In the multiple explorations of form and composition by German-Swiss artist Paul Klee, a special place is occupied by works where the line is the main … [Read more...]
The Architecture of the Workspace: Axonometric Drawings by Peter Judson
Peter Judson is a British designer and illustrator. (Already featured, on Socks). For his project "Hyundai card", commissioned by design studio … [Read more...]
Monumental, Yet So Fragile: Arctic Landscapes by Emma Stibbon
German-born artist Emma Stibbon did her studies in England, where she currently works. Her production is mostly composed of monochrome drawings on … [Read more...]
“Flood! A Novel In Pictures” by Eric Drooker (1992)
Published for the first time in 1992, "Flood! A novel in pictures" is a silent story told through images by American artist Eric Drooker. A black and … [Read more...]
Forgotten Corners, by Andrew G. Fisher
Andrew G. Fisher is an artist who opens a constant relationship between two media, photography and illustration. Time is frozen in black and white … [Read more...]
Constructing Abstraction. Pablo Picasso’s Constellation Drawings (1924)
The Constellations drawings are a series of sketches by Pablo Picasso drawn on sixteen pages of a notebook in 1924. For these small drawings in black … [Read more...]
“Weltschmerz” and “Made in Sarajevo” by Ben Tolman
"Weltschmerz" and "Made in Sarajevo" are two series of ink drawings by Washington DC-based artist Ben Tolman. The first one is a collection made in … [Read more...]
Don’t Be Afraid of Bad Dreams: Rik Smits’ Cities and Landscapes
Rik Smits is a Dutch artist who works with several media. His large pencil drawings depict cities and landscapes sceneries, sometimes with a realistic … [Read more...]
The Temporary Inhabitant (L’Habitant Temporaire) by Thomas Batzenschlager
"L’Habitant Temporaire" is a project by Thomas Batzenschlager, a French architect living and working in Santiago (Chile), which takes the form of an … [Read more...]
Illustrating through Parallel Lines: Works by Owen D. Pomery
Owen D. Pomery has an educational and professional background in architecture and nowadays he works in pen and ink as a professional illustrator for … [Read more...]
Ordinary Buildings, Reassembled by Oliver Michaels
English photographer Oliver Michaels creates images through the composition of different architectural elements as found in specific places. The … [Read more...]
Thierry Urbain’s Invented Ancient Worlds
Since 1985, photographer Thierry Urbain conducts a relentless work of research on architecture, archaeology and landscape. Reinventing imaginary … [Read more...]
Max Thalmann’s “America in Woodcuts” (1925) and “The Cathedral” (1922)
German Max Thalmann (1890-1944) was a figurative artist who produced black and white woodblock prints for a short period of time between the two World … [Read more...]
A Collection of Tessenow’s Interiors Drawings
Tessenow's drawings are immediatly recognizable for being straightforward and yet precise in the description of a building or a space. The essence of … [Read more...]
Apocalyptic Woodcuts, Etchings and Litographs by Palle Nielson
Palle Nielsen (1920-2000) was a Danish graphic artist who worked with several media throughout his career: woodcuts, linocuts, etching, lithography, … [Read more...]
“How Do We Represent Something That We Never Look At?” Drawings by Martinet et Texereau
Pauline Martinet and Zoé Texereau are two French artists who work together producing common drawings with a shared aesthetics. They provided … [Read more...]
Unsettling Interiors by Joachim Devillé
Joachim Devillé is a Belgian artist who mostly draws detailed charcoal pictures. His interior series represents classically composed scenes with a … [Read more...]
Ultimate Disaster and Other Drawings by Isabel Seliger
Isabel Seliger is a visual artist who lives and works in Berlin. Her works range from colourful illustrations to short comics, to black and white … [Read more...]
Accidental Abstraction: Works by Marc Nagtzaam
Marc Nagtzaam is a Dutch artist who lives and works in Belgium. His production consists mostly of black and white graphite drawings on different … [Read more...]
Within Four Walls: Binnenskamers by Tim Enthoven
"Binnenskamers" (Within four walls) is a graphic novel by Dutch artist Tim Enthoven, published in 2011. The book contains the detailed story of … [Read more...]
Andrew DeGraff’s Unfinished Construction Sites
Illustrator and painter Andrew DeGraff is working on a series of sketches of unfinished construction sites with a surreal twist. The axonometric … [Read more...]
Chris Ballantyne’s Suburban Uncanny
The works of Chris Ballantyne have been already featured on Socks. We're back to write about this artist to introduce some of his more recent works … [Read more...]
“Light, Time, Silence” by Keisuke Yamamoto
Keisuke Yamamoto (1961, -) is a Japanese print artist who worked on a series of interesting lithographies called “Light, Time, Silence”, which include … [Read more...]
Arnar Ásgeirsson’s Living Sections
Icelandic artist Arnar Ásgeirsson creates narrative works employing disparate materials and techniques, from video to installation and animations. The … [Read more...]
