abstract art Archives - PlayJunkie PlayJunkie Sun, 31 Dec 2023 15:04:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Organic Shapes Create Otherworldly Experience in Yellena James’ Abstract Paintings https://playjunkie.com/organic-shapes-create-otherworldly-experience-in-yellena-james-abstract-paintings/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 08:15:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=39113 Portland-based artist Yellena James creates abstract paintings that represent an intriguing combination of familiar and unknown. She uses organic shapes and natural forms to build ecosystems that only exist in the imaginary world. James manages to create an impressive depth in her paintings with the use of an extensive color palette as well as various […]

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Portland-based artist Yellena James creates abstract paintings that represent an intriguing combination of familiar and unknown. She uses organic shapes and natural forms to build ecosystems that only exist in the imaginary world.

James manages to create an impressive depth in her paintings with the use of an extensive color palette as well as various different painting methods. Aside from acrylic paint, she also uses pens, pencils, and markers, depending on the effect she wants to achieve.

“I attempt to create an ethereal place which is hypnotically familiar and yet hauntingly exotic, adding tiny little details in a sort of compulsive meditation until a perfect balance is created,” the artist shares on her website. “The intricacy and high detail, along with hints of existing organic shapes lend to the intimacy and believability of each new world.”

James exhibited her paintings in solo shows and group exhibitions across the United States as well as overseas. She also released a drawing book, Star, Branch, Spiral, Fan, which provides drawing lessons through a focus on shapes and forms found in nature while contributing illustrations for various publications. 

This talented artist also frequently shares her newest works on social media. Scroll down to check them out.

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Artist Creates Fluid Paintings and Landscapes https://playjunkie.com/artist-creates-fluid-paintings-and-landscapes/ Mon, 23 Mar 2020 10:44:32 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=37077 The gifted Britnie Walston has been an artist for more than a decade and has done numerous artwork. She describes herself as a “versatile, but primarily a traditional and abstract artist, capturing energy through light, vibrant color, depth, and texture.” Currently, she is creating fluid paintings and landscapes mixing each individual color using acrylic paint, […]

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The gifted Britnie Walston has been an artist for more than a decade and has done numerous artwork. She describes herself as a “versatile, but primarily a traditional and abstract artist, capturing energy through light, vibrant color, depth, and texture.”

Currently, she is creating fluid paintings and landscapes mixing each individual color using acrylic paint, floetrol, and water.

“In addition, I also mix pouring medium, followed by a few drops of silicone into select colors. A chemical reaction is created by air bubbles while mixing, the addition of silicone oil, and water. Together, they create ‘cell-like’ forms,” the artist shared on Bored Panda and added that to reach the abstract look, she uses a blow torch or heat gun to bring out the cells.

“I also achieve different designs and textures using household objects such as strainers, straws, and frosting spatulas. The emotions during the creating process, are reflected in my work.”

You can see the final result on her social media accounts where she posts images of her creations, her online store, and on her YouTube channel where she shares tutorials, DIY’s, and other tricks and tips.

Check out her art below.

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Maysha Mohamedi’s Abstract Paintings Say It Like It Is https://playjunkie.com/maysha-mohamedis-abstract-paintings-say-it-like-it-is/ Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:47:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=36836 Iranian-American artist, Maysha Mohamedi, sculpts and paints, using materials from all over: from the tar that she collects on the beaches of Santa Barbara to tubes of Middle Eastern paint imported from her mother country of Iran. “Up until now I’ve mainly used oil paint, but I’m starting to use more materials that are handy […]

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Iranian-American artist, Maysha Mohamedi, sculpts and paints, using materials from all over: from the tar that she collects on the beaches of Santa Barbara to tubes of Middle Eastern paint imported from her mother country of Iran. “Up until now I’ve mainly used oil paint, but I’m starting to use more materials that are handy like pencils, crayons, and acrylic paint; anything that’s easy to apply and dries quickly,” she explained in an interview with Matter of Hand.

With most of her work being abstract, her creative process is very much based on intuition. “I want to make paintings that feel very true,” says Mohamedi. “I think I can do that if I don’t control the inception of the idea very much. I’m sort of like a semipermeable membrane; I just look at what’s around me, watch the thoughts that I have, listen to my children, listen to the air. I’m this filter for whatever’s happening around me.”

