I like to pride myself on having a strong stomach. Talk about gross ugly stuff during dinner – I can handle most of that and still enjoy my grub. But this – I’m thinking this would psychologically override my huge love of homemade bread. Thai artist, Kittiwat Unarrom is the “mad” baker who combined his experience working in the family bakery with his artistic talent. He went from painting portraits to creating 3 dimensional works of art out of dough. His art got some attention when he was still a fine arts masters degree student. I haven’t been able to find more recent stories about Kittiwat so I cannot say for sure he is still practicing this art form. The stories found about his art range in the 2007 era – if anyone knows of what he is doing now – or of other macabre artists you think are worth a post – let me know.
Adam Beane must have been born with this outstanding talent. He was meant to sculpt realistic characters. Besides taking some classes in his high school and college years, he had only attempted sculpting the human figure 4 times when he was offered the opportunity to work as a freelance artist with McFarlane Toys. According to Beane he was one of their top freelance sculptors in just a year’s time. His gallery of artwork includes realistic miniature sculptures of characters that can be found in movies and comic books. He recently rendered a likeness of our president that definitely catches our leader’s likeness. In addition to his talented pieces which can be found both on his site and this site called Asylum, the plastic compound he uses in his art was created by him. continue reading
I’m in love with the photo realism artwork of Janice Umsteen Weissman. I discovered one of her paintings last July. I didn’t realize at the time that she had painted a series of tattoo themed works of art. This is another oil painting included in the series – called “The Three Graces”. It almost seems like her compositions are frozen or mannequin like in some respects. The eyes are staring off in the distance. It reminds me of a book I read where the artist would kill his models pose them, and paint them. The settings are always similar. Some type of stage with a curtain in the background as if they are posed on some type of stage. Check out the one featured in my other post in July of 2009. continue reading
Oddboy – an award winning artist from the UK. The name catches your attention first but as soon as you start checking out the man’s tattoo work, you realize there is more here than a funky, memorable name. From color to black and gray – horror to baby pictures – Oddboy’s work is exceptional on all counts. Oddboy has been tattooing since 1985 and currently is working out of Real Art Tattoo shop in Leicester. Unfortunately, they don’t seem to have a shop site but you can check out many examples of Oddboy’s work on the shop’s myspace page – here. continue reading
I wanted to draw attention to this fantasy artist by the name of Allen Douglas. He’s from Rochester New York and his work is used mostly for illustration work. Douglas’s art is well known and has many awards in the publishing and illustration circuit. He’s had a successful career as a freelance artist for over 15 years. Artwork done in this type of detail carries very well over into a candidate for a tattoo piece. continue reading
Jess Yen is an award winning artist on both the international and national level. He is well known for his realistic portraits and elaborate and intricate body suits. He is equally famous for his black and grey as much as he is for his color work. He is recognized as a master of New School Oriental art style. Jess was raised in Taiwan but is currently living in the U.S. He’s been tattooing for over 16 years and is currently so in demand that he is booking 2 years in advance. continue reading
I like to pride myself on having a strong stomach. Talk about gross ugly stuff during dinner – I can handle most of that and still enjoy my grub. But this – I’m thinking this would psychologically override my huge love of homemade bread. Thai artist, Kittiwat Unarrom is the “mad” baker who combined his experience working in the family bakery with his artistic talent. He went from painting portraits to creating 3 dimensional works of art out of dough. His art got some attention when he was still a fine arts masters degree student. I haven’t been able to find more recent stories about Kittiwat so I cannot say for sure he is still practicing this art form. The stories found about his art range in the 2007 era – if anyone knows of what he is doing now – or of other macabre artists you think are worth a post – let me know.
