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Egil Paulsen is an Oslo-based illustrator artist currently studying computer science. He works digitally to produce some very expressionistic imagery.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Digital Illustration, Egil Paulsen, Illustration, Norway

Johnny Kelly has some really nice cut-paper work in his Flickr-folio. I have seen a lot of it floating around the net lately and have wondered who was responsible. You can see a little more of his work at Mickeyandjohnny as well.

written by Christopher | tags: Animation, Art, Flickr, Illustration, Johnny Kelly

‘Nam‘ is a Japanese graphic art collective established by Takayuki Nakazawa (Graphic Designer) and Hiroshi Manaka (Photographer). Since it’s inception over 10 artists now belong to the collective all ranging from various artistic backgrounds.

Via Trend Land

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Graphic Design, Japan, Nam, Photography

Not sure how I missed this but You Work For Them is selling a really nice glow-in-the-dark Steven Harrington Earth Day print for half off the original price. You can’t go wrong for 20 bucks on this one.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Illustration, Screenprint, Steven Harrington, ywft

“50 of the world’s most inspiring and iconic figures over the age of 65 share their words of wisdom. Wisdom is a multimedia exhibition that features extraordinary large-format portraits and documentary footage of interviews created by award-winning photographer and filmmaker Andrew Zuckerman.”

This seems like a great project. God knows that what we need now more than ever is the wisdom from the experience of the elder generation. We live in such a youth-consumed/obsessed culture that we practically discard our elders and their hard-gained wisdom (and I mean wisdom, not knowledge). We need desperately now if we expect to survive the past-century technological quantum leap.

I have felt for a long time that America needs to better integrate it’s senior generation. In cultures past, it wasn’t uncommon for the elder generation to stay home and help raise the children while the child-rearing generation went off to work, find purpose and help provide. This insured that the wisdom of the elder generation was passed down to the young so they didn’t replicate the mistakes of generation’s past. Why don’t we do that anymore? I have always wondered. Now it’s just hustle, work and daycare.

You can learn a little more about the project here.

written by Christopher | tags: Andrew Zuckerman, Art, Clint Eastwood, Movies, Wisdom

“Merijn Hos (1978, Enschede, NL) who is also known under his alias Bfree, is an Artist and
Illustrator from Utrecht, the Netherlands. He graduated in 2004 from the Utrecht School of
Visual Arts with a B.F.A in Illustration.

Since then he divides his time working 50 percent as an Illustrator working on commercial
projects while the other 50 percent of his time is dedicated to his own projects such as ex-
hibitions and independent publishing.

The main characteristics in his work are at first sight long-legged characters with high-heel
shoes and big hairdo and freckles, a lot of colours and abstract psycadelic landscapes.
But when it comes to content, you will find a lot of elements such as ghosts, life and death,
friendly and cute expressions and hidden messages.

A lot of the work reflects on issues in todays society and everyday interaction between peo-
ple in terms of escapism, organised confusion and friendship and loyalty.”

Call me crazy but I guess I am kind of a fan of ‘long-legged characters with high-heel
shoes and big hairdo and freckles, a lot of colours and abstract psycadelic landscapes’. I mean seriously, who isn’t?

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Drawing, Merjin Hos, Pen and Ink

Strange and a little disturbing collage work from Cullen Stephenson. I have seen a lot of this kind of work lately and can’t decide how I feel about it but whenever I see it, I always end up being drawn in by it.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, collage, Cullen Stephenson, Drawing

I have been poking around all over today trying to find something to post or write, about and just about the time I started thinking I wouldn’t find anything new or interesting today I stumbled across the work of Henry Gunderson.

The first part of the discovery was a wave of ‘wow, that is some really great artwork’ which was then followed by a, ‘my God, he is only 17-years-old’ response. My jaw dropped. He’s painting better than people twice his age. Really phenomenal work at a far greater maturity-level-comprehension of space, color and composition than his age would bely. I can only imagine what his mind will bear in the future.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, collage, Henry Gunderson, Painting

Illustrator Ryan Cox works in a very simplified and stylized style that is hard not to like. You want to hug some of his illustrations. He has updated with some massive images of new work.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Illustration, Ryan Cox, Vector Art

Dan Luvisi is a digital artist/illustrator with an uncanny eye for detail. There is some really phenomenal work in his portfolio and you can tell each image is crafted with care by way of incredible talent.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Dan Luvisi, Digital Illustration

Some nice new work up at the refreshed website for Marzena.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Fashion, Illustration, Marzena Illustration

Aimee Wilder has some really fantastic wallpaper patterns in her portfolio. I would love to have some of them in my house.

written by Christopher | tags: Aimee Wilder, Art, Graphic Design, Wallpaper

Strange and interesting, and I guess fashion-related things are abounding in the Flickr-folio of Katya Ford. I like what I see.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, collage, Fashion, Katya Ford, Photography

The pencil drawings of artist Zdzisław Beksiński are mind blowing. If you are wealthy and have money to burn on art, buy a drawing.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Drawing, Graphite, Pencil, Zdzislaw Beksinski

There is really no rhyme or reason to the work of British artist Keith Tyson. His work reads like spillage from an everflowing stream of subconscious visions and memory. It is hard to believe that it all has anything to do with a single individual. All of it is interesting and thought provoking.

His website can be a little frustrating. Try using the quick nav at the bottom of the screen and be sure to click on the images of his work to see larger views.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Britain, collage, England, Keith Tyson, Painting

Wow, every once in a while you stumble on something accidentally and are really impressed. Marco Zamora’s work is familiar in an urban-influenced kind of way but the deeper you get into it the more you begin to realize just how fantastically rendered everything is and just how much detail is happening in his compositions. I wish desperately that he had larger images of his work on his site but regardless, it is worth clicking through almost every image. I was especially taken by his paintings. Beautiful work.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Drawing, Marco Zamora, Painting, Screen Prints

These new hand-drawn surface patterns from artist/illustrator Nate Williams are pretty sweet.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Drawing, Illustration, Nate Williams, Surface Patterns

I am really digging what Morgan Blair is producing, described as an illustrator but I would call it art.

written by Christopher | tags: Acrylic, Art, Drawing, Illustration, Morgan Blair