Like a game of chess, Mr. Burgerman considers his next amendment to the wall of Bou Tea…
It’s no secret that MikeStaines.Com is a fan of Jon Burgerman, but to say that the live drawing event at Bou Tea, Covent Garden, London on the 8th October 2009 was great is simply an understatement.
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Aldeburgh, Suffolk
Sea and riverside towns in the UK are in the habit of being both cultural hotspots for English heritage, and sources of some of the finest art in the British Isles. Towns such as Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, and Rye in East Sussex, have no end of creative outlets, not least of which are institutions supporting [...]
Todd Schorr
The work of Todd Schorr is both eclectic and surreal, and at all times, rooted in the fantastic. The work is incredibly intricate, and almost painstaking, and many cite Todd Schorr to be one of the staples of modern comic art and illustration.
Natural Typographic Alphabet
An alphabet created from tree branches and leaves. The letter forms were photographed on a winter’s day with a clear, almost a white sky which creates a very graphic black and white contrast. Each letter is unique with a different thickness of branch and background.
Françoise Vergier
The work of Françoise Vergier is currently on show at the Musée Réattu. Vergier specialises in objective sculpture, drawing and illustration, and other varying forms of art.
Stefano Cianci
The above image is taken from La Vite Lambrusca, an organic photographic study by the artist, Stefano Cianci.
John Gormsen
John Gormsen, based in Avignon, France, is an expressionist of emerging stature. Building on his Danish heritage, adopting what he cites as a ‘cosmopolitan’ style, Gormsen has developed a strong usage of the acrylic medium.
Nature and Cultures Gallery, Arles
This image shows a warrior from the Hamer tribe in the Omo Valley in Ethiopia.
Many anthropologists consider the Lower Omo Valley, in Ethiopia, to be the cradle of Mankind. Several ethnic groups currently inhabit the region, living in surroundings that seem nearly unchanged from the Bronze Age. This concept is depicted perfectly by Remi Benali, the [...]
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