Profile for francobolli - Favourite artists & designers

francobolli aka Simon Massey di Vallazza is a 27.9 year old boy, has been a member since April 7, 2006, has scored 6,690 submissions, giving an average score of 1.79, helping 172 designs get printed.

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Mar 14 '11 by francobolli
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Favourite artists & designers

Always keen to learn about and discover different arts, so share your favourites with me here!

Artists, illustrators, sculptors, designers... share the good stuff that you admire or inspires you... and even why, if you're really keen. Some examples of their work and a link would be great. I'll add them to this list here (who doesn't love lists?) which will hopefully serve as a nice source of inspiration...

Adrian Johnson ||| adrianjohnson.org.uk
Always With Honor ||| alwayswithhonor.tumblr.com
Andrew Wyeth ||| andrewwyeth.com
Andy Dixon ||| thechemistrydesigns.com
Andy Warhol ||| Google = Andy Warhol
Anthony Lister ||| anthonylister.com

Beggarstaff Posters ||| Google = The Beggarstaffs
Ben Tour ||| thetourshow.com
Bruno Orbit aka Ralph Niese ||| on Flickr

Caleb Owen Everitt ||| caleboweneveritt.com
Carly Elizabeth Schmitt ||| on Flickr
Chad Kouri ||| longliveanalog.com
Charley Harper ||| charleyharperprints.com
Constantin Brancusi ||| Google = Constantin Brancusi
Craig Frazier ||| craigfrazier.com

Damien Hirst ||| damienhirst.com
Dave McKean ||| mckean-art.co.uk
Del Kathryn Barton ||| Google = Del Kathryn Barton
Devin Troy Strother ||| devintroystrother.com

Egon Schiele ||| Google = Egon Schiele

Francisco Goya ||| Google = Francisco Goya

Geoff Mcfetridge ||| championdontstop.com
Georges Seurat ||| georgesseurat.org
Giorgio de Chirico ||| Google = Giorgio de Chirico
Gustav Klimt ||| gustavklimtcollection.com

Hans Arnold ||| Google = Hans Arnold
Hayao Miyazaki ||| Google = Hayao Miyazaki
The Heads of State ||| theheadsofstate.com
Hellen Jo ||| helllllen.org
Henri Cartier Bresson ||| henricartierbresson.org
Howard Pyle ||| Google = Howard Pyle
HR Giger ||| hrgiger.com

Iain Macarthur ||| iainmacarthur.carbonmade.com

Jackson Pollock ||| jacksonpollock.com
James Jean ||| jamesjean.com
Jan Tschichold ||| Google = Jan Tschichold
Jean Michel Basquiat ||| basquiat.com
Jillian Tamaki ||| jilliantamaki.com
Jim Lambie ||| Google = Jim Lambie
Jim Pluk ||| jimpluk.com
John Heartfield ||| Google = John Heartfield
Juan Luna ||| Juan Luna set on flickr

Keith Haring ||| haring.com
Klas Ernflo ||| klasherbert.com

Lala Albert ||| on Flickr
LETMAN ||| letman.com
Liam Stevens ||| liamstevens.com

Marian Bantjes ||| bantjes.com
Marc Johns ||| marcjohns.com
Mark Chagall ||| Google = Mark Chagall
Mark Ryden ||| markryden.com
Mark Weaver ||| mrkwvr.com
Massimo Vignelli ||| vignelli.com
Max Ernst ||| Google = Max Ernst
Maxfield Parrish ||| Google = Maxfield Parrish
Merijn Hos ||| bfreeone.com
Michel de Broin ||| micheldebroin.org
Mikey Burton ||| mikeyburton.com
Mike Perry ||| mikeperrystudio.com

Nate Wragg ||| n8wragg.blogspot.com
NC Wyeth ||| ncwyeth.org

Paper Rad ||| paperrad.org
Paul Gauguin ||| Google = Paul Gauguin
Peter Stichbury ||| Google = Peter Stichbury
Pablo Picasso ||| Google = Pablo Picasso

Ragnarama ||| ragnar.squarespace.com
Rene Magritte ||| Google = Rene Magritte
Richard Perez ||| skinnyships.com
Richard Serra ||| Google = Richard Serra
Richard Sweeney ||| richardsweeney.co.uk
Robert Crumb ||| crumbproducts.com
Robert Mearns ||| robertmearns.com

Salvador Dali ||| Google = Salvador Dali
Sam Weber ||| sampaints.com
Sam Thomas ||| Sam Thomas Illustrations
Santiago Uceda ||| santiagouceda.com
Shag ||| shag.com
Shaun Tan ||| shauntan.net
Syd Mead ||| sydmead.com

Tauba Auerbach ||| taubaauerbach.com
Tara McPherson ||| taramcpherson.com
Tim Biskup ||| timbiskup.com
Toulouse Lautrec ||| toulouse-lautrec-foundation.org
Trevor Brown ||| pileup.com/babyart

Vincent Van Gogh ||| Google = Vincent van Gogh

Walter Anderson ||| walterandersonmuseum.org

Yoshito Usui ||| Google = Yoshito Usui

Check out the blog or click on the links for references of their work.

