Jim Tetlow
Born 1974, UK
I like ambiguity in art. Uncertainty. What has to conform to the limits of our reality? Metal, glass and flesh can merge seamlessly, as if the surreal worlds and the life forms within are one and the same, and yet at odds sometimes. I rarely seek to endow my works with any "message". I am more interested in people's personal responses.
I'm a multimedia artist working in fine art (including sculpture), digital art, graphic design and various forms inbetween, also illustrating book covers and numerous CD covers. I also work in musical soundscaping, both solo and in group projects, of which there are many releases. I'd like to say a big thanks to everyone here who has supported me in my work and beyond since I began posting in June 2001. Too many to mention, you all know who you are... I'm meeting very special people here :-)
Update 01-08-05: I've been given a 4 page feature article in Issue 3 of the new media magazine Contour based in Atlanta, Georgia. The images printed very well and they did me proud.
Update 21-03-06: I've been spending the last 6 months living in New South Wales, Australia. Inspiring place! Also in the process of illustrating the book covers for a series of Japanese books called Hikishio no Toki (Time of the Ebb Tide) by Mayumura Taku - to date I've completed the first two of the five volumes. I've recently been returning to traditional media as well as producing the usual digital art, and contributed a sculptural canvas to a recent local exhibition. Link: Saatchi Gallery webspace
Update 09-01-21: I hadn't even logged in for some years. It's weird nipping back here after not even posting for 13 years, like revisiting your old school incognito. As I'm not active here anymore I wonder if anyone will even see this again besides me.
Comments (7)
Dendrite
In it's original form was the "cave" a partially Squirrel chewed nut by any chance? Or some other ozzy type creature. In UK I would have said Squirrel. All absolutely fascinating! One would never tire of gazing at this work - always something new to see as a whole and in detailed inspection also!
erlandpil
Great again in color and comp.
Synapse
@Dendrite: No, it was actually part of a tree trunk we found on the ground. The V-shape just comes from the way it broke off (I suspect it was from a branch intersection). Maybe termites were involved at some point too. Not a nut anyway, it's wood. For scale, consider that that beetle is several times the size of a ladybird - about half an inch long! Christmas beetles are funny creatures, they tend to come in droves in December (hence their name) and can be a little startling when one lands on you when you're sitting watching the telly! Quite amusing too when they take off again like little helicopters! This little fella was the largest of several dead ones I made use of in this piece, encasing them in fine filler to reinforce them. Fine filler was the cheapest most convenient alternative to modelling paste I could find, as it has the same properties and works just fine ;-)
ARTWITHIN
I like the detail very much. Of particular interest is how it looks like a Native American Tee Pee, with components in abstract, canvas/hide, tree, colors. Beautiful!!!
Dianthus
Excellent artwork:)
NekhbetSun
This has such an organic feel to it, like internal organs...just my weird interpretation :o) I like it a lot though !
Grea
A really pleasing image ... I relate to what Nekhbet Sun said about it's "organic" look. That was the word that first came to mind when I first saw it too.