Dive into the serene atmosphere of small towns created by Spanish artists working under the Alariko moniker. There is little to tell about the artist, but the works speak for themselves. Mainly using a rectangle brushstroke, they create beautiful scenery worth a full-length animation.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Delfin Finley is drawn to the enigmatic beauty of the human figure. As a child, he often sketched in notebooks, influenced by the vibrant murals and graffiti of South Central. His love for graffiti gradually evolved into a dedicated painting practice by the time he graduated high school. While refining his skills at Santa Monica College and ArtCenter, Finley found inspiration in the majestic works of William-Adolphe Bouguereau and John Singer Sargent. He admired their tactile depth but felt disconnected due to their exclusive focus on white subjects. This tension led him to pursue oil portraiture, painting individuals in his creative circles like Tyler, the Creator, and Earl Sweatshirt.
His series "Coalescence" represents a significant shift in Finley’s style. Building upon his fascination with the human figure, he incorporates a rope motif explored in group shows like "Shattered Glass" at Jeffrey Deitch in 2021. For Finley, the ropes symbolise the pleasures and traumas of Black and brown communities in the U.S. They intertwine with history, forming a resilient bond woven into the essence of identity.
With his raw painting talent, Delfin Finley's lifelike oil portraits offer poignant reflections on racism's impact. His work challenges viewers to reconsider biases, fostering empathy and connection.
Anya Asano, a digital artist, seamlessly transitioned from a decade-long traditional painting career to the immersive world of NFTs, marking an evolution in his expressive journey.
With roots in traditional art school, Asano's work transcends boundaries, fusing digital technologies to create a unique visual language. They craft abstract and figurative amalgamations using tools like Blender, After Effects, AI algorithms, and glitch techniques, where the virtual and the real intertwine in a vibrant dance of pixels and polygons.
In the heart of San Diego, where the innovation pulse beats strong, and the artistic spirit thrives, Kaeli VanFossen is redefining the boundaries between technology and art. With a vibrant personality that mirrors her work, Kaeli waves hello to a world where acrylics blend with pixels and traditional canvases coexist with digital screens.
Whether you are an interior designer on the hunt for that perfect piece that will transform a space, or an NFT art collector looking to diversify your digital portfolio, Kaeli's art offers something for everyone. Her diverse range of works, from the tactile richness of acrylics to the innovative edge of digital and AI art, ensures that every viewer can find a piece that resonates.
Martisha Merems, a Tel Aviv-based artist, explores the intricate dance of mental and spiritual transformation in her art. Through her work, she delves into the realms of emotions and self-awareness, aiming to harmonise the chaos of life with moments of tranquillity and joy. Her imagination intertwines with contemporary reality, offering new perspectives and celebrating the joy of existence.
Her "Normal Weirdos" collection epitomises this journey, championing the uniqueness of individual imperfections. Inspired by her idiosyncrasies and those of her loved ones, Martisha sees these quirks as vital, distinctive aspects of personal identity. This collection is a call to embrace and empower oneself by accepting these traits, suggesting that what makes us different is what makes us powerful. Martisha Merems showcases her creative prowess through her art and fosters a dialogue on self-acceptance and the beauty inherent in our imperfections.
Summer Wagner, a Midwest photographer from the rust belt, crafts images that transcend mere photography. Her work merges fantasy with reality against a post-industrial backdrop, delving deep into spiritual, ecological, and technological themes, presenting a theatrical journey through each frame.
Wagner's art blurs boundaries, turning landscapes of decay into stages for stories that explore human and environmental dualities. Her photos are not just visual treats but narratives decadent with hidden themes, inviting viewers to look beyond the surface.
Her photography urges us to ponder our place in a world grappling with the remnants of industrialisation and the onset of technological dominance. Through Wagner’s lens, rusted factories and forgotten machines mirror our inner struggles, pushing us to confront our times' ecological and spiritual dilemmas.
