Lily Mae Martin is an Australian born visual artist. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2008, upon which she was awarded the Lionel Gell Traveling Scholarship and subsequently moved to Berlin, where her practice is currently based. The basis of Lily’s style grew from a strong focus on human anatomy and etching styles, however traveling hindered her ability to access a press. She subsequently developed a technique to replicate the printmaking style using felt tipped ink pens; building up layers and layers of line to create tone and form. More recently her practice has swung toward a focus on oil painting and portraiture. Although Lily states that her intention is not to unsettle the viewer, she portrays people in an honest, raw and emotional way that often has been described as “confronting” and “brutally beautiful”. Influences include Jenny Saville and Lucian Freud.

Viktor Timofeev <-- born in 1984 in Riga (Latvia), received his BFA at Hunter College and currently lives and works in Berlin.

“In my art I am trying to depict the variety of character and appearance in people which amazes me. I am astonished how people act and express themselves in different circumstances and situations. Human nature is so deep; that is why it can never be defined, why it is so interesting and fragile. There is a strong connection between humour and sadness. Life is curious.” – Lilia Mazurkevich

‘The pieces in this series look like they weren’t made by hands, but have grown to their present form organically. They might be the result of a mutation in cells, or the result of a chemical or nuclear reaction. Perhaps it’s a virus or bacteria that has grown dramatically out of scale. The Mutation pieces make you look at furniture in a different way.’ Designed by Maarten De Ceulaer. Click here for the link.

Welcome to the world of Liisa Kruusmägi (Lives and works in Estonia).

No, these are actual paintings done by Anna Halldin Maule. Incredible.

Russian architects M. Krymov and A.Goryainov of Arch Group,has designed a modular unit called “Sleepbox”, to provide immediate shelter. The Sleepbox base has ventilation and sockets for notebook and mobile phone chargers. Luggage goes under the bed.In addition to general lighting, Sleepbox has built-in LED reading lamps. Windows are equipped with electric-drive blinds for privacy. The first Sleepbox, a two-bed double version,was installed at the Aeroexpress terminal of Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia. Please see the video. Link here.

A wonderful series of collages by Sao Paulo-based artist Lucas Simoes.

New York artist Michael Beitz‘ Picnic Table was commissioned by the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Nebraska, as a permanent installation on its front loading dock. So cool!