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]]>In 2007, Carrió presented himself with a challenge: create an artwork every single day. In order to make the challenge achievable, he turned to the Moleskine sketchbook, where he would use a two-page spread to make drawings, illustrations, sketches, collages, and more. This resulted in several filled-out sketchbooks and the creation of visual diaries that have intrigued his social media followers.
Carrió always carries his sketchbook with him and uses whatever material he has. Sometimes, that would be tempera, other times watercolors, and occasionally, he’ll simply use an ordinary pencil.
The thing that makes Carrió’s artworks particularly captivating is their diversity. From drawings of animals and people to a collection of cut-out newspaper headlines and trippy images, his sketchbooks hold an unexpected surprise with the turning of every page.
Scroll down to check out some of Carrió’s works.
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]]>RAH Azul creates portraits of famous musicians and artists in navy, cobalt, cerulean, lapis, sapphire, and all kinds of shades of blue color. However, his limited palette doesn’t prevent him from making the subjects instantly recognizable.
RAH Azul was born in East Los Angeles to Mexican parents, who migrated to the United States from the region of Jalisco. His Mexican heritage and indigenous roots represent a big part of his creative practice, inspiring him to show the beauty of his culture.
The artist often turns to famous Mexicans as subjects, including painter Frida Calho, actress and singer María Félix, and boxing icon Salvador Sanchez. These works are also adorned with symbols and imagery commonly associated with Mexican culture that adorn the background or, in some cases, the subjects themselves.
If you want to check out more works from RAH Azul, including portraits of late music legends like Kurt Cobain, Tupac Shakur, and Jimmy Hendrix, check out his social media profiles or continue scrolling.
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]]>Clay Zoo is a Korean artist who regularly shares videos on YouTube in which he showcases his newest polymer clay creations. This includes everything from figurines of pop culture characters like Yoshi from Super Mario, SpongeBob Squarepants, and various Pokemon to miniature polymer clay vessels and jewelry.
Every video features Clay Zoo, showing his creative process from start to finish. This includes everything from cutting the clay and putting different pieces together to revealing the final product that looks more impressive the longer you look at it.
Clay Zoo also shares various tutorials on his YouTube page. Internet users can learn everything about working with polymer clay, get some tips on how to get the best results and watch step-by-step projects they can recreate on their own and get a better feel for these types of artworks.
If you are intrigued to see other creations by Clay Zoo, make sure to visit his YouTube channel or continue scrolling to check out some of our favorites.
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]]>While it is often perceived as a dying art form, there are more than a few artists who are making efforts to bring back fore-edge painting to relevance. One of them is TikTok user Maisie Jackson.
Jackson is known for her viral TikTok videos in which she showcases her fore-edge painting projects. This art history student can be seen decorating books belonging to J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series or J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy with scenes and motifs contained in these literary masterpieces.
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Jackson is an avid painter but only started doing fore-edge paintings a couple of years ago as a creative challenge. She posted some of her works on TikTok, and they quickly went viral, encouraging her to continue with the project.
While Jackson doesn’t shy away from tackling all sorts of authors and books, she admits that she enjoys most the works of Tolkien.
“Tolkien works best for me, as I was always predominantly a landscape painter, and Middle Earth is full of an amazing variety of landscape; mountains, forests, rivers and beautiful architectural concepts,” Jackson shared in one of her interviews.
You can check out more of Jackson’s fore-edge painting works below.
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]]>Austin Howlett, a man with nearly 77,000 followers on Instagram, is the perfect example of a true artist. Beyond his obvious technical skillset, the young man has a vision for what he wants his art to say. A surrealist painter by trade, his art sends messages that are warming to the soul. It’s not hard to see why so many people are falling in love with his works!
What can one gather from a work of art that depicts a giant lying down gracefully amongst mountains? Is it perhaps to say that we are all, in fact, giants in disguise? Giants in heart, giants in soul, giants in spirit? This is but one interpretation and the beauty is that it’s open for anyone to interpret it as they see fit.
If you scroll through Howlett’s page and find yourself getting inspired by his work, why not give him a follow? A little extra inspiration each day never hurts a soul!
