Month: March 2011
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Edward Kwong
Canadian illustrator Edward Kwong studied at the Alberta School of Art and Design in Calgary, and is now based in Montreal. Kwong takes his affection for early 20th Century art movements like Cubism, Art Deco and Futurism and mixes them in the blender of his strong graphic design sensibilities, resulting in a delightful amalgam of…
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Clark Hulings at the Forbes Galleries
Clark Hulings, a superb American artist I wrote about in 2009, died in February of this year. In what is being described as his last show of new work, The Forbes Galleries in New York will host a show titled Clark Hulings: An American Master from March 23 to September 10, 2011. The exhibition will…
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Alphonse Mucha on Gallica Digital Library
Pecay from Bibliodyssey, who has a knack for these things, points us to a nice selection of posters from Alphonse (Alfons) Mucha, the Czech artist whose name is essentially synonymous with “Art Nouveau”. The images are on the Gallica Digital Library, produced by the National Library of France. There are three pages of images (arrows…
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Sherrie McGraw
Sherrie McGraw paints subtle, refined still life paintings that combine the feeling of traditional Dutch masters with the more modern sensibilities of contemporary paint handling; in which crisply defined objects shine out of their deep chiaroscuro relationships with their backgrounds. She also paints forceful portraits and figures, in which the same relationships are heightened by…
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Sometimes the Stars
Sometimes the Stars (Vimeo link) is a short (4½ minute) animation produced by Luke Jurevicius and directed by Ari Gibson and Jason Pamment (for full credits list, click on the “Description” link under the animation on the Vimeo page). Elegant and understated, deftly realized in tones of gray, the wistful and somewhat enigmatic short follows…
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Robh Ruppel (update)
Robh Ruppel is a well known art director, concept artist, character designer and matte painter for the film and gaming industries. He was the Art Director for the animated feature films Meet the Robinsons and Brother Bear and did visual development work on films like Treasure Planet, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Tarzan, Mulan and The…