#john padlo

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art by John Padlo

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ROBOT BUTTONS 4 PACK - SERIES 1

Robot Buttons 4 Pack - Series 1 - 1.25" Pinback buttons featuring original John Padlo artwork. 4 pack, MADE IN THE USA

Hooray for #MechMonday! John Padlo's sci-fi and retro themed art is truly out of this world! This 4-pack of original robot buttons are just a tiny sampling of the excellent work that John has to offer on his site. There's even a whole section devoted to robot paintings!

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Title: Missile Command  Artist: John Padlo  Medium: Oil on Canvas Panel  Size: 16" x 8"

Part of the "War Games" series of art based on video games. 

John Padlo fondly remembers the longing for fantastic toys, action figures and futuristic inventions that were always just out of reach.  Now a fully realized artist, John’s work resurrects these vintage playthings and lost design techniques of a bygone era.  With his evocative oil paintings as our guide, we recall a world of promise and imagination, unspoiled by a looming future of cheap manufacturing and brand saturation. Padlo's strongly colored oils synthesize the surreal promise of illustration with the monumental power of painting. Keen observers will note the influences the artist gained from the design, engineering and illustrative disciplines, which he distills through the aesthetic of the industrial revolution. Each composition invites the viewer to explore a secret story through the subtle interplay of light and shadow, nature and industry, past and present. Every brush stroke is a tribute to a truly free creative process, a celebration of youthful dreams realized, and an art form that is both lost and found.

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"Reconnaissance" by John Padlo