Wolfgang Bloch
I’ve been obsessing over Wolfgang Bloch as of late. Not sure if it’s due to my recent trip of hawaii, and finally learning how to stand up on a surf board or not. But they sure are beautiful. I’m not usually a fan of art that utilizes found objects - but this isn’t any kind of junior art school experimentation.
Bladerunner Storyboards
Check out these amazing storyboards from the Ridley Scott’s Sci-fi classic Blade Runner. The film was marked a dramatic change in our understanding of history, and film.
Tavis Coburn
I’m all about these retro-styled prints from Tavis Coburn. Don’t know anything else about him, but I’m sure they’d make great Christmas presents.Found via Drawn.
byroglyphics
Unfortunately not a lot of information on this site, but the art heartbreaking. Rich, warm portraits. I’m buying one of these (as soon as a little cash comes in the door). I’m really curious about how they’re made. They have a real organic feel to them, but the backgrounds look like they might be from photographs. Enjoy, I clicked on every single thumbnail. You should too. byroglyphics
Found via Milky Plastique. New find, nice blog. Seems to have covered a bunch of stuff that we’ve covered at WeAreSharks, but loaded with other goodies too.
HydroSeventyFour
HydroSeventyFour is the work of Joshua M. Smith, and it’s incredibly good. He’s somehow connected to the always hip and rightfully so, YouWorkForThem. He’s work is delightfully intricate. If you know me, you know I’m kookoo for swirlys. And this guy swirls better than most. Found via Milky Plastique
The Amen Break
Interesting post at the Nau blog about the effects of copyright, as spurred by this documentary about a specific drum break. The video, though interesting, is pretty mind numbing. I’d read Nau’s critique and then spend the rest of the day listening to your itunes trying to find the ‘Amen’ break.
Hillman Curtis should stick to design
and let the rest of us have a shot. Hillman Curtis has started making short films. They are beautifully directed, composed, and acted. Enjoy.
Talent is wasted on the young
Living by the rule that there is no such thing as too fast, too much or too hard
Normally this kind of quote would turn me off. But if you can back it up…
Ric Stultz
Ric Stultz dropped me a line the other day, and I’m extremely happy that he did. Giant turtles, space craft, huge celphapods. It’s got a little Barry McGee but less street and more “left-field what-the-crap imagination.” He’s got a deep catalog, which means dedication. He’s from Milwaukee Wisconsin, a great up and coming art town (if you’re from Milwaukee let me know what’s happening). Stultz belongs to the very cool Burning Artist collective with other Sharks favorite, Andy Ducett. Spend some time looking at his work and you’ll find an awesome R2D2 + CP30 drawing.
Andy Ducett
Check out Andy Ducett. He’s a minneapolis based artist involved in the Rosalux crew. Great photo drawings, collages and installations. There are tons of crappy installation artists out there. In fact, maybe more than any other medium. But Andy Ducett is the real deal.
Where did you come from Theo?
I somehow managed to bookmark the website of Theo Aartsma, without ever having seen it. I looked today, and was happy I did. A young dutch designer, he’s print work is dramatic and dynamic. His webdesign is extremely solid. I went to screen grab an image that was bigger than my screen, and realized he had coded them for download. Kudos to you Theo.
Mercedes Helnwein draws better than you do.
Mercedes Helnwein draws in the way that all artists of any medium should be able to draw, but few can. Her technical skill is exqusite, but it doesn’t stop with pencil moves. She draws with a playful sense of humor and a quirky sense of gravity that gives her work that something that keeps your eye engaged. You can’t shrug off her drawings with a single glance. Spend a couple minutes with her journal if you’re in the mood to be either a: inspired or b: impressed.
Chad Robertson is cooler than you.
In our world, on the surface, we go about our daily lives
breathing, thinking, sleeping, constantly moving, body
mass fluctuating bigger, smaller, hair growing, eyes
blinking. A never ending pattern of movement and growth.
