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Kris Kuksi’s got a book, Divination and Delusion, coming out in November via Beinart Publishing.

If you’re not familiar with Kris and his work, he’s a painter and sculptor but, IMHO, it’s the sculpture (or diorama) work that sets him apart.  With a tip of the hat to Bosch, Kris creates nightmarish landscapes filled with all manner of grotesque creatures and machinery.  From what I understand, Kris travels the globe in search of “materials” for his projects (a skull here, a WWII tank model there) and then retreats to his rural Kansas home to “arrange” everything.  The end result is stunning, to say the least.

Get a look for yourself at Kris’ website…many of the pieces are huge (literally room filling) so take the time to zoom in on the images to get a full appreciation for the amazing detail.

Photo by Alexander Babic, 2008

“Artist” is not the first word that comes to mind when describing guys who build motorcycles, right?  But that’s exactly the word I’d use to describe the work of Shinya Kimura.  Credited with creating the “zero style” motorcycle, Shinya builds minimalistic, vintage styles bikes where form follows function; his website features a quote from Frank Lloyd Wright that sums it up best: “the elimination of the insignificant”.  If you like the below image, check out his website for more examples of his work.

If you like photo-realism with a penchant for the surreal, check out the paintings of Jeremy Geddes.   You can click here to visit his website where you can see more of his work, purchase prints or read his blog.