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Gina Matarazzo Interview: Animal Portraits with a Twist

August 20, 2019

INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

Gina Matarazzo’s paintings invite you to step into a world devoid of humanity. Playful and colourful, her works give you a taste into these animal characters’ secret lives. The effect is something to be cherish...

Daan Noppen, Daniel Martin and Santiago Pani: El Pez Soluble 2019

Christopher R. Inwood

August 16, 2019

ART, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

Three fellow artists set out from the Netherlands to see Mexico. They were escaping the winter for the sun of Mexico in hopes of exploring their artistic pursuits in a residency, sharing their space, ideas, and...

Stephanie Inagaki fox kimono mask drawing

Morgaine Faye & Stephanie Inagaki Interview: @ Talon Gallery

Christopher R. Inwood

August 13, 2019

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

Morgaine Faye and Stephanie Inagaki's work both seem to pull from deep mythological histories to build ancient worlds of wonder in our present. Faye's artwork are objects crafted from the finery and beauty of nature, resulting in reliquaries to be admired and ...

PoetsArtists 5 Artist Interviews: A Tribe to Call Your Own

Marie Larkin

August 8, 2019

ART, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

When I first became aware of PoetsArtists I didn’t know a lot about the community and platform. I have come to realise that it is a very strong and inclusive ‘tribe’ of hard working, focused and dedicated artis...

Marcos Navarro Interview: Broken Cycles @ Talon Gallery

Christopher R. Inwood

August 7, 2019

EXHIBITIONS, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS

Marcos Navarro's work is a twist of bright graphic compositions. The works fold figures, animals, and nature, built from plush flat plains of color that create these idyllic forms and graphics. But when you beg...

Kindred Spirits and Moody Hues: An Interview with Amy Sol

Kylie Dexter

August 1, 2019

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Visualise yourself walking through the world, observing shape, colour, sounds, with no separation between imagination and what the world is made of. Amy Sol captures these moments and paints them into existence. She creates a playful but mellow scene with sof...

The Opal Unicorn: An Interview with Laura Castellanos

Haley Peters

July 25, 2019

ART, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

Stemming from her fascination with myths, fairy tales, and mysteries, Laura Castellanos began her journey in a career of pop surrealist art after creating a background in toy design. Entranced by big eyes from ...

Raw and Naked: Exclusive Interview with Gina Harrison

Natalia Joruk

July 19, 2019

COUTURE, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PHOTOGRAPHY

You may recognise British artist and model Gina Harrison’s face. Over the past few years, she has laid deep roots within the wearable art and photography industry, working with many of the designers and photogr...

Rococo and Mythology: An Interview with Annie Stegg Gerard

Jacqueline Weinreb

July 18, 2019

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Annie Stegg Gerard's artwork embodies magic and mythology while the compositions she creates nod to her affection for the Rococo art movement. Women are often depicted adorned with flowing dresses, cavorting with animals amid impeccably painted backgrounds. Th...

Kathy Ager @ Thinkspace contemporary still life paintings

INTERVIEW: Kathy Ager ‘Golden Age’ @ Thinkspace Projects

Jennifer Gori

July 16, 2019

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

One could think that still life paintings are part of the past. But this well-known, now controversial, genre of art history is definitely still part of the contemporary art conversation, and Canadian artist Ka...

INTERVIEW: Marina Eliasi Introduces “A Taste Of Sparrow” @ Stone Sparrow NYC

Jennifer Gori

July 13, 2019

INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION, WEARABLE ART

At Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, we have followed the work of Marina Eliasi, also known as Stone Sparrow, for a long time. Her dark, refined jewellery has always seemed full of promises... promises of even greate...

The Immaterial Dream: An Interview With Daan Noppen

Christopher R. Inwood

July 8, 2019

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

Recently we sat down, via the internet, with Dutch artist Daan Noppen and talked with him about his summer in Mexico. Noppen traveled with his fellow creatives Daniel Martin and Santiago Pani who embarked on the 2019 El Pez Soluble Art Residency. His work h...

INTERVIEW: Freedom Lies in the Portrait Paintings of Janne Kearney

Jennifer Gori

June 28, 2019

ART, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

You know our love for portraiture and deep conversations with rising artists of new contemporary art. So, we definitely need to interview Janne Kearney, an inspiring Australian artist specialized in realistic p...

