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Young artist Alex Roulette, Ohio born – Brooklyn based, is somewhat of a talent… his beautiful and elegant photo-realistic style allows him to “explore the distinctions between photographic and painted space”. Gracefully juxtaposing reality with sophisticated surrealism, Roulette latest exhibition was entitled “Fabricated Realism” – a caption that brilliant summarises his propensity to add a touch of the absurd to often the most mundane of American scenarios…

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Being a Brit, jaunts to the States have always led to a certain level of confusion when handling their notes – especially after a few ales in the Lower East Side – thanks to their uniformed size and colour… it’s surely a consideration that UK/US agency Dowling Duncan has considered, as their entry for the Dollar ReDe$ign Project embraces the sort of strong note definition that even our most bleary of beer goggles could identify easily. Bright and bold colours, a crisp, contemporary type treatment and brilliant images that are so evocative of American history and culture, Dowling Duncan’s redesign is sophisticated, powerful and so very fit for purpose…

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Australian twins Andrew and Mark Moffitt produce – under the name of Moffitt.Moffitt – a dazzling array of obscenely good work for clients, along with a number of beautiful self initiated projects – such as their brilliant large format music magazine, DEMO, and book series Realisations of Grandeur, in collaboration with photographer Stephen Ward, both of which can be bought here. Cutting edge, thought provoking and technically excellent, these stupidly creative twins are certainly ones to watch…

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With an elegant lo-fi illustrative style, that predominantly features ink, pencil and felt-tips, First Class graduate Niki Pilkington splits her time between Paris and her North Wales studio, and that disparity in culture and people can be seen throughout her works. Niki’s endearing brand of biro rendered voyeurism is both charming and so very ‘of the now’ – something that’s clear by the masses of positive press that she’s acquired from around the world, and if the hugely talented youngster continues at this pace then we’re convinced you’ll be seeing a lot more of her unique style…

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With an intriguing passion for all that sparkles, a fascination with ‘hookers’ and a fanatical obsession for cute Japanese toys, Southern California raised – of Polish descent – Natalia Fabia, is a massively unique proposition, a ridiculously talented, photo-realistic painter with a devilish punk-rock attitude. Her latest exhibition, ”Fashionable Aftertaste Without End” features twelve oil paintings that offer male desires, Kaiju toys and her usual blend of sex, cuteness and downright obscurity. And we love them…

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