Hey Kata! How are you? Long time no chat, ive just caught up with your blig and I had some questions if thats okay!So when it comes to canines and your love of mutts would you be against people sharing their mutts with you? Also I noticed you had Gustave Doré on your influence map and can I just say it is SO COOL to see that cause I can totally see how his work has influenced yours and it totally explains one reason I love your work! Any other “famous”/classical artists you love?
BRANN my guy my dude, I’m doing alright, thank you! Living exciting times, I was recently accepted into a university and will be starting my Graphic Design studies in a few weeks. After cleaning hotel rooms for 4 long years, I’m overjoyed to leave everything behind (except for my dog, obviously) and basically start my life over.
But yeah my fave artists ummm let’s see! I have a ton of them but here’s a few I could think of:
I love Francisco Goya’s work, especially the Black Paintings and other witch-y artwork of his. They have been said to satirize people’s fear of the supernatural (note that Goya lived in an era when it was still risky to be accused of witchcraft, so I’d imagine creating surreal and nightmarish pieces might’ve been a daring act). Interesting person, interesting art.
Louis Wain. Not only do I look up to this man for his artistic skills, but also his passion for creating art. To those who don’t know, Wain either had Asperger syndrome or suffered from a serious mental illness. Despite spending his final years in a mental hospital he kept creating amazing art until the end. As someone who has an irrational fear of “going mad” and losing my skills/will to draw, Louis’ work reminds me of the fact that even severe illnesses/disabilities are not always the end of the world (or career).
I think Bragolin’s bizarre artwork of crying children is worth a mention as well! My mum had an obsession with his paintings and after spending a fair portion of my childhood staring at 2 massive prints of these weeping kids, the artist’s work has definitely stuck with me. If I ever get around learning how to paint, Bragolin’s style will definitely be a great inspiration to me.
Not sure if Annie-Claude Martin counts as “classical” artist, but she illustrated A Treasury of Fairy Tales which was my favorite book as a kid. I absolutely love her style, especially the way she drew animals and fur details.
P.S. Everyone pls feel free to send me all the mutt pics (or any pet photos, really, I luv all animals), I can’t publish them all since I try to keep this as an own-art-only type of blog but if that doesn’t bother you, know that I would absolutely love to see photographs of you guys’ animal companions. <3
