03.10.10
This 10th anniversary self promotional animation for Record Makers is straight up bootylicious. It’s an adjective that so rarely applies but in this case it is positively apropos.
Christopher Davison earned an MFA in Printmaking from the Tyler School of Art. His work is dark, intense and deals in religious symbology, specifically Christianity. It’s a dicey subject to toy with in this day and age.
02.27.10
I stumbled across the unusual and highly individualized stylistic fashion illustrations of Laura Laine this morning. She definitely has a point of view and each of her illustrations serves as an individual piece of art.
02.15.10
Iain Macarthur graduated in 2008 from Swindon College after completing a study in illustration and has since been filling his Behance-folio with some well crafted ‘collage’ pen, ink and graphite drawings. There is some great contrast happening within the drawings and there is a great balance between flat color and softer gradients. They are definitely fun to look at and I could imagine them being quite striking when hung on a wall in a group. The high school punk in me is still always a sucker for skulls.
02.11.10
I have been pretty busy lately. One of the things I had the pleasure of doing was curating an “Illustration” show with Nate Van Dyke and Jeremy Forson. I enjoy the opportunity to show people the process involved in art making so I encouraged exhibiting sketches next to the finished paintings in this exhibition.
All the work can be seen here, and photos from the opening can be seen here.
02.03.10
Artist/illustrator Andre Azevedo sent a note that he has updated his website with a new layout and some hip fashion-inspired new work. There is a ton of new work actually and some of it is pretty fun to look at.
01.31.10
Since I first wrote about Moscow native artist Ted Vasin last summer, he has since updated with a new site and some new work for 2009. His style continues to amaze with the strange weaving of the real and the surreal.
01.29.10
Russian artist and illustrator Eika Dopludo has some nice pencil work in her Behance-folio but the standout is definitely this hand drawn alphabet. Each letterform is it’s own work of art and you can see all of them one-by-one here.
01.27.10
London based ‘typo-illustrator’ Sarah A. King has stayed busy and recently uploaded a series of fruits that she actually hand drew typography onto. It’s kind of a bizarre thing to do but the end result was really interesting and definitely not something you see everyday. Eat your words. Literally.
01.11.10
There are a few nice and new updates in the portfolio of Polish illustrator Grzegorz Domaradzki. It’s neen a while since I have posted a skull illustration but I really like this one.
01.08.10
Nuremberg-based Artist ‘Gerhard Mayer draws with ink on paper and on walls. His lines are controlled, precise, and technicaly exact.’ The precision required to execute his pen and ink works is impressive and his collage work requires an equal amount of attention. Impressive and beautiful imagery is the result of his labor.
I really liked this cynical little animated short film ‘about a (uni-browed) boy who wishes for better things‘ by More Frames animation studio.
01.06.10
Artist and illustrator Rachel Ann Lindsay has been busy lately and recently updated her website with some new work including her wonderful continuous line drawings. I used to do these in college. You basically take a pen/pencil, put it to the paper, begin drawing and do not lift the pen from the page until you are finished. The end result is a drawing comprised of a single line starting at one point and ending at another. They are very ’stream of consciousness-like’ and mastering them isn’t an easy feat.
01.05.10
There isn’t much in the way of information about illustrator Mateusz Kolek at his website. What you will find however are some really nice illustrations that speak more about his abilities than words could manage.
12.29.09
Melbourne-based illustrator Sam Octigan has some eloquent drafting skills. He has recently relaunched his website with new work and a new blog to keep his followers better updated on his progress.
12.22.09
Pratt graduate Chelsea Greene Lewyta has some striking illustration work already in her young portfolio. She is currently based out of NYC and she is someone to keep an eye on for sure.
Matthew Craven is based in New York and has a knack for creating interesting drawings. In his own words he utilizes “traditionally formal decisions-such as the use of color, pattern, and appropriation-into opportunities to create new characters, develop sub-plots, and convey symbolic meaning”.
He also has great taste in art and his blog ART SAUCE is worth checking out as well.
12.19.09
Illustrator Therese Larsson creates some beautiful illustrations using everything from pastels to Photoshop. The tactility of the imagery, regardless of the method of production is never lost and each piece manages to stand on it’s own.
