The new issue of Eclectix, ”Places” has just been published and it’s time to travel!
Below: Just a taste of what’s in “Places”
Eric Joyner
Brian Martin
Irakli Bugianishvili
Posted in Eclectix, NewBrow Art, Urban Art
Tagged Brian Martin, cityscapes, Eric Joyner, Irakli Bugianishvili, landscapes, places, travel art
A fantastic tableau portrait of Mike Davis taken by Purebred Photo - Purebred, ©2011
Mike Davis grew up in Ohio and currently lives in San Francisco, CA. Mike is a self-taught painter who educated himself in the old masters, his style and subject matter reflect the warm pastoral, classic elegance of the medieval world. His works are surreal and symbolic narratives reflecting the obvious influence of Brughel’s works – old school yet new school. The complex compositions, golden colorings, masterful execution and flow of humorous humanity in Mike’s works place him over the top. A veteran tattoo artist, he is the owner of the internationally-renowned tattoo shop, Everlasting Tattoo. Mike he also does woodworking, inlay, builds guitars and various other fun & crafty things when he isn’t painting.
A Wish and A Threat - Mike Davis
My favorite art memory from my childhood is ... watching my Ma make things, she is very artistic and crafty. Mad magazine, the Batman show and Ed Roth…
Mike Davis
My interest in art/painting started …. I’ve been making some kind of art since before I can remember…
- Mike Davis
I am often inspired and motivated by…. I’m inspired and motivated by various things. It could be a visit to a museum, an image in a book, an argument, a kiss, a person on the street, a dead pigeon…… I’m always super motivated when I come back from Europe – there is so much to be inspired by there!
Good Morning Sweet Prince - Mike Davis
If I could spend the day with any artist (dead or alive) it would be… I think it would be Jan Steen…..he is one of my favorites. The reason I chose him is because I think he would just be a fun person to hang out with. And we would … I don’t know how much we would talk about art but we would for sure enjoy some food, drinks and a laugh. Based on my knowledge of him, he was a guy who, despite his obvious genius, didn’t take himself too seriously. He liked to have fun and be mischievous. my alternate would be Jackie Gleason.
- Mike Davis
Getting A Foothold - Mike Davis
"The Triumph of Death" by Pieter Brueghel
Gluttony - Mike Davis
My ultimate project or fantasy is … I would love to put together a music/art stage production involving a band, sets, theatrics, etc… Not a corny broadway sort of thing but more like Pink Floyd circa 1970 except much heavier on the visuals …. Moving things, giant puppets, darker musically, etc. If there are any readers who would be interested, look me up!!
Untitled - Mike Davis
Waiting On A Friend - Mike Davis
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The Other Side of the Bridge - Mike Davis
Card art by Shawn Barber
Posted in Altar Art, Eclectix, NewBrow Art
Tagged icon art, iconic, pagan art, religious art
Edward Painting, 2011
“We are spiritual creatures that our lower animal is at constant odds with, or so it seems.”
Twilight Circus - Wilcox
Edward’s art is a spiritual experience, imagery with such luminous light and aura to it that it refuses to be captured in a photograph. His colors are sepias, ambers and the warmest golds of sunsets – against the dark, murky depth of our world’s underbelly. Seeing his work in person hooked me – classical masterpieces of mood, physics and unearthly delights. Edward is not only a master painter but an accomplished sculptor as well – he shares some of his thoughts here with grateful Eclectix.
“Wilcox uses glazes, paint removers and a sepia palette to construct glossy memento moris such as substance-abusing young blonds and Neutras flambés. Playing off the lurid Gothic Romantic style, Wilcox says his works, like the movement he references, rebuke and seduce…” from Mindy Farrabee, Los Angeles Times
I Keep the Devil in a Small House Just Outside of Town - Wilcox
My favorite art memory from my childhood is… My first, most impressionable memory has to be my kindergarten art teacher – Mrs. Tatem demonstrating to me how when painting a portrait you must always begin with the eyes of the subject. Then you simply fill the surrounding area with the rest of the figure! I liken that strategy to my fathers equally fascinating advice for carving a wooden Indian.“Simply carve away anything that does not look like an Indian.”
Sleepwalker - Wilcox
My interest in art/painting started … It was probably my learning disabilities that led me to an interest in art. As a small boy, my parents did a stellar job convincing me that I was a genius and that my severe dyslexia and slight autism were signs that my mind worked in special and mysterious ways. I had an acute grasp of creative processes probably due to the fact that by comparison I didn’t understand much else.
Monocle - Wilcox
The Tethered Beast - Wilcox
The Roman Gibbet - Wilcox
Ivory Tower - Wilcox
Brueghel
Adam and Eve - Wilcox
Man Tinkling - Wilcox
Salome - Wilcox
The last book I couldn’t put down was …. Complete Works of Breughel
The Secret I Keep in the Red River Grows - Wilcox
My favorite word is … Taciturn
Girl from Wiesbaden - Edward Walton Wilcox
I can’t live without … My beautiful Family
Der Blu Hare - Edward Walton Wilcox
A lot has been written about your style and the vintage patina your works have. What is the best link about the technical process you go thru to attain it?
Laughing Stock - Edward Walton Wilcox
What inspired or led to this “look” to your works? How did it evolve? My exposure to some of the mansions of Palm Beach as a child was perhaps the beginning of the journey. Then several trips to Europe followed and sealed the deal. I site the whole “beauty of decay” thing. Nostalgia, they say, is a denial of the present and its attributes. Perhaps its a common myth that we all like to share, that the past was somehow better than things are now. Da Vinci was accused, as I am, of being a bit of an antiquarian, in the sense of making things appear older than they are. I find comfort in the practice somehow.
Edward Walton Wilcox
Der Sinkken Yacht - Wilcox
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