Philip Sheffield Multi-talented artist Philip Sheffield uses his incredible range of traditional and modern skills to create his beautiful 3-dimensional artworks, silkscreen prints and paintings. Dwelling in the Suffolk countryside, Philip works from his own Low Step Studio where he uses his exceptional craftsmanship to create pieces using an array of materials from paper and [...]

‘I like to experiment and see what comes out of it.’ This really sounds like Lucita Peek. This amazing illustrator/ artist, who is specialized in contemporary illustrations, portraits and beautiful line –work, loves to travel around the world to get inspired by different cultures. Lucita was born in New Zealand.She grew up in Christchurch, a [...]

To create her unusual paintings, Madeline von Foerster uses a five century-old mixed technique of oil and egg tempera, developed by the Flemish Renaissance Masters. Although linked stylistically to the past, her paintings are passionately relevant to the present, as such timely themes as deforestation, endangered species, and war find expression in her work. Von [...]

London-based surrealist photographer Madame Peripetie finds inspiration in all sorts of things: the work of Michel Gondry, Björk, science fiction literature, post-punk, dada, and the art of sculpture. She explores the boundaries between fashion, sculpture and the human body. Her work has been featured in magazines, expositions and books and she has been awarded the [...]

Sivan Askayo is an Israel born photographer now based in NYC. She has a wide range of photographic talents. Focusing on Street Art, Travel and Kids. She is known for artwork that captures more than just a moment in time. By looking at her images, you find yourself in that specific place. With her project [...]

London based artist Luke Waller graduated London College of Communication in 2009. He has since gone on to work with SHOWstudio, the fashion website owned and directed by legendary fashion photographer Nick Knight. Waller describes his work as “photorealist figurative paintings telling stories of my life”. Carefully chosen lyrics reflect Waller’s own experiences and become [...]

Barnaby Barford transforms porcelain figurines of the past, placing them in new contexts and creating entirely different identities. The innocent looking boy sitting on Grandma’s shelf becomes a hoodie wearing youth, wielding dangerous weapons, and in Barford’s interpretation of popular nursery rhyme Little Bo Peep, appears devilish next to her roasting sheep. Barford’s satirical and [...]

From her Haarlem studio, Tamara Muller creates haunting paintings often modelled on her own face, and yet they are not traditional self-portraits. Like a Grimm’s fairy tale, her work can be both enchanting and disturbing, “riddles with no solutions” as Muller describes them, with eyes that stare unflinchingly back at the viewer. Muller spoke to [...]

Lucian Dedita is a young artist living and working in Bucharest. Here he talks to us about creativity, the inspiration behind his haunting and emotive paintings and why he sees each and every one of us as artists in our own right. Interview by Liz Appleby What made you decide you wanted to be an [...]

Dutch based artist Silas was recently featured in Luerzer Archive’s recent publication ‘200 best illustrators’. Silas experiments with a range of artistic techniques and materials to create multi layered compositions. His use of colour to underscore the warmth and personality of his characters, combined with his use of scale and perspective to enhance and accentuate [...]