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Who is gonna come help me hang these?

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As for her inspiration, she finds it in the mundanities of everyday life. “I’m inspired by the things my children say, I’m inspired by my husband, my parents, my heritage, visiting other artist’s studios and seeing the way they do things, watching somebody hold a pencil in an unusual way and the way they press it onto a surface,” she explains. “That inspires me because I think, Why not? Why can’t I try that? Everything inspires me. I’m a sponge and a filter.”

Based in Los Angeles, she has exhibited widely in LA and is also a founding member of the Los Angeles art collective, The Binder of Women. Her work has been profiled in publications such as the LA Times and Huffington Post, but you can also follow her online, via Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9SF-rAlfW-/

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Alexey Luka’s Art Is a Puzzle Waiting to Be Deciphered https://playjunkie.com/alexey-lukas-art-is-a-puzzle-waiting-to-be-deciphered/ Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:40:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=36599 Alexey Luka’s signature style centers around abstract geometric shapes and chromatic variations – a style that according to him leans on his background in architecture. Based in Moscow, his art is a mish-mash of sorts, made using different techniques that include spray paints, acrylic paints, sculpture, and collage art. The result is a complex composition […]

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Alexey Luka’s signature style centers around abstract geometric shapes and chromatic variations – a style that according to him leans on his background in architecture. Based in Moscow, his art is a mish-mash of sorts, made using different techniques that include spray paints, acrylic paints, sculpture, and collage art. The result is a complex composition in which colors and geometric lines interact, resulting in a sort of puzzle to decipher.

Through the composition and decomposition of the shapes (a style that references to constructivism and neo-plasticism), Luka aims to tell a story and evoke a situation or a vision, in an entirely unusual and original way. The viewer is left, therefore, to reconstruct and consequently interpret the image before him, uncovering from within it faces, characters, and landscapes.

“My works are like an everyday diary,” Luka further relayed in an interview with Another Fine Mess. “A chronicle of what I see around me, around my friends. My works are like a puzzle – people try to find different recognizable shapes that are mixed with abstract geometry. It could be anything, a man walking with his dog, or a large family waiting for their lunch. There is always a story to be found in my works. I try to show typical situations from a different angle.”

His abstract art begins with a sketch on paper. It is only when the sketch is done that Luka chooses the technique he prefers for realizing his idea. His pieces take anything from a couple of days to months to complete. Take a look at some of his work in the gallery below:

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These Paintings Will Make You Fall in Love With the City https://playjunkie.com/these-paintings-will-make-you-fall-in-love-with-the-city/ Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:47:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=35891 Cities aren’t usually considered beautiful – they’re seen as concrete jungles, crowded, polluted spaces. Beauty is found in the natural world, not in these man-made modern cages. But artist Howard Weiver manages to find beauty in the city – and turn it into art. Howard is a Texan-born artist and designer who’s been creating art […]

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Cities aren’t usually considered beautiful – they’re seen as concrete jungles, crowded, polluted spaces. Beauty is found in the natural world, not in these man-made modern cages. But artist Howard Weiver manages to find beauty in the city – and turn it into art.

Howard is a Texan-born artist and designer who’s been creating art for almost three decades. His art ranges from commercial work to his own private projects, and his latest endeavor was to uncover the beauty of cities.

He uses abstract painting techniques to reimagine the urban sprawl with its thousand crossing paths and neon lights. The paintings aren’t based on any city in particular, and shouldn’t be used as maps or guides – but they do help see the city from a new perspective. 

Instead of a grey, alienating space full of strangers, Howard sees the city as a colorful, full of light and noises. The streets invite you to get lost in theme and go on adventures. You can get to exactly where you wanted to be, or you could let the city guide you and discover its hidden treasures.

There’s nothing easier than to look outside your window to the traffic of the dirty buildings and wish to be in nature, but Howard’s paintings remind us that with a little bit of imagination, we can find beauty even in the concrete.

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The Thought-Provoking Art of Balint Zsako https://playjunkie.com/the-thought-provoking-art-of-balint-zsako/ Sun, 25 Aug 2019 11:46:59 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=26019 Hungarian-born artist Balint Zsako uses collages, paint, watercolors, sculpture, and photography to express himself artistically and depict all kinds of scenes – from nudes in erotic acts to renaissance and baroque-like paintings, but he also elaborates complex and abstract images containing human body parts or bodies in relation to other things.  Zsako was born in Budapest in 1979 and when he was 9-years-old, his family moved […]

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Hungarian-born artist Balint Zsako uses collages, paint, watercolors, sculpture, and photography to express himself artistically and depict all kinds of scenes – from nudes in erotic acts to renaissance and baroque-like paintings, but he also elaborates complex and abstract images containing human body parts or bodies in relation to other things. 

