I saw this dude on Fecal Face this morning. (go here). At first I wasn't really that interested, but after spending some time with the images and the interview (which is alright, not super insightful, but fecal face isn't really about critique as much as it is about exposure) now I've grown really fond. I think the style/subject mater is pushing trendy but maintaining canonical/intellectually stimulating references. Looking at a lot of the spaces he creates I get an immediate impression of compressed space and little depth, which is subverted by the textures he layers from which I feel infinite space.
I don't know, I'm not a painter but especially in this one I feel as though I'm vibing between outer space (as in the great beyond) and a tiny cabin. I like his working with the 'mystical' and 'magical' in subject and imagery. Its dark, humorous, and tender. And the colors aren't fluorescent, which is nice.
Also, Eddy is 22 years old. And he's also done an interview with beautiful decay (can be found here) "foremost on my agenda is defeating Gannon, closing the portal to the dark world and bring peace and happiness to the light world"
A funny thing happened when I binged his name, this guy's website came up first and got to experience a whole lot more magic than I originally anticipated. Both Austin Eddys show incredible promise.
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