All of the above describes Micah Lidberg’s work. An illustrator from somewhere, Middle West America, Micah makes some ridiculously lush textures with beautiful patterning techniques in a heavy arsenal of vibrant colors that remind me of a Fruit by the Foot. His lengthy, wide, and highly detailed scenes are extensive narratives that dip into the… [Read more…]
January 30, 2011
I’ve still been completely wrapped up in landscapes recently, so I dug Nicholas McElroy out of my collection, I’ve had his work saved on my phone for a little more than a year now, but haven’t posted him on Iron & Bone yet. From Nicholas’ personal website, he only has one series as of right… [Read more…]
January 28, 2011
On my way back in to Chicago for the Spring semester, my plane happened to fly just above the clouds during our short trip from St. Louis. The various cities and towns created small glowing patches on the topside of the clouds, and I wanted to record their colors. I took a few super long… [Read more…]
January 14, 2011
I don’t have much information on Christopher Gray, other than the fact that he’s an awesome illustrator. Beautiful flat-colored geometric shapes shoved into a rectangular space. Enjoi. (via But Does It Float)
November 22, 2010
Came across this Oregon based- photographer recently. She’s got some ill stuff from bears and natural history museum installation photos to sick landscapes and textures. Check out Delaney Allen’s tumblr and her flickr.
November 1, 2010
After following a link on Mark Weaver’s twitter, I became really captivated by Stefan Glerum’s illustration. He’s a young Dutch illustrator that really packs an innovative punch with clean, flat illustrations that take on a kind of old school traditional feel. I wish I knew the secrets behind his technique, because his color treatments are… [Read more…]
October 14, 2010
While browsing around on Booooooom this week, I came across Angelina Gualdoni’s paintings. Her earlier works depicted desolate landscapes and deserted buildings that eventually became abstract raw forms floating in enormous fields color fields. There’s definitely something ethereal about the delicate forms she depicts- they feel much like a collection of distant memories or dreams… [Read more…]
October 11, 2010
Zhou Fan has been blowing up on a lot of contemporary art/ design blogs recently and I’ve been a huge fan of his paintings for quite a while. His painting style has a very graphic, clean nature to it that emphasizes his dramatic and colorful shapes. Packed full of color, each painting vibrates off the… [Read more…]
September 26, 2010
While browsing through the blog But Does It Float, Allison Davies’ work came up on the screen and I was instantly absorbed into her powerful landscapes. It’s no wonder her work is so mindblowing- she received her MFA in Photography from Yale. The photos I’m posting come from her series Outerland- her “debut” collaboration with… [Read more…]
September 10, 2010
While moving in between my design work and various other fine-art concentrations, I found Tomokazu Matsuyama’s paintings to be a firm representation of the bridge between both worlds. With hard contours and brilliant patterns that vibrate off the canvas, Tomokazu’s work brings a designer’s touch to painting. From his birth and BFA studies in Japan,… [Read more…]
April 9, 2011
0