Zsako was born in Budapest in 1979 and when he was 9-years-old, his family moved to Canada. His parents were both successful artists and that’s how he got his artistic background. He graduated from the Ryerson University in Toronto and now lives in Brooklyn, New York.  

His work is often abstract, but full of emotion and movement. He combines bizarre and incompatible elements to create tension in his paintings, while some images leave an impression of melancholy and you can lose yourself in them. He loves playing with gender and polyamorous behavior, so it often happens that two figures share one organ – an eye for example – and he describes this as “a metaphysical metaphor for personal interactions.”  

Many of his paintings could be described as “open-ended complications” and his artistic language is a mix of mythical, spiritual, sexual, and psychological stories.  

Here is a series of his work we prepared for you to enjoy! 

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Gifted Artist Creates Abstract Landscapes https://playjunkie.com/gifted-artist-creates-abstract-landscapes/ Fri, 23 Aug 2019 13:01:19 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=25946 Jason Anderson is a Dorset, England-based artist who is fascinated by color and works with a strong palette to create modern landscapes in his unique, abstract style. His artistic journey began while he was working on a restoration project like York Minster, Gloucester, and Wells cathedrals as part of a stained glass apprenticeship. “I quickly […]

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Jason Anderson is a Dorset, England-based artist who is fascinated by color and works with a strong palette to create modern landscapes in his unique, abstract style. His artistic journey began while he was working on a restoration project like York Minster, Gloucester, and Wells cathedrals as part of a stained glass apprenticeship.

“I quickly progressed onto design work which taught me to compose and stylize subject matter around a ‘jigsaw’ of painted glass – an approach that still drives my work today,” the artist shared on his personal website. “This approach creates a painting which, like the landscape, is constantly changing. So when you move around the room and the ridges of paint catch the light, there is always something new to see.”

You can check out Anderson’s work on his Instagram account where he shares his remarkable abstract landscapes. With his talent, the artist has attracted over 65.3 thousand followers.

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History Teacher Creates Remarkable Abstract Art https://playjunkie.com/history-teacher-creates-remarkable-abstract-art/ Fri, 23 Aug 2019 08:51:56 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=25914 Desiree Dufresne is a Los Angeles-based self-taught artist who works mostly with acrylic and oil paint however, she sometimes likes to experiment with watercolor, as well. According to her personal website, she is “interested in exploring the many facets of life through the lenses of curiosity, critique, wonder, and spontaneity.” “Even as a very young […]

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Desiree Dufresne is a Los Angeles-based self-taught artist who works mostly with acrylic and oil paint however, she sometimes likes to experiment with watercolor, as well. According to her personal website, she is “interested in exploring the many facets of life through the lenses of curiosity, critique, wonder, and spontaneity.”

“Even as a very young child, I never bought into the hypnotic lullaby of religious belief,” the artist shared with Bored Panda. “As a girl/woman and a queer person, I always felt isolated from the supposed spirit of God. Growing up with an Evangelical mother and a Catholic father, however, landed me in church often. To pass the time, I’d doodle on the tithe cards or stare at the beautiful stained glass windows.”

Although Dufresne has two degrees in History and works as a teacher, her artwork included several private collections throughout the US.

Scroll down and take a look at her beautiful creations below.

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map / 12” x 16” / acrylic on canvas / sold

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Beautiful Landscapes Captured in Abstract Paintings https://playjunkie.com/beautiful-landscapes-captured-in-abstract-paintings/ Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:09:39 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=25068 Rachael Cassiani is a Massachusetts-based artist whose abstract landscape paintings will take you to faraway beaches, cliffs, and shorelines. Most of her work was done in the Martha’s Vineyard and Vineyard Haven areas of Massachusetts and these charming surroundings have been inspiring Cassiani for a very long time. “I have always used art as a […]

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Rachael Cassiani is a Massachusetts-based artist whose abstract landscape paintings will take you to faraway beaches, cliffs, and shorelines. Most of her work was done in the Martha’s Vineyard and Vineyard Haven areas of Massachusetts and these charming surroundings have been inspiring Cassiani for a very long time.

