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May 30, 2013

art blog - Carnovsky - empty kingdom
I'm still waiting for the day that EK can commission Carnovsky to spice up the halls of our EK HQ! Previously featured back in May 2010, landing on our TOP 100 of 2010, and interviewed in April 2011, Carnovsky returns with more awesome RGB works that leaves me wanting to decorate my entire house with his designs!
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Lauren Withrow

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May 29, 2013

Lauren Withrow - Empty Kingdom - Art Blog
Lauren Withrow is a 20 years old photographer that lives in a small suburban town in Texas.
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Alana Dee Haynes

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May 29, 2013

art blog - Alana Dee Haynes - empty kingdom
Reappropriation is the name of the game for artist Alana Dee Haynes. Haynes takes existing advertisements and editorials for fashion and beauty spreads, and then draws on them, herself, creating "remixed" and new images. Haynes is currently based out of Brooklyn, New York.
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NANCY, PLEASE ╳ Andrew Semans

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May 28, 2013

Art Blog - Andrew Semans - Empty Kingdom
One man’s continuing downward spiral on the path of defeat and destruction pins the root of his troubles to his past housemate Nancy. NANCY, PLEASE is a frenzy of paranoia and psychological drama directed by Andrew Semans.
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Sammy Slabbinck Round Deux

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May 28, 2013

art blog - Sammy Slabbinck - empty kingdom
The collage artist Sammy Slabbinck makes another return to EK since his last feature in April 2012. Slabbinck is currently based out of Belgium where he continues to create his collage pieces. Come on this journey brought to you by Slabbinck, himself.
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Glenn Brown Revisit

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May 28, 2013

art blog - Glenn Brown - empty kingdom
Glenn Brown was first featured back in March 2012. In his work he often adopts imagery that stems from classical works like those of Guido Reni, and takes you through the experience of seeing a piece through that special Glenn Brown eye.  He embodies the idea that inspiration in art should be taken freely, as nothing is exempt from being a visual representation of something else.
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Katie Eleanor

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May 27, 2013

katie eleanor - empty kingdom - art blog
Katie Eleanor was born in 1993 and has grown up forever wanting to create dreamscapes. She is based in London, UK, and alongside photography, she is also intrigued by set and headpiece design, where in which both often play parts in the stories she photographs.
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Pilar Zeta

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May 27, 2013

art blog - Pilar Zeta - empty kingdom
Pilar Zeta is an artist currently based out of Berlin, Germany who operates a multidisciplinary boutique agency, RAD, that produces everything from graphic design, cover art, product design, poster art, motion graphics, and illustration among other art and design services. Zeta has worked for many clients, such as Ultramajic, Universal Records, Pulse Radio, Fuse Brussels, and Foundry Clothing to list just a few.
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The Clockmakers // Les Horlogers ╳ Renaud Hallée

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May 26, 2013

Art Blog - Renaud Hallée - Empty Kingdom
Tiny gymnasts propel and perpetuate the abstract triangular mechanics of Renaud Hallée’s latest short The Clockmakers // Les Horlogers. His previous genius can be seen in SONAR and COMBUSTION.
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TrustoCorp

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May 26, 2013

art blog - TrustoCorp - empty kingdom
Hijacking the public visual space is the name of the game for TrustoCorp, a New York-based artist or group of artists (of course their identities would be shrouded in mystery) who dedicates their energy to "highlighting the hypocrisy and hilarity of human behavior through sarcasm and satire." Now just as a heads up, I did get a little image happy with this post mainly because I loved the diverse body of work that TrustoCorp produces, so enjoy! I know I did.
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Brian Oldham

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May 25, 2013

Brian Oldham - Empty Kingdom - Art Blog
Brian Oldham is a photographer currently living and working in the Los Angeles area who keeps his passion for all things beautiful and strange ever present in his work, creating surreal, conceptual images that transport the viewer to new worlds.
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Jonathan Viner

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May 25, 2013

art blog - Jonathan Viner - empty kingdom
Jonathan Viner is a figurative artist who creates oil on panel paintings. Currently, Viner is based out of New York City, New York.
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Jeff Christensen

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May 25, 2013

Jeff Christensen -Empty Kingdom - Art Blog
Jeff Christensen is an artist currently based out of Salt Lake City, Utah where he produces some beautifully disturbing paintings. Christensen's work depicts subjects on what seems to be on strange journeys that are straight from another dimension, another world, another dream-like state.
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Maria Rubinke

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May 24, 2013

art blog - Maria Rubinke - empty kingdom
Maria Rubinke is an amazing artist currently based out of Copenhagen, Denmark who creates sculptural pieces of little children depicted in gruesome and gory scenes. Currently, Rubinke does not have a personal website up, but you can definitely check out more of her work on her Facebook. I want all of them decorating all four walls and corners in my office!
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Kyle Thompson

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May 23, 2013

Kyle Thompson - Empty Kingdom - Art Blog
Kyle Thompson is a 21 year old photographer based out of Chicago, Illinois. His work is mind-blowing for any age, but still, what's so mesmerizing is how young this man is. Highly refined with simple details and organically powerful.
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A Touch of Sin // 天註定 ╳ Jia Zhangke

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May 23, 2013

Art Blog - Jia Zhangke - Empty Kingdom
Director Jia Zhangke’s politically-charged feature A Touch of Sin // 天註定 enters the thematically similar lives of four individuals in their struggles against financial / immoral realities.
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Want Some Cake?

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May 23, 2013

art blog - Scott Hove - empty kingdom
Scott Hove was previously featured back in April 2010, landing himself on our TOP 100 of 2010, which was then followed up by an Interview on March 2011. Hove is the man that you need to hit up for that cake!
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Hui+

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May 22, 2013

Hui+ - Empty Kingdom - Art Blog
Hui+ is a photographer who has been featured on Empty Kingdom's Top 100 of 2011, and this is now her fourth feature. Her EK credentials are certainly vast, and we're always happy to bring her back. Since her first appearance in 2010, she continues to feed her viewers with earthly atmospheric realms that's delicate, ethereal, and just simply lovely.
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FEED OUR ADDICTION

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May 22, 2013

EMPTY KINGDOM - Donation - Art Blog
Most of our faithful fans know that we here at EK do what we do simply for the love of Art. And if you don't know, now you know. We originally started our site to share our love of Art with the world, but it grew quickly from a fun side project to an intense, all-consuming labor of love, and now, we have been blessed with this beautiful baby whose life it is our job to nurture and grow in a positive, impactful way. Our dream is to be a 90/10 company, meaning we donate 90% of our company's net income and keep only 10%. Take a moment to think about how retardedly difficult that sounds. There isn't a businessman in the world who'd invest in a business plan like that.
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Magma ╳ The Vein & Dvein

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May 22, 2013

Art Blog - The Vein, Dvein - Empty Kingdom
Intriguing music video Magma by The Vein paints an abstract geological terrain filled with swirling floods of color and smoothly embedded facial landscapes. Constructed and envisioned by Dvein (previously mentioned on EK here).
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