THOMAS WILDER
On the spectrum of animals-online, polar opposite of cuteoverload.com and LOLCats would probably be Thomas Wilder‘s new Animals Loose in NYC series. Not that these images are any less to look at—they’re just infinitely more informative. The concept of which Thomas came up with after recently finding out that a dolphin got stuck in the Gowanus Canal in his own neighborhood of Brooklyn.
KEVIN EARL TAYLOR, San Fransisco
Taylor’ s paintings have a symbiotic theme showing organisms, animals and humans all coexisting. Whether parasitic or beneficial, the common thread behind his oil on wood paintings is that these strange creatures all exist together - similar to our own reality. His fascination with animals, environment and human relations has led him to turn animals into humans in an anthropomorphic figure. The collective consciousness that makes us aware of other beings on the planet is incorporated in his paintings to tell a story of life and this thing we call death. Taylor’ s abstract narratives are dream-oriented in a playful, sometimes renaissance oriented painting style. With humor, harmony, morphology, genealogy, symbiosis and just not taking himself too seriously, Kevin Earl Taylor attempts to expose the animal within. In 1995 he received a B.F.A. from The Savannah College of Art and Design. His work has been exhibited and published throughout the US, as well as internationally. Though primarily an oil painter, he also explores time based art forms such as sound and video.
COLLEEN PARKER
ECKART HAHN
At first glance, Eckart Hahn’s paintings appear to have a 3-dimensional quality to them. His brushstrokes illustrate melting plastic, undulating fabric, and muscular forms, all giving the work a tangible quality. Like the old masters, the composition is strategic, creating a humiliating and humorous juxtaposition. Brilliant subject, palette and composition in all of these selects.
TOMAS MARKEVICIUS
A simple stroke – sculptural forms, packed with color, in a hue to make your eyes pop. This is the kind of fashion illustration we like. Tomas Markevicius is a graphic / motion designer based in Lithuania.
Geraldine Georges
Belgian graphic designer and illustrator Geraldine Georges mixes photography with other illustrated elements such as natural flowers or birds. The result is a digital collage series that exudes a delicate but powerful mysticism.
Get in the spirit with this playful rendition of Holiday treats in a cartoon-esque style. Delicious traditional seasonal eats are highlighted in all their glory accompanied by antic doodles illustrated by Laura Hunter. Thought up by freelance art director and designer Gonzalo Azores and senior creative at LBI London, Maria Vidal, they created this animated feast in collaboration with Barclaycard. Nutcrackers, pigs in a blanket, roasted veggies, Stilton cheese, cured ham, pies and many more favorites are brought to life with surrounding caricatures and text portraying comical festive scenes.
ADAM DOYLE
Artist Adam S Doyle is interested in what’s not there, he uses long swift brushstrokes, calligraphic in style, to create his images, bold and simple, yet infused with he essence of the subject. Using eastern art as a foundation, Doyle manages to find a balance between the elegance of form and a representation of ‘energy within’. This is no easy task, “I’ve always loved unfinished paintings because you could see the alchemic process of surface and paint transforming into a living person. With my paintings, it does take quite a bit of working and reworking to arrive at the place where every brush stroke fits into a fluidly flowing whole. It’s important to me to find a balance between an elegance of form that holds both visible marks of paint and a representation of ‘energy within.’”
JULES JULIEN,
The very talented, French illustrator, Jules Julien, drew these gorgeous Louis Vuitton silhouettes from the AW 2012-13 collection, for Japaneses Commons & Sense magazine using an ancient Japaneses lithographic style.
#60 Versus – A new minimal geometric composition each day
SIGGI EGGERTSSON
“Born in Akureyri, a small town on the north coast of Iceland. Grew up drawing, painting and building stuff. Also played some basketball and collected basketball cards. Got my first PC, at first I mainly used it to play computer games, but soon I found out I could also draw on it. Found out that there was a profession called graphic design that combined two of my biggest hobbies, computers and drawing. Built my first website, showing some images I had made on the computer. Around this time I also did my first few freelance jobs, not worth showing. Studied fine art in college. Loved drawing and learning art history but hated math and Danish. Got a summer job doing web and poster design for the local art center. Even had my own office. Moved to Reykjavík to study graphic design at the Iceland Academy of the Arts. Started working with my typography teacher, Atli Hilmarsson. Tired of being in Iceland I decided to move to New York to do an internship with karlssonwilker. I wasn’t ready to go back to Iceland so I moved to Berlin to study at the Weißensee Kunsthochschule for one semester. Went back to Iceland to finish my studies. For my graduation project I created a big patchwork quilt, inspired by things from my childhood. After graduating I realized graphic design was not my biggest passion anymore, so I relocated to London to focus on drawing. Joined Big Active. Moved back to Berlin where I’ve been working and living ever since.”
http://siggieggertsson.com/
ANNY WONG
Anny Wong is a recent graduate from Rhode Island School of Design’s in film, animation and video department but she’s very much into drawing. Her passion for art with an experimental spirit is visible in this delicate swimmers series. She colors these original pencil drawings in Photoshop and uses some found materials like textured paper for the background. Inspired since ever by Ogawa Mimei‘s children’s tales and music, she likes coming up with pretty images and hidden narratives and found enjoyable drawing these characters.
What it’s known is that summer is for fun so let’s go swimming with the same spirit.
ERIN JANG
Seattle born, New York based illustrator and graphic designer Erin Jang has a fantastic ongoing series called Food Sketches which I could not resist sharing with our readers. In these series Jang illustrates abstracted graphic representations of foods she has eaten in different restaurants. Such a creative way to share food experiences and give little tips of what restaurants to try.
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