In my never ending quest to bring art to animators and filmmakers (cough- what geeks- cough) today I'm featuring
artist Johnny Rodriquez, otherwise known as
KMNDZ. He paints a lot of robots, which makes all the hipster animation geeks happy, but his content and technique are worth a glance beyond the simple
Juxtapoz mag spread.
It's no shock that he had/has a huge commercial career, his stuff is very appealing to agencies looking for an
interesting look... but his personal stuff is what really resonates for me. There's a lot of "crossing over" type content, and there seems to be a loud voice of personality trying to break free, coupled with a sorrowful mystery and innocence.. even discovery(above).. which is always relative to all of our
lives. Enjoy, and turn off your TV.... wussies. oh.. happy labor day ya barney's.
In my never ending quest to bring art to animators and filmmakers (cough- what geeks- cough) today I'm featuring artist Johnny Rodriquez, otherwise known as KMNDZ. He paints a lot of robots, which makes all the hipster animation geeks happy, but his content and technique are worth a glance beyond the simple Juxtapoz mag spread.
It's no shock that he had/has a huge commercial career, his stuff is very appealing to agencies looking for an interesting look... but his personal stuff is what really resonates for me. There's a lot of "crossing over" type content, and there seems to be a loud voice of personality trying to break free, coupled with a sorrowful mystery and innocence.. even discovery(above).. which is always relative to all of our lives. Enjoy, and turn off your TV.... wussies. oh.. happy labor day ya barney's.
Hey Im not a wussie
ReplyDeleteHis 4th piece here is impressive. Maybe we're all wussies, including Pat. Scribble Wussies should be the blog's name.
ReplyDeleteahhh! finally a come back! nice luis. i was beginning to believe my words;)
ReplyDeleteand yeah.. the fourth one rocks.. i love the contrast between the robot and the bird. very simple.
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