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Below are artists/artwork that I found to be good examples of what the AP 2D portfolio is looking for... meaning, these artists use the Elements and Principles of Design well.
Below are artists/artwork that I found to be good examples of what the AP 2D portfolio is looking for... meaning, these artists use the Elements and Principles of Design well.
Valentina Ramos
After 15 years as a graphic designer, Venezuelan-born Valentina Ramos began creating designs for herself, and just like that Valentina Design was born. Thiscollection of prints features a mixed color palette and subjects that range from birds to the God Ganesh, all in her dazzling signature pen-work.
"My work is driven by the idea of creating a unified whole through minute details. The use of pop colors and lines that swirl and undulate result in playful artwork. I use ink and other media to create flowing, intricate, and highly detailed patterns." Check out her website here.
"My work is driven by the idea of creating a unified whole through minute details. The use of pop colors and lines that swirl and undulate result in playful artwork. I use ink and other media to create flowing, intricate, and highly detailed patterns." Check out her website here.
Spiros Halaris
An illustrator and art director based in London, Spiros Halaris creates eye-catching artwork for high-profile clients including Dolce & Gabbana, ELLE, Tom Ford, Diesel, and more.
"This collection of prints is a minimalist pop play of deconstructive elements, a communication of various inspirations, and a glimpse of what's been going on inside my head!"
An illustrator and art director based in London, Spiros Halaris creates eye-catching artwork for high-profile clients including Dolce & Gabbana, ELLE, Tom Ford, Diesel, and more.
"This collection of prints is a minimalist pop play of deconstructive elements, a communication of various inspirations, and a glimpse of what's been going on inside my head!"
Derek Yaniger
A self-described toothless hillbilly, artist Derek Yaniger spent the past 18 years working for clients such as Marvel Comics and Cartoon Network. The Derek Artcollection features serigraphs of his retro-style illustrations.
"Nothin' flips my switches faster than scribblin' art with a vintage vibe! One gawk at my doodles and you cats ‘n’ kittens will blast off on a one way trip to Flipsville! "
"Nothin' flips my switches faster than scribblin' art with a vintage vibe! One gawk at my doodles and you cats ‘n’ kittens will blast off on a one way trip to Flipsville! "
Pulp Fiction (not the movie, but the old suspense novels)
... or more specifically, the illustrated covers that help sell the books.
Pulp covers were printed in color on higher-quality (slick) paper. They were famous for their half-dressed damsels in distress, usually awaiting a rescuing hero. Cover art played a major part in the marketing of pulp magazines. The early pulp magazines could boast covers by some distinguished American artists; The Popular Magazine had covers by N.C. Wyeth, and Edgar Franklin Wittmack contributed cover art to Argosy and Short Stories. Later, many artists specialized in creating covers mainly for the pulps; a number of the most successful cover artists became as popular as the authors featured on the interior pages. Among the most famous pulp artists were Walter Baumhofer, Earle K. Bergey, Margaret Brundage, Edd Cartier, Virgil Finlay, Earl Mayan, Frank R. Paul, Norman Saunders, Nick Eggenhofer, (who specialized in Western illustrations), Rudolph Belarski and Sidney Riesenberg. Covers were important enough to sales that sometimes they would be designed first; authors would then be shown the cover art and asked to write a story to match.
Pulp covers were printed in color on higher-quality (slick) paper. They were famous for their half-dressed damsels in distress, usually awaiting a rescuing hero. Cover art played a major part in the marketing of pulp magazines. The early pulp magazines could boast covers by some distinguished American artists; The Popular Magazine had covers by N.C. Wyeth, and Edgar Franklin Wittmack contributed cover art to Argosy and Short Stories. Later, many artists specialized in creating covers mainly for the pulps; a number of the most successful cover artists became as popular as the authors featured on the interior pages. Among the most famous pulp artists were Walter Baumhofer, Earle K. Bergey, Margaret Brundage, Edd Cartier, Virgil Finlay, Earl Mayan, Frank R. Paul, Norman Saunders, Nick Eggenhofer, (who specialized in Western illustrations), Rudolph Belarski and Sidney Riesenberg. Covers were important enough to sales that sometimes they would be designed first; authors would then be shown the cover art and asked to write a story to match.
