Sometimes I notice the big gap between the work that I must produce to fulfill my soul as an artist, and the work I like, or would like to purchase. They aren't the same. It's interesting to explore the disconnect. Today I was reminded by Arrested Motion about UK artist ANTONY MICALLEF. His work is the type that I LOVE. I'd love to fill my house with his work. He seems to be an artist from the depths of his being, sort of like the way David Choe is. This shot of him working in his wonderfully messy studio inspires me to no ends. I wish I could be like that. So messy, stuff everywhere, nothing in the way of one's creativity and spontaneity. Someday, someday, I will work like this when my studio isn't part of my day job's office. :P

I found someone amazing on Ben Trovato today. His name is Nathan Presley, and he is a photographer and videographer. I look at LOTS of excellent fashion photography every day, but his photographs shone like jewels in the darkness! (Not that everything else I see is darkness, but his work was just that good.) Haunting, mysterious, historically military-themed girls will melt my heart every time.

Lately I have an obsession with faces piled 'round with loads of flowers. Proof:

Yoskay Yamamoto's wonderful season series.

Marco Mazzoni's madly gorgeous faces with flora + fauna

Photograph by Mario Pena

I can't remember the name of this Japanese artist. Someone please enlighten me!

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Masako Ando is a Japanese artist whom I discovered today via Supersonic Electronic. I LOVE the way she clusters surreal-ish objects around her pretty subjects. I especially love the child with the carnations (are they? I am so bad with flower breeds) piled around his face.