Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Artist Blog 18: Martin O'Neill

London Calling
Martin O'Neill is a UK based graphic artist and illustrator. He creates unique hand made collages for several different clients. His work is used for advertisements, design, editorial and book publishing, and UK press. O'Neill's work is very colorful and has deeper meanings. I feel like most of his art is focused toward political, advertisement, and human rights. I personal love his work and the meanings I take fromt he art. O'Neill perfects todays retro look. I love the retro look and probably this is why i am so attracted to this type of work.

In the piece London Calling there is no one large section that catches your eye. Your eye sees all parts of the work. The sections are evenly distributed throughout the page. The colors all complement each other. The peoples skin color has kind of an opaque look to it. This is part of the retro technique that O'Neill uses wonderfully.

I love Royal Mail because of the colors. The colors perfectly display a fun filled environment at the beach. He does a great job of portraying his goal with the color. This image reminds me of polyvor, a website where you put together a collage of clothing and design. It is a beautiful piece and definitely will grab the viewers attention. It makes me wish it was summer right now!
Guardian Guides 
The Royal Mail

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