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Post by regieeuronymous on May 20, 2006 22:01:03 GMT -5
i thought i would kick something off. so who is your favorite artist? i personally like surreal stuff. so i like dali. oh yes. and his mustache is quite amusing as well. i mean. just look at it.  but anyway. |
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Post by MXMissles on May 20, 2006 22:06:52 GMT -5
I've been loving Jay Ryan lately. Like a lot.
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Post by m-Dok on May 20, 2006 22:09:02 GMT -5
Dali is my favorite Surrealist. And probably my favorite visual artist in general. But Foo Swee Chin ( www.fscwasteland.com/) is definately my favorite artist. She's the person who illustrates Nightmares & Fairytales. But I have two of her other comics. I'd have more, but Charlotte doesn't have good comic stores and it's too much of a hassle to buy online for me. Besides, SLG doesn't have all of her work, either, so I'd have to go to Singaporean sites to buy some of her collections/comics/work. Her style has influenced mine more than anything else. I can't say I have any other influence, really. (Aside from myself obviously.) |
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Post by m-Dok on May 20, 2006 22:33:30 GMT -5
Oh, shit. Shepard Fairey (of www.obeygiant.com) is also a favorite. FSC has been my favorite for about three years, but I was introduced to Fairey's work about 2 years ago and I love it. |
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Post by regieeuronymous on May 20, 2006 22:43:54 GMT -5
Oh, shit. Shepard Fairey (of www.obeygiant.com) is also a favorite. FSC has been my favorite for about three years, but I was introduced to Fairey's work about 2 years ago and I love it. oh yes. hes quite amazing. im trying to think of the name of a photographer i came across maybe two years ago? took photos of tourniquet manson. i didnt know though untill i was browsing through her site one day. i was like "OH SHIZ WOW" but damnit ive been searching for her for some time now and i cant remember. |
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Post by MXMissles on May 20, 2006 23:02:34 GMT -5
A few other of my favorites are Chris Ware, David McKean, and Ralph Steadman.
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Post by regieeuronymous on May 20, 2006 23:16:37 GMT -5
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Post by m-Dok on May 21, 2006 13:33:50 GMT -5
A few other of my favorites are Chris Ware, David McKean, and Ralph Steadman. Oh, David McKean. I hadn't thought of him, his work is pretty interesting. And I think you showed me Ralph Steadman before, if I'm not mistaken. Pretty neat too. Wow. That's great. I mean, simple, but good graffiti is meant to be thought-provoking, I think, and 'julie' seems to know how to do that in a pretty clean way. Graffiti is a really amazing art form, I think. I've been trying to get into it for a while, and I think I'd have a pretty good style for it, but until I can actually drive I don't think I can actually hit the streets and make myself seen. I'm trying to come up with some good sticker designs first, and I'll sticker, since that's a fairly clean way to get the job done. I'll work myself up to stenciling and then actual work with spraypaint. |
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Post by regieeuronymous on May 21, 2006 13:39:12 GMT -5
yeah. ive been trying to get into graffiti myself. i have stencil stuff but i dont know what to stencil. ive been sketching and blah blah for some time now. i just suck really bad. and stickers are amazing. the only thing is they come off. but paint can just be painted over. ah the pain  i wanna hit the streets so bad. ive been bothering the mother to let me paint something like a door (for practice). shes been pretty keen on the idea. so woo. |
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Post by m-Dok on May 21, 2006 13:55:05 GMT -5
Stenciling is kind of hard for me. Good stencils, at least.
Stickers are still really good, though, because you aren't limited by colors and can really make a great design. And have as many as you need, all the same, and stick them almost anywhere; whereas with stenciling and graffiti, it takes time, they aren't all the same, and you can only do them in certain places.
I'm pretty sure that graffiti is like a serious crime where I live (I should read up on this, though), though [as opposed to a misdemeanor etc]. That's why I'm so hesitant. The most I've done was make handicapped parking stencils and covered a parking lot in a nice part of town with them.
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Post by regieeuronymous on Jun 30, 2006 0:21:06 GMT -5
HUR HUR floria sigismondi is the photographer i was trying to think of. shes amazing. and does some awesome grungy/industrial stuff. www.floriasigismondi.com/ |
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