"The fundamental contradictions of the ceramic vessel and the human body are the same: they are objects of both strength and fragility, though, in the end, the ceramic object will always outlive us. This urgent attempt at immortality remains an essential appeal of ceramics to me. Why do I make what I make? I wish to tell stories that might outlive me." -Lauren Gallaspy, Helena, Montana

Antoine Correia (born 1972) is a French fine artist who's paintings have a certain tranquil tone and balance in the midst of his physical brushstrokes of absurdism.

Tatiana Blass is a mixed-media fine artist based out of Sao Paulo, Brazil who regularly works on paintings, sculptures, video and installations.

Maria Nguyen is a Vietnamese digital artist/illustrator based out of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Some of her work is NSFW. You can follow her on Instagram for a lot more delicious work.

Titus Kaphar's artworks interact with the history of art by appropriating its styles and mediums. Kaphar cuts, bends, sculpts and mixes the work of Classic and Renaissance painters, creating formal games and new tales between fiction and quotation. Titus Kaphar was previously featured back in April 2010.

Blurring the boundaries between the artificial and organic, the nefarious, benevolent, and benign, Peter Hamlin constructs environments where nanopeople, robots, cyborg plants, and curious synthetic organisms live their lives. Humor and playfulness hybridize in these spaces where multiple outcomes to this destiny manifest through color, pattern and line.

Bang Sang Ho is a South Korean illustrator & graphic designer who presents us a very colorful journey among the distant stars at a state of psychedelic mind fuzz. Be sure to follow his instagram to experience his latest wanderings.

Harn Kae Chao is a sculptor based out of Malaysia who molds his subjects with clay and occasionally with bronze putting his subjects through peculiar juxtapositions.

Lu Cong is widely known for her beautiful oil portraiture series, especially on Empty Kingdom. We've featured Lu numerous times within the past few years. This time around, we're pleased to share with you her watercolor series mixed with ink and graphite that's printed on cotton rag paper. Visit her website to view and purchase her fascinating prints.

Akuakanaloa is an artist based out of Bogotá, Colombia who primarily uses graphite on paper.

Milena Huhta is an illustrator based out of Helsinki, Finland who mixes together elements of 90's shōjo manga, sci-fi scenarios, contemporary fashion and Asian folklore. She create worlds filled with conflicted and melancholy characters. Amazing colorful & psychedelic work. I love it.

TAROSUKE0423 is a Japanese digital illustrator based out of Osaka. Aztec gods in space.

"My works are an exploration of epics and myths across geography. I create mosaics of myths that question received histories that are available to us throughout culture. Derived from an attempt at self discovery and aimed towards solving contemporary strife created by a conflict of civilizations. this conflict is negated by locating a mythical strain of unanimity." -Rithika Merchant