Justinas Krasuckas/
Justinas Krasuckas is an artist of the digital age: he doesn’t need brushes and acrylics to create a painting or can undo strokes with a touch of a button.
In an era when the limits of the traditional physical medium doesn’t exist anymore: infinite canvas size, millions of colours and with the godly ability of taking back mistakes digital painting is emerging not only as a new form of art but also a new form of freedom. Krasuckas believes that traditional art shows only one side of art and the digital techniques give more freedom to experiment.
The young Lithuanian web designer turned painter/illustrator was trained in traditional manner but in his artworks he likes to experiment with mixing both digital and traditional art form. “Web design taught me about composition, arrangement and focal point of viewer. I try to integrate my knowledge of web design to my other projects. Everything goes to art and aesthetics.”
In his digital artwork “Flora” he wanted to create a feminine portrait with an interesting twist, experimenting with shapes and patterns around the eyes. “Unpredictability is one of the most interesting thing I could see in digital art medium. Flora means the plant life in broad terms. I thought this painting should symbolize that to the viewer.”
Krasuckas’ obsession with Egon Schiele, Austrian expressionist draughtsman inspired several digital illustrations. “Sorrow” was inspired by his interest in traditional graphics printmaking technique called linocut. “I made this picture in one session. Using Adobe Photoshop lasso tool I just drew whole image.”
He recently turned to oil paintings, but still uses digital medium to sketch ideas for the final work. “It’s just a tool to me. It lets me have inspiration. If you could draw or paint, you could do it with simple pen on toilet paper and it would be marvelous artwork.”
View Krasuckas’ work on his website or have a look at his video portfolio.
Mark Powell/
Using whatever forms of paper he can get his hands on, London-based artist Mark Powell creates intricately detailed portraits using nothing more than his imagination and a biro. Powell invites Schön! to learn the secrets behind his unconventional means of art using just a pen and an envelope to create his masterpieces.
Words / Lydia Morton
Artwork / Mark Powell
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Lorella Paleni/
Step out of reality with Italian born figurative painter, Lorella Paleni’s surrealist paintings that go beyond the basic four dimensional walls with which we live in. Focusing her paintings on sensitive events rather than chronological events allows Paleni to break down barriers of linear time and let her audience’s emotions run wild.
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Words / Katre Laan
Artwork / Lorella Paleni
Arturo Elena Fashion Illustrations/
One look at the realistic fashion illustrations by esteemed illustrator Arturo Elena will have you envying the fictitious modelesque women he chooses to draw. His signature aesthetic of cinched waists, overly elongated limbs and highly glamorised women create very surrealist images.
Wanting to have the clothing that Elena illustrates is simply not enough, his aesthetic makes you yearn for the lifestyle that his subjects portray. Simply put, he makes you fantasise about luxurious living.
Looking at his work, it is no wonder why this Spanish based award winning illustrator, artist and educator has had so much international success. This self-taught illustrator has had his work featured in numerous exhibitions, master-classes and workshops. Not only that, he has been published in an array of international publications including a feature in issue 15 of Schön! Magazine as well as created collaborative works for an assortment of well-known luxury brands.
His illustrations are reminiscent of the days when luxurious fashion illustrations adorned the covers of high-fashion magazines rather than the latest trending celebrity, but his illustrations do what earlier illustrations did not by adding an element of realism to them. They offer a scene and a story rather than just a figure standing absent minded wearing illustrious clothing.
He has the ability to capture what the camera cannot by being able to manipulate the situations of his illustrations and add in the emotions he feels are necessary to give each piece of work a life of its own. The women in his illustrations exude confidence in their luxurious garments and have an attitude about them that makes them seem well-versed in their lifestyle choice.
The precision of detail he has is immaculate. Everything from the colouring, shapes, lines and designs of his illustrations are articulately executed to create highly stylised images. His eye for detail and knowledge of the movement of clothes and how they are constructed allows him to recreate different fabric textures; giving each illustration a personality of its own.
Arturo Elena has been in the fashion illustration industry for over 25 years and is living-proof that the need for elegant and dynamic illustrations are still in demand even after the gradual decline of illustration on the covers of fashion magazines.
Elena’s most recent exhibition of his fashion illustrations ran in Madrid in February at the ARCOmadrid, the International Fair of Contemporary Art where he showcased his most immaculate images for thousands to see.
View his work here and let his realistic illustrations tantalise your fashion fantasies
Arturo Elena is represented internationally by Factory311
You Get the Picture?/
This artwork by Alexandre Dufoix will make you stop and seriously ponder what exactly is going on in this piece. Is it art depicting brands or brands depicting art. Either way, this piece is absolutely mind-blowing!
Artwork / Alexandre Dufoix
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