Fine Art

Pasqua Philippe

March 26, 2012
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Pasqua Philippe

Pasqua Philippe is a fine artist based out of Los Angeles. Normally known for his paintings, I’m here to feature the artist’s full range of talent. Philippe is disciplined in painting, charcoal, and sculpting. His emphasis is based on loosely-rendered provocative portraits.
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Ye Cheng: ECO-Mandala

March 24, 2012
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Ye Cheng: ECO-Mandala

The ECO-Mandala is inspired works by Ye Cheng’s Ecotopia. A theory of a three dimensional landscape that represents ancient Chinese cities through modern contemporary times. This fictional city contain ceramic traditional pavilions, urban sky farms, hanging lawns, swimming pools, sky safaris and artificial roof beaches. The transparent tubes above the city functions as a...
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Lee Ho Ryon

March 23, 2012
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Lee Ho Ryon

“Weaving the Net of Desire, Controlling the Position of Libido” Based off of actual photos taken of models by the artist himself, Lee Ho Ryon creates “overlapping” oil on canvas paintings of female subjects exploring the nature of desire, sensuality, and the over-sexualization of women. Lee originally hails from South Korea.
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Glenn Brown

March 22, 2012
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Glenn Brown

Glenn Brown is a British painter based out of London. His fascinating style consists of smearing a beautiful grotesque layer of thick impasto paint, and then further rendering it. His swirling brushstrokes transforms the appropriate image by changing its position and color. Mr Brown is currently represented by the Gagosion Gallery, which has multiple...
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Kris Tate

March 22, 2012
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Kris Tate

 Kris Tate is an experimental graphic designer currently residing in Manchester UK. Her psychedelic indie surrealist work has been featured Madrid, Argentina, UK and Guatemala as well as your nearest Urban Outfitter’s rack.
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Erick Swenson

March 21, 2012
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Erick Swenson

Erick Swenson is a Pennsylvania-born sculpture based out of Dallas, Texas. “Ne Plus Ultra” is one of his current series where fabricated deers are laced with polyurethane resin displayed in elaborate dioramas. Within these sets, the animals are captured frozen in allegorical moments. Swenson is currently represented by the James Cohan Gallery in New...
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Esther Stocker

March 20, 2012
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Esther Stocker

Esther Stocker is an Italian installation artist that creates minimal complexes with abstract ambiguities. Most of her work allows the viewers to interact and absorb the environmental spaces. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, and furthered her discipline at the Art Center in Pasadena, CA.
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Tania Blanco

March 20, 2012
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Tania Blanco

Artist Tania Blanco originally hails from beautiful Valencia, Spain where she creates her intriguing paintings of medical instruments, high-precision technology, scientific devices, anatomical models, and clandestine laboratories. Blanco uses a cold and almost sterile-like palette in her paintings that truly give her work a unique look and feel. Currently, Blanco is based out of...
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Juan is Back!

March 19, 2012
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Juan is Back!

Goddamn I say.  Every once in a while you meet an artist that makes you want to stab yourself. With a Bic pen. Chemo got it right… Bic owes Juan Francisco Casas an endorsement, because he has raised his game up since the last time we featured him.. By the way, what ever happened to Chemo?...
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Andrei Molodkin

March 19, 2012
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Andrei Molodkin

Russian contemporary artist Andrei Molodkin uses crude oil, blood and pens in a viscous representation based on politics. He currently works out of Moscow and Paris, and is a veteran of the Russian Army, where he used to deliver oil in Serbia. Ultimately in the end, he raises a question on how the role...
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Yorgos Papakarmezis

March 18, 2012
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Yorgos Papakarmezis

Artist Yorgos Papakarmezis hails from Giannitsa, Greece. Mr. Papakarmezis creates abstract mixed media pieces that explores the human form, and how time and space leaves lasting images imprinted within our minds. He incorporates many textures and gestural marks, creating a frenzy of energy and color in his works, as he presents concepts, such as...
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Zhong Biao

March 16, 2012
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Zhong Biao

You know how to tell if someone is a killer artist?  When you google their name a ton of hits pop up, but no personal website! Zhong Biao is a leading contemporary painter hailing from China.  His portrayals of China’s social reforms through the visual symbols Chinese people are familiar with combined with surreal/ethereal compositions...
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Aleksey Morozov

March 16, 2012
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Aleksey Morozov

Artist Aleksey Morozov studied classical sculpture and French terracotta after graduating from the Moscow State Academic Surikov Art Institute (workshop of Lev Kerbel), and it shows in his work. Morozov creates sculptures, paintings, and drawings with the reminiscent styling and technique of classical art, yet infused with a contemporary sentiment. Currently, Morozov is based...
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Jamie Caliri

March 15, 2012
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Jamie Caliri

Jamie Caliri brings us an introduction to the incredible tale that is The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay in this short that mixes his sick animation and incredible directing chops. You can watch the entire short, The Escapist v.s. The Iron Gauntlet below!
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Beth Hoeckel

March 13, 2012
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Beth Hoeckel

Beth Hoeckel is a mixed-media artist from Baltimore, MD. She earned a scholarship from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she studied painting, photography, and printmaking. A whirlwind decade was subsequently spent abroad including studies in Japan and Greece followed by two years living in New York and four in Los...
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Albín Brunovský

March 12, 2012
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Albín Brunovský

Albín Brunovský (1935-1997) was a Slovak artist that experimented between painting, lithography, pedagogue and illustration. He was known as one of the greatest Slovak painters of the 20th century.
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Lorella Paleni

March 12, 2012
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Lorella Paleni

“I’m working hard for to prepare my next error” You have to love that attitude being an artist. Lorella Paleni is an artist currently based out of New York, USA.
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Ron van der Ende

March 11, 2012
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Ron van der Ende

When pieces of scrap wood combine, they form Ron van der Ende’s crazy art work (a special tribute to the youngsters growing up in the 90′s). Currently based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, van der Ende creates wall mounted bas-reliefs constructed out of found wood where in which the original color and texture of the...
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Leigh Mulley’s Squirt Guns

March 9, 2012
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Leigh Mulley’s Squirt Guns

Leigh Mulley is a realist painter hailing from the UK. When I came across Mulley’s work, I couldn’t help myself once I saw one of my favorite play-things growing up…the beloved and holy squirt gun. Mulley’s other pieces are equally well-executed, but today, I bring you Mulley’s Squirt Guns!
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