Jeremy Geddes

Perhaps best known for his Cosmonaut series depicting figures peacefully floating in zero gravity, Melbourne-based artist Jeremy Geddes’ photorealist works have a haunting stillness to them. Even when depicting women bursting through windows or walls, there is still silence.

His muted colour palette, coupled with his ability to capture a certain light, create an incredible atmosphere with an immense depth to them. Using surrealist imagery and urban settings, Geddes’ intent is to leave the narrative ambiguous and open to interpretation.

Saul Leiter (1923-2013)

"In order to build a career and to be successful, one has to be determined. One has to be ambitious. I much prefer to drink coffee, listen to music and to paint when I feel like it."

- Saul Leiter (1923-2013)

The pulp fiction of Francesco Francavilla

There are two things you need to know about Italian comic book artist, Francesco Francavilla: Firstly, he produces some of the best pulp and retro-styled pictures you're ever likely to come across and, secondly, he has created possibly the most perfect minimalist posters for the hit TV show, Breaking Bad; the latter project purely as a hobby.

In 2009 he created The Black Beetle, a comic series he originally made for his Pulp Sunday blog, which has since been picked up by Dark Horse Comics, gaining him much critical acclaim. And he has also produced a long line of fantastic covers for many publications (including Dark Shadows, The Spider, Hellboy, Sherlock Homes and The Shadow to name but a few), earning him an Eisner award in 2012.