When I started trying to promote my own artwork online I kept coming across other people's art that amazed or compelled me in one way or another. This blog has been a way for me to practice thinking and writing about art, as well as learning more about my peers and all the incredible art that is being made out there.

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Shaun Tan

I have long maintained that there are illustrators out there who are better Artists in the purest sense, than many of the so-called fine artists who fill the high end galleries. Here's a perfect example.
www.shauntan.net






















"Footpath, Fifth Avenue" 2004 110x120cm















'He was saying the same sentence over and over, ending with "tasoo-ke-te, tasoo ke-te."'















'It floats gently above suburban rooftops... inspiring lonely dogs to bark in the middle of the night.'

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