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]]>Since the early 2010s, Caillard has been creating impressive marble sculptures that represent an unusual blend of past and present. While the sculptures are made in the Greco-Roman style, they don’t have features that fit the period. Instead, the subjects are donning long beards, sunglasses, and scarves, visually embracing the hipster culture.
The influence of hipster culture on Caillard’s works is visible in his several projects, including Hipster in Stone and Hipster Sculptures. The former included dressing the sculptures, including works of classical artists, into fashionable clothes. The latter sees Caillard creating busts in bronze that capture the hipster look in the most unusual ways.
“In order to imagine a new society, richer in meaning and beauty, it is essential to look to our Greco-Roman roots for new inspiration,” Caillard explains.
Caillard had solo exhibits across France while also being part of group exhibits in museums in Belgium, Switzerland, and the United States. He also frequently shares his newest creations on Instagram. Check out more of them below.
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]]>Sharks are actually a lot less dangerous than you might think. Only 30 shark species out of close to 400 that we know about have been recorded to attack humans. The University of Florida released data that shows there have been only 57 confirmed unprovoked cases of shark attacks on humans in 2022 and five unprovoked shark-related fatalities. The Centers for Disease Control, on the other hand, report that 22 people die from cow attacks each year.
In an attempt to change the narrative about sharks and make people look at them in a more positive light, digital artist Requinoesis started a series of illustrations that feature sharks as their main characters. In these cute and colorful artworks, sharks are shown hanging out in their small cities, exploring the ocean depths, and taking well-deserved naps.
“With my artwork, I try to purify the “Jaws feeling” that haunts the image of sharks, showing that there are many more creative and imaginative possibilities in these creatures than just their jaws!” the artist shares.
Make sure to continue scrolling and check out more of these adorable shark illustrations. Maybe you’ll realize that they are not the bad guys after all.
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]]>In Fragmented, Strati creates captivating scenes that are partially shown on the plate and partially drawn on paper with ink. The artist builds on the image shown on the plate, imagining the expansion of the story it tells.
According to Strati, he started with this unique project after a kitchen accident that saw his late mother-in-law’s plate getting broken. Due to the sentimental value of the plate, the family didn’t want to throw it away, so it remained on the kitchen island for a few months.
Seeing the plate every day, Strati started thinking about the stories that happened beyond the scenes shown on the plate. He decided to take it to his studio, at which point an idea of Fragmented started coming to life.
“One day, I picked up a pen and started working on “Fragmented,” exploring the possibilities of things broken and the stories that can evolve from them,” he shared in an interview with deMilked.
Since then, Strati has created a number of Fragmented artworks, using plates he received from friends and fans of his works. He shares the newest pieces on his social media while also exhibiting them in art galleries. Check out more of them below.
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]]>Gefen was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and has lived in Madrid and several German cities before relocating to Berlin. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and in many other publications.
“If you pay attention to things around you, you can actually find inspiration in almost anything,” the artist told Classiq in a recent interview.
Gefen mostly uses watercolor but often adds ink, various types of paper, or anything else she thinks of. Her unique style is a result of combining realistic and abstract elements. She finds inspiration in vintage fashion illustrations and analog documentary photography.
Scroll down to check out her work and follow her on Instagram for more or check out her website.
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]]>In her intriguing works, Currie manages to stitch the Earth’s oceans and terrains in the way satellite captures them. She meticulously recreates mesmerizing patterns and colors created by nature, managing to seize all the important details despite using such a demanding technique.
Currie, who has a daily job as a government environmental project officer in New Brunswick, Canada, says she was inspired to start this project by her love for oceans and appreciation for satellite imagery.
“I love the ocean. I grew up on the east coast of Canada, and going to the beach was one of my favorite things to do,” Currie said in a recent interview. “I enjoy looking at satellite imagery and maps. The patterns and colors captured from that vantage point are stunning, especially images of movement patterns of biological processes.”
Currie shares her works on her Instagram page, fittingly named @satellite_stitches. Each embroidery piece inspired by satellite imagery also contains coordinates of the location, allowing viewers to compare the two. Check out more of her impressive works below.
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