Miyuki Yamanaka

Photographing and questioning. Miyuki is a Japanese photographer. Her inspiration comes from the mundane scenes, which often relates to nostalgia and obsolescence. She explores the themes of existence, death, time, constancy and family through her work. Her project THE LINE is a collection of photographs about a road markings, about a documentation of visual landscapes, about [...]

Added on Nov 01, 2011, by Apoorva
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beathepulp

A series of eye popping black and white artwork from London based illustrator, Kulvinder Dhillon aka beatthepulp. Reviving some of the most iconic fashion pieces from the likes of YSL, Balenciaga, Viktor & Rolf and MMM. A heavy hitting combination of comic book cool and avant garde chic, these illustrations are a force to be [...]

Added on Oct 31, 2011, by Apoorva
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OUTDOOR Urban Art Festival

OUTDOOR International Urban Art Festival officially presents its artworks in the streets of Rome on the 14th of October at the Teatro India, exhibiting the work of different artists from around the world – Brazil, Spain, Holland and UK. Generations today leaving significant marks for future generations; this is the concept chosen by NUfactory, curator [...]

Added on Oct 11, 2011, by Lucia Dickmann
Filled under Art, Events, Graffiti, Social, street art
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Paul Hitter

Who is Paul Hitter? Paul Hitter is a Romanian painter, who developed his own new art style, named Balkan Expressionism. Paul Hitter is working in his free time as a Barkeeper, and throws gipsy parties in the early morning hours. Paul Hitter is afraid that he doesn’t have enough time to paint all the pictures [...]

Added on Oct 03, 2011, by robert
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London Fashion Week: Dr. Noki, NHS

CD visited the exhibitions at London Fashion Week where you can find some of the U.K.’s eminent designers and design houses. Out of 200 designers exhibiting, I was drawn to the one designer whose display was full of color and forward-thinking design. Dr. Noki’s NHS was spaced in the center left of the exhibition room [...]

Added on Sep 26, 2011, by Christina Jean
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Stuart Haygarth

I recall someone saying the sole purpose of a designer is to make use of something, preferably with a pleasing aesthetic, that serves a function which has never existed before.  When I came across Stuart Haygarth, I immediately felt he well-deserved that title.  Utilizing discarded prescription glasses, Stuart creates luminous chandelier, all the while recycling [...]

Added on Aug 08, 2011, by Christina Jean
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The Fear of Life

Ann-Kathrin Schubert is a young German illustrator based in London. Her series ‘The Fear of Life’ describes a transition of a static and dead structure turning into a living being and vice versa, for example plastic bottles becoming coral reef fish or humans turning into dust. In particular it evolves around 9/11 and the moment [...]

Added on Aug 03, 2011, by Lucia Dickmann
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Martha Zmpounou

Martha Zmpounou is a London based visual artist and former student of the MA in Communication Design at Central Saint Martins where she graduated in 2011 with distinction. She has participated in numerous exhibitions in Greece and the UK and was awarded the 2011 De Laszlo Foundation award by the Royal society of Portrait Painters. [...]

Added on Jul 26, 2011, by Lucia Dickmann
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Géza Szöllősi

Géza is a young artist who graduated in Visual Communication from the University of Applied Arts in 2005. His creations, are as eccentric as they are scheming. “My taxidermy project is a trial of what happens when the form is changed, so that the skin is placed over a different kind of shape…An animal’s skin is [...]

Added on Jul 19, 2011, by Apoorva
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Golbanou Moghaddas

Iranian artist Golbanou Moghaddas was born in Tehran where she discovered her passion for printmaking while doing her BA in Graphic Design. When she moved to London in 2008 she decided to apply for MA Communication Design at Central Saint Martins giving her access to CSM’s historical etching studio. During her studies she dedicated all her time [...]

Added on Jul 12, 2011, by Lucia Dickmann
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Textureyes by Shirley Nette Williams

I was expressly referred to Shirley Nette Williams artistry. Shirley who is a stitch artist living and working in London, not only surprised me, but I was also enlightened as to what being a ‘stitch artist’ entails.  With a background in fashion, textiles and costume design, she “uses her hand and machine to stitch drawings [...]

Added on Jul 11, 2011, by Christina Jean
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Zeitgeist: The Superpower

Antonia Heslop is a London based Graphic Designer specialising in Moving Image. “The first comic hero was created in 1938, so what if superpowers were in fact real and comic books were imitating real life? Who was the creator of such powers?” “When I look in the mirror, I start to re-enact scenes from films [...]

Added on Jul 05, 2011, by Lucia Dickmann
Filled under Animation, Art, Art Direction, Comics, Identity, Motion
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JMF CASEY

Extracting ‘beauty from evil’ JMF Casey as an artist makes a return to the traditional craftsmanship of art, as he labours for hours in his bedroom over minutely thought-out, technically and thematically complex pieces. Working on scratchboard and canvas, but also in performance, installation and bookmaking, he has been producing art for over 10 years. [...]

Added on Jul 04, 2011, by Apoorva
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Good Night London

Good Night London is a series of documentary portraits taken in several London night clubs by young Spanish artist Jesus Madriñán. “Placing my interest in such a hostile scenario, my series develops exploring how artificial environments work as a key element in teenager’s identity construction. Studio conventional photography is then taken out of context, invading such a complex scenario. [...]

Added on Jul 03, 2011, by Lucia Dickmann
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Depthcore – Obsolete

Depthcore, just launched their new website and ‘Obsolete’ chapter, featuring some of the finest digital artists and hand drawing illustrators like: Rik Oostenbroek, Pete Harrison, Saddo, Alejandro Javier Soto Martinessi, Phil Dunne, Radu Pop, Kervin Brisseaux

Added on Jul 01, 2011, by robert
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Danny Roberts

He’s from California, and describes himself not just as an artist, but a thinker as well. 24 years old, Danny Roberts studied Photography at Cal Poly SLO, and later, Fashion Design at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. His projects include collaborations with Gwen Stefani’s Harajuku Lovers, Forever21, Heutchy Shoes, Lancome, and Sundance Channel’s [...]

Added on Jun 28, 2011, by robert
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Suk Kyung Lee

Suk Kyung Lee is an illustrator based in London. Her series ‘SPECIES’ demonstrates her love for hand drawing and the use of different materials in her work. “Personally, I am interested in nature and species. In particular, I am passionate about the skin of animals and the surface of nature. Furthermore, I want to explore [...]

Added on Jun 26, 2011, by Lucia Dickmann
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Marie Denis

Nothing is as it seems in the world of Marie Denis. For Marie Denis, a piece of artwork always starts with a context and its interaction with the observer. What interests her most are the fleeting moments of meaning in a work − whether it be a tree, fruit, or architecture − and the observer’s [...]

Added on Jun 25, 2011, by Apoorva
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(Hyper)reality by Maxence Parache

Maxence Parache is a french designer specialised in digital media working on a variety of  projects including interactive, graphic and motion design. His newest project “(Hyper)reality” allows the user to immerse in an alternative version of reality, which is seen through a helmet. Instead of having a static point of view, the user becomes able [...]

Added on Jun 19, 2011, by Lucia Dickmann
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Kevin Roodhorst

Kevin Roodhorst is a 20 year old graphic designer/digital artist from the Netherlands-Amsterdam where he’s currently studying GD. His work includes promotional materials such as fliers, posters and banners but he also takes part in creating labels for tobacco and drink companies. His photography manipulation artworks are amazing and we are more than pleased to [...]

Added on Jun 16, 2011, by robert
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