April 11, 2011

Somewhere in My Surreal Dreams by Luis Beltran, Part 2

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.)

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March 31, 2011

Punk Rock Japanese Pop Art

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.

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March 30, 2011

Incredibly Detailed Animal Illustrations

Iain Macarthur is an artist from Swindon, United Kingdom who, at the young age of eight, became an art fanatic through cartoon shows and comic books. The Batman series started his obsession with drawing fantasy characters and when he grew older, his style matured to include more detailed illustrations of realistic figures and faces. Cartoons still inspire him, as well as lighting, people's facial expressions, eyes and different forms of patterns and shapes.

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March 26, 2011

More Magnificent Map Collages (6 pieces + interview)

Bunk, 2005, Inlaid maps on panel We were so blown away by Matthew Cusick's meticulously detailed map art that we had to get in touch the artist for an interview. What do maps mean to him? How long does one of these pieces take? How does he decide on what to create next? Read the eye-opening answers to these questions and more in our exclusive interview with the very talented Matthew Cusick.

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