Zdzisław Beksiński was a Polish artist, prolific from the 1960’s until his his brutal murder in 2005. Fascinated with death, decay, eroticism, abstractionism and mysticism, Beksiński often depicted dark, mind-bending scenes with creatures only conceivable in the darkness of a nightmare. He never gave titles to his paintings, wanting to avoid any metaphorical interpretations of...
Shusaku Takaoka is a genius Japanese graphic designer who uses razor-sharp editing skills to create witty, tongue-in-cheek artworks that will make you look at familiar culture images in a totally different light. Among other things, one of the artist’s favorite things is make an audience ponder what Vincent Van Gogh or the Mona Lisa would look...
Parisian street artist Combo hijacks familiar imagery from pop culture and alters them to carry new meanings that are thought-provoking, humorous and confronting. Early in 2015, he was beaten by a gang for his street mural asking for religious harmony at a time of immense tension in Paris. He spends his days finding ways to access...
