Dan Mumford
Is it a coincidence that I have waited 5 months to write my 5th review? No. Was I expecting to write it anytime soon? No. Did I run across Dan Mumford’s work this morning, and immediately began collecting screen shots of this work to write a review about. Hell Yes! I mean, who could pass up work with such detail from an up and coming artist? Speaking of detail, I’m not going to go into to much as to why I like him, his work speaks(..Yells) for itself.
Info about the artist.
Dan Mumford is a 23 year old male illustrator/designer/rock star, “with an obsession for drawing hands, hair and tentacles”, who resides out of Bethnal Green, London, UK.
In The Belly Of A Shar | for The Gallows
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Jeff Soto
Here we are again for another artist review, for my fourth review I chose artist Jeff Soto, and as you will see below, there are many many reason to choose such an artist. Some of the unique qualities of Jeff’s artwork would be, first and foremost (for myself at least) his unique/uncanny color pallet which is used in all of his paintings. The second quality I would choose would be his distinct character designs, and their blend of both mechanical and natural features. I could continue going on about all of the things I find to be amazing throughout Jeff’s massive about of works. Rather than describing all of these qualities, I would much rather you see them for yourselves, and with that I present to you a small selection of Jeff Soto’s art.
Info about the artist.
Jeff Soto is a 31 year old male painter/artist/creative guy who resides out of Riverside, CA. with his wife Jennifer and daughter Shannon. He is a graduate (with Distinction) from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA.
Fall | Acrylic on wood | 18x18
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Drout750
This third artist feature is on the ever so creative works of Drout750. I wasn’t able to find much on this artist in terms of personal information (name, dob, schools attended), however as you will soon see, his work speaks wonders. He has a very unique way of showing his character in both a cute/fun and down & dirty way. Without further ado, I present a selection of works by Drout750.
Info about the artist.
Drout750 or “Dro” is a 25 year old male designer / illustrator / cartoonist / painter / internet all star out of L.A.
For Those About to Rock
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Aya Kato
For my second artist feature I chose again to do it on an amazing female artist Aya Kato. I chose this artist not knowing much at all about her, though I had seen some works before (on a side note, I had added some of Aya’s images to my ”neat” folder, in which I have an ongoing collection of imagery that I find beautiful). With that said, I know present you a small sampling of the works of Aya Kato.
Info about the artist.
Aya Kato is a 25 year old female artist out of Japan, who studied Visual Art Education and Graphic Design at the Aichi University of Education. Some of her most notible works include artwork for a Microsoft WindowsXP TV Commercial and the music video for Tori Amos’s song “Sleeps with Butterflies”, in which it featured digital recreations of some of Aya’s works merged with Tori as the subject. Her style is uncanny blend of dark Art Nouveau and Manga/Japanese pop art
Elegance
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Audrey Kawasaki
Audrey Kawasaki launched a new version of her website 2 days ago, after looking over some of her new works (I have been a fan of hers for quite a while) I thought to myself, “I should showcase some of her work on my site, with hopes that it will send some viewers her way, and hopefully create some new fans”. So that’s what this is, my first of many Featured Artists posts.
First I would like to start of with a little info about the artist.
Audrey is a 24 year old female artist out of L.A., a graduate from the Pratt Institute, who creates some of the most beautiful and surreal paintings that I’ve ever seen. She has an uncanny style of depicting the female form, showing the subjects in innocent and also very sensual/erotic ways.
Owari|Oil on Wood|2006
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inPRNT
inPRNT is a Freshly launched Artist driven print website. The premise of the site is simple, if you are an artist (that has some pretty amazing work), submit it to that site. They will take a look at it, and if it is good enough they will print it.
Facts: When people start buying it, you earn 50% of the sale. Artists maintain full rights to artwork, All prints are printed on extremely nice Hahnemuhle Photo Rag, They are printed with archival Epson inks. Prints are shipped flat, within a poly sheath, sandwiched between two pieces of corrugated cardboard, then sandwiched with an egg carton inside a larger box. All 11x17 prints are printed on 13x19 paper to give it a nice border that you can frame or just hang up on the wall.
Well now that the facts are out of the way, here are a couple of my favorites!
Gym Class Heroes - Under the Bridge (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
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This a great cover by the band Gym Class Heroes of the Song Under the Bridge by RHCP. It blends the perfect amount of hip-hop with rock. Very unique cover
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To Write Love On Her Arms
I just wanted to promote an amazing cause, it is called To Write Love on Her Arms.
Its an amazing story about a young lady, her recovery from addiction, those that were there to help, and those that are Still here to help.Here is what its all about:
To Write Love on Her Arms is a work in progress. This began with one broken girl, one painful night; addiction, depression, cutting. This is a glimpse at the five days that followed, a decision to love and to begin telling her true story. To Write Love on Her Arms is becoming something bigger, something hopeful. It’s the realization of what life can be when we commit to meeting a need. A friend of mine told me there’s no such thing as suicide prevention. This is an attempt to prove him wrong, to say that love can change a life. We can hold back the darkness. Rescue is possible.
100% of the profits from clothing sales goes to people that suffer from addiction, depression, cutting, and others in need
I would like to salute Jamie Tworkowski on his work with this project, and of course Renee, to be able to fight when all looks lost. I know her story brings hope to so many people. I did for me. So with that I thank you!
Other TWLOHA Links
Direct Link to Story
Myspace
Flickr
Mae - This Time is the Last Time
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Save yourself,Because the only thing that matters,is that you get away from the pain,and the thought of losing your mind- it's music like this that allows me to get away. amazing music, with such a deep song meaning.
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Oddica
I recently purchased some shirts from Oddica.com. I must say it was one of the most enjoyable online purchasing experiences I’ve ever had. Not only that, but the shirts got to me super fast, wrapped in some of the most AMAZING packaging I’ve ever seen a shirt come in, came with buttons(with the same graphics that are on the shirts i bought), and some post cards. So if your looking for some really nice shirts, at a great price, and a bunch of free extras check out Oddica.com
Here are the three I bought.
Dr Dre Vs Pendulum [Cuts Mash up Mix]
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I found this mash up on Oink, it was put together by a dnb dj from north wales uk named Cuts. It's a mash up of the songs Fasten Your Seltbelt Feat. The Freestylers by Pendulum and Forgot About Dre Feat. Eminem by Dr Dre. - oinklink: http://oink.me.uk/details.php?id=580247
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