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 (18)
Tanialmeida
i can't say anything about this other than: - it just plain rocks!
irix.
i agree with Taniaimeida lol and it looks like it hurts hugz jim
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no pain intended (pun intended) ;-)
mooncat
I didn't realize you were a contortionist, boy you really are talented, do you do this act for Cirque de Soleil? This is very cool, it reminds me a little of my 'Looking Inside Myself', yet ultimately more twisted and cool! by the way your pain is my pleasure....(that's actually slogan for a friend of mine who is a tatoo artist. LOL!)
cynlee
gives another view at being "wrapped up in yourself" :]
RedundantlyAbundant
Contortionist siamese twins. Strange idea but well executed.
gunsan
This one added a new word to my english, contortionist, have never heard it before but it suites well here :-)It is very cool and reminds me of a somewhat similar image "Enclosed" from the beginning of my gallery (page15), but this is much more twisted and very elegantly wrapped up.
Sunster
Awesome and twisted...excellently executed!! :)
gallimel
very expressive and mysterious. But the overall feeling is so cousy and delicate. I totally love this image :)
vasquez
so intriguing and mysterious! perfect work
Balthaz@r
pure class m8 rapped up nice and tight
jyriviuhko
Yupp!! very high class!! The idea itself is absoloutley fab!
vod
terrible "freaks" ambiance. Where is my plasticine ?...
AxoNe.FLuX
has this been said?: this just ROCKS ...my fav of yours ^,,^
crrunchyfrog
In awe buddy, in absolute awe! This is so perfectly expressed! I adore it! Thank you, thank you, thank you :D :D :D
tuerda
One bloody month and you put out this much . . . Its going to take a while to catch up. Please forgive me if I don't comment much on the newer batch.
MadADoctorX
really nice layering it was proberly really tedious to cut the portions of the image that need to be gone so it looks like its underneath since it looks like you used no normal layering as opposed to soft or hard light. By the way is the title in refrence to the industrial act coil?
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It wasn't that tedious actually, not compared to some ;-)
And the title is a kind of dedication to Coil, yes, as I have a lot of respect for much of their music :-)