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the-loveliest: sergey ryzhov

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:19:29 +0900

sergey ryzhov

leonsparkes: TOUCHWOOD SOLIHULL: YOUR SPACE An oppotunity was...

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:19:08 +0900

TOUCHWOOD SOLIHULL: YOUR SPACE

An oppotunity was given to present visual work in the shop front known as Your Space. My self and Deborah Brogden set up and interactive art space where people where able to draw and discuss.

Many people showed and interest but didn’t quite understand why we were here as they continued to pass the shop front busy shopping. Others on the other hand where inquisitive, came in and asked questions. Some joined in the big drawing wall which we presented with coloured crayons and felt tips for people to use.

We also had a L.C.D screen showing current digital illustration graphics which was a sneak peak of the work for this years Bass Festival entitled ILLUSTRATE CREATE which will be held at the Mac Centre from 13th- 18TH JUNE 2011. Stay tuned for more info.

alfesgar: By Fabian Gonzales

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:18:47 +0900

alfesgar:

By Fabian Gonzales

monstereatsdesign: (via grain edit · Maria Corte)

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:18:14 +0900

monstereatsdesign:

(via grain edit · Maria Corte)

brok-lee: Hardcore by Marek Okon

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:17:54 +0900

brok-lee:

Hardcore by Marek Okon

magicfran: Romain Mennetrier

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:17:35 +0900

magicfran:

Romain Mennetrier

theartofanimation: Sshun3

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:17:03 +0900

theartofanimation:

Sshun3

andreicoscodan: Tanglewood Tales - Nathaniel Hawthorne /...

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:16:41 +0900

andreicoscodan:

Tanglewood Tales - Nathaniel Hawthorne / Virginia Frances Sterrett

iheardin: If you’ve ever heard of Studio Ghibli (Howl’s Moving...

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:16:19 +0900

iheardin:

If you’ve ever heard of Studio Ghibli (Howl’s Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away) then you may be thinking to yourself that Moebius’ art looks eerily familiar… because he was a prime inspiration to Hayao Miyazaki. | See More

animationart: Lotso Concepts

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:15:46 +0900

animationart:

Lotso Concepts

weloveillustration: by Diego Fernandez

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:15:27 +0900

weloveillustration:

by Diego Fernandez

thomassaliot: Hotel room Oil on canvas

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:14:27 +0900

thomassaliot:

Hotel room

Oil on canvas

safaripoet: Illustration by moosn

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:13:55 +0900

safaripoet:

Illustration by moosn

theartofanimation: Simon Dominic Brewer

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:12:57 +0900

theartofanimation:

Simon Dominic Brewer

petercross: Sky Doll Mantra, by Matteo De Longis

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:12:29 +0900

petercross:

Sky Doll Mantra, by Matteo De Longis

itstime2smile: Get up by owenfreeman

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:12:05 +0900

itstime2smile:

Get up by owenfreeman

darksilenceinsuburbia: Sunny Gu. Sweet...

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:11:12 +0900

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Sunny Gu. Sweet Gaze.

http://sunnysgy.blogspot.com/

ninafatalle: more carissa rose!!!

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:10:50 +0900

ninafatalle:

more carissa rose!!!

pigeonlibre: Little Doodles fronted by the mysterious Kate are...

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:10:15 +0900

pigeonlibre:

Little Doodles fronted by the mysterious Kate are whimsical and effortlessly charming illustrations. Using watercolor, light line work, stippling and a passion for fashion Kate is able to create the most enchanting and delicate illustrations I’ve seen in a while.

malebeautyinart: Born in Germany - his family moved to Chicago...

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:09:52 +0900

malebeautyinart:

Born in Germany - his family moved to Chicago when he was 7 - Joseph Christian Leyendecker was one of the most successful commercial artists of the 20th century.

His incredible drawing and painting ability, illuminated by his gay sexuality, brought a new aesthetic into advertising, bringing it very much into the new century. His work as a magazine illustrator and his vibrant, body conscious advertising usually for high-end luxury brands, created the prototype for the male sex symbol, his early work pre-dating the cinema, in the time before photography dominated the media.

His most successful campaign was for the Arrow shirt company, and his Arrow collar man became the very epitome of American manliness, prosperity & style, at one time getting more fanmail and proposals of marriage than Rudolph Valentino it is claimed. What his legion of fans did not realise was that their idol, Leyendecker’s model was in fact his lover, Charles Beach.

Always declining fine art commissions, Leyendecker preferred to work as an illustrator and commercial artist. He was incredibly successful and well-known. His work helped define the visual look of America as much as the cinema up until World War II. His influence on Norman Rockwell can be clearly seen too. So financially successful was he that in 1914 he was able to commision a mansion in New Rochelle, where he lived until his death in 1952.

And Charles Beach? He and Leyendecker were together for over 50 years, his role encompassing model, husband, cook & business manager. Despite Leyendecker’s fame, his life is not so well-known now because he lived discreetly; it would also appear that on his death Beach destroyed most of Leyendecker’s remaining work, diaries and documents. Leyendecker shunned photography as an art form and few photos exist or have survived of them. Charles Beach died shortly after Leyendecker also in 1952.

If you enter the name J C Leyendecker on Google images, you can see how exquisite, stylish and iconic his work was, and you can see how his work influenced the photographic advertising campaigns which have subsequently replaced his beautiful illustrations. It’s worth the look.