Kozyndan

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I came across the husband and wife duo of Kozyndan while checking out the new issue of Computer Arts magazine. I think these panoramic illustrations look terrific. The distorted perspective adds a realistic and fantasy-like look that I’m drawn to. It seems that there are hundred of things to look at. Plus,I don’t know exactly what is going on here, but it feels like something is going on. I want to almost figure it out. You can tell these two love what they do because their artwork has this fun quality to it that a lot of design and illustration work does not have. In the article, they said they do not have any favorite designers and they don’t know anything about design. I translate that as, “We like what we do, and we’d be doing this even if it was not our profession. We love art.” The mark of a true artist…

Norman Rockwell

How could I forget Norman Rockwell? His artwork is obviously historic, so I don’t think I need to go in to detail about why he is inspirational. My grandparents had this gigantic book of his artwork that was recently given to me as a gift. I just love how his artwork is so realistic yet exaggerated at the same time. Every time I would go to their house on vacation, I would look through it. That book isn’t going anywhere.

Rubik Cubism

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Who thinks of this stuff? I think you might notice that I like squares and grids in artwork, so it is no surprise that I like the artwork. Basically, Rubik Cubism is created by using a bunch of Rubik’s Cubes manipulated in a way to make an image. Obviously, the artist was limited by the colors in the Rubik’s Cube, so already he is at a disadvantage. Then, he needs to figure how to make those specific colors make a picture and then CHANGE the Rubik’s Cubes to make it work. Amazing…