Matt Furrie

Matt Furie was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1979. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio in 2001. Matt is a leo, he enjoys long walks in the park, bubble baths, and an occasional glass of wine. He currently lives in San Francisco. His comic series “Boy’s Club” is published by Buenaventura Press.

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Sueme

Sueme berasal dari Vancouver, Canada. i tertarik dan terlibat dengan dunia street art ketika di usia remaja. itu terjadi karena setiap hari ia harus ke sekolah dengan mengendarai bus yang melewati banyak tembok dengan graffiti.

nama Sueme berarti "Sue Me" di mana ia menantang para polisi kanada yang bermain dengan uang dan ia tidak ingin bermain dengan uang tetapi masih melakukan 'bombin'.

ia tidak tertarik dengan dunia seni, tapi graffiti mengajarkannya untuk menjadi orang yang kreatif dan membangkitkan sisi "artist" pada dirinya.

gaya graffitinya lebihbanyak dipengaruhi oleh gaya new york. tetapi ia tetap mencoba berbagai gaya graffiti dari watu ke waktu dan terus ber ekspolrasi.

John Dyer Baizley

John Baizley is a painter and musician based in Savannah, Georgia. He is notable for his album cover and t-shirt art for bands including Kylesa, Pig Destroyer, Darkest Hour,Daughters, Skeletonwitch, Torche, Cursed, Black Tusk, Kvelertak, Vitamin X, Flight of the Conchords and his own band, Baroness for which he is the singer and rhythm guitarist.

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Michael Whelan

Since 1980, Michael Whelan has been one of the world's premier fantasy and science fiction artists. He is currently working full time on his fine art paintings, but in the past three decades he has created more than 350 book and album covers for authors and artists like Isaac Asimov, Anne McCaffrey, Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen King, the Jacksons, Sepultura, and MeatLoaf. His clients have included every major U.S. book publisher in addition to such diverse companies as National Geographic, Roadrunner Records, and The Franklin Mint.

A graduate of San Jose State University with a BA in Painting and a President's Scholar, Michael Whelan went on to attend the prestigious Art Center College of Design also in California, but he dropped out to accept his first book cover assignment. The most honored artist in his field, Whelan has won an unprecedented 15 Hugo Awards (Science Fiction's Oscar), 3 World Fantasy Awards, and the SuperHugo as the Best Artist of the last 50 years. This year he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame as the first living artist to be named to the small but highly distinguished company, which includes such luminaries as H.G. Wells, Jules Verne, Ray Bradbury, Steven Spielberg, Rod Serling, and Ursula K. Le Guin. The readers of LOCUS magazine (for SF insiders) have named him Best Professional Artist 27 times in their annual poll, including 2009. In addition to countless Best of Show and Best Artist Awards from SF and Fantasy conventions and regional art shows, Michael was named a Grand Master by the Spectrum Annual of the Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art. His other awards include a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators, a Vargas Award, and a Grumbacher Gold Medal.

Michael has had 4 art books published as well as numerous limited edition prints, posters, calendars, and licensed products such as greeting cards, t-shirts and sculptures. He is a member of the Graphic Artists Guild and the Society of Illustrators in New York City, and he is an Adviser to the Masters in Fine Arts program at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut.

The stunning color and composition of Michael Whelan's illustrations and his dedication to bringing an author's words to life have brought him fans throughout the world. Now that he is devoting all his time to his own visions, he has found many new collectors in the fine art world. His "gallery" paintings of his personal work are still infused with his signature "sense of wonder," but they are rich in symbolism and offer many layers of meaning to be explored.

Jason Vivona

Jason Vivona currently resides in Santa Rosa, CA. He concentrates on creating visual art and music as well as serving as Art Director for WE RIDE AT NIGHT, an art/skateboard company that produces collaborative works with other artists in the form of limited edition skateboards and clothing. Also, Vivona currates WE RIDE AT NIGHT's quarterly group exhibition that showcases the artists that the company collaborates with.

His work has been exhibited in numerous galleries across the United States, Japan and Mexico, such as 111 MINNA in SF, The Museum of New Art in Detroit,New Accident Gallery (Japan), and Vitale Gallery in Florida to name a few. Although mainly in group exhibitions, his work has been featured solo at Syracuse University and Homestar Modern in Portland, OR. among others.

Vivona's work has been published in Juxtapoz, Transworld Skateboarding, WARP, DIW, Skyscraper, RELAX, Portland FunBook 3 and many more.

His newest work is constructed much like that of the abstract expressionists,where a mark is made, and the following mark is a reaction to the initial mark and so on. Vivona, in a sense, abstractly applies an extensive vocabulary of initially identifiable visual elements to create an ever-evolving narrative within the piece. The end result being a completely cohesive, realized quilted image, often laced with curtural reference and satirism.

Vivona directs a portion of his energy to freelance design. In the past he's worked for such companies as Consolidated Skateboards, Fuel TV, Arena Rock Recording Co., Innes Clothing, and Converse. Currently he is producing work for Nike 6.0, Volcom, and Drop City Productions acting as art director and character/set designer for new animated commercials and television programs, partnering up with Adult Swim alum and director of photography, Jeffrey Gardner and writer/photographer, Tod Brilliant.

