I know I just posted about Ori Toor’s Ani­mal Col­lec­tive video yes­ter­day, but his draw­ings are just too good to not make a men­tion of. Ori’s draw­ings are really in their own head. In every draw­ing, there is a lot of con­tem­pla­tion involved. Many of his works seem to pos­sess an inner demon or con­stant ...

Takeshi Kitano is a man of many tal­ents. Best known for his work in film (such as appear­ing the cult clas­sic Bat­tle Royale), he is also a come­dian, screen­writer, poet, and painter. He’s had an exten­sive career in the field of enter­tain­ment, but has also gained noto­ri­ety in the arts world as well. Takeshi’s work is ...

I’d like to start rolling out some fea­tures on Brown Paper Bag now that the site is rapidly approach­ing its two month birth­day. I’ve always enjoyed look­ing at both con­tem­po­rary and older works of art. After all, you have to under­stand where the rules came from to effec­tively break them! It’s also help­ful in pre­dict­ing ...

I’m really intrigued by Jen­nifer Davis’s art. The Min­nesota native cre­ates both col­lages and draw­ings, but her draw­ings are what have really cap­tured my attention. Jen­nifer pro­duces images that are very orig­i­nal. She uses ani­mals and peo­ple as a ves­sels to com­mu­ni­cate odd, dream­like sce­nar­ios that are col­or­ful yet hazy at the same time. It ...

Lala Lad­cani is an Argentinean-based artist. Thanks to Google Trans­late (!) I was able to view her site and under­stand a bit more of the kind of projects she’s invovled in. She has a wide-ranging port­fo­lio that not only includes illus­tra­tions, but com­mu­nity projects, draw­ing, and graphic design. Lala is well rounded; She works on ...

I first met Gant Pow­ell in col­lege. I loved his style back then, and I’m really happy to see him con­tin­u­ing to hone in and develop his craft. He’s cur­rently a grad stu­dent at SVA, pur­su­ing his degree in Illustration. Gant makes really beau­ti­ful marks. His lines have a spon­tane­ity and look effort­less. It’s ges­tural ...

I’ve been a huge fan of Mike Perry’s work for years. So, when he announced his new show at the Min­neapo­lis Col­lege of Art and Design, I was intrigued. He cre­ated a blog for the event that detailed his preparation. Now, Mike has cre­ated a web­site about the show so you can view it if ...

Luke Best has long been an artist I’ve admired. He’s a London-based artist and illus­tra­tor whose non-specific way of work­ing yields exper­i­men­ta­tion and spon­tane­ity in his work. Luke’s pieces have uncon­ven­tional nar­ra­tives. There is no real nar­ra­tor or lead char­ac­ter in any of his work. If there are mul­ti­ple char­ac­ters, they tend to not inter­act with ...

Max Loren Holyoke is no stranger the world of illus­tra­tion. With clients like the New York Times, The New Yorker, and GQ, he’s really hit the big times. There’s a good rea­son why Max’s work is sought after — it’s so engag­ing and has a won­der­ful dual­ity to his images. His work is flat, yet has ...

Lizzy Stew­art is a Scot­tish illus­tra­tor whose clients include Paste, the Guardian, and Tiny Show­case. She also par­tic­i­pates in gallery show and books! Lizzy is really great at the por­trait. She cap­tures an essence to her char­ac­ters through few lines or color, and you feel for them-even when some have a blank expres­sion on their face. ...