Mr.Clean, also known as Veritably Clean, made his debut in 1958. He was drawn by Ernie Allen of the Tatham-Laird & Kudner advertising agency. Originally, he was going to be shown as a United States Navy sailor, but the idea was changed. Though his motto has varied throughout the years, he is still as tough on grime and dirt as ever and can be seen on TV often. :D
Edith Lebeau grew up in Beloeil, a little town of Quebec, Canada. Her mother and father are also artists. This helped her to explore her own imaginary world and inspired her to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts at l'Université du Québec à Montreal where she graduated in 2005. Edith's work often refers to Greek, Roman, and Celtic mythologies, movies, and fairytales.
Mimi Scholz is a digital artist and was born in Berlin in 1974. In her early childhood days she started to draw, influenced by her beloved mother, who was an artist herself. After graduation, she worked as a character designer and illustrator on several animation projects for the film industry. However, her true passion was always illustrating solely her own ideas and figures. She loves to draw girls with a special attitude and allure, an obstinate personality and a strange beauty, which seems to appear in a certain, grotesque way.
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It's always exciting viewing illustrations by Chiara Bautista who also goes by the name Milk. Her style of imagery suggests this is lowbrow art. Her work overlaps with fetish in a very unique and subtle way. Seemingly, each and every character she creates is rapped up in a world of emotions and curiosities. Check out her Myspace page to see more of her work.
Alex Gertschen and Felix Meier are two photographers from Switzerland who stand for photography that comes from different perspectives and that opens new eyes. Their work, “Thirteen Queens,” is the most recent of their work. It is reportedly a universe presided over by fantastical queens, everyone with rules, and a symbolic value.
What about fairytales and happy endings? What if the dear, beloved princesses we used to know were just ordinary, contemporary women? In her brilliant Fallen Princesses series, photographer Dina Goldstein shows her vision of the most famous Disney princesses set up in their ordinary, daily and even troublesome lives…
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Isabel Samaras is best known for lush and meticulously painted of pop culture icons of the '70s. Her ribald images are a form of visual story telling – witty, mysterious, and tender, woven with references to classic horror movies, ancient mythology, cheesy television, and childhood fables. Her painted narratives revolve around issues of secret love, unrequited lust, and making things end the way we wish they would.
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Fafi was born and raised in Toulouse, France. Her strong influence in the graffiti world brought about a new trend in feminine stereotypes. They were first spotted on her hometown walls in 1994 and what makes it all the more lovely and hardcore is that she paints mostly with a brush and not spray paint. Rock on!
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Zhang Peng was born in 1981. He lives and works in Beijing. Zhang Peng’s photography takes young, vulnerable chinese women and girls as it's central theme. There is a profound sense of sorrow and empathy that is evoked in his haunting images of doll-like girls sitting timidly on richly-colored settees and in bloody bathtubs. Their indescribable expressions of hurt and vulnerability leave the viewer unsettled, disconcerted and heavy hearted.
I read this book in the summer of 2008. The only reason I picked it up in first place is because I immediately recognized the artwork on the front of the cover that was done by Ray Ceasar. The book was written by Jack Gantos and I have to admit that it is a really good book. It is recommended for young teens, but I believe anyone can read it. The book is about a little girl named, Ivy and her devout mother who live across the street from a pair of reclusive, elderly twin brothers who run a pharmacy. Her mother used to work for the Rumbaughs, and, over the years, Ivy comes to understand her connection to the eccentric men, their deep bond with their now-deceased mother, and their fascination with the art of taxidermy, which they share with her. Soon Ivy finds herself engrossed in embalming squirrels, kittens, chickens, and whatever else she can get her hands on. They become her tools and totems to assuage her maternal-loss anxieties. Readers can only fumble and squirm through her distorted yet straightforwardly told horror story with a combination of shock, disbelief, and dread of what no doubt will come. The book features a short quote which I find very true.
Cris de Lara is well known for being one of the best digital pin up artists due to her beautiful, detailed, and unique images. Her style and colors are vibrant, vivid, and eyecatching. She is a versatile artist that works in different styles of drawing and painting such as comics, cartoons, realistic portraits, and caricatures. She founded her own company in 1995 with her partner Alexandre Stockler to do DTP and Graphic Design, but in 2004 she decided to work only with illustrations and digital painting prioritizing children illustrations and pinups images. So they changed the company's name to Artepixel Illustration and Digital Painting. In 2008 she moved with her family from Brazil to Canada where she is working as freelancer. Posted by xcomapink
Tony Kelly is a Dublin-born photographer with an eye for 'transgressed boundaries' in the world of beautiful people and their 'ugly emotions'. In 'ferocious color' he executes his visions precisely and represents the fashion world the way we all wish to see it. Somewhat unattainable and a fantasy of skin, liquor, and smoke filled hotel rooms.
Born in the Canadian prairies, Liz Wolfe studied photography at Ryerson University’s School of Image Arts in Toronto. Starting out in 2004, Liz has become known for creating colorful, fantastical worlds out of everyday objects. In 2009, she exhibited her work at the Architecture and Design Museum (Los Angeles), the Gladstone Hotel (Toronto) and Project Basho Gallery (Philadelphia). She has also exhibited at the Center for Photography at Woodstock, Pikto Gallery, and other locations in Canada, USA, Portugal and Australia. Liz currently lives in Toronto.
