Felix Inclusis

beautifulbizarremagazine: Christian Rex van Minnen ‘Born Bad’, 2013 IG. In 2014 I had a couple of pieces in a group show at @jonathanlevinegallery in New York and there was a small painting directly across from my work that I couldn’t take my eyes off of. It was a magisterial portrait of a disfigured face, painted in a style reminiscent of Jan van Eyck. It was repulsive and sort of took my breath away. His name seemed, appropriately, like a Dutch master from the 17th century. I started seeing his work everywhere and subsequently found out that the one I saw in New York was actually one of his more conservative pieces. I’m convinced he could paint snot on a paper plate and make it a masterpiece worthy of the Louvre. Besides this guy’s impressive chops, I think one of the reasons I’m so inspired by his work is that he’s an authentically independent visual thinker, with an almost maniacal attention to detail. I remember looking at the hair in one of his paintings and thinking he could probably pull a Rain Man if I spilled a box of straws on the floor. The piece I chose to showcase here is called Born Bad. You can’t NOT have a visceral response to this. It’s completely outrageous, hilarious, and of course, masterfully executed. Yes, that vomit is fabulous, but check out the highlights in the shaded area around the jawline. It glows. I’ll have nightmares, but they’ll be beautiful.—Troy Brooks

Tony SchermanJocasta, 2004

midnight-charm: Photography byIrving Penn for Vogue US April 1997

Margarita Rivière

lucianocaggianello: “Possono buchi virtuali, esprimere un vuoto reale ? - Virtual holes can express a real void ?” Luciano Caggianello #luciano caggianello #artist #artist on tumblr #conceptual #art conceptual