The Art of Italian Artist Cristian Grossi

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Cristian Grossi, an Italian artist based in Parma, Italy, sent in some images of his fantastic illustrations and mixed-media artworks.

Cristian says that his childhood was an interesting blend of “loneliness and mad and chaotic fantasies.” This led him to experiment with various illustration techniques, patterns, colors and abstract designs. His childhood feelings manifest themselves in his paintings and sketches, and he tries, as he says, “to walk the line between kitsch, minimalism, and pure white feelings.”

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Lola Dupré’s Sensational Paper Art

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Mehdi writes, “Hi, just thought i would show you this link to the work of Lola Dupre, i have been checking her site for a few years and she has an amazing collection of paper and scissors photomontage, lots of themes and looks.. thought you might like it..”

Scottish artist Lola Dupré is a master manipulator of form and paper. Using scissors, glue and a whole lot of patience, Lola painstakingly works her way through copies of famous photographs and paintings, for hours together. The results are sometimes humorous, sometimes terrifying, but always phenomenal.

Link to her official site (some images are slightly NSFW).

There are more images after the jump.

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