Noma Bar

Fantastic artwork by illustrator Noma Bar. He employs a technique based on negative space. The visual effect is amazing as the message matches the picture's illusion and appears suddenly. Through its minimalist designs, Noma Bar tackles social themes such as nuclear, crime, and capitalist greed. Born in Israel in 1973, he studied graphic design and typography at the Jerusalem Academy of Art & Design. He has been based in London since 2001. In 2003, Bar received his first national magazine commission from Time Out London, and since then he has worked for an array of media clients, including the BBC, Random House, The Observer, The Economist and Wallpaper.

Jos A. Smith

Jos. A. Smith is a fine artist and illustrator whose work has appeared in exhibitions and many books for children and young adults. He is a Professor of Fine Art at Pratt Institute in New York. more after the jump

Wojtek Siudmak

Wojtek Siudmak, seorang seniman asal Polandia, menetap di Perancis pada tahun 1966 dan dianggap sebagai salah satu wakil utama dari realisme fantastis (seperti MC Escher, L. Fini dan lain-lain). Dia sendiri mengaku sebagai seorang realis hyper fantastis, bersungguh-sungguh menempatkan orisinalitas ke dalam lega.

realisme warna, menyatukan visi irreal dengan seni naturalistik yang berakar pada surealisme yang diwakili oleh Dali S. Dali, R. Magritte dan P. Delvaux. Siudmak dekat dengan Dali oleh kecemerlangan dalam menggambarkan ilusi ruang tiga dimensi, dengan rasa cahaya dan bayangan serta perspektifnya linier dan ringan. Siudmak menambah ekspresi seni tradisional kepada suatu pandangan yang realis sangat pribadi dan murni, di mana penelitian ke dalam kesempurnaan tersedia pada penggunaan dan imajinasi yang sangat orisinil.

jauh dari hiruk pikuk teori dan mode, seni Siudmak yang berkembang di suatu ruang yang pribadi. Dalam tradisi visioner sejarah, seni nya bersinar dengan keahlian menggambar, ia mempesona dengan inspirasi jarang, tidak konvensional, dan kekayaan intelektual yang mendalam. Sebuah alam semesta yang unik, penuh dengan simbolisme pribadi, diisi dengan konstruksi imajiner, yang aneh dan tak terduga namun semuanya terjalin. Sesuai dengan tradisi teknis Renaissance, Siudmak mengajak kita pada perjalanan tak terbatas di seluruh dunia fantastis nya alam semesta. Ada motto nya berlaku: hanya mimpi yang memungkinkan kita untuk melupakan hambatan dapat diatasi".

Frank Frazetta

RIP: February 9, 1928 – May 10, 2010

The immensely talented and influential fantasy and science fiction artist Frank Frazetta has passed away yesterday, May 10th 2010. Frazetta's signature illustrations and paintings often featured brawny swordsman and savages, beautiful scantily clad women, beasts and fantasy monsters. He is mostly known with his works that depict the Death Dealer, Tarzan, Robert E Howard's Conan The Barbarian and his covers of Warren Publications magazine.

Many of Frazetta's paintings worth big amount of money and often sell in million dollar range. He also created the album covers for numerous bands, Molly Hatchett, Nazareth, Yngwie Malmsteen, Wolfmother and film posters for What's New Pussycat? and The Fearless Vampire Killers among others. In 2003, a documentary about him and his work entitled Frazetta: Painting With Fire has been released.

Jim Fitzpatrick

Fitzpatrick adalah seorang seniman terkenal Irlandia  dengan spesialisasi Irish Celtic Art. karyanya yang paling terkenal adalah potret dua-warna Che Guevara diciptakan pada tahun 1968 dan berdasarkan foto oleh Alberto Korda. 

Pada tahun 1978, dia menulis ilustrasi buku berjudul The Book Of Conquest, yang menceritakan kembali sebuah siklus mitos Irlandia, The Lebor Gabála Érenn. Buku ini menceritakan kembali legenda kedatangan Tuatha de Dannan ke Irlandia dan memerangi mereka dengan Fir Bolg, terkait dengan cerita linier melalui serangkaian ilustrasi rinci sangat cocok dengan sejarah dan keberanian yang terkandung dalam mitos. Hal ini penuh dengan scrollwork Celtic yang rumit dan knotwork. 

Hal ini diikuti oleh The Arm Silver, yang menceritakan kembali bagian-bagian lebih lanjut dari mitos Irlandia, kali ini berdasarkan akta Nuada dari Arm Silver dan perbuatan Lugh dalam pertengkaran mereka dengan Formor. buku kedua digambarkan dalam gaya lebih canggih, tidak begitu dekat dengan gaya buku komik. jilid ketiga, The Son Of Sun, terdaftar sebagai 'dalam persiapan' pada 2004, namun kadang-kadang konflik editorial menghalangi penampilannya. Jim menyebutkan bahwa kedua buku sebelumnya lebih ambisius diilustrasikan, tapi proyek tersebut dikurangi. Buku lain, 'Erinsaga', adalah kompilasi ulang dari karyanya, dari pekerjaan awal untuk buku-bukunya yang terkenal dan ilustrasi freelancenya, termasuk 'pembuatan ...' beberapa proyek.

Dia juga telah menghasilkan banyak karya seni untuk Thin Lizzy, untuk tahun 2000 album Sinéad O'Connor Faith And Courage dan untuk  The Darkness' 2003 single Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End).Jim sekarang bekerja dengan Real Irlandia Desain sebuah perusahaan yang memproduksi Kalender Celtic Irlandia dan perangkat makan.