The traditional fine white of porcelain evokes a sense of fragile elegance, a delicate beauty that is only enhanced when the figurines are childlike, baby-faced innocents with cherubic cheeks near bursting with the exuberant delight of childhood. Danish artist Maria Rubinke subverts these conventions with her macabre and bizarre… Read More ›
Oddities
Paper Doll: The Bizarre Sculptures of Li Hongbo
Darlings, you may remember Beijing artist Li Hongbo from our feature on him last year. His creations, inspired by simple paper lantern construction techniques, are fascinating sculptures that slink and stretch, transforming with a single pull from unassuming figures to bizarre unspooled creatures… Read More ›
Each Heart Has Its Haunted Chamber: Dating for the Dead
Kittens, if Halloween came and went without you finding the ghoul of your dreams, never fear. You could try haunting lonely cemeteries, looking to get lucky with a lich or some other less than living apparition. But why take the… Read More ›