Filip Hodas: 3D Dystopia
These digital works by Prague-based 3D illustrator Filip Hodas are from his ongoing series exploring the dystopian world of pop-culture icons.
Quick Hits: Doomsday
These drawings by Swedish artist Marcus-Gunnar Pettersson reflect a theme pursued by many artists: the question of how and when (and if) the world will end. But a focus on destruction is nothing new for creatives, and if artists today emphasize doomsday, it’s a sure thing some of […]
FAQ: Apocalypse Art
Apocalypse Art: A special section on The Art Junkie An Apocalypse. The Rapture. The Mayan Prophecy. Judgment Day. Armageddon. The puzzle of how and when (and if) the world will end has consumed artists through every civilization. The visual arts authenticate our fixation on Doomsday, giving form to […]
Anja Hemmingsen: Natural Disasters
Danish artist Anja Hemmingsen’s acrylics on canvas originate in natural disasters, such as Tsunami II (above) and Tsunami I (below). Her reconstructed realities are inspired by photos, postcards and magazine and book clippings.
Armageddon: The Apocalypse Wagon
American photographer Zachary Wasserman captures the feel of Armageddon in these shots. Based in Berkeley, he took them at Burning Man, held annually for a week on Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. The festival forms a temporary city of performers and artists with impromptu installations and music – capped […]
Michael Peck: Childhood Dystopia
Prize-winning Australian artist Michael Peck takes on desolation in childhood in The Landing, one of his series of oil paintings focused on dislocation in the post-modern world.
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