Istvan Sandorfi's Enigmatic Portraits

I stumbled upon Istvan Sandorfi's work a while ago through Ghost in the Machine. Sandorfi was a genius who dabbled in a variety of hyperrealistic oil paintings, creating for himself a lasting legacy as a preeminent Hungarian artist. He started to draw during his childhood, and after his second exhibition in 1966, he gave up drawing and focused on painting.

Best known for his cloth-draped and vanishing figures, Sandorfi's style blends a meticulous realistic technique with elements of surrealism. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and his work has been featured in several museums and galleries worldwide. He died in 2007, and was buried in Budapest.

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Enigmatic Shapes and Psychedelic Patterns

To say that I love Sanagi 's work is an understatement. Looking at her art feels sort of therapeutic, and I find her drawings refreshingly intricate. They're trippy, psychedelic, and resemble something that you might see under a microscope. Not much is Googleable about Sanagi, but that's fine. There aren't many artists these days that still pull off the whole mysterious vibe, so I commend her for that. By the way... they're all hand-drawn with pen and ink.

James DeRosso's ceramic monsters

I really like these whimsical ceramic creatures by James DeRosso. Yes, they have bulging eyes and toothy grins, but they're not scary at all. The Portland-based artist started making cute monsters while he was a student to jokingly create gargoyle-like guardians for the kiln. After other students kept taking his quirky little figures, he realized there was a market for them. "I'm enjoying the whole monster making niche," James says. "It's amazingly gratifying to be doing ceramics full time and especially to be a teacher introducing kids to the joy of clay." Be sure to visit his website and like his Facebook page for the latest monster news.

The Adorable Sculptures of Yen Yen Lo

These images are from a series of wall sculptures created by Yen Yen Lo . Here you can see her intricately textured ceramic pieces, looking downright adorable. Yen Yen Lo's eye for the unique and whimsical is delightful. Apparently they are not intended for kids under 16. Fifteen-year-olds cannot be trusted with fragile stuff. Get them a Funko Pop instead.

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