Charli Siebert is a 28 year old digital artist from Huntington Beach, CA. All of her work is created digitally using programs like Photoshop and Poser, which she is completely self-taught in. Many of the themes seen in Charli’s work can be described as dark or provocative, with soft undertones of vulnerability and passion. She draws inspiration from personal experience and insight as well as experiences of others that she finds intriguing. She also enjoys illustrating strange little characters that she dreams up from her love of visionaries like Tim Burton, Jhone Vasquez, Roman Dirge, Mark Ryden and many others.
She was involved in a group exhibition (Digital World: Oz) at Niche.LA and Lounge441 on Gallery Row in Downtown Los Angeles, CA in August of 2005 which was reviewed by Art Forum’s Matthew Wilder who wrote “…"Digital World: Oz" features the gently dissolving images of the flabbergasting Charli Siebert…Siebert's independence from art-school cant is gratifying in itself, but her frosted, distressed, tactile-but-ethereal images are the real thing—Goth and sci-fi kitsch ossified into beaux-arts stateliness. Her porny, morbid figures hover in a state of being pitched somewhere between photorealism and PhotoShop artifice, as if a family of Joel-Peter Witkin ghouls had invented their own video game to live in…†Charli’s work has also been shown at the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art and Echo Gallery.
Charli’s work has also been featured in issues of Fleshrot magazine, Dark Moon Rising, 3D World Magazine, HDRI3D Magazine, Cthulhu Sex Magazine, Dark Realms Magazine, and an upcoming issue of Heavy Metal Magazine. She is a member of many online artist communities such as Renderosity.com, DeviantArt.com, Epilogue.net, SpookyArt.net, and 3dartists.com. She has done several story illustrations for Tales of the Talisman Magazine, Wicked Karnival Magazine, Opinions Magazine, Writers Post Journal and Black Petals Magazine.
“For me, being an artist is like having Tourette Syndrome or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The need to create compelling imagery is like a tick… it is an obsession that must be fulfilled.â€
www.unimaginative.org
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ARTIST RESUME:
Gallery Exhibitions:
Echo Gallery
www.echogallery.org
1529 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
Group exhibition December 2003 - January 2004
Group exhibition February 2006 - May 2006Â
The Art Café
217 Shoppers Alley
Davison, MI 48423
Spooky Art Show October 2004 - April 2005
Photo & Media Festival August 2005Â
University of Michigan
Flint's Gallery
"Emergence and Elevation" exhibition June 2005Â
Niche.LA and Lounge441
Gallery Row
niche.la
453 S. Spring St. #441 & #443
Los Angeles, CA 90013
"Digital World: Oz" group exhibition August 2005 & September 2005Â
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
Gallery Row
www.lacda.com
107 West Fifth St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
"UNBOUND" Group exhibition November 2005
"UPGRADE" Group exhibition April 2006Â
Altered Esthetics
www.alteredesthetics.com
1300 Quincy St NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
"The Art of Horror" Group exhibition October - November 2006Â
Copro Nason Gallery
www.copronason.com
2525 Michigan Ave. T5
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Group exhibition July - August 2007Â
Reviews:
ArtForum
"Digital World: Oz" Critics Picks Los Angeles reviewed by Matthew Wilder August 2005Â
Publications:
3D World Magazine
January 2005Â
Dark Realms Magazine
January 2005Â
Fleshrot Magazine
October 2004 Halloween SpecialÂ
Cthulhu Sex Magazine
HDRI 3D Magazine
Heavy Metal Magazine
Back cover - July 2006
Talebones
Cover 2006
Dark Recesses Press
Cover 2007
Opinions Magazine
2004 - 2005
Writers Post Journal
2004 - 2005
Tales of The Talisman
2004 - 2005
Black Petals
2005 - 2005
Wicked Karnival
2005 - 2005
Dark Recesses Press
Story Illustration for "Sailor" written by John Pelan 2006
D'Artiste - Character Modeling 2
From Ballistic Publishing - May 2007 - Invited Guest Artist
Expose` 5
From Ballistic Publishing - 2007
Book Covers:
Shackled
written by Ray Garton Published by Bloodletting Press - 2006
Album Covers:
Desperate For Compromise
Coalescence - 2006
National Napalm Syndicate
Resurrection of the Wicked - 2006 released by Poison Arrow Records
Comments (28)
MINTY1974
What a refreshingly different poser picture. I love your subtle use of colour. And that expression is very creepy. Top work!
Krid
a real excellent creepy character
ZARATUSTRA
Excellent* work!!!!!!!! Creepy wonderful image V :)
Fatale
gorgeous textures! reminds me of a doom3 zombie that someone stuck in the meat freezer hehehe :
paintgirl
Excellent texture and character. I like the way you framed it with the neutral color. Excellent image!!
romanceworks
Looks like he's been well fed. :o) Horribly excellent. CC
SlwMtionDaylite
Very very creepy. I love the textures and colors. Excellent.
odf
Excellent work. Wouldn't like to meet the guy anywhere.
Fogge
Awesome portrait and textures. Excellent!
zboyi
Cool zombie, Excellent!!!
jameshunter97
this is superior work.the glazed-over eyes and crackled skin are perfect.
Lucifer666
wow i love this. I am one of them dorks who are really into anything relating to zombies or any kind of horror. But seriously excellent work.
SimplySerendipity
Fantastically well-done! The colouring and texture are brilliant. I love it. :)
visualgirl
Oh, Wow!!! Amazing texture job! He does have that Doom 3 look, but I was thinking of the heavy guy from the movie Seven...
Giana
[soft contented sigh] honestly, your work, without doubt, is really amongst my favourites here...
Forevernyt
Very cool and creepy! Love the texture and postwork!
Emberhaze
Wow! These are the things nightmares are made from! Great work!**
Jay7347
Woa!!! most cool! -jay
SpiritofGabriel
Gluttony at it's best! Ya know a series of the 7 deadly sins by you would be incredible! hint-hint!
AlteredKitty
Very creepy and original. I'm just thankful you didn't do him/her full length, and naked in a temple! Excellent :) ____ali x
InconnuOBX
It'll keep me up at night- reminds me of some Whitewolf work. Now if that chased me around in Silent Hill 4, Id actually be afraid.
Doublecrash
Disquieting and masterful.
BlueLotus7
Echoing my friend SpiritofGabriel! Please do the series!
eres
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Scary!!!!!!excellent!!!
dukun
wow excellent artwork!!!
LotusX
I like your style.. Excellent
dougocd
Fine dark work, love it!
avalonfaayre
This reminds me of the dead guy in Men in Black who was looking for the little stolen planet...Thats it. I'm going on a diet.