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Incredible Illustrations by Irina Vinnik

Katherine — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:40:57 +0000

The divine images here hold a similar quality to old illuminated texts in beauty and detail. Based in Saint Petersburg, Russia, artist Irina Vinnik is the creator, with a strong body of work that shows her unique range of subjects. Below are some examples.

More of her work is available for view on her Behance portfolio http://www.behance.net/IrinaVinnik.

Artist Spotlight – Simple & Complex drawings by The Short Becomings.

Megalongcat — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:58:22 +0000

Another submission that we came across and we lucky enough to find admist the recent influx of art and design sent to Creative Fluff. The Short Becomings blog by Stuart L Crawford features simple drawings that have funny and dark overtones. The simple graphics can be overlooked when placed into the context of the messages in each of his drawings. Instead of analyzing the artwork, I’m just going to let you take what you want from them. If you want to keep up with Stuart make sure to check him out at his blog over

here.

All artwork is from the Short Becomings blog.*

A New Year, An Awesome Book, and the Candy-O-Matic…

Katherine — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:26:19 +0000

For whatever reason, there comes a point when our logic and experiences take over. To put it frankly: our internal grown-up wins the war against our imagination. Which brings me to just a few words about an amazing book, rather, an awesome book, as in: An Awesome Book by Dallas Clayton. The book, in the style of all the books many loved as a kid, was a huge hit when the first edition was published and because of its success of course, it’s being printed again, to be made available to ship some time in January (if you want a copy you should probably grab one now). The illustrations are detailed and magical, reminiscent of drawings that a child would make or one’s own early mock-ups of inventions that were never developed as planned… like the mansion made entirely of bubble gum… or the ray gun that turned enemies into a goldfish. And much like the beloved Dr. Suess books, it’s needless to say that not only is it inspiring but it rhymes too… and rhyming is always fun whether you like to admit it or not.
Here are a few images from the book:

[Images from http://www.veryawesomeworld.com/awesomebook/inside.html ]

More can be found about the book from http://radder.bigcartel.com/product/an-awesome-book and http://dallasclayton.com/products/

OCDD…Andrea Joseph’s illustrating super power

Katherine — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:44:17 +0000

Coming across this work, I just had to share. UK based artist Andrea Joseph shows her talents in her remarkable illustrations mostly of everyday objects and a few creative interpretations. How much work goes into something as detailed as the washing machine or desk-top illustration is nearly unimaginable to me. Never before have I seen such extraordinary applications of crosshatching. Her illustrations are incredibly detailed and she claims to have “Obsessive Compulsive Drawing Disorder,” [ http://www.bestoff.info/2008/11/03/andrea-joseph-sketches/ ] obviously not a bad thing to have if these are the products.

[Images from: http://www.bestoff.info/2008/11/03/andrea-joseph-sketches/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreajoseph/ ]

More of Andrea Joseph’s work is available on her blog: http://andreajoseph24.blogspot.com/
And on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreajoseph/

Charlotte Day – Creative Surface Design

Megalongcat — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:11:49 +0000

We’re in a posting frenzy this week. With a couple of minutes left till Christmas I thought it would be great to get just one or two last posts in before the Holidays. So with nothing but Christmas cheer in my heart I bring you Charlotte Day’s creative surface designs. This was yet another artist brought to my attention not only by resident blogger Katherine, but in the newest Computer Arts magazine that both of us subscribe to.

“Charlotte Day combines her passion for pattern and illustration with her love of plants to produce unique botanically influenced designs for textiles, stationery, wall paper, merchandise and editorial projects. While her main tools remain pencil and paper, designs are digitally assembled in order to create perfect repeats and provide work in commercially compatible format.” (http://www.charlottedaydesign.com)

The above image is some of his designer wallpaper that I thought was fitting for the season. Simple, creative, and visually remarkable Day’s work is a great example of tasteful wallpaper. Charlotte’s artowrk is reminiscent of the arts and crafts movement and takes the period of art in a new direction. Instead of my normal rants and reviews of artwork, I’m simply going to show some of Day’s work. Make sure to visit her website at:

http://www.charlottedaydesign.com

Featured Artist: Louis Roskosch – Simply Inspirational Artwork

Megalongcat — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:16:32 +0000

I’ve been falling behind in reviewing, commenting, and posting all of the amazing artwork that Katherine(@fiametta137) keeps collecting and storing for me to post about. I’ve done a huge diservice to both her, and you the readers by not writing about these artists sooner. Today we’re going to take a look at Louis Roskosh and his inspirational, and simplistic character art that makes me wonder why I even try holding a pen to paper.

