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 (21)
DawnStar
It's shiny but still reaches to dark places within my primitive memories, if that makes any sense. Good work!
irix.
this is gorgeous the color and the black that adds depth.simply beautiful hugzzzzzz jim!
Gregor.Scharff
one more a wonderful picture , i think you made a story about it ;) so show more and talk more ;). the color choice is great . thanks for this :)
tibet2004uk
Oh yes!! This is beautiful!! Love the colors!! The atmosphere is so warm and mysterious at the same time! Makes me think of a Jean-Paul Gauthier's perfume bottle for some reason! It's the shape, yes!! Fantastic texture! Love it!! :) Tons of hugs my sweet Jim, Pascale.
wildfire2003
Now this is cool!
Heart'Song
Oooo, what a strange combination! The odd organic with the jewelry-ad lighting. Makes my head war with itself!
gunsan
Funny, my first association was teeth, upper jaw from inside, maybe because of the image bfore :-) Lovely forms and lighting!
Meyrink
Bellisima luce, materiale e textures, fantastico lavoro!!!
bevchiron
The first thing I saw was teeth too! Seriously creepy stuff Jim, great use of texture & colour to convey that feeling.
mysnapz
This is great Jim, Its the pieces we cant see that I like, makes this so interesting, your imagination can just run wild. Very thought provoking. :0 )
Synapse
Okay, I'd just like to say that at no point in the creation of this image did I ever think about the top set of teeth and upper palate! Any similarities are purely coincidental etc.
gallimel
Eric Clapton, one of my myths in music merged with this minimal, yet so evocative piece that grabs all my nerves and traps them in between a tender torture and a surgery plan...awesome strenght and awesome power here :)
jyriviuhko
Hmmm... feels somewhat like the inside of something or someone that I don't want to get to know any better!! :) Excellent work!
cbender
creepy... i think this is a good word... :)
great piece... i like the way you made it look plastic and polished...
-christian
spidermurph
Hey Dude I'm back in the UK and checking out what you have been up to. Looks like you rubbed a lot of olive oil into your chest for this one. lol. Love it, very strong. Clapton from a synaptic viewpoint. Murph
Synapse
Well, the Clapton quote was an afterthought ;-)
cynlee
scifi cool, luv the title & caption... beauty being in the eye of the beholder
d_hood
I have no idea why, but I want to eat it. Excellent job.
Synapse
Strange person! :-)
crrunchyfrog
I don't know how the hell I missed this, but I'm glad I didn't ;) This bites in such a brilliant way! Such a contrast that the extremes cause tendrils of uneasiness creep their way under my skin :D GREAT work bud! HUGS
disa
Uh... great. I love this flesh-color.