Sunday, 15 September 2013

Rhino - Maahy Art Print

Name of piece: Rhino 

Artist: Maahy

Medium: Gallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, ultra smooth, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson K3 archival inks. Custom trimmed with 1" border for framin

http://society6.com/rothmanagement/Rhino-Maahy

I am in love with the work by Maahy. He is a new artist that I first found on Instagram, aged 18. His work inspires me because I love the ‘doodle’ theme. Although his work is not abstract his unusual colours give his pieces an abstract twist which I love. Particularly in this piece I love how he has turned what could have a plain and simple figurative drawing of a rhino, into something different. He even uses the patterns/doodles to create the correct shaping of the rhino. If you look at the legs the pattern matches the shape of the leg as it twists into shape. Also if you look closely at the horn, he uses the same technique to almost make it look 3D. The doodle is very detailed and you’d be worried that the finer details would get lost within it all; however you can still see the minor things like the eyes of the rhino, which shows of his skills. I like his use of shading as well. The doodle itself has different shades of the dark black to add tone range to a simple black and white piece. I’m in love with the black and white theme, but I want to use this black and white theme but add abstract/unusual colours to liven my own work up

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