Wagner's work reminds us of the complexities hidden in everyday sights and experiences. It invites us to explore the depth of human existence and the impact of our past on our future. In her vision, the post-industrial landscape becomes a canvas for r”
Born in Brazil in 1994, Lisanne Haack is renowned for her expressionistic flair, skillfully weaving colour, line, composition, and form into her vibrant creations. Now residing in Spain, Haack has carved a niche by producing physical and digital oil paintings, seamlessly merging traditional art with the digital era. Her innovative approach involves crafting entirely digital-native pieces while incorporating aspects of her physical paintings into her digital works.
With a rich educational background spanning graphic design, interior design, and architecture, Haack aims to achieve aesthetic harmony in her creations. Her prowess in the digital art space has been recognised with exhibitions across several countries, including Spain, France, Germany, Norway, and the United States. Haack’s physical and digital art is not just confined to digital exhibitions; it holds a prestigious place in private collections around the globe.
Can any artistic practice truly be independent? Perhaps no – only multi-layered, immeasurably-macro / immeasurably-micro, whirling, intertwining expressions of human experience. And if art is inevitably an expression of these complex interconnections, why not embrace this multiplicity fully? After all, if one of an artist's greatest powers lies in their ability to create worlds with their own rules and characters, why not transform art criticism into incantation?
In what we might call the House of Time (though perhaps time itself is merely our limited way of perceiving something far more casual and informal), we find Mila Rosha. Her practice moves like Mercury in retrograde between past and present, though these temporal distinctions might themselves be innocent illusions. Through illustrations and embroidery, she creates portals where gothic aesthetics meets contemporary melancholy – each stitching a point in an infinite matrix of historical consciousness, each ink stroke a thread in the cosmic web of memory. Like a bridge suspended between centuries, her art exists in a liminal space where temporal boundaries dissolve – one can never quite tell whether they're looking at something ancient or contemporary, as if time itself has become fluid beneath her pen.
This becomes strikingly apparent in her monochromatic drawings, where elegant hands adorned with rings and bracelets hold upside-down bats, creating an unexpected marriage between Victorian refinement and the nocturnal. Her portrait of Aubrey, framed by Art Nouveau-inspired floral patterns, further blurs the boundaries between epochs - the subject's penetrating gaze and sharp features seem to transcend temporal constraints, while the decorative elements whisper of bygone aesthetic sensibilities. The darkness in her works isn't the absence of light but rather its mysterious companion, creating shadows where different eras meet and converse. Or perhaps it's we who are the shadows, and her works the reality?
Aleksei Krylov occupies what appears to be the House of Universal Language (though what do we really mean by 'universal' in an infinitely layered reality?). His work, like Jupiter's gravitational pull, seeks to draw people together through visual frequencies that transcend verbal communication. This quest manifests in his mesmerizing circular compositions where text transforms into pure visual rhythm – repeating phrases "What is play" spiral and flow, creating hypnotic patterns that pulse with chromatic variations. Each iteration of the design, bathed in different monochromatic hues – from cool blues to warm oranges, ethereal purples to vibrant greens – suggests a different emotional frequency, as if the same message is being transmitted across multiple dimensions of human consciousness. There's something beautifully futile yet necessary in this attempt to create connection in a universe where everything is already infinitely connected, infinitely causing and being caused. Each piece becomes another step in an infinite spiral of artistic growth – though perhaps growth itself is just another of our comfortable illusions, a way to make sense of endless transformation.
Aleksei Krylov “Power of Play”, 2023
In the House of Migration (or the house itself could migrate, if we are referring to more than just the physical space?), Olga Kuznetsova's work embodies the lunar pull between belonging and displacement. Her paintings pulse with vivid emotional intensity – from surreal garden scenes where masked suns watch over reclining figures amidst turquoise dreamscapes, to abstract compositions where ghostly white eyes pierce through layers of crimson and teal, to haunting portraits with crosses obscuring vision and mint-green flesh tones that suggest both alienation and transformation. Like the moon's influence on Earth's tides, her practice ebbs and flows between personal trauma and universal experience – though the distinction between personal and universal is another of our innocent misconceptions. Her emotional landscapes map territories that might be vast as galaxies or small as quantum fluctuations – scale itself becoming another of our necessary illusions. Through bold brushstrokes and intuitive color choices, she creates spaces where the familiar becomes strange and the strange becomes intimate. The feeling of being unmoored in vast systems might just be the natural state of all things.
