Peter Opheim’s paintings could have easily gone into the decorative/cute realm but the paint handling and bizarre figurative abstractions keep these paintings fresh, unlabored, and playful.

If American Apparel made a retro lo-fi animation out of 80′s porn magazines and fluorescent poster board it would look like this Deadbots video. Watch the full video after the jump.
I love these brutal figurative sculptures by German artist Gregor Gaida. Amazing forms and texture!

Eric Ogden’s photographs manage to freeze time almost as though someone hit the pause button on life.

Los Angeles based painter and all around good guy Leo Eguiarte recently updated his site full of hyper colored paintings that will have you feeling like you just took 50 hits of acid. Nice work Leo, keep them coming!
James Jean is probably one of the few artists that has emerged out of the illustration/street art/comic book world who is successfully transitioning into the fine art community. His upcoming show at Martha Otero gallery is sure to a smash hit with the lush painting, rich subject matter, and amazing sense of color. Show dates, times, press release, and another sneak peak at a new painting after the jump!

Alex Griffin sent in his application for initiation into The Cult Of Decay a few weeks back and after some paperwork, secret handshake training, and cult training he has been happily approved. Take a look at Alex’s paintWelcome to the cult Alex!



















