anymore to come across an artist that creates work you’ve never seen before. Well, you’re up for a tr...
Exclusive Interview | Julia deVille – The Morality of Death
I had the pleasure of having a long conversation with Australian sculptor and jeweller Julia deVille while preparing her editorial for beautiful.bizarre Issue 009. The limitations of a single-page editorial did...
Taxidermy Sculptures by Les Deux Garçons
Taxidermy: you either love it or hate it. A fact that’s not up for debate is the amount of skills needed to become a taxidermist. Animals are complex creatures and you don’t want your creation to end up on crappytaxidermy.com! For Dutch artist duo Les Deux Gar...
Profundity & Self-Reflection: A Conversation with Bob Privitt
Bob Privitt is the art professor you wish you'd had in college: profound and introspective with a warm, down to earth sense of humor. Bob retired in 2004 after an impressive 40-year teaching career, which has i...
Bringing Sculpture to Life with Arnaud Pottier
As one of the most important figures in both Greek and Roman mythology, Apollo is frequently seen in classical art and sculpture. However, in his recent project, Arnaud Pottier of BK Digital Art Company lifts A...