More great stuff from Lille, France based artist Amose. Working in various mediums including illustration, traditional painting, spray painting, and screen printing, Amose’s work is inspired by artists such as Vitché and Vasko, Schiele, Klimt, Nate Williams, James Gallagher, and others. Amose shares a studio in Lille with fellow artists Eroné, Sfer, Nada, Spyre who […]
5 Random Art Facts: XXIV
1. The De Stijl Art Movement was a Dutch movement founded in 1917 in Amsterdam. Originally a publication, De Stijl (meaning “style” in Dutch), was created by two pioneers of abstract art, Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesburg. The magazine De Stijl became a vehicle for Mondrian’s ideas on art, and in a series of articles in the first year’s issues […]
Jason Shawn Alexander: Painting
Jason Shawn Alexander is an expressionist figurative painter from Tennessee, now living and working in Los Angeles. His intimate works penetrate to the core of human integrity, often depicting images of figures wrenched in that critical space where the strained coordination of mind, body, and spirit, hangs in the balance of existential woe. Abstract elements […]
Kris Lewis: Painting
Today’s artist is American painter Kris Lewis. Lewis studied illustration at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia and then relocated to Los Angeles where he currently lives and works. Influences include “Alfonse Bougereau, Andrew Wyeth, Hans Holbein, Albrecht Durer, Hieronymus Bosch, Gustav Klimt, Antonio Mancini, and Jules-Bastien LePage. His reverence for masters of old […]
Andrzej Troc (aka Broda502): Drawing By Paints
More great stuff from Polish surreal artist Andrzej Troc (aka Broda502). A self-taught artist, Troc defines his work as “drawing by paints”. “It is my passion and I am very lucky to be able to devote my whole life and efforts to it. Many various experiences have significantly influenced me, my creativeness and my works […]
DAL: Street Art
The “academic sculptor” DAL has been dedicated to Urban Art since 2004. He is inspired by the way the material world revolves, how the spiritual world unfolds, life’s emotions and the infinite space around us. He uses a variety of mediums, methods, disciplines and spaces to create his works. At a first glance, some of […]
DAF Group Feature: Vol. 177
Your Weekly Mixx! DAF’s Weekly Mixx is a selection of contemporary art and/or art related videos chosen from artist and gallery submissions and from our own search for new and interesting works. This week, we feature the work of Steven Powers, Malcom T. Liepke, James Ettelson, Remy Soubanere, Sebas Velasco, Travis Collinson, Saba Ghole and […]
Bernardo Medina: Photography
Photographer and Architect Bernardo Medina was born in El Salvador, Central America but has lived in Houston, Texas most of his life. A source of inspiration for his architectural projects, photography allows Medina to “play with the perception of the outside world…it’s structures, forms, colours, illusions, and clichés.” Medina uses mostly digital photographic equipment from […]
Esther Barend: Abstract and Portable Art
It’s been over a year since I last caught up one of my favourite abstract artists – Netherlands based Esther Barend. Since that time she has been busy moving to a new studio, exhibiting in numerous solo and group shows, and creating a series of new paintings and portable art bags. Barend’s vivid paintings are […]
Silvio Alvarez: Collage
Today’s feature is São Paulo, Brazil artist Silvio Alvarez. Alvarez is self-taught and has been working with collage since 1989. I find Alvarez’s work very interesting: “He gives us a cheerful picture of everyday life in the big city, without, however, failing to provide a critical analysis of society. Silvio believes that the most important […]
Rembrandt van Rijn: 1606-1669
Even among the credible sources, facts and dates about Rembrandt van Rijn’s life are varied. Much of the existing information about Rembrandt originates from a 350-word essay published in 1641 by Jan Orlers’ guidebook to Leiden. Some research supports Orlers’ work while others contradict it. No personal letters remain and from the few professional ones, our […]
Eduardo Flores (Bayo): Drawing
More great stuff from Mexican born, Austin Texas based artist Eduardo Flores (aka Bayo). To see more of Fores work, visit Artwork.Bayo.Me.com or check out his profile on Behance Network.
Origami Day Japan: Commemorating Peace
Around the world, on November 11th, many countries observe Remembrance Day (also known as Armistice Day and Veteran’s Day) to commemorate the the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war. In 1918, major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th […]
Gustav Klimt: 1862-1918
Born on July 14, 1862 in Baumgarten, near Vienna, Austria, Gustav Klimt is considered one of the greatest decorative painters of the 20th century. From 1876 to 1883, he attended the Vienna Kunstgewerbeschule (School of Applied Arts) where he studied figural drawing and painting. His brother Ernst also enrolled in the school in 1877. By […]
Edgar Degas: 1834-1917
Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas was born on July 19, 1834, to a wealthy banking family in Paris, France. Educated in Latin, Greek, and ancient history at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris, Degas initially intended to study law, briefly attending the Sorbonne’s Faculté de Droit in 1853. In 1855, he studied painting at the École des […]
Acorn: Drawing
Hailing from British Columbia, Canada, Acorn (aka Scott Kennedy) has spent the last few years traveling the world making art as he goes, stopping in such places as Edinburgh, Vienna, Barcelona, Melbourne, New Zealand and Japan. “With a focus on traditional mediums Acorn has spent most of his drawing time developing his craft with an ensemble of […]
DAF Group Feature: Vol. 64
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Danny O’Connor: Mixed Media
Liverpool, UK based painter Danny O’Connor (aka DOC), graduated from Liverpool’s John Moores Art School where he studied graphic arts. Concentrating mainly on figurative and portrait subject matter, his influences include comic books, graffiti, illustration, and character design. With a strong graphic element visible in his work, O’Connor uses a wide range of media including […]
Geof Kern: Photography
“Geof Kern stands among the most awarded American photographers. With an unfettered imagination he worked for the most creative magazines and ad agencies. His very distinctive work is a combination of rationalism and conceptualism, inspired by “post-modernist” painters. Geof Kern works on a storyboard before shooting, creating images with a particular cinematographic mood and capturing […]
DAF Group Feature: Vol. 164
Your Weekly Mixx! DAF’s Weekly Mixx is a selection of nine contemporary artworks and/or art related videos chosen from artist and gallery submissions and from our own search for new and interesting works. This week, we feature the work of Scott Naismith, Sue Firsker, Alison Langevad, Andy Kehoe, Cece Carpio, Lee Jaehyo, Maria Kreyn and […]