Portland-based artist peter gronquist explores and interrogates the idea of globally recognized brands and icons – often using the medium of taxidermy and taboo to deliver his message. From stately portraits of bisons and gazelles donning excessively majestic antlers of twisting golden firearms to sparkling grenades depicting well known brands such as hello kitty – each piece comments …

Depicting our relationship with popular culture and icons of our time, Rancinan pokes fun at the comedy and tragedy of what we are becoming. With a sense of the ridiculous and clever, we’re invited to laugh at our virtual selves. Salomé in WonderlandWonderful World is the epic third instalment of Gérard Rancinan and Caroline Gaudriault’s The Trilogy of the …

Though he probably wouldn’t admit it, it’s in his nature to push buttons; it must be. Or maybe he is just excited by the provocative and shocking world we live in? We are talking about Milan-based artist Andrea Maestri, whose most recent collection, MAESTRILAND, pokes fun at religion, racism, stereotypes, and iconography. If you’re dining room needs …

Artist Scott Scheidly of florida, USA, had developed portraits for four notorious or influential public figures of the 20th century. With an emphasis on their more feminine sides. Adolf Hitler, Kim Jong-Il, Joseph Stallin and pope John Paul II have all been re-imagined by scheidly in shades of pink and purple outfitted by accessories such as …

Daniel Palillo‘s autumn 2012 collection reflects the designer’s experiences from everyday life. A diary of sorts, it expresses his recent interests ranging from traditional American sports to the forests of Finland—or the world of comics, manifested in anthropomorphic patterns and slimy imagery. The collection makes you wonder if it’s made for beauty or rebellion. Dripping …

Let’s smash some normal objects like sunglasses and flashlights, frisbees, etc. into tiny pieces. We’ll use hammers, blenders and other great mangling methods. We’ll put the pieces into little bags and sell them. But first, let’s use 3D imaging to map the objects and give the buyer a way to redefine their relationship with the …

American photographer David Lachapelle has created ‘earth laughs in flowers’, a series consisting of the ten large-scale
still life photographs. Fred Torres collaborations will exhibit the entire series for the first time in the United States. Lachapelle’s installation explores the fragility of society and ideas of vice and vanity through composing his images in  a manner …

Zhenjie Dong is a Chinese artist and photographer who is exploring ways to express her social and political concerns through photography. A graduate from the Communication University of China with a BFA in English Language and Literature, she is currently pursuing her MFA in photography at Savannah College of Art and Design. Of her series ‘QR’ …

‘Mr. dicator head’ by melbourne-based artist stephen ives is a series of sculptures that depicts various dictator figures as the popular children’s toy, mr. potato head. Characterized by multiple removable parts, the collection includes well-known political characters such as stalin, saddam hussein and kim jong il. Achieving striking resemblance through eyebrows, hair formation, and, in some cases, the character-defining mustache, the …