Ugo Gattoni

Ugo Gattoni is a Paris based illustrator, creating some amazing artwork. "Master of the fine-liner" according to Agent Pekka. His detailed work came to fame in 2011, and is in high demand ever since.

A master with graphite, fine-liner and of lately intaglio printing. Just see him at work to understand his extensive craftsmanship. 

The Making of Bicycle from Agent Pekka on Vimeo.


Ugo Gattoni / Sybille’s bath from Sold Art • Gallery & Publisher on Vimeo.

Marc Giai-Miniet

Marc Giai-Miniet, this French artist creates fictional spaces in little boxes. 'Boîtes' in French it just means boxes, but the fascinating worlds and spaces he builds into these boxes grab your attention. Doll houses for adult people having a hang for the old sci-fi stories of the fifties. Marc Giai-Miniet meticulously fills these wonderful spaces with tiny machinery, people and loads of books. The starting point of a story, an experiment or just a factory with an intriguing past. Buildings without a facade to tickle your imagination. 

Gilbert Legrand

French artist Gilbert Legrand gives a new identity to everyday tools and objects. The modified and painted objects brings a smile to your face. After seeing Gilbert's fun characters, you can't but look different at your toolbox or kitchen aids. lovely and joyful.
Gilbert Legrand works as an illustrator from Toulouse, but was born in Paris.

Daniel Firman

Daniel Firman lives and works in Lyon, France. Conceptual art, sculptures or installations ? or all of the above. Wursa, the sculpture of an elephant balancing on its trunk 18,000 km above the earth. Or better gravity would allow it 18,000 km up in the air.

 Wursa (above) and Nasutamanus (below)

Daniel's plaster sculptures are paused, waiting to move on. You wonder what their next move will be. Full of humor and a bit absurd, and never showing their face.  

Roman Saintonge

Roman Saintonge a French painter born in Pithiviers. His work usually starts with a picture, using a multitude of painting techniques, he then deconstructs the original image. In doing so he is creating this weird atmosphere. His figures are a bit lost in time, abandoned and damaged. I wasn't able to find his website but at the bottom you can see an interview with the artist, only in French..

JR

NOT A BUG SPLAT

In military slang, Predator drone operators often refer to kills as ‘bug splats’, since viewing the body through a grainy video image gives the sense of an insect being crushed. This giant art installation targets predator drone operators, find out more about this project here.

French artist JR fly-posts big black and white images in public spaces, trying to create awareness of local and world problems. He described himself as a photographer. He started out as a graffiti artist not really interested in changing the world. At age 17 he started using large photocopies of his photographic work, applying it on rooftops and outdoor walls, saying: : "In the street, we reach people who never go to museums."

Women Are Heroes. Action in Kibera Slum, General View, Kenya, 2009

Face2Face. Holy Tryptich, 2006

Face2Face. Separation Wall. Palestinian Side In Bethlehem, March 2007

Cedric Arnold

Cedric Arnold is French- British photographer. He Lives and works in Bangkok Thailand.

It Took him over four years to create "Sacred Ink". He got friendly with Tattoo masters, which enabled him to witness sacred ceremonies that are part of the tattooing process. Cedric Arnold used Large format and polaroid film for his black and white work.

 Thai sacred tattoos are applied during special ceremonies by monks and tattoo masters with knowledge of ancient South East Asian script.

"For centuries, Thai men have covered their bodies with protective tattoos. Old temple murals show epic scenes of swords breaking apart when hitting a tattoed soldier's skin. The tradition has been handed down generations of both monks and laymen who create the tattoes and empower them with special prayers"; C. Arnold