Slim Aarons is an American photographer known for capturing (in his own words) ‘attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places.’ However, life wasn’t always cocktails in exotic locations for Aarons. The photographer began his career photographing soldiers in combat during World War II, for which he received a Purple Heart. After the war, Aarons…
Haus of Lucy is a satirical mastermind who sources unsung pieces art and transforms them with amusing subtle details. In doing so, she not only raises a smile, but invites us to consider the society we live in and to question the true character of art in the twenty-first century. In this piece, the artist…
Vintage Blake was released in the spring 2012, to coincide with the legendary artist’s 80th birthday in June of that year. For this silkscreen print, Blake revisits his iconic crowd collage, assembling cultural figures from past and present in the style of his famous Sargent Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club album cover. Look out for…
Damien Hirst is an iconic British art phenomenon known for boundary-pushing works that explore art, science, religion, beauty and death.  This piece hails from Hirst’s Venoms series – the first subseries of his acclaimed Spot Paintings that began in 1989.   All works in the subseries are named after poisonous substances secreted from animals. Vipera Lebetina…
Artist and illustrator, Victoria Topping, describes her art as ‘music for the eyes’. By blending elements from spirituality, culture, and the cosmos, Topping creates melodic pieces, each with their own unique soul. Virgo is from Topping’s Zodiac Series – a collection of prints in which the artist expresses her colourful interpretation of each of the…
Colin Barnes is a London-based artist, known for visually-fun works inspired by the graphic forms of comic books and graffiti. Visible Invisible I depicts Mammy Two Shoes from the Tom & Jerry cartoons with a simple outline placed where her face would have been had the cartoon chosen to show it. By leaving the observer to…
Colin Barnes is a London-based artist, known for visually-fun works inspired by the graphic forms of comic books and graffiti. Visible Invisible II depicts Mammy Two Shoes from the Tom & Jerry cartoons with a simple outline placed where her face would have been had the cartoon chosen to show it. By leaving the observer to…
Over the last 50 years, drawing has been elevated to rank alongside painting as a primary art form. In Vitamin D3, the latest volume of Phaidon’s best-selling Vitamin series, a panel of 70 leading art experts from around the world have selected the very best in contemporary drawing.  Each of the 100 artists featured are currently…
Typographic art came into its own in the twentieth century, when revolutionary artists used the medium to subvert traditional concepts of ‘art’ and ‘writing’. Since then, generations of artists have continued to use text to communicate concepts across all mediums, from sculpture and installation to painting and video.  In Vitamin Txt, 66 global experts, including…
Hello Marine is a Brighton-based artist, known for modern reimaginings of the still life. Exhibiting a passion for colour, each painting is thoughtfully created to bring a sense of joyful calm to the observer. In Vitamine D, Hello Marine captures the aesthetic beauty of a bookcase populated with all the items that make a house…
Magnus Gjoen s evocative work treads a fascinating line between humour and horror. By transforming items typically associated with violence into delicate works of art, Gjoen challenges our preconceived notions of beauty. Gjoen has released Vive Le Roi, which translates as ‘long live the King’, to coincide with the Coronation of King Charles. This is…
Voodoo Gold is a silkscreen print created by contemporary art studio, R-W Studio – the brains behind album artwork for the likes of Liam Gallagher, Crystal Fighters and Biffy Clyro. The piece is a simple-yet-powerful homage to the musical legend, Jimi Hendrix, and to one of his most infamous tracks, Voodoo Child. Speaking of why…
British contemporary artist Ryan Callanan AKA RYCA is known for entertaining artworks that play with motifs from popular culture, be that music, film or sweary sayings that have made it into the modern vernacular. In this piece, RYCA returns to his traditional pub signage roots, creating an ornate piece that celebrates classic 1988 dance track, Voodoo Ray by A…