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Mightor on Mar 14 '11 at 9:56am

Pollock and Van Goh

(Sorry, I don't know how to post pics here)

moulin bleu on Mar 14 '11 at 10:05am

Kris Kuksi, he makes epic sculptures entirely out of found objects, namely miniatures. I think he is the most brilliant artist ever, I could stare at each of his pieces for hours.

One of my life goals is to own one of his works

Kris Kuksi

This is a piece I made as an homage to his work: "Kuksi Crown"

francobolli on Mar 14 '11 at 10:15am

Mightor - no worries... to the right of the comment box, just click and add the pic's url.

I'm with you on Pollock and Van Gogh. Last year on my travels, I was thrilled to see some of their work at various galleries...

Jackson Pollock

Vincent Van Gogh

Victor - awesome stuff, man. I hadn't heard of him before. Thanks for sharing. And really great tribute piece you've done as well!

Mightor on Mar 14 '11 at 10:22am

Thanks francobolli!

And I've always love local artist, specially Juan Luna

moulin bleu on Mar 14 '11 at 10:25am

Thanks Simon!

I used to go to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, so I had infy access to the museum and had the pleasure of seeing some Van Goghs and Pollocks in real life on a daily basis. "Cafe at Night" is easily one of my favorite paintings of all time, as is "At the Moulin Rouge" (hence my name, in part) by Toulouse Lautrec

which, incidentally, I also made an homage to, haha

I used to be really skeptical about Pollock, but seeing them in real life really is fascinating, they have a certain energy about them...

Mightor on Mar 14 '11 at 10:27am

I envy those who can travel who see their original works..

francobolli on Mar 14 '11 at 10:31am

No probs, Mightor! Just make sure you right click the image and copy its actual address rather than the webpage address. ;-) Really nice works by that artist too!

Already loving all these recommendations!

Victor, that's awesome. I've never had any formal education in art but perhaps will strive to do so... even just a mentor would be great. Absolutely love that painting by Toulouse Lautrec... the colours, lighting, atmosphere, expressions... so good. And I can empathise about Pollock too... I'd never warmed much to his stuff until I saw it in the flesh at the MOMA in NYC. Literally sat and stared at one piece for almost half an hour... it was mesmerising.

francobolli on Mar 14 '11 at 10:32am

Shit, even I stuffed up that image... lol... let's try again... is this the one?

Mightor on Mar 14 '11 at 10:32am

Awww..

Sorry man, and also thanks!

jeffreyg on Mar 14 '11 at 11:06am

SMV

Ryder Revolution on Mar 14 '11 at 11:13am

Jeffrey G is my favorite artist of all time

Cash Cow. on Mar 14 '11 at 11:16am

Here's one I found out about recently.

Peter Stichbury

moulin bleu on Mar 14 '11 at 11:17am

^wow, loving that

randyotter3000 on Mar 14 '11 at 11:30am

This piece by Georges Seurat has always impressed me, I swear I saw it in London but from what I gather its in Chicago now? I am so confused perhaps it was "Bathers at Asni�res" :S

g3rpander on Mar 14 '11 at 12:02pm

Syd Mead
For obvious reasons:

tesco on Mar 14 '11 at 12:07pm

Pretty sure you're right aaron, I've seen it in london and chicago. It's fucking massive.

randyotter3000 on Mar 14 '11 at 12:11pm

oh fair play, I remember having to study it in class then seeing how huge it was in person, it was really something special, its hard to imagine having these art nerd moments but when you get there its easy to be amazed by these things

angelito on Mar 14 '11 at 12:19pm

Henri Cartier Bresson is a classic. He's a big reason why I wanted to be a photographer. His photography was just.... whoa. I love the idea of the Decisive Moment.

alvarejo on Mar 14 '11 at 12:25pm

Robert Crumb

inkdummy on Mar 14 '11 at 12:32pm

Hans Arnold

ir0cko on Mar 14 '11 at 12:44pm

speedyjoe. duh!

ir0cko on Mar 14 '11 at 12:47pm

i like some of jim lambie's stuff.

francobolli on Mar 14 '11 at 8:56pm

Jeff : oh no you didn't... hahahaha... can you believe that was 8 years ago? Shit.

