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.
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Comments (24)
spidermurph
Ah Little Jim, you are my friend the master of the unexpected. Bravo. Murph
Synapse
'Ello dude... having one of your late night sessions I see! I know how much you hate frames and this pic is utterly frameless LOL :-)
slayeron1
Very beautiful in a strange way. I like it alot.
rhom
this is such an excellent image-very refreshing-like the first time you taste an orange julius
tibet2004uk
Oh yes!! Love this one!! Excellent!! Beautiful shapes and I love that orange background!! :)
gunsan
Strange and kind of cute creature, hope you make a doodle of him/her when pregnancy is over :-)
cynlee
i do believe she has that radiant glow!! :D
pinkeiga
I really enjoy the line work it reminds me of this bio mech saturday morning cartoon that was on a couple of years ago. Hey I got your message about video work do you still want to look into that? Oh and I have a couple of new pieces that are little bit more similar to your style that you could remix if you wanted.
gallimel
one awesome style!!!!!! wow Jim.. it's fantastic :)The salmon tones are a dream :)
daeve
Very cool. Love the hue and composition, simple and effective. Think I found something like that in my cereal the other day. :-)
RhcPep
Great works! I like this clean image !
crrunchyfrog
Beautiful work Jim, lovely to see the adventures you are having with your sketch pad HUGS I'm so glad you bought that ;) Thank you so much for sharing :D
kansas
I've always been fascinated by line art. This is wonderful.
Heart'Song
Oooo, I'm so glad you snuck this in. It's so total and whole and complete. Gives me such a satisfied feeling.
Jay7347
This is like a thought, within a thought, within a thought...at least that's my impression. Really cool image!!! -jay
DoomsdayRenderer
I like linestyle and color...
titta
The pic itself is a pearl! Great typography. Colors suit just right. A pearl:-D
abmlober
This is such a fabulous piece, it can even send a smile in my face :-)
DawnStar
I agree with what Heart'Song and Galimel said. This is very appealing!
Varian
Such a simple yet very attractive design. I like how you've included the title as part of the image itself.
cbender
i love this one - great colors and the lines and forms/shapes are striking... thanks for putting it up :))
RobertX
yah i like this one alot too
tuerda
Now you see, if I was doing this, the embryo in utero would have ended up in someone's head rather than an abstract anatomical bizzarness (as you so eloquently put it). I find that the commonplace, when thrown out of context, is a lot more disturbing and weird than the immediately unfamiliar.
johnathanpartin
looks like a heart to me but opened but it is still good. I like it.