Jessica Joslin spent her early years wandering through the halls of natural history museums, enchanted with the exquisite Victorian-era taxidermy and osteological displays, with their brass fittings and gleaming wood. Visit her site for an amazing collection of creature creations made from such natural objects as shells, seedpods, feathers and bones.
Tag: surreal
Yang Yongliang
Stunningly surreal photographic manipulations from Yang Yongliang.
Melabo’s Ceramic Frankensteins
Melabo’s Etsy shop is a fine representation of what would have happened if Dr. Moreau had taken a ceramics class instead of buying that island.
Glenn Barr
Glenn Barr’s work captures a wonderful blend of mythology and carnival theatrics with his lush color palettes and textures. Check out his great collection of works contained in: Haunted Paradise: The Art of Glenn Barr.
Alex S. MacLean
Happy New Year!
Or, as the Klingons would say: QISmaS botIvjaj ‘ej DIS chu’ botIvjaj!
Terry Gilliam-“1884 Yesterdays Future”
Terry Gilliam plus Steampunk plus animation? You have my attention.
Misha Burlatsky Ambrotypes
Misha Burlatsky creates photographs using the “Ambrotype” process. From the artist’s biography: “The ambrotype process (from Greek ambrotos, “immortal”) or amphitype is a photographic process that uses the wet plate collodion process to create a negative photographic image on a sheet of glass using whick looks as a positive image when put upon a black background. It was invented by Frederick Scott Archer in 1851.”
Colwyn Thomas
Intriguing narratives and nice style from artist Colwyn Thomas.
NeSpoon
Artist “NeSpoon” created striking visuals by installing lace patterns along areas of Oak Beach. (It’s like Spider-man was exposed to Martha Stewart Gamma rays.)
Mehmet Ali Uysal
Playful environmental connection with this sculpture designed by Mehmet Ali Uysal.
Robin F. Williams
Dream-like imagery from painter Robin F. Williams.
The HeArt of Papercuts
Visit artist Elsa Mora’s site for her amazing technique, details and visual concepts.
Benjamin Lacombe
Due out in November, Benjamin Lacombe’s “Once Upon a Time…” fairy tale pop up book is sure to be sought by collectors.
Sarah Joncas
The work of Ontario-based artist Sarah Joncas generates interesting visual narratives with a rich color palette.
Mike Worrall
Mike Worrall has been painting since the early 1960’s and claims he is almost entirely self taught. He concentrates his subject matter towards exploring the subconscious with an appreciation of Paul Delvaux and Max Ernst amongst others.
Kristin Elder
New Mexico based artist Kristin Elder creates watercolor images of elegant beauty with a twist of magical surrealism that really satisfies. More examples of delicate watercolor work can be found on her blog as well.