Cultura Inquieta

Khalil Chishtee is a Pakistani artist that uses trash bags to form and mold life. The sculpture’s poses of emotions release and brings out a connecting value that together allows our souls to whisper. “Artworks needn’t always portray beauty.” -Khalil Chishtee.

The work of prolific British sculptor Antony Gormley explores the human body and its relationship to space.

"Art is the means by which we communicate what it feels like to be alive." Antony Gormley.

Mike Stilkey, aka “the man who paints on books” is an artist from Los Angeles who has always been attracted to painting and drawing not only on vintage paper, record covers and book pages, but on the books themselves.

With the help of paint, colored pencils, ink and lacquer, Mike manages to create interesting artful scenes which complement the books’  story lines. His works are usually based on unusual characters inspired by fairy tales and fiction writings. We dedicate a post to this original artist, because we like a lot the originality of this painting-on-books idea and we consider his projects something that most of us would like to have in our living room bookcases. However, in the case of the mosaic paintings (last three photos) we do not know if it is possible to read the books after the artwork is finished!

These are just a few of many wonderful pieces by Italian sculptor Matteo Pugliese. His bronze sculptures of men, often made from multiple components, appear to be trapped in the vertical space of walls.