dave mckean____ About the artist: born in 1963-Taplow, Berkshire >British >currently lives in Surrey, England with partner, Clare >mixed-media artist >studied design, illustration, and film-Berkshire Collage of Art and design >published 2 comics -Violent Cases published in won 3 Eagle and Mekon awards -Black Orchid published in 1988 –nominated for Eiser and Harvey award >written and performed music soundtracks for TV commercials >Bracknell Jazz Festival in 1986 >produced many c.d. and book covers >film production designs >theatrical sets

Bio: ………..d ave mc k ean “Dave Mckean has gone beyond the traditional boundaries of comic art with dazzlingly beautiful mixed media images”. He has a great sensitivity to the images he works with. He is a true artist because of his ability to work with such a diverse The day I swapped my dad for two goldfish group of artists and authors. He brings more than just an amazing image to the eye, he also tells a story with almost every piece he does. The point in Dave’s career where he began to take off, happened when he made the 500 page comic book, Cages. He shortly became the favorite comic artist with his endless amounts of talent.

Awards__________ >Amid Award – best album cover of the year > World Fantasy Award-for his Sandman covers > Awards for his comics and graphics albums -Violent Cases -Signal to Noise -Mr. Punch -Cages- 500pg comic novel

Dave McKean & Neil Gaiman together they published comics: -Violent Cases -Black Orchid - Signal to Noise- story in The Face magazine - Black cocktail- illustrated novel by Jonathan Carroll

Illustrated/designed/photographed: Earthworks/apart and yet apart Tori Amos God- mixes >Michael Nyman >Alice Cooper >Rolling Stones >Front Line Assembly >Buckethead >Tori Amos >Bill Bruford’s Earthworks

Dave’s variety in media >line-art >painting >digital manipulation >typography >commercial art >photo illustration >filmmaking >graphic design >fine art

title: counting crows/this desert life/additional art (8) mckean -This shows good composition and tension between the two hands. -interesting contrast between the outline of one hand and the other hand being more 2d.

title: Dali’s dilema/manifesto for futurism mckean -this composition keeps the eye active because of the direction of the hands onto the typewriter then up and around to the top of the paper.

title: lovers mckean -So much of his work consists of complex images. -This one is interesting because it is simpler than most of his work, but gives an intimate and mysterious look at the same time.

title: the new yorker/unidentified illustration mckean -Different layers of photographs and newspaper collage -shape of his shoulders brings your eye to a vanishing point that ends up being in center of his head.

title: space mckean -this composition is interesting because of the shape the figure makes as well as the negative space around it.

title: time mckean -Simple and calming -Contrast between the statue’s static pose and coldness and the warm and natural form of the branches that reach out to the sky. - Showing all sky in background and angle- like statue gives the connection to how time is precious and eternal.

title: comics journal #196 cover mckean -sketch at the bottom right with the comic text is good contrast for the tight and more detailed design in the upper left

title: mullmuzzler 2 mckean -I like the black and white sketch- like design with the use of minimal color -Interesting line that moves across the girl over his back, down his arms, into his hands, which brings you to the heart-like image that he’s holding.

title: moon 2 -Dark and mysterious -Interesting to see the shape of her pregnant stomach mimicked in the cut out impression which represents the moon. mckean

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