무나씨 moonassi (Daehyun Kim)

나는 너를 본다, I see you in the sea of you 29.5 x 42 cm    Ink on paper     2013

Korean artist going by the nickname Moonassi produces these surreal and intricate pieces of fine line drawings. His mediums usually consist if indian ink and fine liner pen. Moonassi's style is unique in the way he uses traditional Eastern Asian techniques yet applies them in a contemporary manner. The use of positive and negative space with a simple black and white color scheme is favourable in this style. His drawings are drowned in look-a-like figures and explore dream like scenes. When looking closer into his work you are able to see each line connected with the next and finding many surprises within the drawings. He has definitely become a favourite for me as I've now have the detail of I see you in the sea of you as my wallpaper!

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날마다 타인, Stacks of you29.5 x 42 cm    Ink on paper     2013

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임의 추출 기억 장치, Random Access Memories
30 x 30 cm  Ink on Paper  2013

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수월관음도(水月觀音圖), The Moon I See
29.5 x 42 cm    Ink on paper     2013

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말더듬이, A stammerer
42 x 29.5 cm    Ink on paper     2013

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29.5 x 42 cm    Ink on paper     2013

숨, Inspiration
42 x 29.5 cm    Ink on paper     2013

섹스어필, Wearing me29.5 x 42 cm    Ink on paper     2013

시간에(의) 직면, Face the whole(Martini)
29.5 x 42 cm Ink on paper 2013

 잘 부탁드립니다, Please take care of this
29.5 x 42 cm    Ink on paper     2013

우주 건너, Across the universe
29.5 x 42 cm Ink on paper 2013

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James Jean

I have long been a fan of James Jean. His drawings are so detailed and full of interesting characters and patterns. No shame in saying that I could look at his works for hours. Here are a couple of his newer works. I love how Jean has steered away from simple black on white illustrations and went for a bright blue background with the drawings in the center.

The characters look so delicate and soft while surrounding them in fantastical things that are very nature-like. The details in his patterns draw the eyes in and makes it very easy to get lost into the drawings - almost psychedelic. They remind me of old book illustrations about greek mythology or fairies. Jean has done many commissions including the likes of Prada, Atlantic Records and DC Comics.

He's also released an iBook called 'Parallel Lives' and from what I've seen, it's absolutely gorgeous.

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Guim Tió Zarraluki

Barcelona based artist Guim Tió draws over pre-existing magazine photographs and renders them into something completely different. Tió's style is already evident by his use of highlighting the nose and reducing eyes into expressive-less circles of nothing. Some of the portraits are haunting and portray pretty zombie-like figures although there is an added quirkiness in Tió's work. I enjoy that in some of the illustrations that he has left the markings of the magazine advertisement giving us an insight that these surreal like figures were once beautiful models. 

Tió uses oil-pastels to distort the faces of models in advertisements that take up the majority of pages in magazines, posters at the bus stop and massive city billboards that you drive by and scream to us 'IDEAL BEAUTY'. Instead of shredding our self-esteem, these works are fun, abstract and dynamic compared to expressionless fashion advertisements. 

Be sure to visit his facebook and blog where he updates quite often!

More photos after the jump!