Maguila #12

Maguila is a free PDF art magazine and its newest edition is now available for download. Full of spectacular art worthy of whitewashed walls in any gallery, this 94-page issue packs in drawings, paintings, photography, collage and graphic design work from two dozen global artists—most probably unknown to the casual viewer but all deserving their due. Maguila germinated from a idea that started with Base-V, …

Cool Hunting Video Presents: To Catch a Web, Part Two

Emil "Rocky" Fiore gently captures spiderwebs that preserves on glass, Part Two

Our second video on Emil Fiore, New Jersey’s only spiderweb catcher, ventures into the forest to watch a few “catches.” Going a little deeper than Part One (which documented the capture of one web), this episode looks more closely at his process, as well as the spiders and their webs themselves.

Trompe L’Oeil by Rosanna Bankes

I've always found the artistic technique of trompe l'oeil (derived from French, meaning trick of the eye) absolutely fascinating. It's age-old and I was really only familiar with examples painted as murals, depicting landscapes or decorative features, but Rosanna Bankes paints modern examples on whatever surface she's commissioned to paint on. Already an impressive artist, Rosanna honed her skills as an apprentice under pioneering French …