Deanna Fainelli
Based in San Francisco, Deanna Fainelli draws from a diverse background in fine art, photojournalism, and graphic design to create gritty pieces with a distinct urban flavor. For this collection she merged street photography with acrylic paint, resulting in original artworks that are redolent with texture and soul.
"Each mixed media piece tells a unique story. My distinctive contemporary style layers original photos with paint, injecting elements of fantasy into powerful visual narratives."
"Each mixed media piece tells a unique story. My distinctive contemporary style layers original photos with paint, injecting elements of fantasy into powerful visual narratives."
Charming Baker
Charming Baker lives and works in London, a graduate of Central St Martins, he paints in oil on canvas, linen, wood and paper, and creates sculptural work cast in bronze and aluminium.
Audrey Kawasaki
Paintings of women on wood with a consistent, distinctive style. Art Nouveau meets Manga. Images below represent two different series (I think).
***Some of her pieces contain some nudity***
http://www.audrey-kawasaki.com/galleries.php?g=1
***Some of her pieces contain some nudity***
http://www.audrey-kawasaki.com/galleries.php?g=1
Mark Whalen
From his website http://www.markwhalenart.com/CV
As complex as the cosmos or the workings of the human mind, Whalen’s pieces resemble elaborate puzzles or labyrinths, set up by the artist to challenge ones understanding of their own place in life. From his beginnings in Sydney, Australia, Mark Whalen has evolved into an artist whose meticulously crafted paintings and sculptures examine the human experience by exploring communication, emotion, sexuality, invention, interaction, and ritual - all with an undercurrent of quiet absurdity. Whalen’s line precision and glowing color palette is enhanced by the introduction of colors of light, caution and arousal, making the interaction of his subjects more accentuated and accessible. Thick, seductive layers of clear glossy resin create a post-modern plane for the artist to explore spatial possibilities and relativity within the narrative.
As complex as the cosmos or the workings of the human mind, Whalen’s pieces resemble elaborate puzzles or labyrinths, set up by the artist to challenge ones understanding of their own place in life. From his beginnings in Sydney, Australia, Mark Whalen has evolved into an artist whose meticulously crafted paintings and sculptures examine the human experience by exploring communication, emotion, sexuality, invention, interaction, and ritual - all with an undercurrent of quiet absurdity. Whalen’s line precision and glowing color palette is enhanced by the introduction of colors of light, caution and arousal, making the interaction of his subjects more accentuated and accessible. Thick, seductive layers of clear glossy resin create a post-modern plane for the artist to explore spatial possibilities and relativity within the narrative.
Luis Toledo
"I try to mix the elements from all religions into my works to create a single aesthetic that will feel universally familiar." Quote from interview in Juxtapose magazine, January 2012.
http://laprisamata.es
http://laprisamata.es
Takashi Murakami
As an artist, Murakami questions the lines drawn between East and West, past and present, high art and popular culture. Not stopping with the production of artworks, Murakami shocked the world with his entrepreneurial collaboration with Louis Vuitton, when he challenged the divide between art and commerce.
Below are images of some of the various reincarnations of his character-creation, "Dob."
Below are images of some of the various reincarnations of his character-creation, "Dob."
Edgar Nandez, aka Saner
His work is influenced by Mexican custom and folklore, color, mysticism, masks and skulls; also the mural artists Siqueiros, Orozco, and Rivera (Los Tres Grandes).
EMEK
If you are into bands, and you are into band posters, then you will like EMEK.
Check him out here http://emek.net/posters/main.html
Check him out here http://emek.net/posters/main.html