Art

August 15, 2019

Surreal Paintings of Women Embody the Emotions of Nature and Inanimate Objects

Artist Sarah Joncas uses a centuries-old narrative technique as the basis for her surrealist paintings that combine realistic portraiture with decorative motifs. The Toronto-based creative was inspired by the concept of “pathetic fallacy”—a literary term that attributes human traits and emotions to inanimate objects or animals. Through 21 portraits, she creates her own twist on this time-honored device.

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August 12, 2019

Sparkling Paintings of San Francisco Showcase the Beauty of the “City by the Bay”

Russian artist Evgeny Lushpin boasts an enchanting body of work. With an emphasis on color and light, each of Lushpin's cityscapes “catches the most precious moments and shows us more than meets the eye,” whether set in the winding streets of Paris or, in this case, the sparkling “City by the Bay.” In his trio of San Francisco paintings, Lushpin exhibits the beauty of the city after dark.

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August 5, 2019

Artist Crafts Miniature Ceramic Vases Small Enough to Sit on Your Fingertip

Hand-throwing perfectly formed vessels on a pottery wheel is an impressive skill in itself, but Japanese ceramicist Yuta Segawa takes the art form a step further by crafting vases in miniature scale. His growing collection of over 1,000 tiny vessels features an array of tiny, colorful vases—all of which have been made with the same attention to detail as a full-sized piece would.

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August 1, 2019

Surreal Photo Mash-Ups Cleverly Merge Animals with Food

Photo manipulation artist Ronald Ong creates surreal image mashups that cleverly merge animals with food and other unexpected items. From a zebra mixed with a stack of Oreos (aptly titled “ZEBREO”) to a fox with a loaf of bread for a body (“LOAFOX”), Ong’s portfolio of strange, animal hybrids look like they’re straight out of a delicious dream.

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