The cult section of the literary world
by Sam Reeve I’ve studied, learned, grown, and spent a lot of time as a professional artist making a decent living doing art, but in all that time and through all those jobs I’ve learned one all-important thing. It was the time I spent, like the kid at the kitchen […]
by Sam Reeve James Quigley, born in 1974, is a self-taught artist who started his career at an early age doing album covers, gig posters and zine art for locals. Now he works with skateboard companies to produce insane deck art and t-shirts, and he created the artwork for an […]
by Sam Reeve Strange creatures, geometric shapes, and lots of lines and colour. This is what you’ll find in Matt Leines’ artwork. This talented illustrator was born and raised in Totowa, New Jersey, but has since escaped to Brooklyn. See more of his work here, or check out his Etsy […]
By Sam Reeve Whoah! December is almost over and then it’ll be 2014! Bizarro Central has some wonderful stuff in store, so stick around. Dorian Cleavenger is known for his surreal fantasy paintings that depict hot, albeit often weird-looking ladies. He started out doing freelance work, sometimes for large corporations […]
By Sam Reeve I hope everyone is having a very metal Christmas! I’m sitting in my dark house listening to Ulver. ‘Tis the season! Justin Bartlett’s art is completely appropriate for this blackest of days and I just can’t get enough of it. His style is inspired by that of […]
By Sam Reeve Sick of the holidays yet? I instantly regretted leaving my house today. People were assholes, especially on the road. I wanted to find something bloody and awful for today’s post, and Adalberto Abbate’s micro sculptures are perfect: little mini people suffering terribly or killing each other! Adalberto […]
By Sam Reeve I always feel compelled to feature super un-Christmasy art on the last few days leading up to the holiday, and Ed Repka’s art fits the bill. Known as the “king of thrash metal art”, he created some of the most iconic metal album covers and merch designs […]
By Sam Reeve Adrian Borda’s art is kinda a mixed bag. There’s some beautiful fantasy stuff that’s nice and all, but the real gold is the terrifying and surreal subjects with huge lips à la Jackie Stallone. Seriously, this is what nightmares are made of. Visit Adrian’s website here to […]
By Sam Reeve Happy winter solstice! From now on the days will only get longer, so thank goodness for that. Today’s artist, known as Saccstry, specializes in creating terrifying, grotesque, and adorable little girls. I’m normally not a huge fan of digital art, but I just can’t look away. If […]
By Sam Reeve Tulsi Maya’s art is some of my most favourite ever. I loved drawing over pictures in magazines as a teenager, turning people into goths or monsters with my trusted Sharpie, but her work is the truly good version of that. Her illustrations and collages are always amazing […]
By Sam Reeve Craig LaRotonda, born and raised in Buffalo, New York, has had quite a successful career so far. His art has appeared in mainstream media like the New York Times, The Washington Post, and even in award-winning movies like Traffic. The influence of the renaissance is unmistakable in […]
By Sam Reeve Jim Sheely, aka Ojimbo, is a multi-talented artist who not only illustrates and paints but carves wood, too! His work often incorporates circus and freak show imagery. To see more from Ojimbo, visit his Flickr page.
By Sam Reeve David Chung, affectionately known as The Chung!!, lives in Los Angeles yet works out of some dark, strange corner of the human imagination that the rest of us generally knows to stay away from. His artwork, filled with humor and awkwardness, is a sort of catharsis for […]
By Sam Reeve So how have you all been handling the year’s blackest month thus far? Since I don’t celebrate xmas and don’t live with anyone, I’ve been handling it rather well, mostly, though I do have to hear the music when I go grocery shopping. Grinchyness aside, it still […]
By Sam Reeve Toronto-born Julie Moon has exhibited her strange sculptures around the world, but most recently in Philadelphia where she currently resides. Her playful and strange pieces typically feature flowers and elements of the human body. Visit her website here to see more of her work, or check out […]
By Sam Reeve Jeff Soto took graffiti to the next level with his strange creatures and robots. The California-born artist started tagging walls in the late ’80s and formed a graffiti crew with some fellow high schoolers. Fast forward 20 years and Soto has painted murals from New York to […]
By Sam Reeve I was going to open this with a real groaner of a joke about David’s last name, but I stopped myself. You’re welcome. David Normal started his art career at the age of 16 making punk flyers in SanFrancisco. He later got involved with theatre, photography, animation, […]
By Sam Reeve Banana people. Banana people? Banana people! Shih Yung Lin is a mystery to me because most of the info on him is in Chinese. What you need to know is Lin’s art is amazing and weird and beautiful beyond measure. Visit his Flickr page here to see […]
By Sam Reeve Skeletons and skulls frequently appear in New York-born Laurie Lipton’s work, as does strange machinery and too many circuit boards. Her finely detailed charcoal and pencil drawings have made their rounds in Internetland, so you’ve probably seen her work at some point. They’re strange and beautiful and […]
By Sam Reeve San Francisco Bay artist Cahill Wessel plays around with pop culture in surreal and hilarious ways, giving you everything you’d ever hoped to see. Hover over the pictures (or click through the gallery) to view the titles of each piece – they’re almost as golden as the […]
By Sam Reeve When I stumbled upon Jessica Joslin’s work I was not only stunned by its beauty and detail, but by the sheer amount of it. She’s already got over 200 of these sculptures to her name, and her menagerie of brass and bone only keeps growing. She gives […]
By Sam Reeve Mysterious New York-based illustrator SCARECROWOVEN is a fan of gore, guts, and oozing appendages. His gnarled creatures take a cue from ‘comic books, sci-fi and horror movies and all the illustration that came out of the skateboard world in the 80’s.’ He describes himself as an alien […]
by Sam Reeve Agostino Arrivabene’s paintings look like relics from some kind of nuclear wasteland, warped by time and radiation, but really the dude’s just talented as hell and often paints on wood instead of canvas. He lives near Milan, Italy, and lives like a hermit with just his dog […]
by Sam Reeve Jim Tozzi of the band/art collective PFFR totally rules! You may not be familiar with his art, but maybe you’ve seen the ultra bizarro animated show Xavier: Renegade Angel? If you haven’t, check out the episode below. It’s quite a trip. PFFR created the show, whose main […]
by Sam Reeve Gwen Tomahawk is a badass French artist from Paris. I can’t for the life of me find much information about her on the web, but no matter. Check out her StoreEnvy and you can see her full portfolio.
by Sam Reeve Today I bring you the old-school bizarro art of Angel Planells (1901-1989), a Spanish surrealist who hung out with the likes of Salvador Dali and René Magritte. He was a shy, introverted man and was driven by his dreams to create the surreal paintings you see below.
by Sam Reeve I’ve been a fan of Wayne Barlowe’s since I was a little kid. Besides painting and sketching some of the craziest creatures and beings you’ll ever see, he did some paleoart for a book I had called Alphabet of Dinosaurs. The picture below is the one I […]
by Sam Reeve For those who missed the announcement or have just stumbled on Bizarro Central for the first time, December is Weird Art Month. I started it two years ago to cope with this month because 1) fuck rain, which is all we get in December where I live, […]
