( by Brad Parker ) 
 

( art by Nicoletta Ceccoli )

Naoto's Eyes

The renowned Japanese visionary artist Naoto Hattori  is creatively obsessed by enlarged eyes and weird creatures from the very beginning of his career. Search for "Naoto Hattori" in Terra Incognita for other posts and visit Colossal  for more Naoto's paintings and links.

(by Marion Peck)

The Astounding Paintings of Jennybird Alcantara

Let's make a visit to the Californian artist Jennybird Alcantara's studio thanks to the always cool HI-Fructose mag
Jennybird Alcantaro 

The Surreal, Fairy and Disturbing Worlds of Nicoletta Ceccoli

Nicoletta Ceccoli (b. 1973) lives and works in Republic of San Marino. She has published more than twenty illustrated books for children and in 2002  has received the "Award of Excellence" from Communication Art (USA) for her pictures in a new Italian edition of "Pinocchio".
If you wanna meet Nicoletta please go here 

Xue Wang, Pop Surrealis Extraordinaire

Few days ago - thanks to my friend Dana's Shewalkssoftly - I stumbled upon Xue Wang, a talented pop surrealist whose works are among the most interesting and eye-catching art things that I've lately found on the web.
Let's say it: the works of this kind of artists - in particular the new ones - are often quite similar, with more or less the same subjects that repeat themselves:  fairy/vintage landscapes and surroundings, childish characters with wide, innocent eyes, toys and teddy-bears,  etc. and the inevitable dark, menacing atmosphere...
But I wouldn't say that this is necessarily a negative trend and they simply mutually mimic: in many cases I think that the most significant artists just share the same true inspiration and love for the same themes and subjects.
It's clear that also Xue Wang pays her tribute to the pop surrealism initiators like Mark Ryden, nonetheless her inspiration seems authentic and her pictorial tecnique is undoubtedly amazing.
I really like her artwork: if you do the same, please make a visit here and also here 

The Surreal Art of Scott Scheidly

Scott Scheidly another interesting artist who surely deserves our attention....See more of Scott's pop surrealism and low brow art here

Todd Schorr American Surrealist

Todd Schorr (1954, New York), pop-surrealist extraordinaire, with an outstanding technique and a wild psychedelic imagination...If you don't know him yet, immediately ran to his eye-catching website for an exciting tour of his magnificent works...
(I also posted something about Todd some years ago...)