Ray Troll and Ralph Steadman
Ray Troll
Troll is an artist from Kansas who in his formative adult years spent his time on a fishing boat in Alaska. While there, Troll found that the fish he was catching were haunting his dreams and pervading his artwork. Troll created drawings and paintings which described his uncanny fixation on marine life and he eventually started painting art for the dock at which he was employed and selling his works on t-shirts at various events. His career took off when he received critical acclaim for these t-shirts for their depth, complexity, and humorous subject matter. Troll's art is incredibly busy and this I think is its strong suit. The eye may wander for hours looking at his pieces and everywhere it goes it is treated with amazing colors and forms which mimic life beautifully but also retain evidence an untainted relationship with troll's vivid imagination. Troll tours the world, drawing and painting for the entertainment of the masses as well as for academic institutions both artistically based and scientifically.
Ralph Steadman
Steadman is an illustrator from London, England who is most known through his collaboration with Hunter S. Thompson. Steadman Illustrated Thompson's books and articles and was a close friend until Thompson caused his own end. His unique drawing style of straight lines, perfect circles, and detailed linework comes from the time he spent drafting for the Royal Air Force during his younger years. Steadman's inspiration comes from his typical cynical/intellectual outlook on things as well as his dark nightmares and tie ins with events which inspired in him a distrust for the government and a mocking image of the industrial/capitalistic attitude. Steadman is, like troll, a comedian through art, which is something rare and worthy of respect.
Troll is an artist from Kansas who in his formative adult years spent his time on a fishing boat in Alaska. While there, Troll found that the fish he was catching were haunting his dreams and pervading his artwork. Troll created drawings and paintings which described his uncanny fixation on marine life and he eventually started painting art for the dock at which he was employed and selling his works on t-shirts at various events. His career took off when he received critical acclaim for these t-shirts for their depth, complexity, and humorous subject matter. Troll's art is incredibly busy and this I think is its strong suit. The eye may wander for hours looking at his pieces and everywhere it goes it is treated with amazing colors and forms which mimic life beautifully but also retain evidence an untainted relationship with troll's vivid imagination. Troll tours the world, drawing and painting for the entertainment of the masses as well as for academic institutions both artistically based and scientifically.
Ralph Steadman
Steadman is an illustrator from London, England who is most known through his collaboration with Hunter S. Thompson. Steadman Illustrated Thompson's books and articles and was a close friend until Thompson caused his own end. His unique drawing style of straight lines, perfect circles, and detailed linework comes from the time he spent drafting for the Royal Air Force during his younger years. Steadman's inspiration comes from his typical cynical/intellectual outlook on things as well as his dark nightmares and tie ins with events which inspired in him a distrust for the government and a mocking image of the industrial/capitalistic attitude. Steadman is, like troll, a comedian through art, which is something rare and worthy of respect.
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