Nov 12, 2019 | Art, Design, Illustration, Photography
The story of James Tissot is fascinating. Boy grows up in a family of successful merchants, and at 17, expresses his wish to become an artist. Father does not approve, but Mother, a successful, hat designer, understands his desire and encourages his ambitions. He...
Sep 18, 2019 | Art, Design, Illustration, Photography
A delightful series of impossibilities by Montréal-based illustrator Julien Posture. “These drawings were meant to be prototype sketches for some paper sculptures until I realized the structures I was drawing were nearly impossible to create with a simple sheet of...
Sep 12, 2019 | Art, Illustration, Street Art
Continuously evolving his style from early surreal comic-like renderings, to subdued portraits, all the way to abstract assemblages, Catalan artist Aryz has built his reputation as a multi-talented muralist. More recently, Aryz has reduced the quantity of new mural...
Sep 3, 2019 | Art, Design, Illustration, Sculpture
Artist Arghavan Khosravi creates multi-part worlds in her carefully composed paintings. Contemporary human figures commingle with ghostly limbs and classical Greco-Roman sculptures. Bright red lines of string, Persian decorative motifs, and found textiles connect...
Aug 23, 2019 | Art, Illustration
From Grass (© Keum Suk Gendry-Kim, image courtesy Drawn & Quarterly)Lee Ok-sun was 15 years old when she was kidnapped and forced into sexual slavery. She was taken shortly after her parents — who were convinced she’d have a better upbringing outside of their...
