AI Artist Avital Meshi Creates a ‘Multiverse’ of Different Identities
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Our Favorite NOT REAL ART Stories From 2022
From exquisitely staged photographs to heart-stopping digital collages, NOT REAL
The Changing Faces of Photographer Brian Oldham [Interview]
“What is a woman?” Perhaps you’ve heard this question pinging around the darkest
Yarn Painter Robert Forman Illuminates His World With Colorful Skeins of String
When Robert Forman first glued his mother’s embroidery thread to a collage back
Reflections on the New Year: 5 Artist Who Immortalize Themselves Through Self-Portraiture
New Years is often a time for list-making, lofty goals, and new haircuts. While we
The Color of Love: Figure Painter Betsy Podlach Luxuriates in Sensual Bedroom Scenes
A bouquet of roses, a calamine-colored hair scrunchie, rumpled coral sheets, an apple
Eggs, Legs, and Periods: Ashley DuRard on the Raw Beauty of Womanhood
During breakfast an unfertilized egg escapes, slips, sloshes over the side of a spoon.
German Painter Daniel Richter Returns to LA With Color and Fury
“Violence and love, like obsession and submission, are close bedfellows, and then
‘New Celebrities’: Jared Hendler Documents the Rise of the Influencer
With Twitter in free fall and the Meta money-hole looming over Mark Zuckerberg’s
NOT REAL ART 2022 Holiday Gift Guide: Our Favorite Online Artist Shops
Ready for holiday shopping? It’s officially gift-giving season, and NOT REAL ART
‘Material Alchemist’ Jonah Jacobs Sculpts With Sand, Spices, Fire, and Oatmeal
“Most of my work is breaded with oatmeal,” says Jonah Jacobs of his amoebic sculptures.
Michelle Luke Captures the Agony and Ecstasy of Romantic Love
The agony. The ecstasy. The anticipation. The tension climbs, tightens, crescendos,
‘Domestic Demise’: Patty Carroll on the Hilarity, Heartbreak, and Horror of the Female Experience
Stuffed into a stove, suffocated in thick, mauve velvet, collapsed over a strawberry
Rammellzee: The Subversive Philosophy of ‘Gothic Futurism’ Arrives in LA
In the 1970s, New York City was teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, a city reeling
Paintings of Innocence and Experience From Children’s Book Illustrator Nicoletta Ceccoli
“What is beautiful and sweet often hides dark suggestions,” says children’s
Michelle Garcia Dismantles the Empty Ideals of Racism and Social Hierarchy
“I particularly like drawing people,’’ says Michelle Garcia, whose breezy illustrations
Celebrate the Mascots of Contemporary Graphic Design With Counter-Print’s New Softcover Book
Softbound in a gorgeous lilac cover, UK publisher Counter-Print’s latest release,
5 Visually Stunning Horror Films for a Brutal and Beautiful Halloween
“I've often thought there should be beauty contests for the insides of bodies,"
Mixed-Media Artist Amy J Dyck Makes Peace With Her Inner Demons
“Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain
Collage Artist Marina Heintze Asks Americans to Put the Ballot Back in the Box
Most voters slap their free sticker on a sweater for the day, forgetting it’s there
10 Spook-tacular Artists to Get You Into the Halloween Spirit
Boo! It’s officially spooky season, y’all. Whether you’re gearing up for Disney
‘Type to Image’: Marta Cerdà Alimbau Blurs the Line Between Typography and Illustration
Feeling creatively boxed in? Look for inspiration in Marta Cerdà Alimbau’s Type
AI-Powered Chamber Music From Carmen Menza Triggers a Series of Spellbinding Projections
Some artists look beyond the tech-fueled paranoia posited by Black Mirror, choosing
Poetic Illustrations From Georgian Artist Lika Sharashidze
Born in the mountains of Georgia, 19th century poet Vazha Pshavela is known for his
Best of 2022: Our Favorite Moments From the NOT REAL ART Podcast
We know it’s a tad early for a “best-of” list, but since September is International