Justin Roth‘s ‘Formed’ portraits are collages of multiple photos of hands.

David Imlay‘s approach to painting draws influence from twentieth century American Contemporary Realism as well as Photorealism which both emerged in the late 1960′s and early 1970′s. Artists such as Robert Bechtle, Richard Estes and John Register utilized a straightforward approach to representation which continues to be widely practiced in these post-abstract eras. Born and raised in San Juan Capistrano, David first realized his passion art at an early age. He was fortunate enough to have the encouragement and support of his family and was heavily inspired by his grandfather Theron Imlay a Southwest Oil and Pastel Artist. David studied Illustration at San Jose State University as well as Lorenzo De Medici in Florence, Italy. He graduated with a BFA in Illustration in 2001 and currently resides in San Francisco, where he now works as a freelance Illustrator and Fine Artist.

Carlos Cruz-Diez (Caracas, 1923) has lived and worked in Paris since 1960. His artistic roots reach back to the Movimiento Cinético [Kinetic Movement] of the 1950s and 1960s. As his thinking on the visual arts has evolved, his ideas have changed attitudes on how color is perceived in art. According to his artist’s statement, color is an autonomous reality, devoid of anecdotes, that evolves in real time and space with no need of form or support.

These striking moss art are the works of Anna Garforth, a multi-discilpinary designer working and living in East London. Aren’t they wonderful?

Self taught, Brit artist Arth Daniels isn’t quite what you’d expect from a portrait artist. Having exhibited in some of the UK’s leading portrait galleries including the National Portrait Gallery throughout his early career his personal work is anything but traditional. In 2007 Arth made it his personal goal to shift away from the generalised associations of portraiture, and to produce work that is honest, colourful and contemporary. Painted from a mix of both live subjects and multimedia assemblage his work is an ode to portraitures ability to capture the expression, character and form of the subject without explicit use of the human face alone. Inspired by Cinema, Make-up artistry and Visual F/X Arth’s body of work knowingly utilises his studies in photorealism to portray the grandeur of facial expression, identity and form whilst incorporating elements of humour along the way. (via Stolen Space)

Hailing from Bucharest, Romania, Alina Filipoiu is a talented illustrator who has worked with various clients such as Dash” magazine, Mind Treat Studios, Dilema Veche, and many others. Her work comprises all sorts of drawings, digital art, paintings, and other really fun pieces of art.

Maurizio Cattelan‘s “L.O.V.E.” installation is an 11-meter high marble sculpture of a hand with all fingers but the middle one cut off. The sculpture was part of Cattelan’s exhibition in Palazzo Reale (Milan) called “Contro le ideologie” (“Against the ideologies”) and the hand sculpture recalls the Nazi salute.

By using bananas’ rapid oxidation abilities, Honey created a series of portraits of President Obama in different artistic attitudes. She repeatedly poke holes in specific patterns through the yellow starchy fruit’s skin, using an ordinary safety pin. If you haven’t already, please check out the rest of her work here.

Patrick Jacobs‘ dioramas ‘consists of a meticulously constructed, three-dimensional diorama installed within the wall and viewed through a circular window of glass lenses. The combination of the negative focal length of the lenses and sculptural foreshortening creates the illusion of seemingly infinite depth within the limitations of a narrow space. The result is a distorted reality corrected only when seen through the lenses.’ (via Volta NY)

Michael Parekowhai (born Porirua, 1968) is a New Zealand sculptor, of Nga Ariki, Ngati Whakarongo and European descent. He makes a broad range of work, across a range of media that intersects sculpture and photography.