So nice we had to feature him twice, These illustrations are by Nacho Rojo an artist who is based in Madrid Spain. Nacho’s works have a funky, funny and creative twist to his works which makes his works stand out from the rest.
You can catch Nacho Rojo HERE.
Young Taiwanese Realist artist – Chen Dao LEE was born in 1982 in Taiwan. He obtained his MFA from the Department of Fine Arts (Masters degree) ,National Taiwan Normal University. Between the years of 2004 – 2009, he spent time developing his craft in LA, London, Paris, Beijing, Singapore, New York and San Francisco. Chen Tao has employed a strange way to rebel against new media’s intervention in the traditional art of painting, he allows his art to become extremely “Classic”. Audiences with a brief understanding of art history can easily spot Lee’s manipulation of the subjects ‘poses in his paintings to recreate Caravaggio’s “Supper at Emmaus” (1598), or Georges de La Tour’s The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs, c. late 1620s. Therefore, people have used the words “parody” or even describe Chen Dao as” a Modern Story Teller with an Old Soul “ to describe Chen Dao’s ways of being able to tell modern stories with classical methods. In his recent series, Lee has shifted from depicting a logical scenario in his paintings to focusing on the figures entanglement, to describe emotions or relationships which are ambiguous, embarrassing or even helpless. Beautiful young women and fallen heroes frequently appear in Lee’s works as a symbol of the projection of modern people’s inner contradictions.
His solo exhibitions include 2012 HEROES, Hidari Zingaro Gallery Taipei, Taiwan, 2009 King’s Game, Aki Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan and 2009 Lee, Chen-Dao’s solo exhibition, LiLi Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan. He also participates in group exhibitions in high profile events in Japan and Taiwan. Such as Art Taipei 2012 , Young Art Taipei 2012 and 2011, 2012 Mancy’s Tokyo Art Nights, Tokyo, Japan. 2010《Geisai #14), Big Site, Tokyo, 2009《Geisai Taiwan, Taipei.
Chen Dao have received numerous awards, such as 2009 Silver Prize in Geisai Taipei#1, 2009 for the Kaohsiung Awards – Excellent Awards , Kaohsiung Awards – Observer’s Awards and 2009 Taipei County Art Awards – Excellent Awards (2009). In 2006 and 2005 , he received awards from Cathay Life Art for two consecutive years.
Internationally celebrated artist Brian M. Viveros has an unmistakably arresting hand. His highly detailed paintings of defiant doe-eyed beauties summon a raw poetic of intractability. Beautiful and yet barbarous, they draw from the power of the feminine and its reconciliation of vulnerability, beauty, and power. His subjects are fighters and survivors, rendered immaculately, and just bloodied enough to remind us that they are formidable opponents not to be taken lightly. The artist’s hyperreal portraits deliver cult worthy heroines emerging triumphant from battle, complete with cigarettes anchored from parted lips, and tattoos and wounds to rival any soldier’s; they are steel tough victors rendered with something of the sublime. Viveros’ work elevates the iconography of the femme-fatale as a powerful emblem of strength and retaliation: insubordinate beauties undaunted by the unruliness of a messy fight.
A technical perfectionist, Brian Viveros’ oil, airbrush, acrylic, and ink paintings are highly saturated with pigment, luminosity, and depth, while the compositions are poignant and simple. The artist’s emphasis tends to be on focal points such as the eyes, lips, and skin, conveying the subtlety of minute expression and the power of an impaling gaze. The paintings feel cinematic, like haunting stills from a film, owing to their evocative suggestion of narrative and to the iconicity of their subjects. The artist’s creative cosmos is beautifully stylized, never derivative, and distinctly recognizable as his own.
Viveros’ recognition and exposure was catalyzed by his participation in a major group exhibition in Switzerland in 1997 entitled: The Art of Porn, in which he exhibited alongside celebrated artist and academy award winner H.R. Giger. Since then, Viveros’ work has been widely exhibited in North America and Europe, and showcased in numerous international art fairs. Most recently, Viveros’ exhibition War of the Roses was sold out as a solo presentation for Art Basel Miami through Thinkspace Gallery in Los Angeles.
Brian M. Viveros’ paintings have been published extensively in print. His work has been featured in books such as: Les Barany’s Carnivora: The Dark Art Of Automobiles, Harry Saylor and Carolyn Frisch’s Edgy Cute: From Neo-Pop to Low Brow and Back Again, Matt Jordan’s Weirdo Noir, and Erotic Signature’s The World’s Greatest Erotic Art of Today – Vol. 1 and Vol. II. The artist has also been featured in the pages of Juxtapoz (no. 118), Secret Magazine, In the Flesh, Skin Two, Drawing Blood, Darks Art, Joia Magazine, Tattoo Extreme, XFUNS Magazine, Let’s Motive, Truce, Digital Temple, Riviera Magazine, Uce Magazine, Ego Magazine, Real Detroit Weekly, .ISM Quarterly, Tattoo Society, Dark Art’s Parlour Magazine, Revolution Art, Iniciativa Colectiva, Fetish Magazine, and was recently featured on an episode of the TV show ‘LA Ink’ (when artist Nikko Hurtado tattooed one of Viveros’ paintings onto a client).
This is just a YELLOW LEMON PROJECT in 2011
One day, I thought..
There are schools to study a world-class class.
Movie class, Comic class, Brand class, Artist class and Game class.
Student is a celebrity. and they all wear school uniforms with yellow lemon.
This project is another challenge for me.
I’m sakiroo and working for character-designing and illustration in the korea. I’m performing like freelancer and representative of SAKIROOPICTURES. For more detail about me you can go to My web-site, http://sakiroo.com/ I hope that I can share alot of info and trend with people in this field around the world. So we can make great design stuff to go forward.Apparently, I ‘ll post a bunch of stuffs i possesed and my though of character design with private philosophy.Alright ~!! Keep an eye on here~!! Mail : sakiroo@nate.com
REVIVAL
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27″ x 39″
Pencil and gouache on paper
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Revival is a representation of strength, beauty and life.
Amanda Mocci is a freelance Graphic Designer and illustrator from Montreal Quebec. After receiving her bachelor’s in graphic design (UQAM), she has had the opportunity to work with some pretty awesome people and is always working on a personal project. Her work is influenced by the minimalism of black and white as well as the chaotic beauty and mystery of the universe.
For design or illustration inquiries or to say hello, please send your email to:
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