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Kenichi Hoshine

February 4, 2012
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Kenichi Hoshine

Kenichi Hoshine creates mixed media pieces out of oil, acrylic, and wax on wood. Still, silent, haunting, and all beautiful.
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Mihai Criste

February 4, 2012
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Mihai Criste

The Lost Secret Mihai Criste is a painter from Romania known for his Surrealist works. He graduated from the Visual Arts Academy in Romania in 2001 and since then has been participating in group exhibitions along with illustrating children’s books, such as the The Wizard of Oz. The graceful composition of his paintings, along...
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WILL KURTZ

February 3, 2012
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WILL KURTZ

Will Kurtz is a pretty cool artist, I’m surprised I haven’t seen him up here yet. Well here he is.
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The Last Elvis

February 3, 2012
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The Last Elvis

An Elvis impersonator must find balance between his celebrity persona, and the reality of his broken family. The Last Elvis (El Último Elvis) is a 2012 feature by Armando Bo.
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Frank Magnotta

February 3, 2012
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Frank Magnotta

Frank Magnotta creates detailed works of graphite on paper mixing all sorts of cultural icons and influences into his pieces…not to mention, Magnotta creates some wicked characters with some intense faces!
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Jules Julien

February 3, 2012
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Jules Julien

Jules Julien is a French illustrator who is currently working in France, Japan, and the U.S. He has studied art in Toulouse and worked as an artistic director for ten years. Aside from his personal works, his clients include Keds, Sony Playstation, and magazines such as Philosophie Magazine and Soon Magazine. His works have...
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Nicola Yeoman

February 2, 2012
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Nicola Yeoman

Nicola Yeoman is a British installation artist that manipulates everyday surroundings, objects and sets by leaving a notion of modern escapism. She’s been featured with major publications such as American/British/Italian/German Vogue, V, New York Times Magazine and designed Jay-Z’s Blue Print 3 album cover.
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El Rey del Mambo y la Reina de Saba

February 2, 2012
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El Rey del Mambo y la Reina de Saba

Music video for Klaus & Kinski‘s El Rey del Mambo y la Reina de Saba. A tapestry of mediums generated by Thorstencoo Productions.
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Ryan Browning

February 2, 2012
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Ryan Browning

Ryan Browning is an artist originally hailing from Texas, USA, but currently is based out of Maryland, USA.
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Diana Al-Hadid

February 1, 2012
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Diana Al-Hadid

Diana Al-Hadid’s sculptures  ‘Portal to a Black Hole’ which is a description that is correct to the very inch. It’s truly as if your looking in and finding massive consecrated objects. Her monumental series also display towers, scrapers that leave an explosive impact with ethereal surroundings.
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EK Interview: Ketut

February 1, 2012
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EK Interview: Ketut

Ketut Kusuma ate watermelon seeds when he was a child.  They were government watermelons with high amounts of element 167, a highly hypothetical element that is currently under investigation at CERN and is considered to be best friends with Higgs, the Boson.  Ketut now has acres upon acres of watermelons growing in a transdimensional...
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God Bless America

February 1, 2012
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God Bless America

“Frank has had enough”… in Bobcat Goldthwait‘s 2012 darkly comedic God Bless America.
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非 (hi) is back.

February 1, 2012
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非 (hi) is back.

非 (hi) was featured back in December 2010. There still isn’t much information about 非 (hi) since our last feature on him/her…regardless, we’re definitely feeling his/her work.
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EMPTY KINGDOM TOP 100 Artists of 2011

January 31, 2012
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EMPTY KINGDOM TOP 100 Artists of 2011

(Photo by: Dara Scully, EK Flickr Pool Submission) Welcome, ladies n’ gentlemen, lads n’ lasses… gems n’ germs. The EMPTY KINGDOM Top 100 Artist of 2011 is here!
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EK Interview: Hidden Moves

January 30, 2012
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EK Interview: Hidden Moves

Hidden Moves was featured back in January of 2010.  Check out his interview below:
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The Fantastic Flying Books…

January 30, 2012
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The Fantastic Flying Books…

William Joyce‘s and Brandon Oldenburg‘s The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore reminds us of storytelling’s ability to heal. A wonderful silent musical created by Moonbot Studios.
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Maurizio Anzeri

January 30, 2012
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Maurizio Anzeri

Maurizio Anzeri is an artist originally from Loano, Italy, but is currently based out of London, UK. Anzeri directly sews into found vintage photographs creating embroidered patterns that adorn and garnish the figures. Damn Mr. Anzeri!
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Roberto Ferri

January 29, 2012
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Roberto Ferri

Roberto Ferri is an Italian fine art painter whose work is heavily inspired by Baroque painters (i.e. Caravaggio). With his technic and skill, you get sense of the grand romantic biblical themes, however he blends twisted absurdities and the imagery of torture in his epic pieces.
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SACHIN TENG

January 29, 2012
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SACHIN TENG

“My name is Sachin Teng. I’m an artist living and working in New York City… Though I’m an illustrator I think more like a designer. Art is a means of visual communication, a kind of aesthetic discourse. They can tell you whatever they want, to buy a new flavor of gum, to go to war, go to a concert,...
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