“I have always used art as a form of therapy. My process on each painting starts with a photo that I take while outside on trails, beaches, fields, etc. Shortly after I gather my inspiration, I sketch my idea onto a blank canvas, followed by picking a color scheme that is usually quite vibrant”, said Cassiani.

The artist is using a variety of geometrically-shaped canvases in different sizes to paint the beauty of local beaches, landscapes, and cloudy skies. Vibrant colors are dominating in her paintings because they bring her joy and peace and she’s hoping to communicate those feelings with the viewers as well.

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Ellen Rutt’s Abstract Art Elevates Its Surroundings https://playjunkie.com/ellen-rutts-abstract-art-elevates-its-surroundings/ Sat, 27 Jul 2019 10:40:19 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=24275 Ellen Rutt’s art proves that there is joy to be found in shapes and colors. The multi-disciplinary artist paints her abstract art on a variety of surfaces, including walls and t-shirts. Since earning a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts from the University of Michigan School of Art & Design, she has exhibited her work at […]

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Ellen Rutt’s art proves that there is joy to be found in shapes and colors. The multi-disciplinary artist paints her abstract art on a variety of surfaces, including walls and t-shirts.

Since earning a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts from the University of Michigan School of Art & Design, she has exhibited her work at and painted her murals in Detroit, New York, Chicago, Canada, and France.

But finding her voice as an artist wasn’t easy at first. “I was struggling for a while right after college with anxiety and spread myself thin working on a lot of freelance projects I didn’t love just to make ends meet, so I reluctantly accepted a full-time position at an advertising agency,” she shared with the Shinola blog. “I loved learning about advertising, but also found my passion pulling me in a different direction. That experience taught me how to find humor even in intense workplace environments and gave me the self-discipline to structure my time more effectively.”

Now she’s committed fully to being an artist, exploring different mediums, while also working as a freelance painter. Take a look at some of her vibrant works of art in the gallery below.

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ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> abstract art Archives - PlayJunkie PlayJunkie Sun, 31 Dec 2023 15:04:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Organic Shapes Create Otherworldly Experience in Yellena James’ Abstract Paintings https://playjunkie.com/organic-shapes-create-otherworldly-experience-in-yellena-james-abstract-paintings/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 08:15:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=39113 Portland-based artist Yellena James creates abstract paintings that represent an intriguing combination of familiar and unknown. She uses organic shapes and natural forms to build ecosystems that only exist in the imaginary world. James manages to create an impressive depth in her paintings with the use of an extensive color palette as well as various […]

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Portland-based artist Yellena James creates abstract paintings that represent an intriguing combination of familiar and unknown. She uses organic shapes and natural forms to build ecosystems that only exist in the imaginary world.

James manages to create an impressive depth in her paintings with the use of an extensive color palette as well as various different painting methods. Aside from acrylic paint, she also uses pens, pencils, and markers, depending on the effect she wants to achieve.

“I attempt to create an ethereal place which is hypnotically familiar and yet hauntingly exotic, adding tiny little details in a sort of compulsive meditation until a perfect balance is created,” the artist shares on her website. “The intricacy and high detail, along with hints of existing organic shapes lend to the intimacy and believability of each new world.”

James exhibited her paintings in solo shows and group exhibitions across the United States as well as overseas. She also released a drawing book, Star, Branch, Spiral, Fan, which provides drawing lessons through a focus on shapes and forms found in nature while contributing illustrations for various publications. 

This talented artist also frequently shares her newest works on social media. Scroll down to check them out.

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Artist Creates Fluid Paintings and Landscapes https://playjunkie.com/artist-creates-fluid-paintings-and-landscapes/ Mon, 23 Mar 2020 10:44:32 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=37077 The gifted Britnie Walston has been an artist for more than a decade and has done numerous artwork. She describes herself as a “versatile, but primarily a traditional and abstract artist, capturing energy through light, vibrant color, depth, and texture.” Currently, she is creating fluid paintings and landscapes mixing each individual color using acrylic paint, […]

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The gifted Britnie Walston has been an artist for more than a decade and has done numerous artwork. She describes herself as a “versatile, but primarily a traditional and abstract artist, capturing energy through light, vibrant color, depth, and texture.”

