Hajime Sorayama, the father of the sexy robot revolution. Though he began his work on sexy robots in 1983, it has only grown more relevant in our increasingly technological society. Internationally recognized as the primary innovator of realistic expressionism via his airbrush technique, Sorayama continues to inspire artists of all mediums: painters, sculptors, film directors, and fashion designers.   Read the full article at https://metalmagazine.eu/en/post/article/hajime-sorayama-machines-with-sex-appeal

The artists in question are Malik Roberts, Paul Insect and Stickymonger, who will, each in their own fashion, commemorate the legacy of Bast, the fourth of the 4. Bast was best known for his collage art that portrayed mutated characters and scenes.   Read the full article at http://www.somewhere-magazine.com/nycs-allouche-gallerys-star-studded-4-in-la-pop-up-group-show-commemorates-late-artist-bast/

FAILE, a Brooklyn-based collaboration between artists Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller, raises questions about our relationship to consumer culture, religious traditions, and the urban environment by blurring the boundaries between fine art, street art, and popular culture.   Read the full article at https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/faile

A trippy world where “we can talk about the idea of belief systems without people being offended.”Multidisciplinary art phenom Ron English just launched a new solo exhibition at New York City’s Allouche Gallery called “Delusionville.” The showcase is a visual cacophony of English’s signature characters imagined in new, acid-induced forms including paintings and life-sized sculptures.   Read the full article at https://hypebeast.com/2018/10/ron-english-delusionville-allouche-gallery-exhibition

Lori Earley is a contemporary surrealist figurative artist who began exhibiting her work in 2004.  She describes her work, “My oil paintings are a combination of classical realistic rendering with a  personal element of distortion” This distortion comes from an innate desire to transform her  emotions into tangible planes that express what she feels, not what she sees.   Read the full article at https://beautifulbizarre.net/2014/01/25/lori-earley/

Traveling around NYC, a 14 foot box truck has been transformed into a diorama-style outdoor sculpture that is a stage for both visual and performance art, inspired by domestic scenes and stories shared on this site. Swoon, uses intricate cutaways, painting, and performance to build a world that blends reality and wonder. As a roving, mobile sculpture, The House Our Families Built asks viewers to consider the legacy of ancestral histories. Read the full article at https://www.pbs.org/american-portrait/public-art/the-house-our-families-built/