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  • Artist Profiles: Fabio Viale

    Fabio Viale is an Italian artist that does the most amazing things with marble. I don’t often share sculptural work, but the moment I saw the sculptures of Viale I had to post. He has made some really amazing things out of marble such as a working boat, popcorn, toilet paper roll and the busts shown below. The “Souvenir Gioconda” and “Skull” are both out of marble but look just as though they were made out of styrofoam, it’s mindblowing.

    Head on over and take a look at the rest of his work: Fabio Viale Homepage

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  • Artist Profiles: Kate Daly

    Kate Daly is an artist currently residing in New York. She has spent the last year working on her “Have a Heart” series, that started “as a sort of tribute to the heart as an anatomical structure and an expression of all the meaning that has been bestowed upon it as a symbol.” Most of the works are oil paint on canvas or wood. Here are a few examples of her work, hit the “read more” to see the rest and read a statement by Kate.

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  • Artist Profiles: Vacon Sartirani

    Vacon Sartirani is an artist based out of Milano, Italy. His works are brought to life in a variety of mediums, markers and colored pencils are just a couple. The first thing you notice is how insanely colorful his work is, then you see the figures that inhabit this world he has created. They may be political figures, pop culture icons or simply unrecognizable, but each one seems to be mutating into some kind of blend of human and sea anemone. In a way it reminds me of a few scenes from the 1995 movie “Lord of Illusions”, where the main character tries to show you the reality of people and what you see is these underwater life forms spilling out.
    Vacon’s work is not only colorful, filled with humor and pop culture references, but it also freaks me right out.

    Make sure you head over to his homepage to see more work, and stop by his Etsy page and see what he has available.
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  • Artist Profiles: John Larriva

    If you have been reading the site for a while you might remember a painting I showed as art of the day from John Larriva. Since that first post John has been releasing some really great oil paintings. Along with his homepage, John also has a profile on Deviantart, and an etsy shop filled with original paintings and prints. The “Lithium Lynn” original painting that I featured last year is available in the store. I really love how brushy and energetic his paintings are.

    Head on over to his webiste to see more work, and make sure to stop by his Etsy shop: John Larriva @ Etsy
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  • Artist Profiles: Jason Goad

    Jason Goad is an illustrator out of Ohio. He is a graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design, and has done work for such clients as Mattel/Hot Wheels, Alternative Press, Warped Tour, The Giant Peach, Alamo Drafthouse, The Lonestar Rollergirls and many more.
    One of the things that really got me hooked on his art is his drawing style; that cross hatching he does is insane. He just posted some new work for a Halloween show at C2 Gallery that I had to share. His work is not usually this dark, but it fits with the mood. Make sure you head over to his homepage to see the rest of his art, you will not regret it.

    Jason Goad Homepage

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  • Artist Profiles: Ronald Kurniawan

    I’m not the biggest fan of social sites like facebook, myspace and twitter. I do use them but mainly to keep up with news and updates in the art world. It’s also a great way to learn about artists you haven’t seen before, such as illustrator Ronald Kurniawan. A graduate of Art Center in Pasadena, Ronald has done work for such clients as Sony, Mattell, Disney exhibited work with La Luz De Jesus, Thinkspace and more. I seen a few sites compare his work with that of Jeff Soto’s earlier paintings, and while some of the pieces do have a similar feel, Ronald illustration work is what stands out the most to me.
    The illustrations that he creates for clients is not only colorful and exciting, but also a blast to look at.

    Head on over to his homepage for more: Ronald Kurniawan Homepage

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  • Artist Profiles: Matt Pasquarello

    Matt is an artist out of Clearwater, Florida. He received his BFA at the Ringling School Of Art and Design, in Sarasota, Florida.He had work shown at Thinkspace Gallery, Roq la Rue, Gallery Nucleus, Toyroom Gallery. Most of his seems to be oil on canvas. He has an amazing color palette, one that has a similar dreamy quality as seen in certain Mark Ryden or even Ana Bagayan pieces.
    Matt also has an Etsy store, so if you head over to the shop he has you can see some prints made from some of his works. All of the prints are made on the beautiful Hahnemuhle Photo Rag with Ultrachrome inks.

    Head on over to his website and see the rest: Matt Pasquarello Homepage

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  • Artist Profiles: Mike Bell

    Mike Bell is an artist currently working out of New Jersey. His work is inspired by pop culture, pin-ups, sci-fi, advertising art, typography and classic monsters. He has already shown in a variety of galleries such as: DVA Gallery in Chicago, Toyroom in Sacramento, CA, The Shooting Gallery in San Francisco, Bluebottle Gallery in Seattle and many more.

    Mike’s artwork is simply a blast to look at. Not only is it colorful, the brushstrokes amazing, but the content is what will really draw you in. Especially if you are a classic monster fan like myself. He also has art dedicated to robots, tiki, cartoon characters and girls, so there is surely something for everyone.

    Check out his homepage here: BellDog Studio

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