Currently, she is creating fluid paintings and landscapes mixing each individual color using acrylic paint, floetrol, and water.

“In addition, I also mix pouring medium, followed by a few drops of silicone into select colors. A chemical reaction is created by air bubbles while mixing, the addition of silicone oil, and water. Together, they create ‘cell-like’ forms,” the artist shared on Bored Panda and added that to reach the abstract look, she uses a blow torch or heat gun to bring out the cells.

“I also achieve different designs and textures using household objects such as strainers, straws, and frosting spatulas. The emotions during the creating process, are reflected in my work.”

You can see the final result on her social media accounts where she posts images of her creations, her online store, and on her YouTube channel where she shares tutorials, DIY’s, and other tricks and tips.

Check out her art below.

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Maysha Mohamedi’s Abstract Paintings Say It Like It Is https://playjunkie.com/maysha-mohamedis-abstract-paintings-say-it-like-it-is/ Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:47:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=36836 Iranian-American artist, Maysha Mohamedi, sculpts and paints, using materials from all over: from the tar that she collects on the beaches of Santa Barbara to tubes of Middle Eastern paint imported from her mother country of Iran. “Up until now I’ve mainly used oil paint, but I’m starting to use more materials that are handy […]

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Iranian-American artist, Maysha Mohamedi, sculpts and paints, using materials from all over: from the tar that she collects on the beaches of Santa Barbara to tubes of Middle Eastern paint imported from her mother country of Iran. “Up until now I’ve mainly used oil paint, but I’m starting to use more materials that are handy like pencils, crayons, and acrylic paint; anything that’s easy to apply and dries quickly,” she explained in an interview with Matter of Hand.

With most of her work being abstract, her creative process is very much based on intuition. “I want to make paintings that feel very true,” says Mohamedi. “I think I can do that if I don’t control the inception of the idea very much. I’m sort of like a semipermeable membrane; I just look at what’s around me, watch the thoughts that I have, listen to my children, listen to the air. I’m this filter for whatever’s happening around me.”

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Who is gonna come help me hang these?

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As for her inspiration, she finds it in the mundanities of everyday life. “I’m inspired by the things my children say, I’m inspired by my husband, my parents, my heritage, visiting other artist’s studios and seeing the way they do things, watching somebody hold a pencil in an unusual way and the way they press it onto a surface,” she explains. “That inspires me because I think, Why not? Why can’t I try that? Everything inspires me. I’m a sponge and a filter.”

Based in Los Angeles, she has exhibited widely in LA and is also a founding member of the Los Angeles art collective, The Binder of Women. Her work has been profiled in publications such as the LA Times and Huffington Post, but you can also follow her online, via Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9SF-rAlfW-/

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Alexey Luka’s Art Is a Puzzle Waiting to Be Deciphered https://playjunkie.com/alexey-lukas-art-is-a-puzzle-waiting-to-be-deciphered/ Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:40:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=36599 Alexey Luka’s signature style centers around abstract geometric shapes and chromatic variations – a style that according to him leans on his background in architecture. Based in Moscow, his art is a mish-mash of sorts, made using different techniques that include spray paints, acrylic paints, sculpture, and collage art. The result is a complex composition […]

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Alexey Luka’s signature style centers around abstract geometric shapes and chromatic variations – a style that according to him leans on his background in architecture. Based in Moscow, his art is a mish-mash of sorts, made using different techniques that include spray paints, acrylic paints, sculpture, and collage art. The result is a complex composition in which colors and geometric lines interact, resulting in a sort of puzzle to decipher.

Through the composition and decomposition of the shapes (a style that references to constructivism and neo-plasticism), Luka aims to tell a story and evoke a situation or a vision, in an entirely unusual and original way. The viewer is left, therefore, to reconstruct and consequently interpret the image before him, uncovering from within it faces, characters, and landscapes.

“My works are like an everyday diary,” Luka further relayed in an interview with Another Fine Mess. “A chronicle of what I see around me, around my friends. My works are like a puzzle – people try to find different recognizable shapes that are mixed with abstract geometry. It could be anything, a man walking with his dog, or a large family waiting for their lunch. There is always a story to be found in my works. I try to show typical situations from a different angle.”

