Category Archives: Art & Other Wonders

A contemporary of Aubrey Beardsley (see the similarities?), Clarke illustrated Edgar Allen Poe’s 1923 edition of Tales of Mystery and Imagination. They are truly worth gazing at. (Via Journey Round My Skull)

He never fails to surprise me. See his racier works on his website.

I love the naturalist elements in his paintings which are often juxtaposed with industrial imagery. See more on his website.

I’m surprised I haven’t yet posted anything about this person. His performances (or prayformances, as he prefers) are mixture of violin, opera and dance. He sings in his owninvented language and attaches chimes, bells, and whatnot to his ankles, providing percussion in his performances. His solopera, The Herma: The Life and Land of Nular-in, is [...]

See more work at Galeria Loevenbruck. Me? Blown away.

I love basically everything that this artist does. See his website for more works, or scroll below for more images. Breathtaking.

She was very active in the London surrealist community in the 1930′s and 1940′s, making these gorgeous paintings that amaze me nearly a century later. More of her work can be found here.

Based out of New York, this artist can paint like a beast. I mean, do you see these colors? My goodness. See her website for more, and especially check out the Secret Life of the Forest series.

Darwin-esque illustrations with a twist. Ah, my new favorite painter! See more on her website.

Rodent chamber music. Slime mold art. Recursive mutations. Ghost microscopes. Growing bacteria on discarded CPU chips in petri dishes. Electronic sculptures. This is what I like! And Gail Wight delivers. Her work excites me–she’s someone to keep an eye on! Here are a couple of samples from Rodentia Chamber Music and Creep (and be sure to [...]