All Blog Posts Tagged 'paintings' (74)

The surrealistic paintings of Tetsuya Ishida (1973-2005) explore the dark side of modern life.…

These paintings by Jenn Mann are beyond beautiful. I'm especially blown away by the following pieces, where she juxtaposes portraits of beautiful women with magnificent animal wildlife.



"My work comes from my own experience and understanding of society and how I fit into it," she says. "We forget that we are animals, we expect ourselves to not act like one or…

French artist Christian Jequel uses a painting knife to create bright, colorful paintings that depict beautiful scenes of nature - a departure from what most of us are probably used to seeing. Each of his vibrant pieces are full of movement and celebrate the fact that we live on such a beautiful planet.



"I was born with a gift," Jequel says. "I became an…

At first glance, Grace Han’s paintings seem to be inspired by the 19th-century Impressionist art movement of Paris. Most works, however, are very modern in their color depiction and content representation. Her inspiration comes not only from nature, but also from her inner desire to express lines and colors in an abstract manner.



Using consciously planned brush…

It's impressive how well French artist June Leeloo captures the pure beauty of the Far East through her paintings. "The women represented are sensual, even kindly erotic but still they are mysterious, have an air of melancholy, or are lost in their thoughts," says Leeloo. "They are almost always associated with a flower or, more recently, an animal."…

What is it about photorealistic paintings that we just can't get enough of? Maybe it's the way it tricks us into believing that it's actually a photo until we find out it's not. Or maybe it's the way we come to appreciate the simple beauty of everyday objects. Whatever the case, here's a set of photorealistic paintings that will blow you away with their beautiful pops…

Now showing at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New York are new works by Audrey Kawasaki. Her highly anticipated solo exhibition started with an opening reception this past Saturday, December 12th. The new series called, Hajimari, is just as beautiful and gorgeous as one would expect. Toeing the line between innocent and erotic, Audrey's paintings always keep…

Here at theMET, we feature a lot of digital art and photography. While all of that is great, we also have a passion for more traditional forms of art. Belarusian painter Leonid Afremov created these beautiful paintings using only a palette knife and oil paint. His work is reminiscent of an artist we featured a while back,…

One of my favorite things I like to do on this site is share the work of amazing artists. These seven artists were chosen because each has the ability to create paintings so realistic they look like pictures. These mind-blowing, hyper-realistic scenes are made by using nothing but oil-based paints on linen or canvas. Though some critics may discount their artistic…

Luke Chueh's “Inferno” opened last night at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles. Chueh's latest exhibit is based on the first section (Inferno) of Dante Alighieri’s epic poem, the “Divine Comedy,” also known as “Dante’s Inferno.”



What I love most about his work is…

Amy Sol's wood panel paintings are incredibly soft and innocent. Through her pieces, she takes us to a heavenly place surrounded by the beauty of nature and kind animals.



Sol is an American artist of Korean, English/Irish, and Native American ancestry who spent her childhood years in Korea, then moved to Las Vegas where she currently lives and works.…

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Luke Chueh's pieces are really cute in an eerily disturbing way - and that's exactly why they're so great. Featuring sad and/or tortured characters, Chueh's work stems from the intolerance he suffered as child growing up as a Chinese-American.



Luke was born in Philadelphia, but raised in Fresno. In 2003, Chueh moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in…

Perhaps the most interesting thing about Allison Torneros' paintings is the thought process behind her pieces. Letting the paint do the 'talking', she throws around paint and other materials onto the canvas in an unpredictable manner and leaves it to dry overnight. Later, she begins drawing…

One of our favorite artists Melissa Haslam revealed these new paintings at the opening of the group show "Call of the Wild" this last weekend at Gallery Nineteen Eighty Eight in San Francisco. Her paintings are always so full of feminine beauty, with a perfect balance of light and color.



I especially like the pink flowers she chose for a couple of her recent…

Here's an excerpt from Mail Online's story on Kieron Williamson: "A street scene from the paintbrush of a child usually involves triangle-topped boxes for houses. And often an unnaturally large dog. But Kieron Williamson's attempts are so beautifully rendered that artists ten times his age will be filled with envy.

Experts have said that the six-year-old's atmospheric paintings, which began with harbour scenes and expanded to include rural vistas, animal portraits…