Within T-Shirt / White / by Iain Macarthur

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Born in Swindon, England, Iain became a fanatic of art at the age of eight when he was first introduced to art through the medium of cartoon television shows and comic books, ever since then he has been obsessed with art, drawing odd fantasy drawings and Anime characters."I am influenced by many artists and illustrators – all with differing styles and mediums – and have turned to their work for artistic stimulation over the years. Among them are Alphonse Mucha, Gustav Klimt, Lucian Freud, Jenny Saville, James Jean, David Choong Lee, Sergio Toppi and Ashley Wood. I’ve also gained much inspiration through cartoons art and lighting; people’s facial expressions, eyes and different forms of organic patterns and shapes."My work can be described as surreal and unique in its own way. Using mostly pencil, watercolours and pigment pens, I create portraits of ordinary people but create them in a unusual way by, embellishing patterns and watercolour effects into the portrait to give a vivid explosion effect—transforming their faces from something plain to something entirely bizarre and wonderful at the same time."Iain specializes in shirt designs, print designs, posters, album art, logos, branding, editorial illustration and private commissions.