Arts Council of Great Britain

Doprah

Always cherchez la femme, people. By Priscilla Frank.

The British-Ghanaian artist creates compelling character studies of people who don’t exist, reflecting her twin talents as a writer and a painter. By Zadie Smith.

Alice Kaplan tells the life story of L’Étranger (The Outsider in Britain, The Stranger in the United States) with verve and insight.

Massis

Beck

Playing with aspects of negative space and scale, Rotterdam-based artist Daan Botlek fills walls with his trademark anonymous figures, often interacting with their environment in strikingly inventive ways. The artist incorporates basic geometric elements, existing shadows and architectural elements.

Depression is not an easy thing to deal with, but sometimes you can take your weakness and turn it into something beautiful. By Andrius.

Moscow Noir

"The Allegory of the Cave" is a surreal time-lapse short film by Hong Kong-based Visual Suspect. By Michael Zhang.

Theodore Ushev

How Stéphane Mallarmé's greatest work was forged from tragedy. By Ellen Handler Spitz.

My Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain - All images are copyright by silvano franzi ©ALL RIGHTS RESERVED©

A series of illustrations by Korean artist Jungho Lee inspired by books. The theme was to create surreal images of books to highlight the endless imagination they provide for the reader.

The Passage Of Time Digital Art by Silvano Franzi

Queen of Double Eyes, that’s how Toronto-based artist Alex Garant introduces herself when she stands next to her mind-bending double vision oil paintings.

Bonobo

by Amanda Froelich This Polish artist's surreal work is as thought-provoking as it is beautiful. Credit: Igor Morski A picture is worth a thousand words, and artist Igor Morski is an expert at conveying powerful truths through condemning illustrations. Just take a look at his controversial artwork below. Each piece calls out an ugly aspect…