Beautiful Decay Issue R: Richard Stipl

If you missed this year's Scope New York, Beautiful Decay worked with Scope to feature some participating artists showing at the 2007 fair in their issue "R." One that caught our eye there and that's also in the magazine is Richard Stipl, a Czechoslovakian-born painter and sculptor. Similar in to the plasticine realism of Ron Mueck's work, Stipl uses himself as a model to create …

Alison Whittington

Photographer Alison Whittington shoots evocative, thematic photo essays which subtly hint at layers of meaning that sit just below the surface. Her work is tinged with a sense of introspection, but also encourages the viewer to question their own interpretation of the series. See more images here.

Cool Hunting Video Presents: José Parlá

José Parlá's densely-layered graffiti paintings blur the lines between word and image and graffiti and "fine art"

Our video about Brooklyn-based artist José Parlá’s work explores the thought and process behind his densely-layered graffiti paintings. Perhaps more than any other artist, José blurs the lines between word and image and graffiti and “fine art.” In the video José explains his influences (including his brother Rey Parlá’s abstract scratch films) and at his Fort Greene studio we get the rare privilege of seeing …