His abstract art begins with a sketch on paper. It is only when the sketch is done that Luka chooses the technique he prefers for realizing his idea. His pieces take anything from a couple of days to months to complete. Take a look at some of his work in the gallery below:

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These Paintings Will Make You Fall in Love With the City https://playjunkie.com/these-paintings-will-make-you-fall-in-love-with-the-city/ Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:47:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=35891 Cities aren’t usually considered beautiful – they’re seen as concrete jungles, crowded, polluted spaces. Beauty is found in the natural world, not in these man-made modern cages. But artist Howard Weiver manages to find beauty in the city – and turn it into art. Howard is a Texan-born artist and designer who’s been creating art […]

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Cities aren’t usually considered beautiful – they’re seen as concrete jungles, crowded, polluted spaces. Beauty is found in the natural world, not in these man-made modern cages. But artist Howard Weiver manages to find beauty in the city – and turn it into art.

Howard is a Texan-born artist and designer who’s been creating art for almost three decades. His art ranges from commercial work to his own private projects, and his latest endeavor was to uncover the beauty of cities.

He uses abstract painting techniques to reimagine the urban sprawl with its thousand crossing paths and neon lights. The paintings aren’t based on any city in particular, and shouldn’t be used as maps or guides – but they do help see the city from a new perspective. 

Instead of a grey, alienating space full of strangers, Howard sees the city as a colorful, full of light and noises. The streets invite you to get lost in theme and go on adventures. You can get to exactly where you wanted to be, or you could let the city guide you and discover its hidden treasures.

There’s nothing easier than to look outside your window to the traffic of the dirty buildings and wish to be in nature, but Howard’s paintings remind us that with a little bit of imagination, we can find beauty even in the concrete.

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The Thought-Provoking Art of Balint Zsako https://playjunkie.com/the-thought-provoking-art-of-balint-zsako/ Sun, 25 Aug 2019 11:46:59 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=26019 Hungarian-born artist Balint Zsako uses collages, paint, watercolors, sculpture, and photography to express himself artistically and depict all kinds of scenes – from nudes in erotic acts to renaissance and baroque-like paintings, but he also elaborates complex and abstract images containing human body parts or bodies in relation to other things.  Zsako was born in Budapest in 1979 and when he was 9-years-old, his family moved […]

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Hungarian-born artist Balint Zsako uses collages, paint, watercolors, sculpture, and photography to express himself artistically and depict all kinds of scenes – from nudes in erotic acts to renaissance and baroque-like paintings, but he also elaborates complex and abstract images containing human body parts or bodies in relation to other things. 

Zsako was born in Budapest in 1979 and when he was 9-years-old, his family moved to Canada. His parents were both successful artists and that’s how he got his artistic background. He graduated from the Ryerson University in Toronto and now lives in Brooklyn, New York.  

His work is often abstract, but full of emotion and movement. He combines bizarre and incompatible elements to create tension in his paintings, while some images leave an impression of melancholy and you can lose yourself in them. He loves playing with gender and polyamorous behavior, so it often happens that two figures share one organ – an eye for example – and he describes this as “a metaphysical metaphor for personal interactions.”  

Many of his paintings could be described as “open-ended complications” and his artistic language is a mix of mythical, spiritual, sexual, and psychological stories.  

Here is a series of his work we prepared for you to enjoy! 

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Gifted Artist Creates Abstract Landscapes https://playjunkie.com/gifted-artist-creates-abstract-landscapes/ Fri, 23 Aug 2019 13:01:19 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=25946 Jason Anderson is a Dorset, England-based artist who is fascinated by color and works with a strong palette to create modern landscapes in his unique, abstract style. His artistic journey began while he was working on a restoration project like York Minster, Gloucester, and Wells cathedrals as part of a stained glass apprenticeship. “I quickly […]

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Jason Anderson is a Dorset, England-based artist who is fascinated by color and works with a strong palette to create modern landscapes in his unique, abstract style. His artistic journey began while he was working on a restoration project like York Minster, Gloucester, and Wells cathedrals as part of a stained glass apprenticeship.

“I quickly progressed onto design work which taught me to compose and stylize subject matter around a ‘jigsaw’ of painted glass – an approach that still drives my work today,” the artist shared on his personal website. “This approach creates a painting which, like the landscape, is constantly changing. So when you move around the room and the ridges of paint catch the light, there is always something new to see.”

