TARA McPherson

Tara McPherson is an artist based out of New York City. Creating art about people and their odd ways, her characters seem to exude an idealized innocence with a glimpse of hard earned wisdom in their eyes. Recalling myths and legends, issues from childhood and good old life experience, she creates images that are thought provoking and seductive. People and their relationships are a central theme throughout her work.

Tara exhibits her paintings and serigraphs in fine art galleries all over the world. Named the crown princess of poster art by ELLE Magazine, she has created numerous gig posters for rock bands such as Beck, Modest Mouse, and Melvins. Her array of art also includes creating toys with companies like Kidrobot, Dark Horse, and Toy2R, painted comics and covers for DC Vertigo, advertising and editorial illustrations for companies such as Wyden+Kennedy and Spin Magazine, and teaching a class at Parsons in NYC.

McPherson's art has been included in books such as Bunny In The Moon: The Art of Tara McPherson Vol III, Lost Constellations; The Art of Tara McPherson Vol II, Lonely Heart: The Art of Tara McPherson, Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, The Art of Modern Rock, Illusive 2, Illustration Now!, SWAG and SWAG 2, and more. She has lectured at TedxBrooklyn, Semi-Permanent, Offset, Institute of Comtemporary Art London, OFFF, School of Visual Arts, University of Philippines, AIGA NYC, AIGA Austin, Columbus College of Art and Design, Parsons, The University of Arizona, MADE in Edmonton and Foyles London. Her art has been featured in the Oscar Award winning film Juno, on the cover of the Eisner Award winning anthology Popgun 3, and is in the permanent collection of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In October 2012 she won Toy of the Year at the Designer Toy Awards for her 'Lilitu' figure produced by KidRobot.

Tara was born in San Francisco in 1976 and raised in Los Angeles. She received her BFA from Art Center in Pasadena, CA in August 2001 with honors in Illustration and a minor in Fine Art. She interned at Rough Draft Studios, working on Matt Groening's "Futurama" during college.

She has been featured in The New York Times, Esquire, Vanity Fair, Playboy, Sony Magazine, Bust, Magnet, Elle, Marie Claire, Hi-Fructose, Juxtapoz, Clutter, Spin, MTV, Current TV, Swindle, CBC Radio, Super7, Inked, NY Press, LA Times, PBS, Paste, HOW, Step, Communication Arts, Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, Metal Hammer, International Tattoo Art, AIGA, Seattle Times, LA Weekly, Gothamist, DC Comics, Punk Planet, Savage Tattoo and many more.

Some of her clients include DC Comics, Warner Brothers, Swatch, Dark Horse Comics, Kidrobot, Strangeco, SXSW, Spin, Pepsi, Fanta, Goldenvoice, Penguin, Harper Collins, Bloomsbury, Revolver, Knitting Factory, Playstation 2, House of Blues, Punk Planet, Dogfish Head Brewery, Nike and Wyden+Kennedy among others. 


Photo by Guenther Schwering

Born on April 7th, 1976 in San Francisco, California
Lives and works in New York City


EDUCATION:
1997 - 2001, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California. BFA in Illustration, Fine Art minor with Honors
1994 - 1997, Santa Monica College, California

Street Art Philadelphia Museum of Art

Photo by Gianfranco MELONI

JOSHUA CLARE

ADELE CERAUDO

                                                    di Michelangelo

See more at http://cromoforalapalomaonlinegallery.blogspot.com.es/2014/05/adele-ceraudo.html

AFRODITA PAN EROS

                      AFRODITA Pegandole con una zapatilla a Pan/ Aprodite hitting Pan with a slipper
Museo Arqueológico Atenas

STANISLAV PLUTENKO

Stanislav V. Plutenko (born 1st March 1961)
«See the extraordinary and make it still more extraordinary»
The artist’s signature method — a mixed technique employing oil, tempera, acrylic, watercolour — is skilfully supplemented with masterly airbrushing and finest glazing with clear paints.
Studied at the Moscow University of National Economy, taking lessons in painting from private masters. 1984 — first woks created.
1985 to 1990 — designer’s work in commercial advertising.
1991 — joined UNESCO’s guild of graphic artists.
1997 — Grand-Prix at the ‘Golden Brush’ exhibition.
From 2000 — close cooperation with the Order of Courteous Mannerists.
Contributes to the Mezonin, Beauty, Vodka magazines