Just got Margaret Kilgallen’s book In the Sweet Bye & Bye. I fell in love with her work after seeing the Beautiful Losers documentary – a fantastic color palette, strong figures and bold typography all remenescent of a folk tradition. See for yourself:
And before I forget, I wanted to tell my small handful of readers to check out Brown Paper Bag, a blog by my friend Sara Barnes. She’s been featuring some fantastic work! Have a good weekend everyone!
“The squeegee is my brush…and the pull is the stroke…”
I first came across Ryan McGinness very early in my art/design studies. I remember liking a lot of the work he did, but for whatever reason, didn’t look too much into it after that. Anyway, now I’m writing a paper about McGinness for my art history class this semester. In my research, I stumbled upon this great video that gives a little insight into his process. We work in a very similar manner, though he, obviously, takes it to a whole other level. It’s very exciting and very challenging at the same time to learn that we work similarly. Makes me want to work harder, actually.
Happy Valentine’s Day and Happy Lunar New Year to everyone!
Not much progress to report on, I’ve been battling a particularly difficult creative block recently. It’s getting better, but I’ve been putting a lot of my efforts into the collaborative class at Tamarind. Will attempt to get some pictures soon!
