This is the link to purchase the coffee table sampler book "No Evils". It contains Rhythmistic fine art and illustrations dealing with the Three Chinese Monkey's inspired concept of Seeing, Hearing & Speaking No Evil. The images are paired with the artist's written musings about this theme and a few other related images added to round out this highly collectable portfolio.
I am an illustrator. It is my career path, life style and passion. I usually refer to myself as an Artist. They both fit. My style is Rhythmistic. My work is heavily influenced by my early years as a major market illustrator for clients like Holt, Rinehart & Winston, WGN, Playboy, MODE Avant Garde, The Paris Metro and Chicago Magazine. I want folks to be able to relate to the work while I stretch out in some esoteric personal voyage of vision, design principles and future-primif constructs. Therefore I tend to freely use the human figure as the anchor. The base. The messenger, if you will. Each of my works are abstractions with a literal reference point. Each work is connected in a serial model or collection which works well in gallery exhibitions or publications such as the very ambitious "No Evils" Rhythmistic Portfolio book. Viewing art in a gallery setting is like hearing music in a live performance. In each case ideas, energies and expression flows from the source, through the audience and back to the source establishing a circle of enlightened feedback and warm communication on a variety of human levels.
Americans used to celebrate illustrators as stars. Art Stars! This can still be done. Who are your favorite living illustrators? It is still a very competitive field. Illustrator's names were household words at one point in American history. People often debated which illustrator was the best liked or most talented. The most skilled, talented, unique or effective illustrators often had loyal supporters. Publishing houses built financial empires based on this work. Most religions of the World have been reinforced by the power of illustration to provide the most compelling of mental images upon which beliefs may be templated. Governments even made laws to control illustrations. I think at its worst this is called censorship.
Even still their works gave fans, customers, collectors, curators, critics and educators the visual realization, conection and reference for so many ideas, fantasies, facts and beliefs. Illustrations become works of fine art when the appreciator embraces them via acquisition. My Rhythmistic original artworks make tremendous accents and additions to any personal or professional collection of fine art during these dynamic economic times.
Given this I will say it again...."I am an illustrator".
I am quoted as saying "Ownership is the highest form of appreciation".
il·lus·tra·tion (
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- artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
- exemplification: showing by example
- example: an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
- a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand
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