It can be odd to link the line spoken by Marcellus in Hamlet with the surrealistic, hyper-realistic paintings by Japanese...
PositionCo-Founder & Editor-in-Chief
JoinedJanuary 14, 2019
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Danijela Krha Purssey is an entrepreneur, & the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of Australian based international contemporary art magazine, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine. She is deeply passionate & committed to her vision to help shift the paradigm in the global contemporary arts industry regarding what is defined and accepted as contemporary art. Danijela has created a carefully curated, unique contemporary arts experience via all the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine touch points that inspires & champions emerging & mid-career creatives both locally & around the world. Proudly, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine has inspired creatives to pursue a life & career in the arts & helped artists’ careers grow through Beautiful Bizarre Magazine’s exposure of their work. Danijela founded Beautiful Bizarre Magazine in 2013 with her husband, Richard Purssey. In the 6 years since the launch of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine she has released 26 issues, published over 2,000 web articles, launched the interactive digital magazine, curated 10 successful exhibitions in 4 countries, launched the international Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize which embraces traditional, digital & photographic representational art across all modern styles from realism to pop surrealism & lowbrow art, and shared the work of countless creatives from all corners of the globe. Danijela has forged global connections with artists, collectors, gallery owners & their communities to further her vision for the new contemporary art scene & to help galleries & creatives thrive. The Beautiful Bizarre Magazine social media platforms have grown to over 980,000 followers. In late 2016 Danijela was awarded the prestigious AMP Foundation ‘Tomorrow Makers’ Award, & grant funding to expand Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
2018 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Finalist, Roos Van Der Vliet is an artist born and raised in The Netherlands. I...
I recently had the honour and pleasure of being on the panel of jurors for the Inaugural Beautiful Bizarre Art...
I interviewed the very talented Pasha Setrova, a 2018 Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize Finalist and discussed her work, her life,...
Realistic portraits abstracted by streaks of oil paint, colors pulled through the paintings, blurring through arms, torsos, faces. The emotive...
2nd Prize Winner Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2018 Kazuhiro Hori Title: Relief Medium & Dimensions: Acrylic and oil on canvas,...
When a collaboration begins with a vibrant, exuberant dance such as a tango… how can it not grow into a...
2018 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, 3rd Prize winner Olga Esther is creating a world of her own; A world where...
David Booth’s work ‘Unit’ stood out to me and I think it might to you as well. I corresponded with...
Apparently, French artist Stan Manoukian befriended the monsters that were hiding under his bed as a child. Now, they are...
1st Prize Winner Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2018 Daniel Bilmes Title: Caught in the Current Medium & Dimensions: Oil on...
3rd Prize Winner Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2018 Olga Esther Title: Mulan Medium & Dimensions: Oil on panel, 20 x...