Drawing

March 15, 2026

In Denmark, You Can Now Discover a Secret Treasure Trove of Basquiat’s Head Drawings

At 7 years old, Jean-Michel Basquiat endured a bad car accident, ultimately leaving him hospitalized. While recovering, his mother gifted him a copy of Gray’s Anatomy, a comprehensive textbook spanning anatomical, surgical, and clinical topics. Thus began the artist’s fascination with the human body, a subject that would prove essential to his work. There was, however, one specific aspect of the body that interested him more often than others: the head.

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December 22, 2025

Artist Has Been Drawing a Dense, Evolving Architectural World for Eight Years

The artist known as Margritt is constructing an entire world, one stroke at a time. Using a pencil, fine-tipped pen, and her imagination, she creates expansive artworks as part of her ongoing series titled Futur/amas. “The work in Futur/amas is structured around perspectives, vanishing points, and complex architectural composition,” Margritt explains to My Modern Met.

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October 9, 2025

Artist Spends Years Creating Elaborate Cityscapes in Ink

If only one word could be used to describe Daisuke Tajima’s cityscapes, it would be meticulous. The Japanese artist’s enormous canvases are a sight to behold, filled with vertigo-inducing lines that come together to create elaborate skyscrapers. Drawn entirely in ink, these cities are a product of Tajima’s imagination, conjured up by childhood influences and adult travels.

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September 9, 2025

Artist Shares His Secrets for How To Draw Your Own Imaginative Landscapes [Interview]

Illustrator and educator Sam Gillett has created entire worlds from his imagination and brought them to life with his art. His drawings are distinct in their atmosphere and energy, thanks to a combination of compelling compositions, technical precision, and attention to detail. Using intuitive perspective techniques, Gillett renders space as place, creating landscapes and scenes that invite viewers deep into his artwork.

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