The Evolution of Tattoos: From BC to 2016

Since the early days of the BC era, tattoos have existed in the ancient cultures as symbols of resources, strength, legacies of wars, or simply as designs of strength and beauty in femininity. Around 50 B.C., Cleopatra served as the most powerful Women in Egypt, ruling the dynasty with henna tattoos. Although these markings were […]

Boneface’s Art Makes Pop Culture a Little Bloody

Liverpool-based artist Boneface’s “about” section on his website reads: “the things that make me right for this job… maybe they’re the same things that make me wrong for everything else.” staple diet: videogames / cartoons / comic books / crappy b-movies When artist statements can sometimes be too wordy, too convoluted, and too full of […]

Sandro Miller’s Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich: Homage to Photographic Masters

John Malkovich is known for his transformative roles that call for him to play essentially any role. Teaming up with photography Sandro Miller, Malkovich channeled pop culture icons of yesteryear for a photo Miller’s latest photo series, Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich: Homage to Photographic Masters. In the series, Malkovich re-enacts some famous (and not-so famous) photos of […]

[RH Photos] Art Alliance Presents The Provocateurs

While seemingly all of Chicago was excited for Lollapalooza this past weekend, my mind was more focused on “The Provocateurs,” an Art Alliance show curated by street artist Shepard Fairey. Featuring a wide range of street, pop, and contemporary artists across a vast array of media from paintings to photographs and sculptures, “The Provocateurs” was […]

Interesting Photographs of Drugs Under a Microscope by Sarah Schoenfeld

Photos by Sarah Schoenfeld Have you ever thought of liquifying drugs and putting it under a microscope to create art?… Neither did we, but Berlin artist Sarah Schoenfeld did, and they make for some pretty interesting photographs. By mixing water and different kinds of drugs, both legal and illegal, and putting droplets directly onto exposed negative film, each drug interacted with […]

Artist Channels a-ha’s “Take On Me” for Photography and Illustration Collection

a-ha’s 1985 video for “Take One Me” opened the door for serious music video production by not only crafting a compelling narrative, but introducing some revolutionary (at the time) technology by combining live-action with illustration via rotoscoping (which itself was used decades later in Richard Linklater‘s Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly). Many artists have used the combination of […]