Tuesday, October 20, 2009

my inner nerd is showing.

so i can't believe it took me this long to post work by the exceptional scott c here! he is an artist/illustrator-type whose claim to fame (aside from being tremendously prolific) is smart, witty work riddled with pop-culture references/tributes. see below two from his "the spidermans" series ("costume spidermans" and "open mike spidermans"), followed by two from his "E.T. fun times" series (first "logicking" with his star trek buddies followed by "jumping" with the dukes).




these are part of his "great showdowns" collection (and there are many more to be seen on his blog - can you identify the films he's selected?) below this is scott's poster design that 100% warrants a "click to enlarge" for an annual show in l.a. called "crazy 4 cult" that is entirely dedicated to art based on cult films. you should really click it - it gets huge and incredible.

all of these works were part of recent group/solo shows scott participated in at venues like gallery 1988, and gallery nucleus, AND he has exhibited across the country and abroad, AND has been published countless times. did i mention he also writes/illustrates a daily comic over at double fine action comics? so basically, he's amazing. and, he's highly respected as an artist, even though naysayers (BUT NOT ME NO WAY I LOVE HIM) might point out that his work is built on content/characters that are not his own and is narrowly aimed at the twelve-year old boy demographic. clearly, with all the positive acclaim he's getting, those naysayers are wrong. but he does occupy an interesting place in this art vs. visual culture fake-battle. where/how would you classify scott's work, other than AWESOME?
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  1. SaraOctober 20, 2009 at 7:00 PM

    ...nothing wrong with art aimed at 12-year olds...sometimes I feel like a 12 year old...(sometimes I feel like a 5 year old!)

    I have to say, my favorite one is the spidermen(?) who, in making the "sign of the beast" while rocking out to a spiderman rock show, they end up shooting webs. ha. perfect!

    Thank you Alissandra for introducing me to so many illustration superstars!

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  2. alissandra seelausOctober 20, 2009 at 8:43 PM

    ha, hooray! you're welcome.

    i see no problem with being a 12 year old either. but what's wrong with teaching kids using material like this, instead of saying, "YOU CAN'T DRAW BATMAN IN ART CLASS NO WAY" and crushing their tiny 12-year old dreams?

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  3. Sam BosmaOctober 21, 2009 at 11:01 AM

    I think Scott's work is less about being the next Rockwell/Kirby/WHOEVER and more about having the best possible time creating every piece.

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  4. alissandra seelausOctober 21, 2009 at 8:10 PM

    i would definitely agree, sam. i think it's sometimes a foreign concept to students to make art because they want to and it's awesome/fun, rather than because it shows talent/skill or is 'right.' scott exemplifies the former, hands down.

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