Shepard Fairey has a whole range of subject but I posted these portraits because I think they work wonderfully together. There is something very prolific about them – Perhaps the colors (red and black) and/or the strong cultural and social references which gives these art works such weight.
Shepard Fairey – Malcolm X
Shepard Fairey – Mujer Fatal
Shepard Fairey – Arab Woman
Shepard Fairey – Peace Goddess
Shepard Fairey – Peace Mujer
Her skill and style is fantastic but conceptually I found her other stuff a little bit try hard morbid (emo kids would love it) . Here are some specific illutrations I picked out.
Computer games often produce some amazing illustrations. Blizzard games have just released Diablo 3. I remember when they brought out Diablo 1 – I was glued for hours as I explored the labyrinths looking for new weapons and spells. You have to find and kill Diablo. Here are some illustrations from the game. Check Out The Website – pretty impressive.
Click on them:
“Mark Ryden came to preeminence in the 1990’s during a time when many artists, critics and collectors were quietly championing a return to the art of painting. With his masterful technique and disquieting content, Ryden quickly became one of the leaders of this movement on the West Coast.
Upon first glance Ryden’s work seems to mirror the Surrealists’ fascination with the subconscious and collective memories. However, Ryden transcends the initial Surrealists’ strategies by consciously choosing subject matter loaded with cultural connotation. His dewy vixens, cuddly plush pets, alchemical symbols, religious emblems, primordial landscapes and slabs of meat challenge his audience not necessarily with their own oddity but with the introduction of their soothing cultural familiarity into unsettling circumstances.” Read More…
Here are some more of Mark Ryder’s Artworks:
Mark Ryden – Allegory of the four elements
Mark Ryden – Allegory of the four elements
Mark Ryden – Little boy blue
Mark Ryden – Little boy blue
Mark Ryden – Goodbye Bear
Mark Ryden – Goodbye Bear
Mark Ryden – Nursesue
Mark Ryden – Nursesue
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