In this moment of global uncertainty (though when was certainty ever more than an illusion?), when our collective sense of place and time seems increasingly fluid, these artistic navigators become essential guides. The artworks could serve as celestial maps (and who can judge us if we choose this way of being), helping us locate ourselves in the vast expanse of human experience, even as we question whether the location is possible or meaningful (in an infinitely interconnected universe).
And of course, these words too are part of attempting to describe what might be indescribable, to map what might be unmappable. Yet we continue, because what else can we do but dance our part in this cosmic choreography of meaning-making?
Luca Boni, a trailblazing post-realism illustrator and artist from South Africa, captivates with his vivid and intricate works. Blending realism with hot-topic memes, Boni’s art transcends traditional boundaries, evoking a deep emotional response.
Sven-Julien Kanclerski creates sculptures and installations that offer a fresh perspective on familiar cultural motifs, inviting the observer to rediscover them. His creations, characterised by hybridised forms from everyday commercial items, straddle the line between the recognisable and the uncanny. His ordinary and extraordinary balance captivates viewers emotionally.
Kanclerski’s works use fragmented elements, subtle components, and lingering traces instead of perfect aesthetics to achieve their impact. The pleasure of recognising the familiar undergoes a metamorphosis, evolving into a profound joy of rediscovery.
SJK intentionally integrates commodity fetishism into his art through scaling, hybridisation, and refined material. While certain pieces may suggest practical functionality, this illusion is not a testament to their utility but to the enchantment inherent in mass-produced forms.
Christopher Mccurdy - a man with a camera, fixing the moments of a one-storied American ordinary life.
Marcel Giannoccaro, the Canadian digital artist, reimagines the architectural futurism that was initiated by his ancestors counterparts a century ago.
Giannoccaro's work embodies futuristic architecture and the dramatic visions of early sci-fi cinema. This exploration digs into his artistry, from inspiration to execution.
Amber Vittoria, an artist based in Los Angeles, California, is a lot more than an artist; she is a poet and author who weaves the beauty of narratives, emotions, and societal norms through her mesmerising compositions.
She paints with inks, coloured pencils, and acrylics in flowing rainbow gradients that capture the eye and imagination, reflecting the ever-shifting currents of the human experience. Her pieces are marked by simple and colourful compositions, provoking viewers to contemplate beauty, identity, and society.
Vittoria's talent has earned her numerous accolades, including Forbes 30 Under 30, One Club Young Gun, and Society of Illustrators Gold Medalist. Her work has been recognised by American Illustration, the AOI World Illustration Awards, and the ADC Annual Awards, while her clients range from Facebook to Gucci.
Beyond that, Vittoria's art resonates emotionally at the heartstrings while epitomising love, identity, and societal pressure themes. In a fragmented world, her work reminds us of our shared humanity and the power of creativity to unite us.
With the lens of Amber Vittoria’s art, one rediscovers the world with a spectrum of life experiences and gets reminded of art as that vehicle for humanity.
In the heart of Brooklyn, Hayden Clay redefines the art scene with his mesmerising take on "feel-good surrealism." Through his expertise in digital art, he masterfully blends elements of nature with the boundless realms of imagination. His pieces, often centred around water, landscapes and clouds, serve as gateways to a world where the line between dreams and reality fades.
Clay’s art offers a surreal exploration of nature, inviting introspection. Hayden’s freelance work inspires with transformative surreal visuals.
