Inspirations
The different forms of visual art and entertainment early in life excited me in very distinct ways and allowed for a palette of opportunities when it came to think art conceptually.
A political cartoon or a caricature will strike a very specific artistic need whereas film and music video clips would take advantage of screenplay to bring sequence of images together to tell stories.
The need to represent movement comes from the joy of watching film and sports in action.
The need to fluctuate between the different styles (Abstract/ figurative/ Cartoon/ Caricature) and different materials (oil painting, watercolor, graphite, pen/ pencil, acrylic, charcoal) seemed clear from the beginning.
Any given style / material will benefit from getting experience on the other.
The specific sources of inspiration from the different forms:
In Videogaming – Work of Miazaki Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Elden Ring, Hideo Kojima, Arkane Studios, Dishonored, Deathloop
In Entertainment – Football, Reality shows, Documentaries
In Painting – Work of Beksinski, Dali, El Greco, Bacon
In Comics – Asterix, French Artist, Caricaturist Antonio, American erotic cartoonist, Moebius
In Film – Fellini, Kubrick, Roy Andersson (both), Nolan, Austrian Hanekke, Paul Thomas Andersen, Miazaki, Alejandro Jodorowsky
In TV – Football, Reality shows, Documentaries
In Music – Morrissey, The Smiths, Heavy Metal, Cypress Hill, Nick Cave, Dance Music, Classical, Pop, Rock, punk, Avant-guard
In Life – Rotterdam, Lisboa
In Literature – HP Lovecraft, Proust, Pessoa, Bukowski, William Gibson
In Philosophy – Ziek, Chomsky
In social commentary – Christopher Hitchens, Peter Hitchens, Jordan Peterson
In Photography – Tim Walker