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Marnite Sue – Hand Crafted Dolls

Sascha Ehrentraut — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:51:52 +0000

Marnite paints but is best known as a ‘Doll Artist’ which is something I have not had much exposure to. She is based in Tokyo and makes this all by hand. They are ball jointed, with human hair, glass eyes, all parts are fine porcelain. I don’t know about you but I preferred the more macabre dolls. Would be interesting to know how much one of these fetches.

If you would like to see more click here.

Andreas Englund and the disenchanted hero

Sascha Ehrentraut — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:11:59 +0000

Where the real rational scientific world takes away the everlasting & impenetrable fantasy of our hero. I think Andreas has captured a really strong personality in his artwork. Enjoy.

Andreas Englund - Flying

Vania Zouravliov

Sascha Ehrentraut — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:52:27 +0000

There is something so whole captivating about Vania’s work. I find myself mumbling religious profanities when I stumble onto some of his pieces, so good. I had the chance to buy one of his prints but didn’t as it was just a little too expensive at the time… I wish I had. To make up for that I did buy this today: Vania: Extended Version. He is also an author which is something I only recently learnt. You will find his book on Amazon – Please note that it is reading for the more opened minded. (Here is an older post).

Phenomenal artwork by Ryohei Hase

Sascha Ehrentraut — Mon, 16 May 2011 20:59:29 +0000

The animals being fused with human bodies gives me the feeling that these are expression of perpetual and universal human conditions. Almost all his artwork are incredibly intense and I find myself gripped every time I feast my eyes on his work. Needless to say that the anatomical detail and proportions of his artworks are brilliant.

The Repetition rang (First 2 Illustrations) for me expresses anxiety, struggle, fighting, angst, trapped, rebellion, frustration but all intertwined in on itself – feeding upon itself deepening that experience. A self fulfilling prophecy, one emotion triggering another until absolutely embroiled with no definite starts or ends. The Room range (Last 3 Illustrations) individually have their meanings. The Rabbit and the Tiger seem very symbolic/mythological but what I would say it shares with Repetition is the sense of perpetual struggle. A struggle bound to nothing but itself, nourishes the fight. The other two I will leave open for your own interpretation.

The below two art works are from his Repetition range:

The below 3 art works are from his Room range:

Aron Wiesenfeld New Drawing and Paintings Exhibition May 2011

Sascha Ehrentraut — Thu, 12 May 2011 20:48:24 +0000

Aron Wiesendfeld is exhibiting new work this month. See below invite and sample of the new work!

James Jean – ART HK 11 PREVIEW

Sascha Ehrentraut — Thu, 12 May 2011 08:53:50 +0000

James Jean will be exhibiting at the Hong Kong Art Fair from May 26-29 at Booth 3G09. See below a sample of the work that will be on display.

Rebus

Here is a sample of what art and illustrations that will be on display:

School of Visual Arts Exhibition: April-30 to May-15

Sascha Ehrentraut — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:00:49 +0000

The exhibition brings together books, figurative paintings, comic books and narrative series by 19 students graduating from the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Department.

I recommend anyone who is either an artist or is an art lover to make a trip to the exhibition as I’m sure it will be very inspiring . It starts at the end of the month, April 30, and will run till May 15. For more details click here. I truly wish I could attend but unfortunately I wont be able to make it to New York.

If you have not already heard of SVA then you should know that it is arguable one of the worlds most prolific schools when it comes to the visual arts. To mention a few of the well know illustrators who attended the school: James Jean, Sam Weber and Yuko Shimizu. The other faculties such as film, photography and design have equally impressive credentials.

Below is a selection of beautiful illustrations from the Thesis Projects all of which will be on show:

Hope you enjoyed the illustrations and are able to make it to the event.

Sascha

Nigel Cox’s photo-realism minimalistic paintings

Sascha Ehrentraut — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:45:30 +0000

His work is lucid and technically brilliant. I have selected 3 of Nigel Cox’s art works and you may see the rest on his site.

Sam Weber has brilliant versatility and imagination

Sascha Ehrentraut — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:11:46 +0000

Every now and then there is an illustrator that blows you away and for me Sam Weber is one of those. We have posted Sam Weber before a long time ago – middle of last year. His new work is fantastic. I find them deeply physiological which make his illustrations absolutely captivating. Definatly worth adding to our Illustration Blog.

He has done a wide range of editorial as well as book illustrations. He was born in Alaska but has since moved to New York and lives there with his wife.

I hope you enjoy this selection:

A Collection of Amazing Portraits

Sascha Ehrentraut — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:28:12 +0000

Below is a collection of portraits. If you have any additional portrait illustrations/artworks that you feel we should add to the list please send me the link and perhaps we can add it to the collection!

Jacob Magraw-Mickelson – Deconstructed hyper-realities

Alexandra — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:47:32 +0000

Painting in Gouache, Jacob Magraw-Mickelson creates candy-coloured hyper-realities of deconstructed landscapes and flora, anatomical dissections, cross-sections of cells, veins, roots and hidden terrains. I love the detail and the pulsating colours and am happy to add it to our illustration blog.

Brian M. Viveros – sexy, provocative and dark

Sascha Ehrentraut — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:54:48 +0000

Brian M. Viveros illustrations are sexy, provocative and dark. The below illustrations are Brian’s trademark: Sexy, dark, feminine yet strong women who have a cigarette in the corner of their mouth. Despite the seemingly macabre air and batted state of the women their expressions are filled with lust and sovereignty. The overall effect is sexy and powerful. (ps: Compared to some of his other work this selection is less hardcore.)

Kathy Staico Schorr

Sascha Ehrentraut — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:09:44 +0000

James Jean Kindling Book Video Review

Sascha Ehrentraut — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:57:41 +0000