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A scruffy monster has fun on a kids playground toy in this pop surrealist painting by Matteo Dineen

Mateo Dineen’s Beasties are born at a Flea Market and Grow into Fine Art

Mateo Dineen is an artist from San Francisco who now lives in Berlin, Germany. His art process begins with finding interesting, unusual objects that are sold at flea markets around Berlin. He takes these home with them and gives them a second chance at life as an art work by covering his found objects with […]

Mexican graffiti artist Dhear One creates a wacky surreal illustration of a yellow person on an alien horse

Otherworldly Illustrations by Surrealist Graffiti Artist “Dhear One”

Little is known about Mexican painter, illustrator and graffiti artist Dhear One, though this interview with Veemente reveals a little about his background. Dhear One grew up around graffiti artists who influenced his interest in art and taught him how to create graffiti murals. He merged his skills and talents with a passion for biology, […]

A red fox is torn to pieces and dissected in this macabre cartoon illustration that has become a wall mural

Nychos Dissects Life and Death with Wacky Illustrations

Nychos is an Austrian artist, illustrator and street artist who was born and raised in a little Austrian village near Graz by a family of hunters. Introduced to hunting at a young age, Nychos saw death first hand and became fascinated with the processes of skinning and butchering animals. Anatomy and the delicate line between […]

A bear wearing a hat rides a bicycle in this antique styled illustration by Eric Fan

Eric Fan’s Illustrations give Life to a Surrealist, Steampunk Society

Eric Fan is an artist and illustrator from Toronto, Canada, who specializes in apparel design. His illustrations have found a place on cell phone covers, t-shirts and tote bags through websites such as Society6 and Threadless. Eric Fan’s art work combines steampunk and fantasy imagery with antiquated illustration styles, resulting in illustrations that combine modern ideas […]

Marion Arbona’s Wacky World of Illustration

Marion Arbona is a French illustrator and animator living in Montreal, Canada. She divides her time between creating illustrations and working on animation projects, bringing her creativity and unique art style to both of these industries. Each of Arbona’s illustrations is different from the next. Some are highly detailed and filled with action, while others […]

A mouse rides a chicken through a haunted forest in this illustration by Omar Rayyan

Magic and History become Fantasy and Mystery with a little help from Omar Rayyan

Omar Rayyan has created art for a number of different industries, from creating illustrations for children’s books to designing images for Magic: The Gathering cards. He also had an influential role in creating the fantasy world in the popular children’s movie The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Rayyan is inspired by the works of […]

A nasty pirate witch holds a child in a cage in this childrens book illustration by Daniel Montero Galan

Awesome Abstract Illustrations by Daniel Montero Galan

Daniel Montero Galan was born in Madrid, Spain in 1981 and still lives there. He says that he struggled to verbally express himself as a child so he turned to communicating with the world through art. Galan’s style is similar to that of Japanese artist Takeo Takei, but has a modern, humorous twist to it. […]

Susan Batori illustrates a cute version of the Princess and the Pea

Susan Batori Illustrates the Cuteness of Life

Susan Batori (Bátori Zsuzsa) is a designer and artist from Budapest, Hungary, whose sweet illustrations celebrate the joys and adventures of childhood. Each scene that Batori illustrates epitomizes a child’s ability to marvel at new experiences and expresses the artist’s own exceptional imagination. Batori says that she doesn’t like to talk about herself, preferring to […]

Japanese artist Takeo Takei illustrates a a cute image of animals this art work for Aesops Fables

Antique Japanese Illustrations by Takeo Takei

Takeo Takei was born in Suwa, Japan in 1894. In 1921 the young Takei got married and turned to his art in order to support his family, illustrating a children’s magazine with his stylized, attractive drawings. Throughout the course of his career, Takei produced hundreds of illustrations for magazines, posters and children’s books. This gallery […]

Philipp Banken creates a human heart with animals and monsters climbing out of it

Detailed Illustrations of Philipp Banken’s Imagination

Philipp Banken is an illustrator and artist from Trier, Germany. His drawings are highly detailed with quality textures that leave enough room for the viewer to imagine the scene alongside the artist. Banken’s illustrations are very imaginative, combining the artist’s own fresh ideas with existing imagery to give an impression of Philipp Banken’s opinions of […]