You can check out Anderson’s work on his Instagram account where he shares his remarkable abstract landscapes. With his talent, the artist has attracted over 65.3 thousand followers.

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History Teacher Creates Remarkable Abstract Art https://playjunkie.com/history-teacher-creates-remarkable-abstract-art/ Fri, 23 Aug 2019 08:51:56 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=25914 Desiree Dufresne is a Los Angeles-based self-taught artist who works mostly with acrylic and oil paint however, she sometimes likes to experiment with watercolor, as well. According to her personal website, she is “interested in exploring the many facets of life through the lenses of curiosity, critique, wonder, and spontaneity.” “Even as a very young […]

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Desiree Dufresne is a Los Angeles-based self-taught artist who works mostly with acrylic and oil paint however, she sometimes likes to experiment with watercolor, as well. According to her personal website, she is “interested in exploring the many facets of life through the lenses of curiosity, critique, wonder, and spontaneity.”

“Even as a very young child, I never bought into the hypnotic lullaby of religious belief,” the artist shared with Bored Panda. “As a girl/woman and a queer person, I always felt isolated from the supposed spirit of God. Growing up with an Evangelical mother and a Catholic father, however, landed me in church often. To pass the time, I’d doodle on the tithe cards or stare at the beautiful stained glass windows.”

Although Dufresne has two degrees in History and works as a teacher, her artwork included several private collections throughout the US.

Scroll down and take a look at her beautiful creations below.

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map / 12” x 16” / acrylic on canvas / sold

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Beautiful Landscapes Captured in Abstract Paintings https://playjunkie.com/beautiful-landscapes-captured-in-abstract-paintings/ Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:09:39 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=25068 Rachael Cassiani is a Massachusetts-based artist whose abstract landscape paintings will take you to faraway beaches, cliffs, and shorelines. Most of her work was done in the Martha’s Vineyard and Vineyard Haven areas of Massachusetts and these charming surroundings have been inspiring Cassiani for a very long time. “I have always used art as a […]

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Rachael Cassiani is a Massachusetts-based artist whose abstract landscape paintings will take you to faraway beaches, cliffs, and shorelines. Most of her work was done in the Martha’s Vineyard and Vineyard Haven areas of Massachusetts and these charming surroundings have been inspiring Cassiani for a very long time.

“I have always used art as a form of therapy. My process on each painting starts with a photo that I take while outside on trails, beaches, fields, etc. Shortly after I gather my inspiration, I sketch my idea onto a blank canvas, followed by picking a color scheme that is usually quite vibrant”, said Cassiani.

The artist is using a variety of geometrically-shaped canvases in different sizes to paint the beauty of local beaches, landscapes, and cloudy skies. Vibrant colors are dominating in her paintings because they bring her joy and peace and she’s hoping to communicate those feelings with the viewers as well.

Scroll down to see more of Cassiani’s abstract artwork.

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Ellen Rutt’s Abstract Art Elevates Its Surroundings https://playjunkie.com/ellen-rutts-abstract-art-elevates-its-surroundings/ Sat, 27 Jul 2019 10:40:19 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=24275 Ellen Rutt’s art proves that there is joy to be found in shapes and colors. The multi-disciplinary artist paints her abstract art on a variety of surfaces, including walls and t-shirts. Since earning a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts from the University of Michigan School of Art & Design, she has exhibited her work at […]

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Ellen Rutt’s art proves that there is joy to be found in shapes and colors. The multi-disciplinary artist paints her abstract art on a variety of surfaces, including walls and t-shirts.

Since earning a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts from the University of Michigan School of Art & Design, she has exhibited her work at and painted her murals in Detroit, New York, Chicago, Canada, and France.

But finding her voice as an artist wasn’t easy at first. “I was struggling for a while right after college with anxiety and spread myself thin working on a lot of freelance projects I didn’t love just to make ends meet, so I reluctantly accepted a full-time position at an advertising agency,” she shared with the Shinola blog. “I loved learning about advertising, but also found my passion pulling me in a different direction. That experience taught me how to find humor even in intense workplace environments and gave me the self-discipline to structure my time more effectively.”

Now she’s committed fully to being an artist, exploring different mediums, while also working as a freelance painter. Take a look at some of her vibrant works of art in the gallery below.

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