Currently living and working in New York, Sachin Teng attended the Pratt Institute for a BFA in Illustration. While he is an illustrator, Sachin states that he thinks more like a designer. So far his work has been featured in Hi Fructose, Digital Arts Magazine, and he is a Dean Ellis Memorial Winner. His work is consistently exciting, and amid the distorted and often bifurcated figures, Sachin’s design mind comes in with 3-dimensional figures juxtaposed with flat elements and even qr codes. Take a look at the preview images below, and then make sure to check his portfolio for more.
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New work by Aaron Nagel
Aaron Nagel is currently painting away for his upcoming solo show at Thinkspace, in which he will show 5 new paintings alongside Jennifer Nehrbass and Jeff Ramirez. I took a look at Aaron’s blog to see if there were any sneak peeks of some of the paintings that he will show, and I was very happy to see there was. A few in-process shots as well as a finished painting entitled “Drift”, oil on canvas 48″ x 32″. Besides the pearls, this almost looks as though the model was captured directly after a fluid movement into a new position directly after the painting “Shrapnel”. In this new painting Aaron has started to play with the color values in the flesh tones. I’m very excited about these new works, the in-process shots look amazing as well. Head on over to Aaron’s blog to see the works, and keep up to date with news and events.
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Prints: “C Is For Crucifix” by John John Jesse
1xrun has just released a new print by John John Jesse. “C Is For Crucifix” is 12″ x 10.5″ on 100% archival cotton paper, signed and numbered in a max edition of 50 for 75 each. It’s very rare that John John Jesse releases prints, and with the quality that 1xrun produces prints at, this is an opportunity fans should not pass up. Also, if you missed the interview here on the Creep Machine with John John, head on over and check that out here.
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Brendan Danielsson – “Diarrhainbow” @ Copro Gallery
On August 11th the Copro Gallery in Santa Monica opened three solo shows for Rob Sato, Matt Rota, and the highlight of this article Brendan Danielsson. All three exhibitions are amazing, however the work of Danielsson stays with you well after you leave the page. Or of course for those lucky viewers that were able to see the show in person, I imagine that after you left the gallery these drawings and paintings were burned in your mind. Not only is Danielsson extremely talented with graphite and oils, he has a way of creating grotesque imagery that is a blast to look at. In a way it reminds me of some of the drawings that Da Vinci had created. Portraits and figures that were meant to be grotesque, and an exploration into medical curiosities. The work in “Diarrhainbow” seems to touch on the gross, awkward, and nasty vibe that everyone is sure to feel once in a while. A couple of the preview images here will be behind the jump link, for those browsing the site at work. After you look at these works head on over to the gallery for the rest.
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Travis Louie on Sketch Theatre
Sketch Theatre has just added a new video to the site, this one is from Travis Louie. This is the artists 6th video on the site, and also comes out right after his birthday. When you watch the video you will notice the song is a birthday tune. The final sketch is entitled “Stan the Green Man”, and really shows the skills and elegance Travis has with graphite. Head on over and take a look.
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The art of Angie Hoffmeister
Angie Hoffmeister is an artist working out of Düsseldorf, Germany. There is little information to be found about her, although you can see she works in a variety of mediums such as drypoint, copic markers, ink, watercolors, and more. For those moleskine lovers out there, she has done quite a lot of work in these iconic sketchbooks. She has an outstanding style, and it deserves to be perused. Head on over to her Tumblr page after the preview images below.
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“Cthulhu Rising” by Dan Harding
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.
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Featured artist for Aug-Sept: Jeremy Enecio
Took a little bit to get the August featured artist up, had some changes and a new job happen, but here is August and some of the September’s featured artist Jeremy Enecio. A New York based artist that works in both digital and traditional mediums, Jeremy is extremely talented and has an amazing style. Head on over to check out the mini interview, and the gallery of works.
