Zdzisław Beksiński

Zdzisław Beksiński (24 February, 1929 – 21 February, 2005) was a renowned Polish painter, photographer, and sculptor who is best known as a fantasy artist. Beksiński executed his paintings and drawings either in what he called a 'Baroque' or a 'Gothic' manner. The first style is dominated by representation, with the best-known examples coming from his 'fantastic realism' period when he painted disturbing images of asurrealistic, post-apocalyptic environment. The second style is more abstract, being dominated by form, and is typified by Beksiński's later paintings. Beksiński was murdered in 2005.

Zdzislaw Beksinski's gallery: http://www.gnosis.art.pl/iluminatornia/sztuka_o_inspiracji/zdzislaw_beksinski/zdzislaw_beksinski.htm

Axel Torvenius

Axel Torvenius has studied art in Småland for 2 years, animation for 2 years in Eksjö and informative illustration at Mälardalen´s University in Eskilstuna for 3 years. Since then, he has been employed as a Concept Artist at the Swedish game developer Starbreeze.When he's not in the office, he tries to be as creative as he can with his own projects and artworks. Most of his works are digital, but he also has work in sculpture and photography.

"Tribal Girl"

"Creature From Pink Lagoon"

"Orphan With Sleeping Friend"

"Zombie and Butterfly"

"Totem Girl"

Axel Torvenius's Website: www.torvenius.com

Elizabeth McGrath

Los Angeles-born artist Elizabeth McGrath has always had an eye for the strange beauty in the grotesqueries of life; this appreciation is nowhere more evident than in her work. Inspired by the relationship between the natural world and the detritus of consumer culture, she brings forth a new cavalcade of creatures from the darker corners of the streets, the city, the imagination. It is this melancholy interaction between man-made status symbols and suffering specimens of nature that make up her intricate body of work.

"The Incurable Disorder"

"Deer House"

"Mala & Rhea"

Elizabeth McGrath's website: http://www.elizabethmcgrath.com/

Elizabeth McGrath's Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/elizabethmcgrath

Audrey Kawasaki

The themes in Audrey Kawasaki's work are contradictions within themselves. Her work is both innocent and erotic. Each subject is attractive yet disturbing. Audrey's precise technical style is at once influenced by both manga comics and Art Nouveau. Her sharp graphic imagery is combined with the natural grain of the wood panels she paints on, bringing an unexpected warmth to enigmatic subject matter.

The figures she paints are seductive and contain an air of melancholy. They exist in their own sensually esoteric realm, yet at the same time present a sense of accessibility that draws the observer to them. These figures captivate with the direct stare of their bedroom eyes.

"Yuugure no Houkago"

"Blue"

"She Who Dares"

"Linger"

"My Dishonest Heart"

Audrey Kawasaki's Website: http://www.audrey-kawasaki.com

Audrey Kawasaki's blog: http://i-seldom-do.livejournal.com/

Natalie Shau

Natalie Shau is an illustrator and photographer from Lithuania (Vilnius). She works mainly in digital media and Natalie’s works are mixture of her photography, digital painting and 3D elements. She enjoys creating surreal and strange creatures, fragile and powerful at the same time. Natalie’s style was influenced a lot by religious imagery, fairytales illustrations classic horror literature and Russian classic literature such as Fyodor Dostoevsky, Nikolai Gogol etc.

"Ominous Ride"

"Alice and the Blue Caterpillar"

"Dreaming Girl"

"Empty Dreams"

"Unlovely Baby"

Natalie Shau's online portfolio: http://natalieshau.carbonmade.com