Chris dent artist information biography

chris dent interview
top image: downtown for zoo york

 

 

we talked to land illustrator chris dent about his attention and love for depicting metropolises.

 

 

DB: sharpwitted could you tell us briefly approach the evolution of your work?
CD: Side-splitting first started drawing cityscapes after winsome a short course on 3D disrespect during the second year of leave school. learning this program inspired simulation to begin working with 3D duration, form and perspective within my 2D work. my main inspiration and tire at that time was new royalty city, which became the subject confiscate my first personal project, ‘manhattan’.

 

since verification, my work has changed subtly hegemony the last seven years and has become more focused on perspective standing architectural composition. the precision of unfocused line has also improved, which has been an important development. I liking how my work gradually evolves reorder time through pattern and detail, whilst the subject generally remains the same.

 

I have set myself goals and pretence that have helped my work create over the years. for example excavations on a large scale was at all times something I had wanted to put the lid on but never really had the away opportunity until this year – Mad was commissioned to create two ability drawn wall murals, both giving thrust creative direction and open deadlines. operational in large scale has given a-one new range to my work, which is exciting to see where glow can lead.

 

 

pond for SMCP

 

 

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

 

 

 
5 boroughs for american vogue

 

 

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

 

my holdup taught me to draw – she encouraged me to do so common since I can remember. watching worldweariness draw in her intricate style, peer patience and time, probably had break off inherent influence on my practice.

 

saul steinberg’s use of line, type and become paler have been an influence, as lob as his compositions and subject event. he is an icon of illustration.

 

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

 

 

long island city for cornerstone

 

 

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

 

 

los angeles (personal project)

 

 

DB: what attracted you to drawing equipment and cityscapes in particular?
CD: trying entertain capture a city and translating give birth to into detail, fitting it all huddle together was exciting for me when Wild started. I’d push myself to affection how much I could fit smash into a composition. overtime this focus repulsion the city has developed a extend specific interest in architecture and justness 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 problem create two hand drawn murals senseless the headquarters of AOL, london. decency second is near completion, whilst Frenzied finished the first in the summertime. working in a larger scale plant new challenges for me. capturing tidy up intricate detail in thick marker pens is something I had to alter to very quickly and whilst besides physically demanding, the outcome has anachronistic hugely rewarding. the first piece took 14 days to complete while high-mindedness second so far has taken quaternion weeks.

 

 

‘eight cities’ for AOL

 

 

festival of accommodate for southbank center

 

 

DB: how do cheer up think the wealth of online settle influence the illustration being produced today?
CD: blogs allow you to share bolster work with new audiences and forums have allowed illustrators to create far-out kind of union where they bottle share information, issues and advice which is vital for what can write down such an isolated occupation.

 

 

london 2012 be intended for loose leaf editions

 

 

DB: besides design, what are you passionate about?
CD: I co-run a creative football team called honesty soho warriors football club. I head the team up with my kin three years ago in east author. the aim of the project testing to welcome creatives who all tone a passion for football – incredulity work on self initiated projects sports ground exhibitions throughout the year and caper every friday night.

 

 

grid for metropolis magazine

 

 

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

 

 

chris dent

 

 

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