Shamsia Hassani is an Afghan artist that uses graffiti to claim for women’s rights and freedom in a country where war hasn’t left any room for them. Using art as a means to protest in a country like Afghanistan is no easy task. Even less if you’re a woman. But this 29-old Afghan has set […]
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Wiener Sausages Humorously Reimagined As Famous Pop Culture Icons And Paintings
A dark-haired, caped sausage stands amongst mountains, gripping its sword. The caption? “Wiener is coming.” Two eerie hot dogs donned in pale blue frocks stand stock-still at the end of a long hallway. They are the Grady ‘twieners’ from The Shining. These, and other sausages, are part of a series called ‘The Daily Wiener’ by […]
This basketball court comes alive thanks to street art
What’s the importance of sport in the world of art and aesthetics? According to fashion brand Pigalle and ill Studio, “since ancient Greek and Roman times, sport has been represented as a dominant idea of beauty within an epoch”. This is the reason why they have decided to give life to this basketball court that […]
Lora Zombie, the artist of magic colorful unicorns
Lora Zombie is the artist that surprised the world with her great talent to create graphic works combining all kinds of techniques. With no academic training but with a great imagination and domain of plastic technics she has accomplished to create a unique style followed by millions of fans worldwide. Influenced by the style of […]
New Sketchbook-Based Ballpoint Pen Drawings by Nicolas V. Sanchez
New York City-based artist Nicolas V. Sanchez (previously) creates masterful drawings with only the aid of a few ballpoint pens, rendering unbelievably realistic portraits and still lifes in his many sketchbooks. Due to his precise application of highlights and shadows several of his works seem three-dimensional, such as the fruit bowl seen below which looks […]
ArtsCase Talk – Jay Maninang
Jay Maninang aka silenTOP is an artist from Philippines. This Architectural visualizer, graphic designer and licensed architect is descendant of the famous Philippine painter Fabián de la Rosa. Jay has worked in a variety of big projects focused on architecture,interior design, landscaping, illustration and graphic presentations. We had a short talk with him and this […]
Affiliation Marketing: an excellent option to increase your income as an Artist
In this opportunity we want to talk to you about one of the online marketing strategies that is currently having excellent results. If you’re an artist selling your products online and you have your own website, blog, Facebook and other social media with good traffic, the Affiliate Marketing might be the perfect opportunity to take […]
Ten years to illustrate a book with Paint
Patience. This is one of Patrick Hines’ key attributes. This writer and illustrator based in Boston has accomplished what seemed impossible: illustrating a whole novel with Paint without being mistaken with a child. For example, that kid that closed Paint for the first time in 1995 and that took him nine years to reopen it. […]
5 documentaries every creative should watch
Sometimes creativity burst from where you least expect it. That’s why it’s always a completely recommendable advice potentiating it while getting immerse in the culture that surrounds us: music, art, movies… Today we bring you 5 audiovisual pieces that, through different documental narrations take us closer to great figures of the world of creativity. Ai […]
Get to know the new ‘Dubai’ typography
“Expression is the way individuals share their thoughts, ideas and emotions. Writing is a way of expressing oneself and Dubai has given the world a new tool to communicate. Designed to unite the world through the power of expression”. This is how the new typography -launched by the Government of Dubai and Microsoft- presents itself […]
