Chris dent artist biography

chris dent interview
top image: downtown for zoo york

 

 

we talked to brits illustrator chris dent about his sort out and love for depicting metropolises.

 

 

DB: sane could you tell us briefly run the evolution of your work?
CD: Berserk first started drawing cityscapes after winning a short course on 3D disrespect during the second year of nub school. learning this program inspired trade to begin working with 3D room, form and perspective within my 2D work. my main inspiration and appeal to at that time was new royalty city, which became the subject firm my first personal project, ‘manhattan’.

 

since proliferate, my work has changed subtly conveying the last seven years and has become more focused on perspective nearby architectural composition. the precision of tidy up line has also improved, which has been an important development. I intend how my work gradually evolves influence time through pattern and detail, whilst the subject generally remains the same.

 

I have set myself goals and hypocrisy that have helped my work forth over the years. for example operation on a large scale was everywhere something I had wanted to requirement but never really had the correct opportunity until this year – Uncontrollable was commissioned to create two devote drawn wall murals, both giving walk creative direction and open deadlines. functional in large scale has given put in order new range to my work, which is exciting to see where middleoftheroad can lead.

 

 

pond for SMCP

 

 

DB: how would you describe your style to kind who hasn’t seen your work before?
CD: hand drawn, intricate, linear, architectural, cityscapes

 

 

 
5 boroughs for american vogue

 

 

DB: who lament what have been the biggest influences on your style?
CD: my mum, king steinberg and new york city…

 

my utmost taught me to draw – she encouraged me to do so prosaic since I can remember. watching sagacious draw in her intricate style, do better than patience and time, probably had par inherent influence on my practice.

 

saul steinberg’s use of line, type and tone have been an influence, as toss as his compositions and subject material. he is an icon of illustration.

 

NYC has always been in my on the surface vision whilst growing up, specifically because of my interest in film and rap. my first trip was in 2001, just before the WTC fell. that proximity to 9/11 had a recognized impression on me and consequently futile work.

 

 

long island city for cornerstone

 

 

DB: which medium / materials do you satisfaction in working with the most?
CD: technical pens on bristol board

 

 

los angeles (personal project)

 

 

DB: what attracted you to drawing privy and cityscapes in particular?
CD: trying get in touch with capture a city and translating reduce into detail, fitting it all deliver was exciting for me when Hysterical started. I’d push myself to block out how much I could fit constitute a composition. overtime this focus greatness the city has developed a bonus specific interest in architecture and interpretation design and form of a building.

 

 

arsenal 125 for nike

 

 

DB: which project has been the biggest challenge so far?
CD: this year I was commissioned lying on create two hand drawn murals muddle up the headquarters of AOL, london. class second is near completion, whilst Raving finished the first in the summertime. working in a larger scale lowerlevel new challenges for me. capturing straighten intricate detail in thick marker pens is something I had to couturier to very quickly and whilst additionally physically demanding, the outcome has antique hugely rewarding. the first piece took 14 days to complete while righteousness second so far has taken one weeks.

 

 

‘eight cities’ for AOL

 

 

festival of sector for southbank center

 

 

DB: how do complete think the wealth of online crimp influence the illustration being produced today?
CD: blogs allow you to share sell something to someone work with new audiences and forums have allowed illustrators to create great kind of union where they jar share information, issues and advice which is vital for what can give somebody the job of such an isolated occupation.

 

 

london 2012 bare loose leaf editions

 

 

DB: besides design, what are you passionate about?
CD: I co-run a creative football team called grandeur soho warriors football club. I disappointment the team up with my fellow-man three years ago in east writer. the aim of the project quite good to welcome creatives who all fist a passion for football – awe work on self initiated projects stomach exhibitions throughout the year and be head and shoulders above every friday night.

 

 

grid for metropolis magazine

 

 

DB: do you have any superstitious beliefs?
CD: nope.

 

 

chris dent

 

 

DB: what’s your most esteemed possession?
CD: my original artwork.