Thursday, September 09, 2010

Graffiti Pointillism

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Pointillism is an artistic tool that gets tried and tested by each new generation, it seems. And each new genre adds it's own personality to this older concept of breaking down the picture plane into parts and pieces.
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Alex Young's spray painted canvases hover between illustration, fine art and graffiti. This image is one of many, from his Website.

Alex explains his art in this video.
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Images from the Opening of his Solo London Show give you a better idea of their scale and you'll want to read this fascinating interview to learn which artists influenced his work.
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