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Hope Gangloff

Sascha Ehrentraut — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 14:13:37 +0000

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!

Audrey Kawasaki: She Entwined

Sascha Ehrentraut — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:41:20 +0000

Brilliant piece really love this. You can buy limited the edition on her site for around 200 USD unframed.

Audrey Kawasaki - She Entwined

James Jean – The Lotus War

Sascha Ehrentraut — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:49:36 +0000

Jeff Soto Illustrations: A Twenty10 Collection

Sascha Ehrentraut — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:53:41 +0000

I have posted him before and having looked at all his latest work I thought it would be fantastic to post a 2010 collection. Note that the below collection also includes work from his latest solo exhibition - LifeCycle. Enjoy!

Art by Vania Zouravliov

Sascha Ehrentraut — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:54:43 +0000

Psychological, physiological, provocative and I think quite brilliant.

Mateo Dineen

Sascha Ehrentraut — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 22:35:28 +0000

Originally from California, Mateo moved to Berlin in 2003. His artwork usually incorporates old materials that he finds on the street or at local flea-markets in Germany. Upon these box lids, munitions crates, tobacco tins, and street signs, he creates a world that seems to emerge from another time, or perhaps another dimension. His lovable monsters reflect ourselves back at us. Some display curiosity with a tinge of unease, while others have seemingly been caught unawares whilst having an everyday moment. Just about every image seems to tell a story and invites the viewer to imagine what might occur next.

Video of Mateo painting:

Great artwork by Owen Smith

Sascha Ehrentraut — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:45:21 +0000

I love the way he exaggerate proportions and emphasise volume and movement. The 1900 to 1950′s figures crowd the frame and overlap each other in angular or swirling composition. He says he is often called on to depict scenes of sexual tension or implied violence. To which he added that it did not matter if the subject is serious or pure kitsch, his work is always about human interaction and isolation. I hope you enjoy his work. :)

Audrey Kawasaki Engraved Brooch

Sascha Ehrentraut — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:06:13 +0000

I have always loved Audrey Kawasaki’s illustrations and these brooches engraved with her signature illustrations are the latest to come out of her workshop. You can buy them here.

Stacey Rozich and a beautiful Folktale

Alexandra — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:21:10 +0000

Born and raised in Seattle/Washington, Stacey tells stories of an early culture, where she explores the relationship between nature and animals. Her brightly coloured and ethnically textured characters give the viewer a sense of nostalgia, seem slightly frightening hidden behind their masks and at the same time appear familiar and inviting. Stacey draws inspiration from cultures all around the world. I love how she portrays her findings in such a fresh and beautiful manner. Have a look at her blog for more folk art.

Paula Sanz Caballero lovely sewn illustrations

Sascha Ehrentraut — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:11:32 +0000

Quote from the artist: “I began to experiment with fabric and embroidery, and my technique evolves from the figurative pictorial concept to the sewn finish, drawing on the topics full of irony, tortuous relationships, crime and scornful feminine revenge. Since then, my artwork, as well as my graphic design illustrations have been based on this stylistic pattern.” Paula’s Website

I really love the tactile feeling of these sewn illustrations. Note that there are the full pieces and to each piece there is one relating zoomed image which you need to have a look at if you want to get a feeling for her work.

Alexander Jansson – A mystical magical world

Alexandra — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 16:27:48 +0000

Working from his design studio “Sleeping House” in Sweden, Alexander Jansson creates mysteriously beautiful worlds where intricately drawn music vans fly through the air, cute characters play music and lively cities appear from the dark heavy mist. Although the artworks seem gloomy they evoke not feelings of darkness but rather feelings of life, light and music.

Istvan Banyai – Politics, social absurdities, american pop culture

Sascha Ehrentraut — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:22:05 +0000

Istvan is a very successful commercial illustrator and animator who gained prominence in the mid-1980s in the USA.

Its odd but I find his illustration unusually easy to visualize - flavor and setting. He seems to have a real knack for isolating the subject matter through clever use of colors and layout. Politics, social absurdities, american pop culture, war and sexuality are all things he infuses in his art. Enjoy!