Artists Research

Frank Miller

DOB: January 27, 1957, in Olney, Maryland
Occupation: writer, artist, and film director
Nationality: American
Famous Works: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Daredevil, Sin City

best known for his film noir style comic-book stories. He is acclaimed as one of the most influential and popular creators in comics today.

Source: http://marvel.wikia.com/Frank_Miller

 

Comment: I feel that Frank Miller's work gives off a dark and edgey flare, sometimes the proportions of his characters are inconsistent, but this allows them to leap off the page and really let you know what they're about.




Robert Rauschenberg

Birth Name: Milton Ernest Rauschenberg
DOB: October 22, 1925
DOD: May 12, 2008
Occupation:  painter, sculptor
Nationality: American
Famous Works: Combines paintings

An American painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the Pop art movement.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Rauschenberg

 

Comment: Right from the start, Roberts work strikes me as something quite chaotic. At first glance this can be a bit of a put off, but if you take the time to examine his work, it becomes interesting as you come to discover all the various details which have been included within his work. It's the sort of work which really forces you to look deeply into in order to discover the true talent within.

Banksy

Birth Name: Unknown
DOB: Unknown
Nationality: Unknown, (England based)
Occupation: Graffiti artist, Political activist, Film director, Painter
Famous works: London zoo "We're bored of Fish"

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksy






Comment: Bansky's work is pure imagination at it's finest, not much is known about the guy, but that's the beauty of it. What we do know is all we need to know. He's a bit of a rebel and he's got a talent, he's gonna express it in his own unique way.

Roy Lichtenstein

DOB: October 27, 1923
DOD: September 29, 1997
Nationality: American
Occupation: Pop Artist
Famous works: Drowning Girl, Bedroom at Arles


During the 1960s, his paintings were exhibited at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York City and, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, James Rosenquist.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Lichtenstein

 

Comment: Roy's work just pops out at you with it's colourful environments and it's sense of style. When I think of all those 60's Super Hero comics, it's this mans work that comes to mind.

The characters he illustrates have a realistic look to them, but he always adds the right amount of exaggeration to draw the eye. Perfect for a genre which bewitches it's audiences with spectacle.