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Lynn Skordal

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June 19, 2013

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Based out of Mercer Island, Washington, Lynn Skordal is a retired lawyer turned collage artist who creates works on paper from an island in the middle of the lake. Skordal's original passion and love for art was her motivation to make the transition from being a lawyer to becoming an artist...awesomesauce.
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I love Li Hui

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June 19, 2013

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One day, I was like, "Damn, I love Li Hui." Then I realised, that some of my beautiful compadres here at Empty Kingdom have already professed their love for Li Hui on more than one occasion. So then I was like, "Damn, I still love Li Hui and her ambient, opalescent photography." So in the end, this post was born. You're welcome, Earth.
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Jeff Liu Part II

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June 18, 2013

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I originally thought that none of our authors featured Taiwanese photographer Jeff Liu, so after viewing, gathering, and spending time with his amazing photos, I then realized that Konahrtist had him published earlier in March of this year. So immediately I was pissed, but after viewing his post, we both selected totally different images. This was a relief because this photographer continued to pump out new astounding work since his last feature. Enjoy!
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It Felt Like Love ╳ Eliza Hittman

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June 18, 2013

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Director / writer Eliza Hittman embarks on a bold journey through the mind of an ever-growing sexually-minded teenage girl. It Felt Like Love is a film that never shies away from the consequences of understanding love. Check out more after the jump.
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Carlos Alvarez Montero

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June 18, 2013

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Carlos Alvarez Montero is a photographer originally from Mexico City, Mexico who has exhibited his work internationally from the US, France, and Mexico. Montero's work has been published in The Fader, Vice, Time Magazine, Newsweek, and Harper’s Baazar México among many other publications.
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Nikos Gyftakis

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June 17, 2013

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Nikos Gyftakis is an artist originally from Athens, Greece, and is currently based out of both Athens and Stockholm, Sweden. Gyftakis creates oil on canvas paintings of the psychedelic-kind that we love...
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Tom Kondrat

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June 16, 2013

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Tom Kondrat is a photographer from Warsaw, Poland who currently resides in Taipei, Taiwan. He has a rich wide approach to static shots that speaks in volumes. The aura and misty tones of each landscape leaves the viewers pondering the possible desolate back story behind each image.
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Braingasm ╳ Lindsay Ragone

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June 16, 2013

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Director Lindsay Ragone’s in-production doc Braingasm, dives into the newly Internet-driven research of ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) and its potential therapeutic benefits.
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Hugo Barros

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June 16, 2013

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Hugo Barros is an artist from beautiful Lisbon, Portugal who creates handmade collages without any use of any digital manipulation. Looking through Barros' body of work, you can easily spot different collage pieces with recycled images that he reuses to create different visual variants of the work.
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Matthias Paul Hempt

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June 15, 2013

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Matthias Paul Hempt is a photographer based out of Düsseldorf, Germany with natural ability to make light poetically whisper. He is currently studying at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf where he continues to capture his surrounding elements in a beautiful minimalistic form.
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Fabergé Fractals

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June 15, 2013

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If you haven't seen Tom Beddard's previous feature from October 2011, take a moment now to check it out now. Trippy, right? Well, Dr. Beddard (yes, he has a PhD in laser physics from University of St Andrews, Scotland) is back at it with a new project, Fabergé Fractals, which was created using a WebGL-based fractal engine called Fractal Lab. Dr. Beddard currently is based out Glasgow, Scotland where he continues to create interactive museum exhibits and other awesomely trippy projects.
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Cristina Robles

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June 14, 2013

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Cristina Robles is beautiful photographer from Madrid, Spain.
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Kevin Beilfuss

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June 14, 2013

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Kevin Beilfuss is an amazingly talented artist based out of Downers Grove, Illinois, USA who creates beautiful impressionist oil on canvas paintings. Beilfuss typically selects a lively color palette for his paintings, and his technique of loose, but deliberate brush strokes are well executed to make his portraits paintings truly something else. I mean DAMN...even his primarily sketches for his paintings look awesome.
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C.O.G. ╳ Kyle Patrick Alvarez

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June 13, 2013

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In Kyle Patrick Alvarez’ second feature film C.O.G., David Sedaris’ essay of the same title becomes the adapted centerpiece about a man who gets the chance to work on an Oregonian apple farm. Check out more in depth details after the jump!
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Emily Burns Revisit

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June 13, 2013

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We revisit Emily Burns who has a new series of paintings to present since her last feature on EK back in April 2010. Burns is currently based out of out both Lemont, Pennsylvania and New York City, New York.
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Miss Aniela

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June 12, 2013

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Miss Aniela is a fine-art/commercial photographer based out of London with a very unique and surreal approach to fashion by blending animals and portrait paintings within her environments. She has been exhibited internationally in Europe and the US, with representation in Madrid, LA, and San Diego.
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Mathilda ╳ Matthew Chuang

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June 12, 2013

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A young girl’s imaginative desperation to a nightmarish scenario gains more realistic weight than expected in Matthew Chuang’s Mathilda. Very cool short, check out more after the jump.
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César Biojo

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June 12, 2013

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César Biojo creates the types of paintings that I would kill a man for. Okay, probably not because I wouldn't last a minute in a maximum security prison, but like how I've said it many times before with other artists that we've featured on EK, I would punch a cute dog in the face for a painting.
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The Maker

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June 12, 2013

Zealous Creative, Film, 2013
To all the devote, unknowing and loose followers of my posts... I sincerely apologise for keeping you waiting with my articles. It has saddened me up to now; not being in a position to find and post the artwork that I cherish, but from now on, I should be posting regularly again (and I love you all and would never desert you).
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China Mike

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June 11, 2013

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China Mike (Mike Carr) is an artist currently based out of Bishopston, Bristol, UK where he continues to pump out paintings in his quaint and quite studio. “Process is as important as the end result. I don’t really feel a pressure to create realistically defined images these days. I want there to be a playfulness in my work, to not get bogged down in mechanical routines.”
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