While looking through a drawing book in college today ,I discovered the work of
Ernesto Caivano.
Although his images are very detailed, they look very clean and simple. I would like to have a similar style to my own drawings when putting ideas into my sketchbook.
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Ernesto Caivano Rope, Blooms, and a False Phallus, 2004
ink on paper (c)http://www.richardhellergallery.com
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Digits and Pores, Petals and Philapores (c) http://www.anothermag.com
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Ernesto Caivano is known for his narrative-based ink drawings.
He takes cues from fantasy,science fiction, romantic poetry, classic myth and medieval folklore. He has been inspired by art nouveau, modernist abstraction, Japanese prints and fractal geometry.
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Chroma Block Immunity (Or Slow Union) - (c) http://www.anothermag.com
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| http://www.ernestocaivano.com/ | |
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| Breathing Through the Code, 2009 (c) http://www.richardhellergallery.com |
I can see similarities between Caivano's work and
Aubrey Beardsley's work - both artists use just black and white and the images have the same bold quality. They have both have been inspired by Japanese prints and it is obvious that art nouveau has been a big influence on Caivano's work. I love the attention to detail that his illustrations have - there are so many interesting and beautiful patterns in the feathers in
Breathing Through the Code.
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| Beardsley has also included pattern in his illustrations in 'The Peacock Skirt' |
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