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The Art of Laura Lucía Ferrer Zamudio

josh — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:55:33 +0000

Laura Lucía Ferrer Zamudio (also known as Kikyz 1313) is an artist working out of Queretaro, Mexico. In 2010 she received her BFA from the University of Queretaro and has since been in a few solo and group exhibitions. Her drawings are created with graphite, ink, and sometimes a wash of color from maybe watercolors or watered down acrylics. The content deals mainly with the idea of humanity and death, and through Laura’s impressive drawing skills and use of texture as seen with the cross-hatching, each image is not only delicate but surreal.

If your like me and plan on keeping an eye on the work of the very talented Laura Lucía Ferrer Zamudio, make sure you check out her homepage which also has links to her tumblr and other social profiles.

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Originals: “Darth Calavera” by Jonathan Bergeron

josh — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:57:39 +0000

I’m sure I have stated this before, but just for the record I am a huge fan of Johnny Crap’s work. Whether it is inks or oils, he consistently creates work that is not only unique, but looks amazing. Recently he added an ink drawing to his online shop entitled Darth Calavera, the work has sold but there is now an oil painting of Darth Calavera available in his shop. If you haven’t check out Johnny’s Twitter, Tumblr, Society6, or Website make sure you do that now to keep updated with new art.

Check out his shop here: Johnny Crap Online Shop

New series of paintings by Edith Lebeau

josh — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:23:19 +0000

Edith Lebeau currently has a new series of works on view at the Trifecta Gallery for their “minUMENTAL invitational 2011″. Each of the paintings below I imagine is no larger than 8″ x 8″, acrylic on wood panel. I love the idea that Edith created some smaller paintings, something that fans of smaller art can collect. I also like how the color palette is very congruous, and the position of each the figures also helps to make this a very strong series. I hope we see more tiny series like this from Edith in the future. Head on over to the gallery to check out the full show, and if you are interested in one of the paintings Edith created, message the gallery.

“Occupy Hope” by Shepard Fairey

josh — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:55:48 +0000

I have been trying to take a break from reading the news as much as I usually do; It hasn’t been the most uplifting lately anyway. It’s always good to take a break and remember to enjoy all of the little amazing things that happen when you really pay attention. However, It’s been hard to ignore some of the events surrounding the Occupy Wall Street movement, with cops macing protesters, more people joining support, and artists jumping in and sharing their creativity for the 99%. Artists working in a variety of mediums have been creating posters that reiterate the groups message. Of course I have seen many sites that are offering shirts and posters, with no mention that your money will go to anything other than the pockets of those that sell the items but that always happens. One site worth checking out, Occupyprint.org has a good amount of OWS posters, each one is downloadable in pdf format for free, so you can help spread the images around.
Most recently Shepard Fairey has released a new image, in the same style as the Obama “Hope” Poster, which shows a redesigned figure wearing a hoodie, and a Guy Fawkes mask (representative of Anonymous and OWS). Below you can see the first version of the poster, and the updated version after Fairey received a response from an Occupy organizer.

The first poster was criticized as it came off “pro-Obama” with the use of the badge seen in the first poster, now with the 99% shown in the center, and most visible the callout at the bottom stating “Mr. President We HOPE You’re on Our Side”. In the response the Orgaziner clearly states OWS does want to associate with any major figure, especially Obama who has “raised more money from Wall Street than any other candidate in history”. The organizer goes to breakdown each one of the choices Fairey made in the creation of this new poster. In the end the poster was later changed with the full response that prompted it. Now the image states “We Are the HOPE”. Of course the colors will always associate the image with the original design, but I am curious to know how you feel about it. Does the design “reclaim” the original “Hope” poster and give it new power? What do you feel about the initial Occupy design, and the changes that were made?

Read the full response by OWS to Shepard Fairey here @ OBEY

The Art of Jose Luis Carranza

josh — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:22:01 +0000

Jose Luis Carranza is an artist working out of Peru. He attended the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes del Peru, a school which is known for sticking to the more classical side of art training. Along with this technical training, he has also spent years studying the work of Peter Paul Rubens and Francisco Goya. In 2009 the French embassy in Peru held the National Passport Contest, and after having won this contest, Jose studied in France and was able to further dissect the work of European Masters. Of course like all good artists Jose is not just looking at the past, modern artists such as Dan Schutz and Neo Rauch are also great inspirations for his work — most recognizable in the way the Jose applies the paint. His work talks about the idea of religion and politics and the state they are in, and the belief that we are born into a world of violence. The paintings have a foreboding quality to them, and even though their may be multiple characters in one piece, there is this sense of isolation to them.

