Suggestive & Sarcastic Christmas Ornaments by artist Jorge Julián Aristizábal.

Colombian Artist Jorge Julián Aristizábal of has created a set of four porcelain ornaments, CO4 NYC, especially for Artware Editions. The porcelain ornaments are printed with whimsical hand drawings which combine wit, sarcasm and sexual suggestion.Each image is based on a traditional holiday image (a snow man, a Santa Claus hat, reindeer) and is printed on two sides, showing the edition

A Prescription For Art. 'Meds' by Psychotherapist and Sculptor Jon Harvey.

above: Big Pharma Meds, 2010 by Jon HarveyMaking a commentary on politics, government, crime, society, the internet, business and cultural stereotypes, artist Jon Harvey has encapsulated -- literally -- icons and elements in oversized clear pill capsules for multiple series of sculptures.His "Meds" are constructed with clay, hard vinyl, wood, leather, steel, liquid, found objects, acrylic paint,

Dot to Dot to Divine. Incredible Portraits by Thomas Pravitte.

Melbourne, Australia based illustrator, graphic designer, artist and typographer Thomas Pravitte dabbles in many unusual forms of art. One of his most impressive and unique projects is that of labor-intensive line drawings connected by thousands of dots.Take a look at his dot-to dot Mona Lisa, which consisted of 6,239 dots and took over 9 hours to complete.He sells limited edition prints of his

Plenty of Poe for Halloween. Edgar Allan Poe Poems, Art, Housewares, Toys & Links.

above: A sculpture of Edgar Allan Poe by Chris Sickels of Red Nose Studio. Few historic figures conjure up the macabre as well as the 19th century author, poet and literary critic Edgar Allan Poe. A heavy drinker, Poe was preoccupied with death, decomposition and premature burial (possibly because of his wife's early demise) and is best known for his Gothic style of fiction. Tim Burton and Edward

Finger Lickin' Landscapes. Photos of Edible Environments by Carl Warner.

Photographer Carl Warner creates miniature worlds crafted entirely of food, textiles or other objects and then photographs them. Today I want to share with you his Foodscapes, as he calls them. Meat mountains, broccoli trees, cabbage seas, chocolate rivers and cereal leaves are just some of the fun elements in the dioramas. Made with most things edible, the landscapes and buildings have

And What Remains is Art. Artist Alexandre Farto, aka Vhils, Scratches The Surface.

In a similar manner as Michelangelo's removing the excess from the block of marble allowing the figure to emerge, artist Alexandre Farto creates portraits by removing plaster, brick, wood and cement from surfaces.Born in Portugal, Alexandre Farto aka Vhils, removes plaster, brick, wood and other wall surfaces in situ and what remains from the excavation, with the addition of a little paint in

The Extruded 3D Art of Yuki Matsueda

Japanese artist Yuki Matsueda brings art and signage to life by taking complimentary elements from the image, extruding them off the background and encompassing them in acrylic.The artist:See more work by Yuki Matsuedahere

A Look At The Art From Christie's Auction That Raised Nearly $14 Million For Haiti.

A record-breaking charity art auction was held Thursday, September 22nd at the David Zwirner Gallery and organized with actor Ben Stiller's Stiller foundation. The Christie's fundraising auction featured works by such well-known contemporary artists as Jeff Koons, Jasper Johns, Ed Ruscha, James Rosenquist, Cindy Sherman, Elizabeth Peyton and Chuck Close to raise money for relief efforts in

Mary Ellen Croteau Creates a Self Portrait with Thousands of Plastic Bottle Caps.

above: detail from CLOSE, a self-portrait of Mary Ellen Croteau made with plastic bottle capsThere seem to be an endless number of talented artists creating portraits using assemblages of unexpected items; licorice, junk, toys, pills, pencils, diamonds, pushpins and more. I have already featured nine different artists who create portraits from such items unusual work on this blog and now I'm

Burlesque, Brooklyn, Roller Derby and Realism. The Paintings of Curt Hoppe.

above: Dottie's Birthday, oil on linen,64" x 56"With a keen eye for composition, a deft hand for realism, and an inherent knack for finding interesting subject matter, painter Curt Hoppe immortalizes his surroundings, people and objects in an impressive and aesthetically captivating style with acrylic and oil paints on canvas and linen.Hot Copy:The Hustler, Money Shot:Sunbather:Born and raised in

An Art Exhibit 100 Feet Below Sea Level. Life Below The Surface by Andreas Franke.

100 feet Below Sea level - The ExhibitionOne Year after Andreas Franke's visit to the Vandenberg his images of the wreck were filled with charming stories and now they are exhibited on the most relevant place possible, where the project began.Since August 4th 2011 divers can benefit from a very special experience and find a package of 12 images placed on the hulk of the artificial reef General

35 Graphic Design Posters by Vahram Muratyan Compare Paris With New York.

Art Director and Graphic Designer Vahram Muratyan compares Paris to New York with a series of beautifully designed graphic art posters.Playfully pitting the two metropolitan cities against one another visually - fashion, film, food, transportation, drink, art, sports, venues and cultural icons are placed side by side or top to bottom in a minimalist style of illustration accented with retro-style

Pharmacy Restaurant Ashtrays by Artist Damien Hirst Now Available.

Contemporary artist Damien Hirst tried his hand at the restaurant business in 1998 when he opened the art-filled Pharmacy Restaurant + Bar in London. Filled with pseudo-scientific pharmacy-themed items, Hirst curated every design element from metallic pill-printed wallpaper and pill-shaped ashtrays.above: the gold and silver pill covered wallpaper by Hirst for the restaurant.The gourmet

If Walls Could Talk. Timothy Goodman's Mural for the Ace Hotel, New York.

San Francisco multidisciplinary designer Timothy Goodman was among a small group of artists asked to contribute to the mural project for the Ace Hotels.The uber trendy hotel chain (whose rooms, I personally feel, look like college dorms) has locations in New York, Seattle, Portland and Palm Springs. Known for their appeal to the young and hip, the chain of hotels incorporates plenty of art,

Yep, These Are Paintings. Trees On A Line by Trey Friedman.

Trey Friedman's most recent series of paintings, Trees On A Line, was inspired by a particular tree lined road in rural Connecticut which he isolated to 170 trees he routinely returned to render and observe.Aerial photo of the trees:The straight half mile stretch of farmland consisted mostly of of Sugar Maple trees, which the property owner estimates average an age of 150 years with some as old

Retro 80's Items Made Entirely Out of Cut Paper by Zim and Zou.

Thanks to an interview in Don't Panic, I've discovered the paper crafts of Zim and Zou, aka Thibault Zimmermann and Lucie Thomas.The French Graphic Design studio proposes a contemporary approach of design thanks to a mix of different fields such as paper sculpture, installation, graphic design and illustration.Their latest project, Back to Basics, uses bright colorful paper crafted into icons