Visual Art – Page 11

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RIP Giger

Swiss artist H. R. Giger died yesterday at the age of 74. Characterized by his nightmarish, surreal, monochromatic, intricate biomechanical dreamscapes, he is most well-known for his creature and set designs for Alien. I’ve always liked the intense yet cold quality of his paintings, and the mystery behind them; they remind me of the sacred, esoteric rites of some ancient alien civilization, both profane and hallowed, sterile and salacious. We’ll miss you.

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Elizaveta Porodina

{ Elizaveta Porodina }

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Cope/Arnold

{ Nathan Alan Cope + Dustin Edward Arnold }

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Oliver Rust

This extravagantly, preternaturally, rapturously beautiful series by photographer Oliver Rust gives me chills.

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“Far, Far from Land” by Tim Walker

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Chiu Chih’s “Voyage on the Planet”

Chiu Chih’s whimsical imagining of life on a deteriorating planet, racked by pollution and decay, includes a solution to decreased air quality with a personal oxygen supply.

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Oracle Playing Cards

Oracle is a unique set of playing cards designed by Chris Ovdiyenko with the theme of his inspiration, the Spiritualist movement of the late 19th and early 20th century.

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Sara Suppan’s “Human Anatomical Manikin”

“…my work gravitates in imagery from antiquated medical practices, historic anatomical illustration, and the pathological grotesque. Many of my pieces feature a fusion of botanical and anatomical forms, or structures from the human anatomy acting as an environment in which to house another subject. Roses, or even planetary systems, will be imbedded in muscle tissue; entire figures trapped inside boney caves, or ribbons of cow carcass.”
— Sara Suppan

Category: Visual Art

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