Flora and Folklore: Interview with Stella Im Hultberg

Marie Larkin

June 28, 2019

ART, FEATURED, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS

The dualities that balance the paintings and drawings of Stella Im Hultberg draw the viewer into a landscape of harmony and grace. Volume and space, detail and the broader stroke, abstraction and realism blend ...

SUPERNORMAL STIMULI: Interview with Christopher R. Inwood

Bella Harris

June 26, 2019

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Christopher R. Inwood is a self-taught painter set to display his fourth solo exhibition at The Third Quarter on the July 5-11. He is one of Brisbane's most promising portrait artists. We sat down with Christopher to discuss art and its origins through a previ...

Interview: Kindra Nikole “The Liminal” @ Haven Gallery

Bella Harris

June 21, 2019

EXHIBITIONS, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PHOTOGRAPHY

Step into the serene world of Kindra Nikole, where dreams and reality merge and serve as equal counterparts to their surreal existence. Sirens of night enveloped amid lace and flora as earth wanders, celestial ...

Exploring Painterly Street Art: An Interview with Herakut

Marie Larkin

June 21, 2019

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

The evocative and oft melancholy expressions of children gaze at us, naked or half-clothed figures poignantly rendered, dance, embrace, play and cavort in loosely painted strokes and drips, words and messages a...

Edith Lebeau Interview: The Blue Beauty of the Fragile Mind

Jennifer Gori

June 20, 2019

ART, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

There is something ethereal and peaceful in the work of Canadian portrait artist Edith Lebeau. Yet, we can guess that beyond the placid, icon-looking beauty of her models, their minds are certainly far from rest. Indeed, Edith’s symbolism leads us to contem...

Take Hold of the Human Condition: Interview with Kent Williams

Richard Purssey

June 14, 2019

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The art of American painter Kent Williams is not easy. Don't expect his work to hold you by the hand while it gives you a simple narrative to take away, satisfied that you have fully grasped its meaning. Kent's...

Anne Juul Christophersen: Forgotten Connections of Childhood Dreams

Natalia Joruk

June 13, 2019

ART, INTERVIEWS, LATEST POSTS, PAINTING & ILLUSTRATION

It’s hard not to be enraptured by the paintings of Danish artist Anne Juul Christophersen. I’ve tried hard to pinpoint what exactly it is about her works which draw me to them so clearly: is it the whimsical fr...

#thisisnotaphotograph: Interview with Arinze Stanley

Magical and Surreal Sculptures: An Interview with Forest Rogers

Pierre Schmidt: Into the Rabbit Hole of A Creative Mind

Jonathan Viner 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

Image-maker Nick Knight: Capturing AI Innovation in Fashion

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

Thrjár: Nordic Influenced Jewelry By Daria Endresen

Lorena Cordero Interview: Stripping Humanity’s Layers

Magical and Surreal Sculptures: An Interview with Forest Rogers

He Paints In Technicolor: An Interview with Erik Jones

Exclusive Interview: The Enchanted Wilds of Juliana Loomer

Gina Matarazzo Interview: Animal Portraits with a Twist

Daan Noppen, Daniel Martin and Santiago Pani: El Pez Soluble 2019

Morgaine Faye & Stephanie Inagaki Interview: @ Talon Gallery

PoetsArtists 5 Artist Interviews: A Tribe to Call Your Own

Marcos Navarro Interview: Broken Cycles @ Talon Gallery

Kindred Spirits and Moody Hues: An Interview with Amy Sol

The Opal Unicorn: An Interview with Laura Castellanos

Raw and Naked: Exclusive Interview with Gina Harrison

Rococo and Mythology: An Interview with Annie Stegg Gerard

INTERVIEW: Kathy Ager ‘Golden Age’ @ Thinkspace Projects

INTERVIEW: Marina Eliasi Introduces “A Taste Of Sparrow” @ Stone Sparrow NYC

The Immaterial Dream: An Interview With Daan Noppen

INTERVIEW: Freedom Lies in the Portrait Paintings of Janne Kearney

Flora and Folklore: Interview with Stella Im Hultberg

SUPERNORMAL STIMULI: Interview with Christopher R. Inwood

Interview: Kindra Nikole “The Liminal” @ Haven Gallery

Exploring Painterly Street Art: An Interview with Herakut

Edith Lebeau Interview: The Blue Beauty of the Fragile Mind

Take Hold of the Human Condition: Interview with Kent Williams

Anne Juul Christophersen: Forgotten Connections of Childhood Dreams