Jenna Barton – aka Dappermouth – is a Utah-based illustrator passionate about design and animal forms. Her work feels dark, yet hopeful thanks to the frequent presence of animals that are often associated with the mystical – wolves and deer.
Abstract Mid Century Modern Print by The Peoples Prints
Insects and Other Arthropods by Loulou & Tummie
Lineare Lines by Connox and Atelier CPH
Paper Cuts designed by Wrong Studio for Paper Collective
That Moment Was Only One by Quadra Collective
Three Moths #1 by Snoogs and Wilde
Winged Maple Seeds by Golly Bard
Woman in Red by Egle Zvirblyte
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The modern world – perhaps the produce section alone – has separated us from the origin stories of the very foods we eat daily. Maciek Jasik‘s The Secret Life of Fruits and Vegetables aims to change that and reconnect us with the mythology, symbolism, and culture behind each through his mystical photography.
From November to September I set aside all of the creepiest, most disturbing art I come across in anticipation of October, then dedicate all 31 days of the month to an onslaught of dark creativity. Today we’re kicking things off with the illustrations of Miles Johnston whose “surrealism realism” will make you do a double-take.
Gwen Yip was born and raised in Hong Kong and lived the world over before relocating yet again to the United States, currently New Jersey. Among other works, Yip captures the backs of people she doesn’t know and the isolation of living in a city in her painting series entitled Backs – London, NYC, and Hong Kong.
We all carry things on our backs.
Some shoulder burdens and regrets and
others carry dreams and hopes.
Some scarcely bear them and
others delightedly bring them wherever they go.
What do you carry on your back?
Charlotte Chauvin‘s – aka Cha Coco‘s – simple line drawings run the gamut from shy and sweet to sexy and risqué. My favorite recurring subject matter are the human hands she favors and illustrates in a myriad of ways.
San Francisco-based artist Rachel Sager‘s newest series focuses on sweeping, explosive landscapes where matter is presented in a decomposed state, suspended between earth and sky. Her inspiration for these charcoal and oil paintings comes from brush fires, demolition explosions, storm clouds, and explosives.
“My goal is to produce the differences existing between the varying states of this matter, neither solid or gas, yet so specific that a rain cloud could never be mistaken for a cloud consisting of particles that once made up a house or a building. In doing so, I aim to create sweeping, emotionally charged landscapes that convey a dissonance that I experience in self expression. The turmoil, represented by the debris filled smoke, is juxtaposed by sun infused skies and cirrus clouds, projecting the duplicity that is unavoidable, overwhelming, and at times, awe-inspiring.”
I’ve already said goodbye to a few of my annuals from summer and am thinking ahead to mums and pumpkins, so you could say botanicals are on my mind. Irene Laschi is an Italian artist who specializes in scientific illustration, and her captures of flora are detailed and starkly beautiful.
Natalie Muir could create a beautiful universe filled with her fluid resin paintings. Using fine pigments and art-grade resin on a wood substrate, she focuses on the behaviors of the colors, the thoughts they inspire, and their relationship with human emotion in each piece that measures nearly 16-inches across.
Lindsay Bottos is a well of creativity, labeling herself as a photographer, fiber artist, writer, and bookmaker. Her embroidered garments in Girl Work, as well as her embroidered hoops with mementos in I Don’t Really Miss You, really strike a chord.
