Oil paintings by Kelsey Shwetz
Kelsey Shwetz, an oil painter living in Montreal, explores gender roles, beauty, the sexualization of women, death, and decay. Her work transports the viewer into intimate, unfamiliar, and sometimes awkward scenarios, forcing an uncomfortable response coupled with an over-enthralling lust for more.
Tagged: Montreal artist, oil painter
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Hand-spun wool amoebas by Laura K. McMillan
Laura K. McMillan, a textile artist from the west coast of Canada, combines art and science in her embroidered cells and hand-spun wool amoebas. She is developing an artistic practice that pushes textile art into a whole new realm, away from its modern craft fair affiliations.
Check out the work of Michigan-based illustrator, artist, and avid traveller, Pat Perry. Just browse through his sketchbooks. It’s pure bliss. Read more
Craig Ward has established himself as one of the most important typography designers on the scene today. Inspired by artists such as Vaughan Oliver and members of the Tomato collective, Ward strips words down and rebuilds them with a gritty and gutsy flare. He believes great design does not depend upon legibility, it’s about ripping pure emotion and energy from a word. Transforming type into something much more than the literal text.
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Each one of these Bracelaces by Itunube is turned into an elegant drawing on the skin using different kinds of lace combined with leather, metal components and glass beads. They are just US$25 in the Lost At E Minor store. Read more
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