Rembrandt Bugatti

Quick trivia : The brother of world-renowned engineer of the Bugatti sports car was Rembrandt Bugatti. Now, maybe it was just his name, but this little kid grew up to be one of the best sculptors of wildlife…like, ever. If you’re ever looking for some amazing work to do some master copies of, ala Rodin but of animals, then look no further:

Here is his families “official” page, but it lacks in the images department. Just doing a google search is the best way to get some great images.

http://www.bugatti.com/en/tradition/history/the-bugatti-family/rembrandt-bugatti.html

Johan Christian Dahl

Another great artist from my trip to Europe this summer – Johan Christian Dahl is known for his epic landscapes  of the Norwegian countryside. Considered one of the best European painters, he did his work towards the beginning –  middle of the 19th century.

 

Enrique Fernández

This is why I started this blog – to widen my mind to artists like this.  Enrique has the best design and shapes, never mind color concept, of any artist I’ve yet to feature. (Though, this could be debated thoroughly.) His ability to render with such confidence, only detailing areas where it is absolutely necessary, and also to create new but comfortable designs is astounding. I feel like I’m seeing a familiar world for the very first time, and I absolutely never want to leave.

 

http://enriquefernandez0.blogspot.com/

Judy Fox

Judy Fox is a sculptor hailing from New York. Her works are incredibly detailed and simple in their concept, but striking in their impact. She has another series of halfway vulgar / introspective pieces of almost genitalia, which definitely deserves a glance. You can see those on her website, listed below.

http://www.judyfox.net/

Sarah Jolley – “Skip”

Sorry to put up another animation so soon, but this was just TOO GOOD to pass up!

Ronald Kurniawan

With some of the most advanced  sense of color I’ve seen in work recently, Ronald merges fantasy and reality in such a juxtaposition that I forget I’m looking at an imagined image – it reads with such confidence that I just assume this madness must be real. Also, being such a prolific artist really gives him a wide range of artwork to be feasted upon visually…..

 

http://ronaldkurniawan.com/

Petros Vrellis – Interactive “Starry Night”

Just WOW!

 

Starry Night (interactive animation) from Petros Vrellis on Vimeo.

Dennis Jones

 

http://www.dj-art.com/

Artist Interview : Roman Muradov

We featured Roman back on Jan. 2nd, and had some pretty fantastic feedback from his work. (See the original post here!) I’ve had the wonderful pleasure of meeting Roman at a few gallery openings here in San Francisco, and he agreed to a brief interview! Enjoy the second installation of our Artist Interviews!

You can find more of his art on his website, here:

http://www.bluebed.net/

1) How would you describe the transition from the student / professional artist’s world? What was the hardest aspect of the switch?

 The hardest thing is getting paid, or rather not getting paid, at best not getting paid enough. I’d always thought if I ever do a drawing for the New Yorker life would suddenly become decent, needless to say I was wrong. I wouldn’t call myself a ‘professional’ artist at this point, at least if it implies making a living from art. I generally dislike the very notion of ‘professional artist,’ though my pathetic convictions clearly lead me nowhere.
2) Your least favorite thing about the art world nowadays.

How nauseatingly commercial it is. Any talk of ‘breaking into the industry’ makes me very unhappy.
3) What are your views on the progression into a digital nature in art? In your own work, how much is digital vs. analogue?

 I think traditional linework with digital coloring is the perfect solution both for fast-paced illustrative prostitution and personal work. I’ve seen digital illustrations that look warm and convincing, but it’s hard (and fundamentally pointless) to emulate the look & feel of pencils and brushes. I always let my brush run dry here and there, the tiny imperfections give the piece a certain warmth, not to mention that these traditional tools capture the artist’s mood better than polished digital lines.
4) Describe your artistic process. How do you come up with compositions, getting the right mood for your pieces or even color schemes.

For commercial illustrations I do 4-5 rough sketches, one of them is chosen by the art director, then I do the lines, usually with brush & ink, rarely with nibs. Then I color it in Photoshop. I’m extremely anal about my colors and I spend hours mixing and adjusting 2-3 flat tones. For my comics I usually have the beginning and the end in mind, but most of it is improvised, sometimes even panel-by-panel.
5) Top 5 favorite artists / inspiration….

Chris Ware, Raymond Queneau, Jason, Seth, Vladimir Nabokov.

Thanks Roman!

Josh Agle

Though his images tend to be a tad repetitive, the fun atmosphere of these pieces cannot be denied. Also, the fact that they are done traditionally (normally with acrylics on board) instead of vector makes me happy.

 

http://www.shag.com/