Intense colors and liquid forms are characteristic of the work of Talisbird, an alternative digital artist from Tasmania. The kaleidoscopic surreality of his Cock flies hill design is astonishing. Elements of fractal art conspire to tell a fascinating story and show a talent that goes beyond what you might expect when you hear the term "fractal art". I like the head-thing that looks at the determined rooster in this poster.
Another favorite is the Elephant Game, an intriguing and artful collage of images that give a sense of Africa and game-hunting-in an unusual and exciting lime t-shirt.
Talisbird's website showcases more of the artist's talents (including poetry and prose).
Showing posts with label print. Show all posts
Showing posts with label print. Show all posts
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11/12/2009
Endangered
Once again we're dealing with the blues, here in Surreality Watch. This time the weirdness factor gets really high. I knew that orangutans are an endangered species of great apes -and if this isn't reason enough to have the blues, I don't know what is! But I wouldn't imagine them on a painting such as this one, found at Flying Girl's gallery. This is an intriguing mixture of surrealism and folk-art, of a kind you don't see every day. And this shade of blue is absolutely fantastic! The artist is Melissa A.Robinson and she's got an interesting website, too
11/08/2009
Nature's abstraction
There is a product line in Robert Fagg's gallery that is inspired by the "different, weird, wet, slimy, misunderstood and under loved lovelies of nature" -in his own words. Being attracted to oddities, I had to have a look and... behold:
It seems to be a reproduction of a monoprint and I find it interesting and pretty in an odd, abstract way. I like the dirty, non-digital look of it. There's more where this came from!
It seems to be a reproduction of a monoprint and I find it interesting and pretty in an odd, abstract way. I like the dirty, non-digital look of it. There's more where this came from!
10/30/2009
De vermis mysteriis
Let's see now, what have we got here? A cute, little... gross and disgusting worm? Well... yes! These soft colors and smooth curves serve to fool you into expecting something wholesome and righteous. Instead, we get this blind maggot -not to mention full of teeth- sitting proudly on a steak.
Kudos to this great John Schwegel design for pulling such a trick on us.
His ability in executing hilarious abominations is his trademark. Let's have a look at this one:
How about a sensitive Zombie for a t-shirt? Devil's in the details, and the scissors-adorned head cracks me up! Great illustrations from a great artist. You can buy his stuff on J.Schwegel Gallery and you can check his fantastic portfolio here.
Kudos to this great John Schwegel design for pulling such a trick on us.
His ability in executing hilarious abominations is his trademark. Let's have a look at this one:
How about a sensitive Zombie for a t-shirt? Devil's in the details, and the scissors-adorned head cracks me up! Great illustrations from a great artist. You can buy his stuff on J.Schwegel Gallery and you can check his fantastic portfolio here.
10/26/2009
Devil and the one who weeps
Fine arts and objects of everyday use go fine together in my book. Provided we're talking about strong, personal art, the gritty kind, the kind that bites you. That's why I love the work of Micah Luke (aka 6:8), an extremely talented spray paint artist. I particularly like the sober mood in this piece (The one who weeps), shown here on a beautiful bookmark. Mikah is great when he does color but look at the strength of his b/w, too:
If I had to put a subtitle to this one, it would be "Impact of reality". There are more impactful things to be found in Micah Luke's site. Raw, vivid and totally un-generic!
10/17/2009
Funky bussiness
The art of Akamundo is difficult to describe in one word. It ranges from the strikingly playful (like the gorgeous Alphabet t-shirt above) to more idiosyncratic stuff (like the exquisite poster below). In any case, his mixture of styles have some things in common: great composition, vivid imagination and a funky temperament obvious even to his most somber work.
I look again and again at this one (chosen among equally powerful prints). I do love the title and the overall underground feel. Remember this great gallery. We'll be coming back for more in the future.
9/30/2009
Strange mood
It's been some time since I last worked on a photography-based design. The sky in this one was so vivid that I only had to fiddle a little with the contrast and saturation. Something was missing, though. Until I thought of the swing in the sky. I believe it has an otherwordly quality. It sure looks good in print, if I do say so myself.
I was not sure about the title. By looking at this image I can tell that something of great importance is about to happen. I kept the first thing that came into mind: a rain of blood. Can you hear the wind blowing and the squeaking of the swing's chains?
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