Today’s blog comes from Laurie Dolding, currently studying for a degree in advertising, who’s been spending some time at Woodreed to gain work experience. Thanks Laurie.
Recent research has revealed that 77% of adults in Britain have engaged with some form of the arts in the last year. It’s also been discovered that the desire for culture is found across a range of consumer segments, no longer just the ABC1 groups as thought previously. This new ‘mass intelligence’ has encouraged a trend among brands to tap into art and culture with the modern consumer. With knowledge and cultural experiences becoming important status symbols it seemed fitting to use this blog to share some of my favourite, newly discovered artists.
I recently stumbled upon Japanese artist Nagai Hideyuki’s 3D sketchbook drawings and had to share his gift. This young artist creates inspiring optical illusions using just a pencil and a sketchpad and clever shading. Once propped up against a wall and viewed from the right angle his drawings leap out of the page and create the effect of a 3D object. Nagai Hideyuki is still an obscure artist but he has an incredible talent that I’m sure will get him noticed in the future. Check out his website for more brilliant 3D illustrations.
Chuck Close is an established artist and his work has been exhibited in various national galleries. The one piece of art that captured my attention is a giant portrait of his wife’s late grandmother painted using only his fingertips. The attention to detail is almost unbelievable as Chuck Close managed to capture every detail of the subject’s face. The amount of time and dedication that this piece must have taken is truly inspirational. For more art by Chuck Close look at his website.
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