feature friday XVI - xhxix

I first discovered xhxix's work on Audrey Kawasaki's livejournal a couple of months ago and only rediscovered him today. The name of this super talented Japanese artist is 非(hi). He lives in Tokyo, makes digital art and has a really super tumblr. I am in love with his multi-layered, uber complex works and the way they navigate my eye through this wonderful maze of visual imagery. The colour scheme of his works is really lovely and calm. I would liken his digital paintings to a sort of visual meditation. Total <3.

feature friday V - nom chi

I recently came across this lady blogger/artist/compulsive doodle-er whilst browsing the lovely and amazing Audrey Kawasaki's ffffound page. It is none other than Nom Chi, art student from Vancouver Canada. Her unique style and wonderful use of line have kept me scrolling for some time now, and I think its only a matter of time before she gets snapped up and makes it big like Audrey. Anyhow, these sketches are but the tip of the iceberg.. visit her blog for more crazy amazing work.

A slice of genius

I just came across this in a wonderful little blog I follow (bleubirdvintage ) and I literally stopped in my tracks.

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Is this not the single best invention since slice bread??

feh feh feh feature!

Instead of talking about Sam Weber, I decided to let him do the talking himself. I read an interview with him and discovered his art through a friend's blog and am absolutely in love with it. amazing amazing! And now i HAVE to go to NY, not that I didn't before but now I simply must. So here is an excerpt from an interview on Lost at E Minor.

There always seems to be a dark undercurrent to your work. The subjects never seem particularly happy but rather have expressions of either surprise or fear. Why is this is such a prominent feature of your illustration work?
‘People have said that before about my work. I think it has a little to do with the type of stories that interest me, and have always interested me. Fairy Tales, cautionary stories, things meant to scare children. I’ve grown to appreciate those stories even more as I’ve grown older. There is something in those stories, and the exaggerated misery and tragedy, that I respond to, or at least have recently. As far as a tool for convey my own ideas and interests, they serve as wonderful metaphors and jumping off points. There are so many horrible things going on in the world, it’s calming I think to garner a little surprise or sense of unease from a fictitious image. A lot of it could be chalked up to simple escapism I suppose’.

making shapes

All the amazing photos above are from my favourites

a day at the zoo(ey)

wow. i'm in love. <3











When all the worms come
Crawlin out of your head
Telling you
Don’t be afraid
When all the worms come
Crawlin out of your head
Telling you
Don’t be afraid

via l'viaquez ~ mars volta

dinner

to feed my morbid fascination


















[all the above images are from the best site ever ]
ok.. enough dreaming. back to the essay.

itchy feet