When it comes to geometry many of us cringe at the thought of it. Tokyo-born artist Ray Morimura not only embraces it, he is wonderful at creating art that celebrates it! His beautiful woodblock prints are known to be filled with abstract geometric forms and beautiful pastel colors.
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You don't have to go very far to find creative materials.
For two months, Illustrator and cartoonist Jillian Tamaki worked on a very cool project with Penguin Classics. She hand embroidered three literary classics in her signature style! (The covers actually wrap around and include french flaps.) To really understand the level of detail and the amount of patience this project must have required, check out the making-of photos on her blog.
As the history books will state, after more than two decades of authoritarian rule, the people of Tunisia had enough...
If you live in NYC, this is one show you're not going to want to miss!
Valencia, Spain-based photographer Luis Beltran just sent us word that he's just launched a new website that's chock full of his most beautiful work. Months ago, we posted on Beltran's storytelling photo manipulations in a post titled Somewhere in My Surreal Dreams. As the stunning follow-up, please enjoy this collection which includes some new and never-before-seen pieces. (In fact, the first photo in this post was just finished just last weekend.)
Japanese artist Shohei Otomo (aka Hakuchi) shows us that his motherland has a rockin' pop culture like no other. Using simple ballpoint pen, he mixes old and new school images with his references to the Samurai, Geisha girls, and the Yakuza. Above all else, one thing is certain, Otomo does not hold anything back with these extremely detailed illustrations.
If you're a photojournalist by trade, what would your photos look like when you traveled for leisure?
While most people see Microsoft Kinect as a way to get their “dance” on, artist and photographer Audrey Penven saw...
