When the wall came down in 1989, an era of both lawlessness and creativity surged in East Germany. Due to a sudden influx of cheap, cheap real estate — and the artists that rushed in to take advantage of the low rents — the city of Berlin became a cauldron of artistic expression. It truly […]

Forget Alice’s adventures. Leave behind those tiny luminous illustrations of Dr. Seuss. We’ve found the real magical world of Wonderland and verisimilitude right in the tip of a spray can belonging to Brazilian street artist DMS (Davi De Melo Santos). With surreal faces that melt and mold around outdoor switch boxes, awkward building creases and trash piles, […]

Beyond her success as a DJ and producer for esteemed house label Crosstown Rebels (which includes artists like Glimpse, Damian Lazarus, Art Department and Jamie Jones), Deniz Kurtel is an audio-visual artist of considerable breadth. An accomplished interactive sculptor, Deniz has made a name for herself in the experimental art scene combining the use of […]

Ceramic artist Beth Katlemans’s latest installation Folly is set against a turquoise backdrop with 50 porcelain castings that put a Dennis the Menace twist on 18th century vignettes. Inspired by old English wall coverings, these delicate, adorable little scenes take on a new sinister view up close, as these white castings of popular toys are much […]

I don’t know why, but I’m a pretty big fan of pop-up books. Both that ABC3D book and Popville are legitimate works of art, and when done right they’re their own genre of awesomeness. It appears this Il était une fois book fits the above category, as this trailer for the book hints at. Illustrated […]

I don’t like to use the word genius lightly, but I think it’s perfectly valid usage here. Jackass in 3D — what more could you possibly need in life? And no, not the cheap post-production “3D” that Clash of the Titans and Alice In Wonderland used, we’re talking the real deal, expensive-ass camera James Cameron […]

I stumbled across the photography of Ruadh DeLone and was instantly struck — both by the inherent disturbing nature of some of his themes, and the adept skill with which he captures his subjects. There’s obviously some post-production Photoshop wizardry performed on some images, but they are not tricks to hide flaws but rather techniques […]