Mcbess on Flickr July 1
Okay, can I just say how much I love finding and viewing the Flickr accounts of artists I really like? Blame it on my inner fan boy or whatever, but I get a real kick out of seeing someone’s work more holistically than merely in print or on online portfolios. In the case of Mcbess’s Flickr account here you can see a work in progress and gain insight into everything from processes to real world inspirations.
Tom Long June 20
Found these paintings and others in an interview with Brooklyn-based artist Tom Long on Fecal Face. The paintings are inspired, perhaps obviously, by Persian miniature paintings and Japanese wood block prints. These influences are used in really interesting manners, and produce paintings that are at once cavernous and dense.
Wilson Hsu May 19
LA resident Wilson Hsu uses geometric shapes and the future to build his ridiculously amazing illustrations. I’ve been blown away by his work ever since I saw it on illustration mundo two years ago.
Tessar Lo May 18
Tessar Lo was born in Indonesia, raised in Scarborough, Ontario and now resides in LA. On his site, his bio says that he will always be drawing and painting. That seems just about right for someone as skilled. Visit his site. We have a lot of illustrators featured on our site. To see more click on illustration under categories on the right.
MUTO May 15
My co-worker, Peter, sent me a link to this video, MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU and being a former animation student I thought it was pretty amazing. The video does start to get a bit long but over all it’s very well done.
Giant Baby Heads and Antonio López García May 4
I recently saw a great Antonio López García exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Antonio López García is a Spanish painter and sculptor. His work is very detailed, a little spooky and a lot amazing. Here are some pictures of the giant baby heads that he created, installed outside the front entrance of the Museum and here is a link to video about him and his work. Seeing the paintings in person gave me a different view of him than the video. He is meticulous but he’s also very free and loose in areas of his paintings. Something you can really only see up close.
Viv Miller April 24
Australian artist Viv Miller uses mixed media to for her natural/geometric paintngs. Check out her site to see some pretty amazing stuff.