I created this blog to generate conversations about what the figure is in a contemporary art context for my students in the Saturday Studios Figure drawing class.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
What artists influence our own work?
So I decided to share with you all, some other artists who I feel influence my own personal work. (I tried to stick with artists who I feel use the figure in a variety of different ways.)
This is Ashley Wood, a contemporary illustrator.
He paints a lot of girls, robots and cats.
He also produces graphic novels, one of the most popular being, Popbot

This is Marjane Satrapi from Rasht, Iran (she now lives in Paris, France).
Some of you may know her from her book, Persepolis- which was made into an animated film.
If you aren't familiar with the story of Persepolis, I highly recommend it!
This is Os Gemeos, Brazilian twins, who make collaborative street art- mostly using the figure!

They're awesome, you should definitely get to know them.
This is Mel Kadel, one of my favorite contemporary illustrators!

She is from the US, living in California.
(She did her freshman year at MassArt!)
This is Megan Brain, a contemporary illustrator from California.
This is another long time favorite artist of mine, Farel Dalrymple.
For next Saturday, I'd like each of you to bring in a couple samples of your favorite artists who represent the figure in a way that inspires you.
Print them out and get ready to talk about what influences you!
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