The Pure Aesthetic Pleasure of Michael Reeder
Michael Reeder's work is a feast for the eyes. With each look, your eyes get greedier and greedier, sucking in the purest colors, bouncing between the...
Roq La Rue Reopens: Interview with Kirsten Anderson
Roq La Rue is coming back to life in the Seattle art scene and set to open its doors once again, in its new Capitol Hill location with the continuatio...
Gabe Leonard: Rust, Dust, and Lust @ Distinction Gallery
The rugged and potent characters of Gabe Leonard create a contemporary cinematic atmosphere that resonates with a sense of nostalgia. Through his inco...
Sasha Ira “Restless”, Redd Walitzki “The Midsommar Dream”, Rebecca Yanovskaya “Vignette” @ Haven Gallery
There are three truly distinct shows opening at Haven Gallery this weekend, Saturday September 22nd, and it’s hard to find a "that's my favorite" bala...
The Illustrations of Evens Joseph: The Necessity of Metamorphosis
I recently had a chat with American artist Evens Joseph about the construction of his visual universe, inhabited with butterfly-winged creatures. Both...
The Human Condition: A Poets & Artists Exhibition @ AnArte Gallery
What is "the human condition"? The Oxford Living Dictionary defines it as, "The state or condition of being human, especially regarded as being inhere...
Soey Milk “Inflorescence” @ Corey Helford Gallery
The work of Soey Milk is nothing short of captivating. Through vibrant compositions, textures, and attention to detail her subjects communicate an exp...
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Curated Exhibition ‘Ephemeral’ @ Modern Eden Gallery
“We owe at least this much to future generations, from whom we have borrowed a fragile planet called Earth.” Maurice Strong ‘Ephemeral’, Beautiful B...
INTERFACING: Tom Christophersen and Michael Simms @ Stanley Street Gallery
Tom Christophersen and Michael Simms are two of Australia's most exciting and talented queer, figurative artists. INTERFACING is their first collabora...
Jeremy Hush: Drawing a Hazy Memory
Jeremy Hush, mostly a self-taught illustrator, was drawing before he could talk. “I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t drawing,” said Jeremy. “I a...
Jason Bard Yarmosky, A celebration of ageing in all its resplendent wrinkly glory
Our obsession with youth has spanned cultures, civilizations and even tempted a god or two along the way. Cleopatra swore that bathing in milk would s...
A note from the Editor: Comparison is the Thief of Joy
Dear beautiful and bizarre friends, The release of the 22nd issue of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine is a mere days away now, and I am so incredibly...
The Recognizable Incomprehension of Ben Smith
The works of the Australian painter Ben Smith are unique. The compositions build unique worlds that engage you through a recognizable incomprehension,...
Dolce Paganne: White is the Most Horrific Color
When it comes to horror, I always thought that it was more effective when brought out in the story by discreet touches, for example by turning mundane...
Mall “Whisperers” + Shannon Bonatakis “Keep Magic Alive” @ Haven Gallery
Don't miss out on three stunning new collections of work currently on view at Haven Gallery! Steeped in passion and an emotional charge that balances ...
Michelle Jader: IT’S SHOWTIME @ Robert Lange Studios
Come one, come all. Step right up and experience for yourself the beautifully rendered essence of “carnival” that Michelle Jader has encapsulated in h...
Interview: Hell is Empty, All the Demons are with Jim Pavelec
My fascination with demonology started during teenage years, when discovering the sculptures of the cathedrals and the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch. ...
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize: Winners & Honourable Mentions Announced
2018 Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize Before I announce the winners of the Inaugural Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize I would like to to take...
Angus McDonald: The Striking Stillness of Being
Angus McDonald's paintings capture the ever-escaping march of light. His works seem to freeze the world around his subject. This depiction may be an a...
SEED Curated by Yvonne Force at Paul Kasmin Gallery
How to Plant a SEED In art school, in the early nineties, people still threw around the provocation, “How come there are so few great women artists...