Peter Drake: All the Kings Horses

War is/was reflected upon as an equestrian activity for the latter part of humanity. Horses propelled some armies into unstoppable forces that changed history. In the modern era some influences of the impact of horses on society are still apparent; such as the Clydesdales used to sell beer, Mounted Police at special outdoor events, commemorative statues and art. Some statues commissioned by the government uphold special aesthetics to symbolize the level of honor attributed to the subject matters accolades.

All these genres are represented in Drakes work. He incorporates the propaganda and grandiose imagery of war in toys and figurines and period statuettes by printing and digitally altered photos with some hints of oils or acrylic sparsely brushed on the incredibly large canvas. The work is epic in size and delivery. The pallette is so vibrant and controlled. The idea is so clear and realized he even included CGI animated shorts on screens to further illustrate his concepts.
Linda Warren picked a winner in my opinion. Very DOAP.
Kudos to the bartender Kelsie for telling me about the show and the merlot.

Art in film

This is a classic. I'm so glad this movie took the time out to appreciate culture in Chicago. It actually captured the emotions that people go through in the Art Institute. Can't mess with the 83. John Hughes was DOAP!

Eye Candies

Since the incarnation of Lambert Says Art I have been coming across all types of art I can not categorize. Many of the previous artists and work featured has been personall related to me. One of my goals is to expose my favorite artists and fit them into a genre for people to digest. Things are going to be a little different around here. On the last day of September I will try to post dozens of images from some artists that have stood out from the rest since May. I have failed to find any further information about them. If you would like to submit some information please leave a comment.

This post features the art of Guillermo Munro, Jeffery Todd Smith, Dave Kinsey,Crave, S. Lopez, Paul Bruno, Dalek, Bill Furlong, Dustin Harris, Shepard Fairey, d. Face and others...I lost their names, but I will update this shortly.

Kudos to Ole Christian

Darius Bikoff was on to something when he created Voss Artesian water. (Norway has good products.) I was hooked instantly. But I may not have noticed the product if it wasn't packaged in such a sophisticated and sleek style. That is because Ole Christian is dead on with his minimalist approach to design on the Voss series.
I already don't like drinking from plastiques or polymers, so the glass is very attractive to me. (even though they made a plastic bottle-) The water itself tastes exceptional. Now I can look as cool as I feel in clubs without drinking PBRs. You can get the water for home too. They have these huge bottle sizes. Best of all, you can recycle the bottle or use them for various other purposes.
The design is open to interpretation. I have seen the bottles used as a vase, storage and art! This is some sexy ass glass.
Kudos to you Ole.

Kudos to Andrew Loomis

People often ask me about how I learned to draw and draft. I used to sketch a lot. I went to art school and my father taught me a lot of tricks. I read a lot of Marvel comics and I paid a great deal of attention to Andrew Loomis. He is the Grey's anatomy of rendering. I still refer to his drawing guides to this day. For some reason, many people I know who are interested in drawing are not willing to resort to books. They want to hear me say I was born with it and they can't learn, but in truth, many people can learn to draw. Being an artist is another endevor.
Kudos to you Andrew.

Kudos to: Steve Ditko

This will be the first installment of Kudos. I want to high-light the artistic contributions of a little known Steve Ditko; Co-creator of Spider-Man. Did you know the Spider-Man trilogy contains three of the highest grossing movies of all time? Do you know what that means? These three films are the three best selling films ever made in the whole world! Everyone has heard of Stan "the Man" Lee, but he is only half of the brain power that mustered up Peter Parker's alter ego. Many comic book artists go broke or un-credited for their contributions. Below I have an excerpt from an interview with Mr. Ditko, so you can see how much he actually molded this billion dollar character.

“ One of the first things I did was to work up a costume. A vital, visual part of the character. I had to know how he looked ... before I did any breakdowns. For example: A clinging power so he wouldn't have hard shoes or boots, a hidden wrist-shooter versus a web gun and holster, etc. ... I wasn't sure Stan would like the idea of covering the character's face but I did it because it hid an obviously boyish face. It would also add mystery to the character....[8]

Little known fact: Spider-Man was the first comic character/hero to ever don a full mask.
Genius-
Kudos to you Steve.