We follow the work of French photographer Maud Chalard for a while now and we also had the chance to get an insight into her life in one of our 24 Hours Features.
We love that she captures scenes so full of heart and emotions that you can almost feel the warmth sparking from her imagery. Love is what seems to inspire Maud Chalard as well since she often shoots couples in intimate moments and wonderfully natural scenes. Amongst her images you can also find some self-portraits of her and her (equally talented) boyfriend Théo Gosselin. If you enjoy her work, you can also follow Maud Chalard on Facebook.
Lora Zombie is a young self-taught painter from Russia who has amassed a massive following of fans online over the past few years. Now she is breaking into the gallery scene and is branching far outside her native Russia with her unique blend of street art and grunge influence.
maurizio galimberti mosaics polaroid portrait compositions (above) johnny depp all images courtesy of maurizio galimberti
italian artist maurizio galimberti’s polaroid work freezes time by deconstructing multiple photographed images into a single montaged composition. galimberti has been developing and maturing his mosaic technique, initially adapted to portraiture and finally to landscapes and towns. several of his compositions are formed from the images of renowned actors, directors and musicians like johnny depp, catherina zeta jones, javier bardem and lady gaga. his work with panoramas collages photos from rome, turin, naples, palermo and florence, segmenting the architecture, urban and rural visions into geometric configurations. the subjects become so abstracted by the layering and overlapping that they give the viewer an almost three-dimensional perspective, turning the motifs into a complex illusion of depth and volume.
I know i’ve posted this chick’s work before but she’s such a boss, i can’t stand it. These are hand drawn illustrations of the Maldives. Unreal.
Artist Zaria Forman, who we first got to know for her spectacular series on Greenland, continues to bring awareness to important environmental issues through her pastel drawings. Forman spent September 2013 in the beautiful Maldives, the lowest and flattest country in the world. She found inspiration there to create a new body of work that would shed light on a nation that could be entirely underwater within this century.
Each of her drawings, created with soft pastels on paper, are breathtaking in that they have a photorealistic quality to them. Forman has the ability to not only capture the different blue and green shades of the water but also the rising white crests of the ocean’s waves.
“I hope my drawings will raise awareness and invite viewers to share the urgency of the Maldivians’ predicament in a productive and hopeful way,” she states on her website. “I believe art can facilitate a deeper understanding of crises, helping us find meaning and optimism amidst shifting landscapes.”
Of the photo above she states, “Fabulous photographer Francois Lebeau took this the other day before it was finished - I just like that it gives you a sense of scale.” Love how she shares her “in progress” shots.
More of her work is here: http://www.zariaforman.com/
Early last year motion graphics artist and Alexandra Khitrova decided to utilize some of the digital tools she had acquired in her profession to explore concept illustration. While she did study art in school, this was an entirely new creative realm, a pet project to explore realms of science fiction and fantasy where flying dragons mingled with terrifying storms and otherworldly beings were brought to life on the screen.
The reaction online and off was swift, and Khitrova soon found herself working on increasingly complex drawings as she suddenly began to get commissions. Now, only a year later, she is already working with a team of writers and artists on a feature film. You can see more of her work over on DeviantArt.
A few days ago the London-based illustrator and textile designer Ciara Phelan launched a new website. If you’re not that familiar with Ciara’s work then you’re probably in for a treat. Her collage-based illustrations typically buzz with energy and through her client work and personal projects she has carved out a distinctive style which feels fluid and natural despite the often rigid nature of her medium.One piece in particular which stands out for me is an ongoing personal project which mixes fashion illustration with Ciara’s love of Greek mythology. Combining collage with textures and vector shapes she has created three stunning images from Greek myth: Demeter, the goddess of the harvest; Aphrodite, the goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation; and Persephone, the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. I think they’re beautiful images.
It’s such a great series that I would love to see it continue. For now though, why not check out more work from Ciara on her website here. Enjoy!
Lio was graduated in BA (Hons) in Visual communications in Hong Kong. He worked as a senoir art director in advertising in 6 years for Leo Burnett, Grey and JWT. His work has taken numerous prizes in One Show, Cannes, D&AD and TDC in Japan, In 2009, he was awarded Hong Kong Young design talent awards and offer a scholarship to work in Studio Dumbar in Netherlands. Believing commercials can be art, he is studying MA Graphic in Chelsea in London. He set up Art-Glossary magazine with Masa Inaba in 2011 to create a platform for artist and designers to discuss the definitions of art and to share ideas and experiences. With good observation to life and surroundings, Lio wants to explore the obstacles in seeing through paintings and sculptures. Imagining a world which everyone sees physically different scenes, a single object will derive a million possiblities of how it looks like.
