The Fantastic Art of Jacek Yerka

 

Jacek Yerka is Jacek Kowalski's alias.  In the early works of the author you can see the letter "K", instead of his signature "YERKA" in later works.

The critics refer the style of this wonderful Polish artist to the realistic surrealism and fantasy. His canvases are filled with the echo of the famous surrealists of the past, from Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel to Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte.

American fiction writer Harlan Ellison was so impressed by Yerka's works that wrote 13 new short stories for "Mind Fields" - the book of Yerka's works first published in 1994. Each story relates to one of the thirty pictures included in "Mind Fields". In 1999 Jacek Yerka published another book - "The Fantastic Art of Jacek Yerka" - a portfolio of 21 works by the artist . In 1995 Jacek Yerka was honoured to get the prestigious "World Fantasy Award" as the best artist. JacekYerka's works are exhibited in Poland , Germany, France , Monaco and the United States , some of them are in private collections around the world.
 

Dive into the atmosphere of fairy dream in which reality, parallel worlds and  your own subconscious create mysterious images, intertwining and merging into one entity. That's what I feel watching these paintings... 

 Self-taught master of pencil drawing

    

Each new work by Diego Fazio (the artist under the nickname DiegoKoi) creates a wave of doubting comments online. That is the reason why this talanted young master of pencil drawing decided to share his secrets with everyone.

This hyperrealist started his career with sketches for tattoos. Inspired by the work of Japanese artists of the Edo period, the great Hokusai to be precise, Diego began to hone his skills, developing his own technique of drawing.

He works like an inkjet printer, starting to draw from the edge of the sheet. He uses pencils and charcoal. It usually takes him 200 hours to create a portrait.

 

  

 

Even a mess :)

"Every man`s work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself"

Samuel Butler

On the Observation Deck

Jasper James is a commercial photographer who works with large companies such as Ferrari, British Airways, Ritz Carlton, Dockers and others. However, there are some noncommercial projects in his work. James is fond of travelling and he shoots what he'd seen.

We're interested in a series of pictures, known as "People and Places". These photographs show the city through the reflection of people, standing on the observation deck. They really impressed me. Such interpretation demonstrates the close relationship between the man and his environment. A person is a part of the city, and the city is a part of the person. Panoramic view from the top often makes us ponder on philosophical subjects...

 Big City Life in Watercolor

Maja Wrońska, a watercolor artist from Poland, is a master of architectural sketches. Her works are wonderful examples of modern watercolor painting. Inspired by the crowdy streets and squares of big cities, she creates real masterpieces. Her images have peculiar atmosphere that will certainly impress you.
Here you can enjoy the process:

 A sun ray in a gloomy day :)

Jack Tia Kee Woon is the aquarellist from Singapore, who works with a mixture of acrylic and watercolor paints. Many art critics claim that he has actually rediscovered the opportunities of watercolor. His works are filled with flowers and sun. You can admire them again and again. His magic brush creates sunny airy paintings. The bright and vivid colors emphasize the delicate transparency of watercolors, bringing a feeling of certain lightness, spring freshness.

 The artist is especially good in his landscapes and urban sketches: the narrow city streets, wrought iron lights and signs, vintage cozy yards... You can easily find the influence of Chinese and Japanese traditional drawing techniques in his works: a lot of light , swift lines, transparent strokes of paint creating a whole image, which is transmitted by the contour. These images emit some kind of energy. Like sunrays, they will fill you up with positive emotions :) Enjoy!