The most striking thing to me about Jose’s work, is the style in which he paints as well as the eyes and visage of the characters. These figures are meant to be everyman, and the choppy style of paintings the faces is meant to symbolize that the figures are not fully formed yet. While the paintings already have this unnerving feel about them, the eyes drive this feeling to the very core of the viewer. The gaze is piercing, and in a way looks as though the figures in some of these works are scrutinizing the viewers as opposed to the other way around. Take a look at the preview images below, and then make sure to head over to Jose’s website to see more and keep up with new work and events.

Jose Luis Carranza

Family Guy x Joe Vaux

josh — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:36:52 +0000

If you caught the latest episode of Family Guy, ‘Seahorse Sea Shell Party’, you no doubt noticed the mushroom-induced dream sequence Brian went on. This 2 minute segment was a Bosch-style nightmare world, created and directed by Joe Vaux. The episode was held back from it’s May 2011 release due to “national sensitivity”, but finally aired and I am very happy fans of the show and Joe’s work was able to finally see this. I made the connection earlier to the work of Hieronymus Bosch, and while the two do share the ability to create the stuff night terrors are born from, this segment far creepier and terrifying than any painting by Bosch. Joe is no stranger to the Family Guy series, as he worked as a storyboard revisionist from 2005 – 2007, and also participated in both the Family Guy C.R.A.P Show and the What The Deuce Are You Staring At!?! show that took place in 2006. If you look at the paintings from these shows (below), you can see that some of the characters and elements made their way into the Family Guy segment.

I love the idea that these cartoons (Family Guy, Simpsons, etc) are integrating the art and direction of the artists we spend so much time watching, such as The Simpsons, Banksy directed intro that aired a year ago. Cartoons are still such an amazing medium. One that allows for reality to pushed any which way the animator, writers, and director so choose. Take a look at the video sequence after the jump.

New work and updates from Chris Mars

josh — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:09:34 +0000

Chris Mars has updated his website with some new artwork, as well as news of upcoming shows and events. After checking out the new work, the next thing you need to do is go to the film/documentary section. There are two videos here showing time-lapse videos of Chris painting. It gives a great insight into how he works; such as the idea that it looks as though he is painting whatever comes to his head with no under-painting or drawing to speak of. I love how effortless the painting process looks in these videos, when the work itself is so intense. It just goes to show how talented he really is. Int he coming months Chris will have some art in some museums, such as Halle St. Pierre Sept 12, 2011 – March 4, 2012, Mesa Contemporary Arts Sept 9 – Sept 30, 2011, and again at Mesa from Sept 9th to Dec 4th, and finally the Museum of Fine Arts in Florida for a show entitled “Cute & Creepy” curated by Carrie Anne Baade opening October 7th. Along with the museum show, you can see some of Chris’ work at galleries such as Cave Gallery, Varnish Fine Art, and Last Rites Gallery. This information is all found on Chris’ homepage.

Chris Mars Publishing

Ladies of the Newbrow by Patrushka

josh — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:29:00 +0000

Simply known as Patrushka, this San Francisco based artist grew up in Southern California and was inspired by children’s books, album covers, comics and tv. Later the inspirations moved to MC Escher, R. Crumb, Dali, and the current lowbrow/pop surrealist scene. The artist has a few ongoing series of works on her portfolio, one entitled “Ladies of the Lowbrow”. Working with oil on wood, she has created portraits of Camille Rose Garcia, Isabel Samaras, Femke Hiemstra, Jessica Joslin, Jennybird Alcantra, and you can even see Gwen Stefani and Kat Von D.

Patrushka.net

AOTD: “Cthulhu Rising” by Dan Harding

josh — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:39:07 +0000

August 20th was the birthday of legendary horror author, H.P. Lovecraft. I planned on making a post filled with Lovecraft inspired works, but decided instead to show just one work of art. “Cthulhu Rising” by Dan Harding is the perfect painting to show on this occasion. While a portrait of Lovecraft would have been fitting, this painting featuring his iconic character Cthulhu, perfectly embodies the feel and energy Lovecraft’s stories have held for so long. I could easily imagine this painting being the cover of a book. The original work was a commission, 12″ x 16″ oil on masonite. However, if you really like this image head on over to Dan’s online shop for a 11″ x 14″ print on textured linen paper for only $20.

Dan Harding Shop

“Where Time Beckons the Wicked” by Dan May

josh — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:31:14 +0000

Dan May has just released a new commission painting he was working on, that I had to share here. Dan’s work has always been mystical, colorful, and always growing forward with each new painting becoming more intense. This new painting steps this up a notch in a big way. Coming in at 60″ x 30″, “Where Time Beckons the Wicked” is a window into Dan’s world that gives a clearer view than ever before. The colors have that amazing muted feel his most recent works have, and not only does this painting contain a human figure, but some animals, and some of the unique creatures Dan is so well known for. It’s a stunning image to view on a monitor, I can only imagine how impressive it is in person. I know this painting took ages to create, but I do hope we see some more large scale works such as this from Dan in the future. Click the image for a larger version.

Dan May Flickr