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Michael Mararian possesses a poetic propensity for taking traditionally cheerful images and concepts and turning them into frightening, yet humorous, tableaus. Focusing on children as the last bastion of innocence, Mararian draws on a diverse range of influences to deliver the peculiar ink work he aptly calls M. Mararian's Inky Dreadfuls. In this world, our fondest visions of childhood's naiveté are darkly rearranged to uncover lost innocence and the fear of our modern times. Though often shroud in the macabre, Michael's ink paintings are also suffused with asense of mischievous, almost self-deprecating humor. What can on one level be construed as melancholy and cruel, can alternately be viewed as amusing, even charming. He enjoys letting his viewers decide.With a star-studded cast like this, I don't think I could have kept this movie a secret for THIS long. Magic returns again this holiday season with enough prescence to brighten the cosmos once more. The film was directed by Terry Gilliam and although Heath Ledger has passed on, the film was finished with Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell taking Ledger's role in three trips to make-believe realities. Each will donate their salaries to Heath Ledger's daughter. Isn't that wonderful?
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Born in Montreal, Quebec, Heidi Taillefer began drawing at the age of 3, and was brought up in a rich family in creative talent. Always attracted to the bizarre and unusual, she was fascinated by strange animal specimens and haunting turn of the century side show oddities. Frustration Attraction is a painting which depicts Salome holding the head of John the Baptist in her hands. Despite her longing for him, he remained unattainable due to a conflict of ideological principles. The only way she could satisfy her desire was to have his head brought to her on a platter, where she could finally kiss her would-be lover’s lips. The painting is about unrequited and courtly love, where distance increases desire.It's the night we've all been waiting for. Nip/Tuck finally returns tonight @ 10:00 on FX. Going into season 6, Sean and Christian struggle to keep McNamara/Troy thriving in a failing economy and turn to another plastic surgeon to attain additional income through a new cosmetic procedure for women. After learning the truth about Christian's true marital intentions and his cancer recovery, a heartbroken and furious Liz sues him for divorce. Matt and Kimber seek new, separate career paths with little support, much frustration and mixed results. Sean remains disillusioned and somewhat distant from Teddy (now played by Rose McGowan), despite their seemingly flourishing relationship.
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Like any reasonably creative and curious human, Scott Wade can't resist a dirty rear car window. And the most interesting part about it all, it's all dirt!
Saratoga Sake is from El Paso, Texas and was born in 1969. Sake began his art career with inspiration from New York City's subway graffiti. He was one of the first graffiti artist in San Diego County at the age of twelve. Eventually, Sake gained the attention of the San Diego art scene, taking home two EMMY awards for his portrait work for the Fox network.
Jen Lobo has a great affinity for all things feathered and furry, avian and aquatic. Her work is a testament to those that love the natural world with a blend of human themes of love, loss, tragedy, and triumph. Lobo has also graduated from Otis College in 2006. Since then, she has kept busy with illustration and gallery work, spawning offspring, and collecting abandoned birds' nest. She lives with her husband, their three children in Pasadena, California.
This artist goes by the name of Nekomomix, but is also known as Diego Gravinese from Buenos, Aires, Argentina. His work explores the juxtaposition of vibrant and photo realistic figurative imagery with a variety of pop elements. You should take a look at his other works on his Flickr account.
I just came across this artist yesterday. His name is Doug Bloodworth and his work is a little similar to Natalia Fabia's. Bloodworth was influenced by a rural upbringing, morning cartoons, cowboys and Indians, and dinosaurs. His art bounces back and forth between pop art and western art.
Natalia Fabia was raised in Southern California where she graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. She is inspired by light, colors, punk rock, beautiful women, and sparkles. Fabia is fascinated with "hookers", which fules her paintings of sultry women. Her work has been featured in numerous gallery exhibitions including Thinkspace Gallery, M Modern, and Shooting Gallery. She has been featured in Angeleno, Juxtapoz, and New York Arts magazine as well as appearances on Miami Ink, Fox 11 News, and Indie 103.1. Posted by xcomapink
"It's showtime!" Top: Dress, $3,894. Hairpin, $190. Necklace, $1,288, Louis Vuitton. 866-VUITTON. Belt, $750. Booties, $990, Gucci. 800-456-7663.
"Did you ever dance with with the devil in the pale moonlight?" Gown with jacket, and boots, by special order, Nina Ricci. Barneys New York; 888-8-BARNEYS. Gloves, $375, Carolina Amato. Posted by xcomapink
This is Dean Fleming's work. I love how he used hands and made them noses for the two faces at the top of the painting. He also works with polymer clay which makes me love him even more! His artwork will be displayed at the Eclectix Gallery on October 16th, The Limner Gallery on November 7th, The Strychnin Gallery on November 13th, and The Congregation Gallery on November 14th. He is also featured in the current issue of Dangerous Ink. You can find more of his artwork in Juxtapoz Magazine.
Tara Mcpherson certainly knows what colors to paint with. She is an artist from New York City and creates art about people and their odd ways. Many of her paintings recall issues from childhood. She has created numerous gig posters for rock bands such as Modest Mouth, Beck, and Melvins.
Jeremy Forson is an awesome artist. I love this painting, and the colors are perfect.
