Creep Machine Magazine – Contemporary Art & Culture

Author: Creep

  • Profiles: Phillip Toledano

    Phillip Toledano is a photographer out of London. His work has appeared in the pages of the New York Times, Vanity Fair, Esquire, Interview Magazine and more. He states that “photographs should be like unfinished sentences. There should always be space for questions.” His website ha series of works he has done, from portraits of video gamers, phone sex operators, a series of ‘new beauty’ pics featuring models with noticeable plastic surgery, and a Hope and Fear series which focuses on desires and paranoia.

    Visit his site here: Phillip Toledano



  • “Hoola Nun” print by Zach Johnsen

    Zach Johnsen, otherwise known as Zenvironments, has added a new print to his online shop. “Hoola Nun” is 18″ x 24″ on heavyweight hahnemuhle art paper, signed and numbered in an edition of 30. The image is from his “Dancing Nuns” series, and is 3/4 the size of the original. I guess if you buy any two print from his shop you get a mystery third print. He has quite a lot of prints available, so even if you don’t fancy this one take a look at what else he has to offer.

    Zenvironments Shop

    Thanks to omgposters.com for the tip.

  • Art of the Day: “Billy Pilgrim” by Laura Bifano

    A while back I Featured the work of Canadian artist, Laura Bifano. She has updated with her blog with some new work, one of which I had to share. “Billy Pilgrim” is based on a character from the popular book “Slaughterhouse Five” by Kurt Vonnegut. This was the book that was instrumental in me subsequently buying every Vonnegut had written. I had an idea in my head how the character would look, and I think Laura pretty much saw the same thing I did. It’s a great image and one that I think would make a great cover, or somehow tied to the book more so that other fans could enjoy it.

    Check out her blog: Laura Bifano Blog

  • Etsy Finds: “Dear” print by Miss Hotten

    Mondays are usually pretty slow as far as news go, so I thought I would start a new section. “Etsy Finds” will feature a work of art that was found while perusing Etsy. There is a lot of great work to be found on that site, and some well known artists even sell their art there. This weeks find is by ‘Miss Hotten” and is a hand-drawn 2-layer lithograph, printed on tan Rives BFK printmaking paper. The image size is 6″ x 6″ and the paper is 8″ x 9″, each print is also signed and numbered in an edition of 28 for $30 each. If you look at the prints in the shop, you can see that the edges of the paper are all deckled. Its a great looking image, haunting and minimal in its design which helps add to the classy feel.

    Get it here: Miss Hotten @ Etsy

  • “Portrait Bleu Rose” print by Ava Creat

    French artist Ava Creat has added a new print to her Etsy shop. “Portrait Bleu Rose” is a 11.69″ x 11.69″ print, signed and numbered in an edition of 60 for $38 each. Her works have this loose brushy style, that really fits with the figures she draws. This print in particular has some good colors to it, that blue really helps to make this image stand out.

    Get it here: Ava Creat Etsy Shop

  • “Sora the Winter Angel” print by Alberto Cerriteño

    Alberto Cerriteño has just added a new print to his etsy shop. “Sora the Winter Angel” is a 13″ x 19″ print on 100% cotton rag paper, signed by hand and limited to an edition of 20. Each print is mailed flat with a print protector bag.

    Get it here: Alberto Cerriteño Etsy Shop


  • Travis Lampe’s “Wee Epic Masterpiece Theatre” @ Rotofugi Gallery

    This past weekend at the Rotofugi Gallery, two solo shows opened up. “Wee Epic Masterpiece Theatre” by Travis Lampe and “Beneath the Noise” by Dan May. Both are amazing exhibitions, but for this post I am going to focus on Travis’ show. All of the works in this show, save for the two prints, are all inspired by classical works of art. For an art historian (in progress) like myself, this show is filled with all sorts of eye candy. Classical works of art such as: Géricault’s “The Raft of the Medusa”, Jaques-Louis David’s “The Death of Marat”, Sandro Boticelli’s “The Return of Judith”, and Caravaggio’s “Medusa” have all been re-imagined by Travis with his signature characters and vivid color scheme.
    While classical works may be boring to some, the content is often filled with exciting stories, allegories and fables. All of which are worthy of being retold. It is these stories, the inner meaning of art that holds onto us and allows the art to function as much more than just something pretty to look at.

    Head on over and take a look at the full show. This is such an amazing show. I also like that Travis created a silkscreened frame that would be used for multiple works.

    Travis Lampe @ Rotofugi



  • Original paintings by Scott Saw

    Scott Saw has just put up some original paintings up for sale. There is a good amount of recent work, and even some that goes back to 2003. I particularly liked the portrait of Erika, shown first. He doesn’t often do portrait work such as this, but I think his style works well for it. The colors are nice and intense and the splatter/spray technique he has gives the work a good texture.

    Head on over and check out the full list: Scott Saw Original Works