An updated blog post, based on past witterings and a revisit from a much older, jaded author… enjoy. Have you ever thought of reading as an art form? After all, each crafted piece of writing depends on the person that reads it; their imagination, their vision, their emotions, their perspective. Each reader views the words […]
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The long dragons and real life
The artist of Chinese artist Guodong Zhao is incredible. Based in Beijing, this talented illustrator takes photographs and paints on a layer of fantasy. The painted long dragons In Pure Spirit Sad or surreal? It’s as these long Asian dragons should be majestic, proud and perhaps even a little menacing. By showing them, sometimes, ruined […]
Treat yourself to a shrunken head
[Show me more] This bust is the design of Victoria Curtin Rivera of Chibinendo Art. The studio offers limited edition statues, busts and fine pieces of art. Rivera takes commissions but her shop has some designs for pin-ups, merch inspired by films, literature and music as well her own designs. I think both the shrunekn […]
On the Boundaries of Darkness
This collection of artwork from Russian illustrator Anton Semenov is scary, dark and impressive. I’m reminded of H. R. Giger. Semenov shares his work on Behance using the name Gloom82. In Pure Spirit Is this your sort of art or is it all rather to bleak to look at?
Capture your very own little faery
Artist Johana Molina has some unique creations for sale in her Etsy store Little Folk of Faery. As the name suggests the Chilean artist sells decorative faeries, made with love, and cutely placed in little Victorian style sample jars. It’s a chance to have your very own faery discovery on display on the mantle. Want […]
Weird 3D woodland animal spirit
This interesting animation is popular on Tumblr. I can’t trace it further than that. It shows a woodland spirit, some sort of monster, or perhaps a fairy from the night court and uses a flickering motion to give a 3D effect. In Pure Spirit Looking for art and inspiration? Try Art.com or Art Republic. Do […]
Projection mapping creates a forest wonderland
There are no special effects in this video. Have a look. What’s going on? If there are no special effects applied to this video when there do all the glowing lights come from? This is an art project. The glow comes from the forest. It’s not all natural. The most striking effects are projection mapping […]
Demons, kings and fairies at the Hill of Witches
There are more than 80 different wooden carvings in a forest in Juodkrante, Lithuania called the Hill of Witches (“Raganu kalnas”). The project started in 1979 and is now a public trail that takes walkers through a collection of myths and legends from Lithuanian folklore. On June 24th, each year, people sing and dance to […]
Tree spirit carvings
Have you noticed the Weirwood in Game of Thrones? These are the trees with white bark, blood coloured leaves and heart trees are a type of Weirwood that have had a face carved in them. Artist Keith Jennings carves his own trees. He calls the project “Tree Spirits”. In Pure Spirit What do you think […]
Haunting long-exposure landscape pictures
These pictures are the work of Swiss photographer Pierre Pellegrini. He captures trees and fog using a long-exposure to create ghostly and stark images. You can buy his prints over on Art Limited. In Pure Spirit Which photograph techniques have you tried? Which would you recommend?
