3rd Wave of Inspiration
Since 2003
Keiko Fukazawa is a ceramic artist who is born and grew up in Japan. After spending 30 years in America, she dedicated her last three years in Jingdezhen, temple of porcelain since 1393.‘Made in China’ is a collection of playful works denouncing the effects of globalisation and consumerism in China.
Featured once with Engraved Entomology series Billelis is back with his new set of dark digital art you will only need to explore with the lights turned off. View them in full glory on Behance and follow artist on Instagram
Go deep inside surreal photography of Stas Stankovskiy and his recent series "Step Into the Subconscious"
Titled "Masterpieces never sleep!", Lesha Limonov’s project for the International RijksStudio Award 2017 has been influenced by the idea that paintings stay awake even after the museum halls turn empty at nighttime.
“By trying on the mask with painting character’s eyes, you can be sure that you’ll see true masterpieces in your dream! And your dream will be under protection, because painting heroes stay awake guarding your rest”
Balancing between object fetish and function, Saint Petersburg-based award-winning designer Maya Prokhorova creates concepts not for our simple life. With every project she solves a common problem and deliver top-notch examples of product design for smart living.
French artist and photographer Marilyn Mugot is mentioned here for her Night Project shot on different locations with long exposure. Dive into her night world of urban neon and fairy landscapes
Based in Santiago de Chile artist Serena Garcia Dalla Venezia creates rug-like tapestries using colourful soft materials
Combing few photographs or objects and brining a new sense by a collage is being practiced for a long time in art history but never has been distributed so fast until Instagram-era developing nowadays. Artem Podzniakov's Instagram is the latest addition to the wall of fame in Combined Photography, even having some repetitive works we've seen before he creates new "meaningless objects" in a very unorthodox way
After enormous success of "Art History in Contemporary Life" photographer Alexey Kondakov was invited to Italy to do an artist-in-residence solo show named "Napoli Project" (organised with the help of ShowDesk). Alexey took the challenge with a high class just because there was no place for a weak response when doing art collages based mainly on Italian masterpieces and on Italian soil.
"So much Ophelias and no one to save them", this what you may think looking at Mira's ongoing photography series "Underwater".
“My photographs are not exactly a photographs, my creations are somewhere in between paintings and photography. In my images I use pain as a beauty, erotic as a psychological way of life. I express myself and my intimate inner life. Indeed, the majority of my works are in the water, this of course is not accidental. From many points of view, for me the water is very suitable means to express what I carry in me and recreate my ideas.. It’s really inspiring to me the water is my creation. The creation the life, the power...the water is filled with tremendous energy. It is the winner of pleasure and delight it gives life, but also poses a risk, threat, it can destroy us. I love the transparency and purity of water light and reflecting and transformations that is suffered in contact with another medium.
For me the water is highly erotic element precisely because of the opposites that brings. Water is the one who quenches our thirst and saves us. Lust for life of each of us, the thirst for love and the eternal struggle and attempt to erase, to dull to heal the pain, sadness, loneliness...”
Russian illustrator Ilya Kazakov practice his skills everyday by creating an artworks featuring funny characters
"Color Dialogues" is an ongoing series of abstract digital graphics created by Buck art director Jean-Michel Verbeeck. By experimenting witch shapes and colour, his images reject the traditional boundaries and explore new ways of experiencing visual imagery.
Talented paper artist from US Olga Skorokhod creates awesomely detailed artworks based on topography techniques. Her latest "making of" video of "Lake Baikal" work is something to watch on repeat
Our old friend and talented graphic designer Andrei Robu released a new self-initiated project called "Let's get funky!" Watch it below
In alchemy, the term chrysopoeia (Greek) means transmutation into gold. The score was composed and played by Nikolai von Sallwitz, using real instruments and tools such as
cello, bowed strings, prepared piano, guitar, flutes, filtered springs, woods and hardware FX such as analog distortion. Chrysopoeia is part of Sonic Materia project series initiated by Nikolai von Sallwitz that is interpreted by various visual artists, graphic- and motion designers. It is about more space for pure visions and experiments likewise interaction and networking with future brains of design.
Directed & Produced: Susi Sie I Music & Sound Design: Nikolai von Sallwitz
Barcelona-based artist Chamo San shares his latest charcoal pencil artworks including the very recent exhibited at Madame Hunter gallery
Balancing between art and illustration a bold graphics of Thomas Hedger is a good reminder that only personal techniques makes every artist unique. Using print, and more over, silk print style with heavy lines and pure forms, rasterised shadows and pop art topics Thomas' works stand out and invite you to move forward by that colourful river of emotions and small stories.
Runner-up at our Digital Decade 2015, Sweden-based digital artist Pandagunda shares his recent surreal and glitchy artworks mainly distorted portraits.
Runner-up at The Digital Decade III "His Majesty The Glitch", Barcelona, OFFF15
People with surreal spikes and growths shooting out of their heads, glossy 3D shapes, and often an almost floral treatment creates works that require a second and third look. With a focus on 3D and cinema 4D, Pandagunda’s work celebrates the beauty in technology, mistakes, and nature simultaneously.
French artist Soasig Chamaillard started to collect damaged statues of the Virgin Mary and restore them in a perfect own way adding superficial abilities one can only pray for. Our favourite is Notre Dame du Poulpe or simply Lady Octopus
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