Brooklynite Erika Somogyi has completely captivated me with her work. Building organic patterns in a kaleidoscope of supernatural, vibrating neon colors, Erica’s work explores the unreal in the natural, or to me, the surreal human heart in the midst of the great wilderness of the world.

Working primarily in watercolor and gouache, Erika’s pieces have a soft, watery atmosphere about them, that translates into a mystic haze or aura in the work itself. The amount of careful detail in her pieces is delightful and impressive – often figures and shapes are hidden until close scrutiny or a few steps back. The result are pieces that are as evocative in their details as their mood. I would surely keep this on my list of artists to acquire after I make that mint I am so desperately waiting for, but in the meantime, I will be a constant visitor to her digital wonderland…

To see Erika’s complete collection, click here.

With the most creepiest of holidays nigh a week away, I feel it is my duty to get us all in the right proper mood. I’ve been saving this artist just for this season.

Sarah Wilmer is a New-York based photographer with the eye for the beautiful, strange spooky and surreal. Her work seems to exist in this separate reality, containing a somewhat gothic-meets-seventies vibe that I find all too appealing.

I find some her most interesting work is her band photography work. Wilmer chooses to shoot bands in unique environments, that border on disturbing and a rarefied environments such as underwater, floating in the air, or performing cabalistic passes in strange environs.

In all her work, there is a mystical, fantastic element that is both breathtaking and unsettling. They are works that move you far with simple gestures, that question that space between the real and strange, lingering somewhere in between that shows the viewer just how that place is but a heartbeat, a gesture, away.

See Sarah Wilmer’s photography here.

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Yeondoo Jung is a Korean artist with as sharply a honed sense of whimsy and surrealism as you can find. His ability to play with landscapes and environments ranges from the delightful to awe-inspiring to behold. Whether making us consider alternative housing or mystical ice-skating, Jung’s work always carries with it a full dose of surprise and wonder.

One of the projects that I find utterly inspiring is “Wonderland,” in which Jung realized the drawings of young children. The results are simply beyond this world.

See the full set here.

(Snatched from How About Orange)

Collage by Yambushi

There is something so tactile and wonderful about the art form of collage. It’s equal parts creativity and scavenger hunt – about seeing the potential in the images around you. Yambushi’s collages are a perfect example of how exciting the results can be. Utilizing clippings from vintage magazines, comic books and movie posters, Yambushi’s pieces resemble cultural mandalas, pieces of cosmic importance that are rife with iconic imagery from our past.

See the Yambushi’s collection here.

Anne-Solange, is a french writer and journalist. Since discovering her on wardrobe_remix, I have been completely smitten with her photostream. Not only is her sense of style completely wonderful, but her photographs are excellently shot.

Solange’s style is a mix of elegant and playful, full of lovely muted hues and delightful details. Just looking at her photos makes me long to visit to France, where I have come to believe that sunlight is lemon-colored, and everyone dresses amazing all the time.

See her entire photostream here.

A spare button, a coconut husk, an old shoe. Everyday detritus, that moves around us like an invisible ocean: the neglected remainders of our lives.

Along comes Ann Carrington, an English sculptor with a sublime gift for discovering the potential among these common objects. Collecting them in massive amounts, she repurposes them into crowns, horses, crocodiles. And along the way, infuses the world with a bit of magic.

“Crown Jewels” Pearl buttons on canvas

“Wildebeest” Bone handled knives

“English Rose” Safety pins, needles, on canvas

“Raj Rug” Shoe uppers on Canvas

“Stubbs 2″ Cigarettes on wood, framed in oak

See the rest of her collection here.

Fab34 lives in Taipei, Taiwan, and I can’t get enough of his work: candid shots that are fun, beautiful and sweetly personal. I look at them and feel like i’m viewing the memories of some rad person…

Flickr Page here.
Flickr River here.