~Taken from Chad Robertson.com
Vanessa Prager sees moments
Venessa Prager sees the fleeting. Her paintings are warm and humane. They capture a fleeting moment where her subjects are exposed and unaffected. Her straight portraiture is what gets me really excited. Enjoy it.
Bambi popscicle
Check out the work of Josh Keyes. I’ve been on a bit of an eco kick, and Josh Keyes is the perfect finale. His paintings and drawings are surreal and quirky. They reference eco ideals and the whole nature vs man relationship without being heavy handed. I really wouldn’t mind mounting one of these stags on my wall (if you know what i’m saying).
Steve Harrington
Steve Harrington is a screen printer par excellence. With a serious sixties nostalgic feel, his work references some really great poster art without being derivative. There’s also very contemporary overtones. He is work is a lens on print history, firmly rooted in today’s cultural context. Think Milton Glaser and Wes Anderson’s illegitimate child. (his work really reminds me of The Royal Tenenbaums). There’s a ton of great stuff on his web site. Check out this interview witth him on youworkforthem.com.
Edwin Ushiro
Edwin Ushiro describes himself as a Cinematographer, Production
Designer, Visual Consultant, Art Director, Storyboard Artist, Concept Designer and Fashion Designer. His visual art is what i find particularly compelling. For digital work, it feels very organic and intimate. Be sure to check out his process images, and see how the work evolves.
Hello? Color?
Check out Pawel Nolbert. You thought the only good thing to come out of Poland was the sausage. A little colorful eye candy illustration for your memorial day viewing.
Black Day To Freedom
Please Watch this film. It’s a fictional piece about displaced peoples. It’s beautiful. It’s one-of-a-kind. I’m gushing, I apologize. I guarantee you’ve never seen anything quite like this. I also guarantee that it’ll effect you. Please watch it. Made by motion graphics guru The Ronin.
The finest illustrator alive today is…
I can’t seem to get too far from brazil. My absolute favorite illustrator Adhemas Batista just updated his website with some new work. Nobody paints on top of photography better than Adhemas. These are full on illustrations. He doesn’t skimp on the color. If you’re looking for subtle, look elsewhere because these illustrations are luxurious.
Can you guess what this is?
How ’bout now?
What about now?
It’s 2.3 million folded prison uniforms, equal to the number of Americans incarcerated in 2005. It’s also an example of Chris Jordan’a photography. It takes a sharp look at American culture by using statistics and everyday objects. The images themselves end up with simple beauty. They vaguely reference old color field paintings, but on closer look…
The illustrious ISO50
The one and only Scott Hansen. He’s a rockstar in the illustrating world, and a bit of a rockstar in the rockstar world (He’s the recording artist Tycho). I like Scott Hansen because his rock posters don’t use any clip art and they don’t use any non-sequitur imagery. Don’t get me wrong, I love today’s trend in rock posters, but ISO 50 is a breath of fresh air in the over-saturated poster design scene.
I’m buying a man thong and moving to Rio.
I love Brazil. The last two posts led me to Brazil Inspired, a cool website featuring brazilian designers. Who is the first poster on their newsfeed? Misprintedtype (from two posts ago). I follow the link. I find Felipe Guga. He doesn’t have a lot of info on his site. I don’t know anything about him. I do know - kid can draw. I mean - kid can seriously draw.
MPLS / STP Graffiti Sucks.
Hey graffiti kids - Take a lesson. Today is Brazil day. Meet Herbert Baglione from Sao Paulo. Look at what wall art has the potential to be. I’m not knocking graffiti as an art form, and I certainly don’t want to discredit the work of some great spray painters from back in the day, BUT if you’re thinking about spraying some lame tag up on newspaper box, please don’t. Look at Herbert’s work. Grab a pencil. Steal everything you can from him. Then draw some stuff on your own, and go to work. His illustration and lettering work is equally amazing.
