Peter Gronquist is a sculpture and a painter that definitely
has been influenced by pop-culture and has a good time making fun of it. His
works comprise of regular subjects such as a grenade and meshes it with pop
culture such as making it into Pac-man. I personally like the sculptures more
because they offer a satire on modern fashion. Different brands like Channel,
D&G, and Prada are all the rave and people want to get their hands on it no
matter what. On top of that the products are usually stupid expensive and one
could get a $20 purse that looks just the same but because of the brand it
makes all the difference. So what Mr. Gronquist has done is; he took weapons of
death and made them fashionable. On that note, and ad campaign just popped into
my head… “Gold plated D&G
AK-47’s look great on your person as you spray an entire poverty stricken
village! Get your Prada Uzi and the Pac-man grenades really go great with it.
The matching colors really help your style pop! Only 500,000 dollars!” By
making the guns look this way, in my opinion, is a statement saying that things
that kill are now accepted into society because everyone wants it.
JennyBird Alcantara was born in San Francisco. She attended San Francisco Art Institute. Her paintings are usually oil paintings painted on wood, if she paints on paper they're mostly acrylic paintings that she does. JennyBird doesn't limit herself painting on paper or wood she also makes dalls and paints them, they are inspired with her own paintings. Her creativity is inspired by fables and fantasies. Jeenybird's work is so unique because she combines the nature of humans and the nature of animals. Her work as been seen all over the U.S. and Europe. 
Frederic Lanovsky is a very colorful artist. His sculptures
are all very vibrant and cartoon like giving a very playful feeling. I can’t
help but feel happy because the subjects in his works always have a smiling
face. Walking with their dogs, sailing, even picking flowers without a care in
the world. Its leaves little wonder why people would love to just do things and
not have to worry about bills or going to work. Living life in a simpler time.
But I can’t help but think his sculptures look like glorified blow up dolls.
But hey! Art is always left open for interpretation. 
I can personally say that Judith Braun is a very unique artist. She paints and is driven by her passion of art. She can do a lot from graphite and paper, simple paintings and finger paintings. in the 1990 she held an art show called "Read My Pussy". Judith spoke with a certain language and text in her art that just becomes relates her work and mixes sexual and racial feeling to it. Judith even changed her last name from Weinman to Weinperson. In the early 2000's she took some time for herself and then in 2004 she went back to her studio and began a project she liked to call"Symmetrical Procedures". This is where her finger paintings came to life and she once again started to put them in shows to show them off. If you want to know more she has made a video telling us her life and how she is.
Mike Libby did something unique in which he took insects and
meshed them with mechanical parts.
Combining science and nature, which are usually two battling entities. Being
that science is trying to figure how everything works and nature just is. The
mechanical parts he uses seem to almost belong where he places them bringing
the mechanical insect fantasy to life. 
Being born in New York, Mike Giant started drawing to pass time. then moving to New Mexico he started drawing heavy metal, punk, skateboarding rock, hip- hop. Than in San Fransisco he transformed his art into tattoos. His art makes you feel as if you were in the streets, its so unique he does everything from plain drawing to out in the streets walls and paints. He does some photography as well. He most famous for all of tattoos that are tatted on a lot of people who love his work. 
People take pictures for one purpose; and that is to capture
a moment you find beautiful, indescribable, or so terrifying that you would
only be able to use that photo to share that feeling with someone. Laurent Chehere, I feel has mastered the capture and manipulation of still life and his works evoke those same three emotions described above. His photos give a very
cinematic feel and range from simple but beautiful scenery shots, shots of
people’s faces or interacting with each other, to the floating houses that
leave me awestruck due to the amazing editing of the picture. One of the homes
is even on fire giving a feeling of hopelessness due to the situation of the
house not being grounded. Then there are the unexpected and terrifying pictures
of death. Beautiful women lying dead in pools of their blood that are taking
shape to whatever surface is near. Laurent’s range of pictures is fantastic
because it shows that mastery to do whatever he wants and is able to evoke
whatever emotion he wants.
All works belong to Laurent Chehere
Artist Motoi Yamamoto is one of the most interesting artists
I’ve seen as of late because he makes amazing, I guess one would call
sculptures, out of salt! The amazingly scaled works he does just makes you want
to dive into his head and see exactly where he gets his ideas. From stairs to
towers to mountain ranges with an unfathomable labyrinth leading to them is
just simply breathtaking. Pictures say a thousand words so here are some of his
masterpieces.All works belong to Motoi Yamamoto
Sylvia Ji has her own unique way to her express herself with her paintings. She adds lots of feeling and sexuality in her art. When she paints she adds the little details to create her art, so they can just magically happen within themselves. All of her experiences and relationships have helped shape who she is and to express herself in her art work. Sylvia is definitely the real deal when it comes to her art, she add brutal and kindness in her work and is serious about it. She is indeed one who likes to wait on the future just fantasize and wait, a bit curious but patient to what comes her way. Sylvia Has had many accomplishments in her life, won any awards and had exhibits around the country.
French artist Charlotte Caron has different works from
anatomy, abstract paintings, sketches of skulls and sculptures of hearts, as
well as photography. But the work that caught my eye was her blending of
photography and painting. She blends the two with great success and the end
result is surreal and breathtaking. Taking photos of her subject’s head, usually
side shots, she then paints animal faces on them to mimic a mask. A reoccurring
theme I’ve seen with some of the artists I’ve posted is the love for bringing two
completely different worlds, or in this case species, and making them very
singular or giving the message that we all have animals inside of us and even
though we think we’re different we find out that the two are very much alike. (The link to her website is in french, but its still fairly easy to navigate.)
All works belong to Charlotte Caron
Per Erik Larsen is from Bergen, Norway. Graduating in Trondheim, Norway in 2008 majoring in graphic design. He specializes in graphic design and is an art director. He is always open to new ideas and is always looking to create new artwork to add to his portfolio. Per Erik travels a lot around the world to get new ideas and grow in what he does. He adds patterns and nature into most of his work. that's what makes his art more unique than others. 
