Striking Portraits by Richard Davies

August 2, 2012 |

British designer/illustrator Richard Davies does some stellar portrait work. He has a great style that’s really striking, and even teeters between fine art and graphic art. Via turksworks.co.uk

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The Good Die Young

May 25, 2012 |

Australian illustrator Ben Brown clearly has an obsession with skulls and bones. So this compelling series, Die Young, should come as no surprise to those who know his work. It’s certainly part morbidly ironic, but also an eternal salute to these high-profile celebrities who suffered untimely deaths. As Brown puts it… “the celebrity lifestyle that…

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Standing Head and Shoulders Above

May 14, 2012 |

British artist Steve Payne marries 17th-century Russian general portraiture with our current celebrity-obsessed culture… with remarkable results. He uses digital copies of Napoleon-era portraits by English portraitist George Dawe, then quite seamlessly photoshops celebrity heads on top. “One thing I’ve always wanted to try is to incorporate someone into a painting, mimicking the painterly brush…

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