May 2010 Artist of the Month - Richard Pousette-Dart

Richard Pousette-Dart

Richard Pousette-Dart's abstract paintings are some of the best I've ever seen. Well balanced with soft shapes, he selects colours that give his work depth and texture.

The smallest touches seem to be what makes his pieces most interesting. Perhaps his work evolved through his own expression since he was self taught, never attending art school.

In any case, he's definatly a part of the 40s avant-garde New York art world to pay attention to.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pousette-Dart

April 2010 Artist Of The Month - Ken Garduno

Ken Garduno

Ken Garduno was born in LA, California where he graduated from Art Center College of Design with honors in illustration. Ken now shows his work shown in galleries around the world, in addition to commercial illustration projects.

I would place him on the same high pedestal as Brett Hellquist (Illustrator for "A Series of Unfortunate Events", and much more). Their work both conveys this sense of darkness and mystery. Ken's characters faces exhibit thoughtfulness and heavy shading as if constantly under the light of a cheap motel lamp and his exaggerated limbs add to the lanky, unstable persona that his drawings seem to almost incarnate.

Check out more @:
http://www.kengarduno.com/home.html

March Artist of the Month

Marissa Tamari : March Artist of the Month

This time, our artist of the month was sort of a fluke. Since it is pretty much the end of the month and I had yet to see something that felt inspired, I had almost left the title empty or contemplated handing it to one of the masters. Luckily, I came across Marissa Tamari through twitter.

Her portraits are edgy with an array of patterns and textures. Expressing a sense of mystery and loneliness, Marissa is a Canadian artist to be reckoned with.

Check her out!

http://www.marissatamari.com/

http://twitter.com/MarissaTamari

February 2010 Artist of the Month - Clayton Patterson

Clayton Patterson was born in Canada in 1948 and has studied all over the country. As part of the NO! art movement and a political activist, fighting against injustice, he is one of my new found favorite artists. He has shown works in the US, Europe and Asia as well as in his own gallery. He is now a Documentary film maker, Libertarian and Tattoo Artist in New York. He also runs the largest NO!art video archives.

Check him out more:
http://patterson.no-art.info/biography/en.html
Capture Official Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOvZAxAN9ng

January Artist of the Month - Ivan Brunetti

January Artist of the Month

So lately I've been introduces to comic books. Not that I didn't know they existed, but I had placed them quite low on the priority list of acquiring a taste for them. In any case, I think it probably should have been the first place I started. In general, you might say that most artists begin to harness their talents as elementary/high school students, drawing in the back of note books or on the corners of quizzes. These are never usually realistic masterpieces, but more so a way to draw out cooped up emotions grudges, or mental revenge plans. I think that's what makes comics so appealing.

Ivan Brunetti takes the humans and strips them down to their raw inner core. Throwing caution to the wind, Brunneti's work is not for the easily offended or faint of heart. If you crack a smirk while viewing one of his drawings, then this America cartoonist has managed to spark your inner sadist.

Check out his work for yourself.

December 2009 Artist of the month

Natalia Fabia

Drawn to here paintings though a random online search, Natalia Fabia is officially the first artist of the month in a long time. As our miss December, this LA fine artist is also a Jewelry and clothing designer.

With here layered treatments of the figure, using her friends and intriguing street women as models, i'm sure you'll fall in love with her rocker style and admeration for sparkle.

Check her out! http://www.hookerfeathers.com/index.html

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