Roskosh was born on MAy 12th, 1984 and attended the Arts Institute of Bournemouth and recieved a BA in animation in 2007. During this time period and onwards Roskosh has been creating stunning illustrations remniscient of early 70’s pop art while managing to retain a large part of Roskosh’s personal aesthetic. The main motifs in his work seems to be that of story/fairy tales. Knights, dragons, robots, damsels in distress and damsels causing distress. His work is provacative, simple, attractive, and inspirational. An interesting thing I found with his work is that it is extremely textile, in that the way he colors images gives the impression that the illustrations could easily be printed or woven onto cloth and retain the same amount of quality. Below is more of his work which will speak for himself and make sure to check out his work at: http://www.louisroskosch.com/

15 Mysteriously Inspirational Images

Katherine — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:53:19 +0000

: Artist: Yehrin Tong

http://www.debutart.com/artist/yehrin-tong/work/2341

: Artist: Gustaf Tenggren

http://www.animationarchive.org/2008/08/illustration-gustaf-tenggrens-grimms.html

: Artist: David Prosser

http://ilikepencils.blogspot.com/

: Photographer: Chuck Kimmerle

http://www.chuckkimmerle.com/

: Artist: Linn Olofsdotter

http://www.olofsdotter.com/

: Artist: Oliver Vernon

http://www.oliververnon.com/2008/07/24/2008/

: Artist: Naoto Hattori

http://www.naotohattori.com/home.html

: Artist: Koldo Barosso

http://www.koldobarroso.com/

: Artist: Nobumasa Takahashi

http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/bamboolove/

: Artist: Eyvind Earle

http://www.gallery21.com/

: Artist: Sterling Hundley

http://www.sterlinghundley.com/

: Artist: Vladimir Kush

http://www.zuzafun.com/surreal-pictures

http://www.vladimirkush.com/home.php

: Artist: Tebe Interesno

http://www.graphic-exchange.com/archives/home_2008_10.html

: Photographer: Carl Chiarenza

http://www.luminous-lint.com/app/vexhibit/_PHOTOGRAPHER_Carl__Chiarenza_01/1/0/0/

: Artist: Kaveh H. Steppenwolf

http://polarulv.1x.com/

Halloween Roundup

Katherine — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:08:04 +0000

Welcome readers to the Halloween Round up: a list of artwork inspired by fantastic visions of strange worlds, strange creatures, reflections of horror and the deranged. I’m sure there are many more artists to be found as Halloween nears, so part two could be just around the corner. For now, indulge yourself in some of in a small taste of Halloween:

Wasted Beauty

http://www.thelotuseater.com/

Chet Zar

http://www.chetzar.com/

Brian Despain

http://despainart.com/

Dan Quintana

http://www.copronason.com/dan/

Jimmy Pickering

http://www.jimmypickering.com/

Laurie Lipton

http://www.laurielipton.com/

Image from http://www.copronason.com/

Artist of the Week: Vince Fraser – Creative Illustration

Megalongcat — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:00:26 +0000

That picture just makes you stop and stare. With millions of things vying for your attention all at once, you soon find that the confusion creates a level of excitement that completes the piece. The above picture is entitled “My London”; aptly put when you take into consideration the volumes of pop culture that London spits out every year. Remember the punk fad in America? Well they’re the ones we got it from back when the middle-class wasn’t too happy about the establishment.

But I digress; the piece is done by the artist Vince Fraser, a 37 year old London based digital artist with huge roots in 1970’s pop culture. On closer inspection of the vibrant piece you can find major symbols used in London’s pop art; that is to say commercial symbols taken out of context and recontextualized into art. The double-decker bus, the yasar-arafat scarf, the buggy car, and more if you take the time to see for yourself. The most interesting part of this work, and as you’ll find throughout the rest of the pictures I’m going to post, is the heavily laden afro-centric themes of the funk period. I don’t know how big Funk was in London, but he manages to capture it with such skill that even my father and his afro would enjoy it. Below are other images by Fraser.

If you want to see more of his work you should check out his website: http://www.vincefraser.com where you can find his myspace if you ever want to get in contact with him. I wish that I could get the chance to collaborate on a project with him. And in Fraser’s own words: “Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others”.

Featured Artist Gary Fernandez: Creative Art and Illustration

Megalongcat — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:16:26 +0000

So after neglecting my duties as part of Creative Fluff, I finally decided to hunker down and write about our selected artist of the week. Granted, this artist was selected two weeks ago (unknown to him) but it’s better late than never right? I was pointed towards Gary Fernandez by my girlfriend who received a copy of the Computer Arts Magazine, he was the artist on the cover and that one picture was more than enough for the two of us to agree to write about him. Fernandez, a freelance graphic artist and illustrator, was originally based in Madrid but now you will find him in the peaceful rolling hills of Vancouver Canada. Miraculously(and lucky for us) being stuck up north hasn’t affected his artistic skills in a negative manner. He has done a myriad of work form companies such as Coca Cola, Camel Cigarettes, and even Nokia advertisements.

Camel’s, probably the only half decent cigarette beacause when people smoke them it doesn’t event your nostrils like hellfire. Fernandez found a deeper place in my heart by creative such stunning artwork for a decent brand name that had been dragged through the mud by years of bland branding.

Luckily commercial work isn’t the only thing that Gary Fernandez is capable of. As seen by the opening picture and the one above, Fernandez specialises in creative surreal landscapes and juxaposting them with innovative character illustrations that resemble something from traditional Japanese art mixed with American urban street art. The imaginative mind of Fernandez is one worth looking into. All pictures are from his website and you can head over there from the link below: