Inspiration
Supermodels, noir, spookiness!
I’m going to post more frequently about what inspires me. I recently found some people blogging about this month’s UK Harper’s Bazaar photoshoot with model Claudia Schiffer shot by Michelangelo di Battista, with drawings by by Jon Rogers and styling by Alison Edmond.
It combines a lighting style and color scheme I strive for with pulp and the supernatural. It’s the kind of thing I wish I had done.
Here’s one of them, and then there’s a link to a blog with the series.
http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-claudia-schiffer-gets-spooked-harpers-bazaar-uk/
He’s here!
Patrick was born on 10/02/09
Chuck Close: Portraits of Friends
I’m just putting this here so I can find it to watch it this weekend.
Here’s a special on Chuck Close
Daniel Edwards
As I try to figure out what types of projects I would or would not work on, Daniel Edwards’ work always catches my attention. I’m interested in pop culture and portraits (or in his case liknesses) and I see his work as a path I could have taken.
I think it’s great what he does, though I don’t know that I agree with it. It makes me question what I think is an appropriate use of a celebrity’s image. It’s one of the reasons I’m glad I’m not famous because I don’t think I’d like being one of his subjects. These celebrities are used to represent ideas, but they are people. Who’s rights or needs are more important, the society that uses celebrities – like societies once used the Gods of Greek Myths – to explain/represent aspirations/fears, or the people who are being used in this way? I used to think it was society, but now I think it’s the people. I think you should have to volunteer to be an idea or an ideal.
Anyway, here’s this dude sculpting this chick:
Fallen Princesses Essay by Dina Goldstein
Here’s a photo essay that caught my eye. It’s more of a sad message than I’d like, but the technique is similar to some things I’ve been working on. Since I’m expecting a kid later this year, I’m really distracted by the urge to smack Snow White’s Prince Charming in the head. Also, if you’re intrigued by this work, you may want to check our Bill Willingham’s Fables comic. I’m a regular reader.
Fallen Princess at JPGMagazine
By Dina Goldstein
8 June 2009These works place Fairy Tale characters in modern day scenarios. In all of the images the Princess is placed in an environment that articulates her conflict. The ‘…happily ever after’ is replaced with a realistic outcome and addresses current issues.
100-Year-Old Artist Unveils 60-Meter Mural
“Swiss artist Hans Erni at age 100 unveiled one of his largest works Saturday - a massive mural on the outside wall of a U.N. building in Geneva. The irrepressible Erni … had to cover up some of the muscular nudes in his mural after concerns were expressed in Geneva that his original design might shock some viewers.” Boston Globe (AP) 06/06/09
Bill Sienkiewicz
Bill Sienkiewicz is my favorite living artist. His storytelling ability, rendering skills, use of color, and evolution as an artist are all inspirations to me.
A few years ago I did a painting of Delirium inspired by Mr. Sienkiewicz for my 2003 Halloween series.
My favorite piece he’s ever done is this unpublished Batman sketch:
Here’s some of his paintings from his site
Quote
So I did the album cover thing on Facebook that the kids are doing these days. You take a random Wikipedia entry, that gives you the band name. You take a random quote, that gives you the album title, and you take a random Flickr image and that the album cover image.
It’s funny, it reminds me of examples of chaos magic rituals that I read in Grant Morrison’s Doom Patrol and in an issue of Hellblazer. I wonder what spells are being cast all over the world.
Anyway, I liked my quote enough to want to find it again, here it is:
Observe Everything.
Communicate Well.
Draw, Draw, Draw.
Frank Thomas, Disney Animator, When asked to give advice to young animators
Sketchy’s 3
Had an amazing day. Met up with Julie, one of the first models I ever worked with, more on that later. Also saw lots of original art from my heroes from the 90s more on that later, too
Sketchy’s pic.
