I some time find it hard to say to
someone “I am graphic artist”. That is
because of that word “artist” I have so much respect for those who I consider
brilliant artistic minds. So to use the same word “artist” I feel like I may be
trying to put myself on their level when I clearly am not. One of the many
artist I admire is John Langdon. He is the creator of the language and
illusions created by ambigrams. Below are few of his designs:
“Ambigrams are the hottest trend in typography
since Helvetica.”
Wired
Magazine 4.20.09
I would love to see some of the artwork that you
have created. Please feel free to share artwork and I would love to also see
some tattoos as it is all an expression of how we see our selves through our
lens.
I'm glad to see you appreciate fine art as well as design, although I've always found it to be a fine line. Illustration has always been a great love of mine, and I really enjoyed drafting up my own tattoo. It's heavily based on a Sumi brush painting (which was difficult to convey in pencil), but I tweaked it enough to make it my own.
ReplyDeleteHere is the drawing: http://imageshack.us/a/img96/4760/tattoofinaldrawing.jpg
And here is the result: http://imageshack.us/a/img35/909/tattoosmall.jpg
Wow--that is good design. I've not heard of ambigrams, so thanks for sharing these. Beth, your tattoo is stunning. You are a very talented artist.
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