Populated with masks and skeletons, James Ensor’s macabre atmospheres are morbid commentaries on the human condition, his hometown of Ostend on the North Sea, Belgian [...]
Inspired by the magic pet world of Beatrix Potter and her Tale of Peter Rabbit, Shae Syu has focused on rabbit artwork since 2013, finding inspiration from her two beloved [...]
Also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Eve, or All Saints’ Eve, Halloween originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light [...]
Halfway between mask and headgear, hats get out of their primary function to achieve a real ornamental purpose. There are many companies dealing with this new trend, and [...]
Normal: This word haunts me since childhood. What does it really mean? Who determines what is normal and what is not? Is it normal living in a society, adapting to its laws, [...]
Fascinated by masquerading rituals in Africa and the Caribbean, the photographer Phyllis Galembo, now a professor of fine art at Albany University in New York, has spent more [...]
The sleep of reason produces monsters Where do your characters come from? Most of our ideas come from the — unconscious — dephts of our imagination, dreams and [...]