These paintings by the Japanese artist Aimei Ozaki are the most beautiful homage to cacti and succulents, plants with truly remarkable characteristics.
Phillip Stearns
High Voltage Image Making
The series investigates the effects of high voltage and household cleaning products on instant pull apart color film.
Hermann Hesse
Lebensstufen
Traveling south, being outdoors and reading Hesse goes well together.
And I’m realizing again how deeply this man talks to me.
Marjorie Cameron
Songs for the Witch Woman
Cameron was an American artist, poet, actress, and occultist who emerged as a key figure in the California counterculture movement in the 1950s and 60s.
Kohei Yoshiyuki
The Park
I hesitated to make this post because what it reveals is a rather weird presentation of human desire. But ultimately…
Alexey Kashpersky
The Uncanny Body
Why is it that looking at an open body causes such revulsion?
Jonathan McCabe
Generative Flow
I never liked generative art. Until I found Jonathan McCabe. He changed that in an instant.
Richard Evans Schultes
The Father of Modern Ethnobotany
Richard Evans Schultes is the father of modern ethnobotany and some of his scholars carry on his heritage.
Hans-Christian Schink
One Hour
I don’t wanna spoil it for you. First look at the pictures and wonder what you see. Then read below.
Irving Penn
Worlds in a Small Room
Best known for his fashion photography, Irving Penn’s repertoire also includes portraits of creative greats, still lifes and ethnographic photographs…
Jonathan Zawada
Over Time
Landscape topographies derived from graph data were modeled in 3D and then oil paintings created from those 3D renders.
Valdir Cruz
Faces of the Rainforest
The Brazilian-born photographer Valdir Cruz has lived in the United States for more than thirty years, yet much of his…
Ernesto Neto
The body that carries me
I would describe the work of Ernesto Neto as ‘body art’. It’s a supreme example of art that communicates by bodily sensations.
Uri Shapira
Chemical bloom
The works of Uri Shapira expose environments of alternative truth, made of active metal vegetation and various chemical growths.
Seeds
Time Capsules of Life
Seeds are the most complex organs produced by plants, capable of traveling space and time to ensure the biodiversity of our planet.
Caio Reisewitz
The Changing Brazilian Landscape
Reisewitz’ photographs, most of all large formats, explore the changing relation of the city and the countryside in a period of feverish economic development.
Stanisław Szukalski
Behold! The Fall of Man
Stanisław Szukalski’s strong nationalistic affinity, coupled with a megalomaniac self-image made him the priest of a nation, that was to hail him the greatest of living artists.
DeepDream
Algorithmic Pareidolia
Or the Hallucinatory Code of Perception
In June 2015 Google engineers released a couple of images that caused a stir for everyone who’s able to grasp…
Heinz Edelmann
My psychedelic childhood
Heinz Edelmann‘s illustrations really made a lasting impression on me as a child. His distinct style seemed all-around and I remember one picture book in particular.
The Secret Life
Of Plants
Published in 1973, The Secret Life of Plants was written by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird. It is described as…
David Uzochukwu
Drown in my Magic
David Uzochukwu (born 1998) is an Austrian-Nigerian artist engaging with longing and belonging through (self) portraiture. He uses photography and…