Jaclyne : nice find. I particularly like the second and third. The flawless tones and spotlighting is intriguing.

Aaron : yeah, brilliant stuff. I've not seen that particular painting of his... didn't realise it was so big, as you said. Totally empathise with the art nerd moments - there were many works I'd never particularly liked, but in person it's such a wholly different experience.

g3rpander : agreed! For obvious reasons.

Adrienne : Love these. I have a feeling I may have a book with his photography in it. It's hard not to love a lot of the French photography from that era.

Alvaro : I'm embarrassed to say I didn't know about him. Will be sure to check him out!

Elin : yeah, cool creepy stuff! Particularly like the first two.

Cheers for all the additions. Keep them coming!

francobolli on Mar 14 '11 at 9:01pm

Oh and Randy... never seen Jim Lambie's stuff but it's rad! Looks like I tapped into some of his rainbow colour moonshine when I did some of my design work ages ago. Haha.

jeffreyg on Mar 14 '11 at 9:18pm

stay beautiful

opifan64 on Mar 14 '11 at 9:30pm

Damien Hirst

The title of his signature piece alone "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living" sold me on it. I still remember seeing it for the first time and being blown away the moment I saw it. There was nothing obscure or pretentious here... this was art at its most direct and visceral - in this case, a freakin' great white shark in a tank; a direct confrontation and provocation that challenged you to reflect on your own mortality and the fragility of life in general... although the title counter-cuts this all somewhat by calling into question the possibility of even grappling with such an unfathomable concept.

francobolli on Mar 14 '11 at 11:14pm

I plan to age disgracefully, Jeff. :-)

Eric, thanks for the post, man. I really like your take on it. It's impossible to deny Damian Hirst stake in the contemporary art world. Gotta respect what he's achieved. Having said that though there's something that Stanley Kubrick said, "The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good" and with that in mind, I'm not really sure how Hirst's work makes me feel... still yet to see it in person, so perhaps that would influence perspectives.

boysbeambitious on Mar 14 '11 at 11:22pm

favorite designers...
Caleb Owen Everitt
Chad Kourl

favorite illustrators...
JILLIAN TAMAKI!
Hellen Jo
Jim Pluk

boysbeambitious on Mar 14 '11 at 11:27pm

also
Santiago Uceda

boysbeambitious on Mar 14 '11 at 11:47pm

and another
Liam Stevens

francobolli on Mar 15 '11 at 10:34am

Some great additions there, Priscilla. Absolutely loving Liam Stevens illos... every. single. one. of. them. !!!.

Here's a couple more from my list...

Klas Ernflo

Tauba Auerbach

LETMAN

francobolli on Mar 15 '11 at 9:08pm

Paper Rad

Devin Troy Strother

ir0cko on Mar 15 '11 at 9:09pm

wow! so many awesome stuff

ratkiss on Mar 15 '11 at 9:10pm

great blog

kennybanzai on Mar 15 '11 at 9:41pm

awesome artisttssstss

francobolli on Mar 15 '11 at 9:43pm

Woo! Feel free to add to the list. The more, the merrier! :-)

bsweber on Mar 15 '11 at 9:43pm

Andrew Wyeth:

bsweber on Mar 15 '11 at 9:45pm

His father, NC Wyeth:

bsweber on Mar 15 '11 at 9:48pm

Howard Pyle:

bsweber on Mar 15 '11 at 9:50pm

Maxfield Parrish:

bsweber on Mar 15 '11 at 9:51pm

Sam Weber:

francobolli on Mar 15 '11 at 9:54pm

When I was a kid loved my Treasure Island book - I'm pretty sure it featured Wyeth's work. All of these are great, man. Cheers.

francobolli on Mar 15 '11 at 9:56pm

Sam Weber too! I'm still in awe of how he achieves some of the work he does.

jeffreyg on Mar 15 '11 at 10:07pm

ohh awesome blog simon :)

coffeecandle on Mar 15 '11 at 10:14pm

I like this

by Dan Sherrat

coffeecandle on Mar 15 '11 at 10:16pm

And Mark Weaver:

coffeecandle on Mar 15 '11 at 10:18pm

and Robert Mearns:

wearecareful on Mar 15 '11 at 10:24pm

so many... but my faves for the longest time have been

Max Ernst

Rene Magritte

Salvador Dali

Mark Ryden

H.R. Giger

Dave McKean

Trevor Brown

boysbeambitious on Mar 15 '11 at 10:26pm

Mikey Burton

xiv on Mar 15 '11 at 10:27pm

John Heartfield

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