Hayden has recently unveiled his latest NFT generative art drop on Foundation, titled "Strange Clouds." This collection marks the second chapter of the Strange Clouds series, showcasing a captivating array of generative 3D artworks. Each piece in the collection presents a unique cloud formation, inviting viewers to explore the infinite variations of shapes, colours, and patterns. Inspired by clouds’ ever-changing and generative essence, this project continues Hayden's exploration of the natural world through a digital lens, offering a fresh and innovative perspective on the art of surrealism.
Alizé Jireh’s art spans photography, videography, and music. Through her lens, she captures vulnerability, resilience, and authenticity. Her work invites viewers to engage with the world intimately.
Alizé’s art illuminates the beauty of everyday life. With attention to detail and emotional sensitivity, she creates works that deeply resonate with audiences and highlight our shared humanity.
Visual artist Mia Novakova uses the ambiguity of liminal spaces to create mysterious and thought-provoking artworks, absorbing viewers to interpret and question the state of reality. Wrapping objects is not new in art, but the way Mia does it triggers the concept of form cleared of function, meaning and time.
Looking closely at Aron’s art, you can feel that deep, unknown, earthly force that someone calls chthonic or hypochthonic. There is a strong connection with the unknown that makes you feel saddened and empty but engaged at the same time.
“The moody spaces of of American artist Aron Wiesenfeld thrum quietly with moments of melancholy and a deep sense of loneliness. His scenes are of dimly lit liminality: sparse, shadowy landscapes outside of borders where the wilderness and urban converge and paths or portals often appear. We don’t know whether the characters in them will take that road or make the leap beyond; they exist perpetualy at the threshold of thier own personal fable in the solitude of self reflection as they stare off into an enigmatic abyss.”
It is 2081, and an art student initiates research on the code artists of the century. AI randomly picks William Mapan’s name. “Dragons series of generated art is minted on fx(hash) in 2021.” - wow, they minted artwork before! In a Fx(hash)! A massive holographic gallery now hanging as the ephemeral cube above the great Pacific Data Breach Patch. Let’s dig in!
We are not falling into futuristic stories right now, but imagine this is the truth. Undoubtedly, more studies on Code as Art will appear soon, and more artists’ names will be revealed. William Mapan is defo a shiny gem among them.
Five years ago, he started creating generative art after realizing that his coding skills could be used to make art. Seeing the innovative works of artists like Vasarely and Vera Molnàr inspired him to explore the potential of using algorithms to create art. This led him to merge his different interests and develop his artistic practice. Engaging in other fields has helped him grow and become more sensitive, thanks to his natural curiosity.
Through the span of his last 4 years in NFT (remember it is equal to 9 normal years) William has been featured through a number of significant exhibitions and auctions including Sotheby’s, Christies, Unit London, Art Blocks and etc. Currently he shares a teaser for his next collaboration with Avant Arte platform.
“God is in details”, one can say about minimalistic approaches to creativity. But sometimes, excessive details drive a bigger picture for an artist’s imaginative world. If you come across Esra Elsen's artworks, you may understand the oversaturated level of detail. Painstakingly created sometimes following a “pixelboy’s” isometric grid Esra artworks hit you from the very first time.
Jérôme Oudot Trëz, seamlessly intertwines drawing and digital creation. His artistic journey began digitally, evolving into a successful career as a "Layout artist" for 3D animation films. A transformative 2009 exhibition (Materia Prima Art Factory, France) marked a shift in perspective, revealing the captivating allure of his creations to art enthusiasts.
Blending traditional and digital mediums, Jérôme digitally reworks paper drawings, creating animated GIFs and limited edition prints. Bridging classical and digital artistry, he masterfully expresses emotion in drawing and a mechanical essence in the digital realm.
Inspired by German expressionists Nicola Samori and Olivier de Sagazan, Jérôme infuses violence and deformation into his work. Influenced by Hans Ruedi Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski, he combines organic and mechanical elements, reflecting a fear of pain and death. Dave McKean's creative vision further shapes his multifaceted approach.
