ABOUT
Intoxication of creativity allows all my inhibitions to be swept away as I make conscious decisions in my work. The paint crashes against the canvas and the pencil flows without hesitation. Artist53 was born out of the need to separate my 3 focuses in art that range from graphic design, fine art, and illustration. I am a product of the 80’s, cartoons, gaming, hip-hop, and southern culture. I live to draw and draw to live.
The goal is to stimulate your visual senses and evoke a sense of nostalgia or deep thought. I enjoy having the power of being an ambassador of emotion and reactions. I want to shock someone, make that individual think, or elicit a specific emotional response. Why else would you look at it?
I use a juxtaposition of themes and inspiration in my work that range from movies, pop-culture, animal symbolism, quotations, or history. My technique stems from a traditional art background combined with commercial art skills. There is a heavy saturated influence from drip painter Jackson Pollack and bold lines from comic books, realism, street art, and video games.
A systematic approach is lent in the making of each new piece. No concept can begin without the pencil and a good amount of research to flesh out ideas. During research and production new areas of interest arise and lead to the next body of work whether traditional or digital.
Attention to detail is a key focus. The use of space is somewhat conscious as a workflow is established throughout. I never want the viewers eye to stop moving.
In recent years, I have begun to make a name for myself in the areas of character design, children’s books, as well as fine art. Additionally, Justin has been a featured artist in group art exhibitions such as Mano a Mano art shows and the 9th annual Grind For Life skate deck art show. Continuing with the arts, he will someday pursue a career abroad to experience different cultures and reach a broader audience with his style of art.
I use a juxtaposition of themes and inspiration in my work that range from movies, pop-culture, animal symbolism, quotations, or history. My technique stems from a traditional art background combined with commercial art skills. There is a heavy saturated influence from drip painter Jackson Pollack and bold lines from comic books, realism, street art, and video games.
A systematic approach is lent in the making of each new piece. No concept can begin without the pencil and a good amount of research to flesh out ideas. During research and production new areas of interest arise and lead to the next body of work whether traditional or digital.
Attention to detail is a key focus. The use of space is somewhat conscious as a workflow is established throughout. I never want the viewers eye to stop moving.
In recent years, I have begun to make a name for myself in the areas of character design, children’s books, as well as fine art. Additionally, Justin has been a featured artist in group art exhibitions such as Mano a Mano art shows and the 9th annual Grind For Life skate deck art show. Continuing with the arts, he will someday pursue a career abroad to experience different cultures and reach a broader audience with his style of art.
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Art Is King podcast episode 93
Justing Anderson http://bit.ly/aikpod93 Justin Anderson, aka Artist 53, is a graphic designer by trade, 2D illustrator by night and sketch artist by nature. I’ve known Justin for over 10 years. Met him fresh out of art school and we’ve become friends, collaborators and shared the art life with each other ever since. Justin’s art is deeply rooted in comics, cartoons, anime and sci-fi. Check out his Hand of Doom Series, we grew up with violent saturday morning cartoons! He’s added all of that and more in his latest coloring book and Vector Lounge Vol. 1 art book featuring his popular vector illustrations. Justin has big plans for his art and career, take a look at his social media, website and get your own Vector Lounge Vol 1 at Artist53.com https://www.facebook.com/Artist.053 https://www.facebook.com/Artist53-517267671632498/ http://www.artist53.com https://twitter.com/artist53 http://artist53.blogspot.com https://www.instagram.com/artist053/ https://www.facebook.com/xclusiveimg/ http://www.xclusiveimg.com |
