I have still been making collages and painting, doing many abstract works. This work is a friend of mine from work named Paul. I thought his face and bodytype would be fun for a caricature, and it was! I threw this caricature together when I was stuck inside with a flu. Its acrylics on canvas and 16 by 20 inches.
This work is my largest collage to date! It was great fun but took a long while to get the curves of the figure just right. Many artists inspired this piece. The legs and figures of Cathy Daley, the continuous flowing lines of the dancers of Al Hirschfeld, the wonderful cartoons and murals of Mary Blair, and the collage works of Lorelay Bove all were in my head as created this piece. Its rather large at 4 feet tall by 3 feet wide. When doing collage works I like to shoot multiple images in the shadow and the light because each paper has a unique texture and may or may not appear glossy when a photograph is taken.
Smug One is a street artist who works as a realist painter and cartoonist. Many works have a humorous twist to them. The artist often paints celebrities and characters of pop culture such as the old man from the movie Up.
Smug One is based out of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Most works are made using free hand aerosol spray paint.
Smug One began to create street art masterpieces in 2000.
Below we catch a glimpse of the artist at work freehand painting images about the newest Planet of the Apes movie:
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Below another clip of the artist at work:
Smug One does an outstanding job of capturing unique expressions of people and animals. His subjects have a great sense of life and movement.
Diego Romero is the brother of the previous post, Mateo Romero, and an outstanding artist in his own right. Diego Romero was born in Berkeley, California in the year 1966. His father and grandmother were both artists. His grandmother was a renown ceramics artist, its obvious that he found some inspiration from her in his wonderful and unique plates.
Like his brother Mateo Romero, Diego briefly attended the Institute of American Indian Art. After a short stint at the institute Diego would go on to earn a BFA from Otis College of Art and Design based out of Los Angeles, California. The artist went on to earn a MFA from U.C.L.A.
In this clip Diego Romero talks about his working process:
With his use of cartoons and comics and earthenware, the artist has created very unique pieces of art on par with his more famous brother Mateo.
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What a great family of artisans who have been working as artists for 3 generations. Its interesting to see the similarities in styles and subject matter between the brothers. The father of the two boys was a traditional painter who enjoyed painting despite losing a hand in the Korean War.
Roger Shimomura has something in common with previous post Mine Okuba, Roger Shimomura also spent time as a detainee in a Japanese American interment camp. In other works Shimomura paints in a Pop art manner. Cartoony, but not as modernist as manga art.
Price range information: The artist produces silkscreen prints and also original art painted in acrylics. No price information available.
Below a link to the website of artist Roger Shimomura:
Roger Shimomura was born in Seattle, Washington in the year 1939. Shimomura attended the University of Washington where he earned a B.F.A. The artist went on to earn an MFA from Syracuse University.
In this clip we view the show where I first saw Roger Shimomura’s work, at the Missoula, Montana Art Museum. Works and an interview are shown here:
The artist has worked as part an professor of art and the University of Kansas located in Lawrence, Kansas. He taught from 1969 until 2004.
I think its great that this artist and Mine Okubo have done wonderful paintings on feelings they experienced as a child. Even though its a tough and difficult subject matter, as the artist said himself, we can’t just erase the experience from our memories.
Jason Jagel is a wonderful artist who works with very animated characters and is a highly successful commercial artist.
Jason Jagel was born in Boston, Massachusetts in the year 1971. For his artistic education Jagel attended the California College of Arts and Crafts located in Oakland, California where he earned a bachelors of fine arts degree. Jagel went on to earn a masters degree from Stanford University.
In this clip a few works of Jagel are shown, but we also hear from the artists himself about his thoughts on drawing and creating:
Jagel is part of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and is also based out of San Francisco.
Jagel has worked with hip hop artist Madlib on an album cover. Jagel has also been featured in many national magazines including Juxtapose.
If you enjoy the work of Jason Jagel be sure and check out my post on Barry McGee, also known as the street artist Twist, who also works with similar highly animated characters.
Oakoak enjoys working with the shapes he finds on the streets of Saint Etienne, France.
I love his references to famous artist’s works of the past such as the Scream by Munch. Oakoak is one of the funniest and creative artists in the field today.
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In this clip a wonderful montage of works by the artist:
In this clip we visit a show featuring Joyce Pensato with our beloved art friend James Kalm a.k.a. Loren Munk:
Joyce Pensato is an American artist renown for her work with cartoon style figures done with a black and white palette. A more sinister side to all of our carton friends from Homer Simpson to Mickey Mouse is shown. Joyce Pensato was born in Brooklyn, New York in the year 1941.
Pensato works with enamels, charcoal, and pastels. She also makes installations which use stuffed animals.
Joyce Pensato was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship.
Also a winner of the Pollack-Krasner award.
Her work represents the American Dream gone sour and heading in the wrong direction. Perfect social commentary for a time when people are protesting against low pay and asking for an increase in the minimum wage.
Chris Johanson was born in the year 1968 in San Jose, California. Johanson is renown for his cityscapes and also works with cartoons. He has worked with many subjects over his career and more recently has blended a great sense of color with rather abstract flat shapes painted in acrylics. He began drawing at a young age inspired by comic books. Johanson didn’t attend college or have any formal art training.
Price range information: Works range from $4,000 to $45,000.
Johanson gained recognition as an artist by designing skateboards.
The artist also plays in a band called Tina Age 13.
The artist moved to San Francisco and became involved in the San Francisco Mission School. This was a group of graffiti artists who were looking to make social and political commentary in their work.
Chris Johanson was involved in Whitney Biennale that took place in 2002. An installation by Johanson received great reviews from the critics.
In this clip we visit a show with the great James Kalm featuring the work of Chris Jensen and some other artists. Chris Jensen’s art is the first to appear in the segment:
He is now based out of Portland, Oregon.
When he was living San Francisco he won an award from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for his artistic talents. A brief interview with Chris Johanson talking about an installation work:
What a fun and humorous street artist that has found great commercial and gallery success!
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