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June 30, 2014
The surreal work of Erik Johansson
The surreal work of Erik Johansson

When it comes to using Photoshop, Erik Johansson is talented, very talented. However, all this talent would be put to waste if he wasn’t also incredibly creative. In his artworks, Johansson combines poetry, realism and humor in his surreal landscapes. In his world, grass is not limited by the laws of physics anymore, but can […]

June 27, 2014
People skewered with geometric shapes
People skewered with geometric shapes

With Aakash Nihalani’s geometric artworks, you’ll see the essence of what art if all about and how it has an ability to catch someone’s attention at a moment’s notice. Nihalani’s creative ideas of creating three-dimensional (3D) images on two-dimensional (2D) are just exceptional. With the help of bright and bold lines at the forefront, Nihalani […]

June 25, 2014
French illustrator brings every day objects to life
French illustrator brings every day objects to life

Ever let you mind wander and imagine the objects surrounding you coming to life? You’ve seen it in Myazaki’s movies, Gilbert Legrand creates his own by creating his illustrations directly on the objects. The results are both funny and poetic, every object is taken with its particularities and get its own character. You can check […]

June 18, 2014
Provocative Pop Art Sculptures by Jonathan Paul
Provocative Pop Art Sculptures by Jonathan Paul

Jonathan Paul, aka Desire Obtain Cherish (DOC) is well renowned as pop sculptor working across a wide variety of different media and a combination of styles including street, pop, conceptual and appropriation art. He is a contemporary artist that creates controversial sculptures exploring contemporary desires and obsessions with sex, gender, drugs, commerce, media and fame. […]

June 12, 2014
Digital artists: participate in this competition with $5000 prizes in cash
Digital artists: participate in this competition with $5000 prizes in cash

Our regular readers already know about this competition, but we want to make sure that the word gets out and that no digital artist will miss this opportunity. Whether you are a matte painter, 3D artist, illustrator who works with a tablet, this should be of interest for you. Theme of the competition The theme […]

June 11, 2014
Digitally distorted portraits by Jon Jacobsen
Digitally distorted portraits by Jon Jacobsen

Somewhere between real life and fantasy, you can discover artist Jon Jacobsen’s amazing world. A world where faces are distorted and moving around in a dynamic fashion. With his work, Jacobsen tries to extend photographs to better match reality as he perceives it. A new take on reality that will satisfy any digital art lover.

June 8, 2014
Searching for paradise: surreal paintings by Shuichi Nakano
Searching for paradise: surreal paintings by Shuichi Nakano

Nature taking back over cities is a common theme for artists. What’s a bit less common is the invasion of giant sheep, monkeys or fishes. Unlike Godzilla or other apocalypse-style giant monsters, these animals are peaceful and not looking to hurt anyone. This brings a strange peacefuleness to otherwise busy urban landscapes. With these artworks, […]

June 6, 2014
Con/struct: spectacular fictional landscapes by Justin Plunkett
Con/struct: spectacular fictional landscapes by Justin Plunkett

Ever wondered what the cities of the future may look like? In his Con/struct project, Justin Plunkett assembles buildings and bits of cities out of his photos. This way he creates monstruous building that resemble former soviet structures. With this series, Plunkett examines the effect of brands and marketing on cities and our environment in […]

June 4, 2014
Impressive A4 papercuts by Peter Callesen
Impressive A4 papercuts by Peter Callesen

Peter Callesen has an inborn talent who works exclusively with white paper in different objects, paper cuts, installations and performances. Peter Callesen says “A large part of my work is made from A4 sheets of paper. It is probably the most common and consumed media used for carrying information today. This is why we rarely […]

May 17, 2014
Medical diagram portraits created from found objects
Medical diagram portraits created from found objects

There is something special about these cross-section pictures by Edwige Massart and Xavier Wynn, they created it with found objects and junk from flea markets.

May 9, 2014
Amazing origami work
Amazing origami work

A huge exhibition of 80 contemporary origami artists featuring 120 paper creations is planned to take place this summer at Cooper Union in New York. Check out more details on Colossal.

May 5, 2014
3D illusions sand drawings
3D illusions sand drawings

You may be familiar with sand sculptures, but did you ever see this kind of sand drawings? 3D sand drawings is an art group that keeps busy by creating amazing 3D illusions sand art.

May 4, 2014
Digital papercut illustrations by Eiko Ojala
Digital papercut illustrations by Eiko Ojala

We already featured Eiko Olaja previously on Designer Daily, his most recent work is getting even better.

May 2, 2014
Stunning chalkboard art by Dangerdust
Stunning chalkboard art by Dangerdust

Dangerdust is the alias chosen by two art students that decided to remain anonymous despite creating some amazing chalkboard art. You can discover a new board every week on their Behance page.

April 28, 2014
When luxury brands meet food packaging
When luxury brands meet food packaging

Peddy Mergui is an Israeli artist. She tried to imagine what food packaging could look like if it was done in the style of popular luxury brands. The results are an excellent proof that packaging for food works differently from other types of packaging.