With
some of the circle of artist friends I've been spending time with, I
have been getting exposed to much more of the urban art community
(graffiti, murals, etc.). A friendly and passionate group of folks,
listening to them talk about different techniques of how to get a
desired paint affect from a spray can is always entertaining. Ever so
often I even find myself wandering YouTube and watch this collective
body of artists create their works which always has a sense of raw
creative energy to them. One such artist I cam across goes by the
name of ARYZ.
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| mural by ARYZ |
A
muralist living in Spain, ARYZ's large scale abstract murals can
easily be found not only on the sides of buildings but on trucks and
pretty much any location he can in not only his own country but in
various parts of Europe and overseas such as Poland and Puerto Rico.
Almost like blown up illustrations, using the surface of a wall as
his canvas, his colorful and sometimes cartoony works are a visual
feast though perhaps slightly jarring when seen for the first time.
He has been featured many times by Juxtapox Magazine just within the
time of May 2011 to December 2012. His work has also been shown at
the Montana Gallery Barcelona and in GKo Gallery along side artists GRITO,
KIKX, Poseydon, ROSTRO and RGTD for the Mixed Media Print Show.
It took
me a while to actually decide to pick Aryz as a spotlighted artist
simply because I was trying to figure out for the past several months
how I was going to find artists on deviantART who might have similar
style to him. After searching through a large collection of
galleries, I picked 5 and asked:
“With
your eye-catching and colorful visuals, I was curious if the Spanish
muralist ARYZ was one of your sources of inspiration or influence.”
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| "oO Mural Oo" by pacman23 |
pacman23.deviantart.com
(United States)
A
digital artist located in the United States, Francisco Perez's style
lends itself very well with the common theme of gaming and popular
comic/anime culture. Muted colors, shades of grey, striking
highlights and bold outlines fill his gallery as he puts his own
twist on the various subject matters he chooses. There is very much
an urban influence coming through these digital illustrations and is
fascinating to see the amount of thought that when into each piece
though many have a flat color palette (little to no shading, using
blocks of color to suggest direction or change).
Website:
www.pac23.com
"You
know I wasn't familiar with his work until I saw the cover of Aesop
Rock's Skelethon and did some research on the artist. His work is
amazing and I'm definitely a fan!" ~ pacman23
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| "You don't really want to know" by BenjaminCee |
BenjaminCee.deviantart.com
(Australia)
Australian
artist Benjamin Cee's pieces are filled with abstract human forms and
tons of details. With a gallery of disturbing visuals yet strangely
addictive illustrations, his unique story telling is interesting to
check out if you're someone who enjoys indie comics.
"Hi
there, no well I'm not familiar with the artist...are they making art
now or in the past? Perhaps we have similar influences. Cheers"
~BenjaminCee
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| "Wait what" by Skaffa |
skaffa.deviantart.com
(Netherlands)
Traditional
artist from the Netherlands, Skaffa works in a wide range of mediums
in order to accomplish the look he's wanting. His flare to urban art
shows a bit of an anime twist to it which catches the viewer's eye,
bold colors and bold outlines making each piece entertaining to look
at.
Website:
www.teoskaffa.com
"Aryz is not an influence or inspiration directly, but he does make ridiculously awesome work " ~Skaffa
"Aryz is not an influence or inspiration directly, but he does make ridiculously awesome work " ~Skaffa
The remaining 2 artists haven't been able to respond yet, either due to the fact that it's the holidays or the language barrier. Either way, I would like to present you their works and give you the choice to decide if they were influenced by ARYZ or not.
Felideus.deviantart.com
(Spain)
An
artist out of Spain, Felideus's gallery is filled Steampunk style
imagery and a warm color palette. From Cthulhu to Alice in Wonderland
and everything in between, his whimsical take on some literary
favorites is always entertaining to check out. Full of details, these
whimsical illustrations cause the viewer to want to create stories
for each piece.
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| "Circus Clown" by monez04 |
monez04.deviantart.com
(Indonesia)
An
artist located in Indonesia, Monez works in both traditional mediums
and digital art to create his eye-catching illustrations. Monsters,
zombies and his own unique characters fill his gallery with a mix of
vibrant colors and grey tones. Even with such exaggerated forms, his
pieces have a sense of humor though perhaps just a little bit on the
dark side.
I love ARYZ's work and I think you chose some great artists that share a similar vision. You should also check out the work of NYCHOS. Quite an amazing artist. I've been following these two for the last year and they truly have inspire me.
ReplyDeleteI had been wanting to do an artist that would be more towards the urban art part of our community so I figured why not spotlight ARYZ. I think I actually found a video of him on YouTube earlier this year and found him pretty interesting. Glad you enjoyed this particular article.
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