A collection of scattered thoughts

untitled, oil & charcoal on canvas (2013)

Palette Knife Portraits, Salman Khoshroo

Iranian artist Salman Khoshroo uses thick lumps of oil paint and a big palette knife to design portraits and large figures which look like their dripping on the canvas that they’re on.

Floral Minds by Minas Halaj

Incorporating elements of classical education with contemporary influences, Minas Halaj’s art manifests itself by way of a symphony of graphics, sculptures, collages and figurative compositions. 

Halaj uses a variety of recycled material including tar as part of the background and pieces of a pre-Victorian dresses to add texture and dimension making his work deeply complex. Peep more of Halaj’s work at http://minashalajart.com/ (via Juxtapoz)

me three seconds after I said I should chill: