Korean born, Brooklyn based Il Lee is best known for his ballpoint pen abstract artworks which he has been doing for more than 30 years. It is stunning to think about the labor that goes into each of these works, and not to mention how many pens it must takes to do the larger pieces, as big as 8′ x 12′ feet. I especially love the blue works featured here. Read the full story

Illustrating is hard enough as is, but Sarah Esteje does so without a hitch. At least that’s what we see from her on-point Bic pen work. A young artist born in 1987, Sarah has already studied at both LISAA (L’Institut Supérieur des Arts Appliqués) and Gobelins, where she took up photography. Her training in both fields can be seen in her animal portraits, which, Read the full story

Composer and sound designer David Kamp recently came up with one heck of a fantastic idea, consequently producing equally fantastic results. Leaving behind the comforts of his studio and venturing off into the wild, the master of all things musical recorded a whole range of sounds and noises emitting from Read the full story

The first Kenzo campaign under the creative direction of Opening Ceremony’s Carol Lim and Humberto Leon is an awesome 40 seconds animation directed by mixed-media master Jo Ratcliffe and produced by Ryan Goodwin-Smith (Passion Pictures). It is very lively and colorful with great music, and the video presents the collections theme, colors and direction very well. Watch it below.

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Sao Paulo based illustrator Gabriel Iumazark’s distinct, sketchy style is a wonderful game played on the eyes. The exaggerations of form are in all the right places and make the Brazilian artist’s work fun to look at. His style is something new entirely. Enjoy some of my favorite’s here… Read the full story

Exhibiting internationally since 1995, New York-based illustrator Matthew Cusick owns an impressive portfolio of mixed media art. The Texas-born king of collage is widely known for his work with vintage map cut-outs, configuring entire states and countries into credible works of art. As applaudable as this work is, I’m particularly drawn to the colourfully ironic ‘Happy Ending’ series, as well as the religious undertones found within the much more somber portrayals of ‘Constellations’. Read the full story