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)
Jordano
Very original! Nice composition and again I have to tell you that you should start painting. Exl.work!!!!
Synapse
Or rather, I should start painting again... haven't worked with paint for a good 6 years at least ;-)
disa
Great work.... very impressive.
Euxeb007
Strange and awesome !
vangogh
Caramel indeed comes to mind. And I know what you mean about painting. I haven't picked up a brush since I discovered my first 3D program years ago. Anyway, very impressive artwork here.
dashboard_jehovah
Strange, but an exceptional piece of artwork!...I also like to just go solo in PS 7, some very cool results come of it!
Senefra
Not only does the delicious treat come to mind seeing another work of sheer sublime surrealism ( as well as bad alliteration, supremely sorry Syn...oh look, did it again...), but it pretty much embodies a similar languous mood upon listening to the song and lyrics from Suzanne Vega's song of the same name... "It won't do...to dream of caramel...to think of cinnomon...and long for you..."
BobaDuffs
Wow really makes you look in there the way you framed it and colours and textures you used!! The way you keep coming up this totally cool strange stuff boogie-mans the mind!! Keep up the Mesmerizing Excellent Work!! :P
gallimel
I am hating to never have time to catch you around... I would love to talk hours about this creation.. it's a dream in visual for me :)
molotoff
htought the same as gallimel
crrunchyfrog
Beautifully surreal with the contrast between the delicious and the almost repulsive..I think of biting into a chocolate and finding this inside would be very freaky L Thank you so much as always for creating and sharing :)
Angelwave
trippy art piece, and framed out quite nicely
gwfa
like the little worlds of Kandinsky - but completely different - smile
cbender
ohhh... caramel ina aplatic world... but i have to admit... strange color for caramel ;) no.... good one - there's lots of tension in here... all those different "materials" and assymmetries in the goemtry... me like it...! and thanks for sharing...!
bevchiron
I keep seeing a scorpion when I look at this! Definitely something predatory going on & the frame gives a very claustrophobic impression, that luscious caramel colour turns the image into some kind of surreal paradox.... fascinating stuff Jim ; )
tibet2004uk
Caramel and chocolate yes indeed!! I so much love these colors!! And when I look at this, I see a larvae! Couldn't say of which insect but definitely a larvae! Cool one sweet Jim!
cynlee
i see a deformed dog chewing on your head... must be delicious in caramel :]
tony_br22
Hi awesome work Synapse.
Naichan
Am I the only one to see the face of a chimpanzee towards the top? Great example of the delicious / repulsive at the same time effect!
titta
This is one of those images that are so contradictory, so ambivalent - first sweet caramel, then deep claustrophobic feeling. It's like somebody's trying to persuading you into somewhere you really didn't want to go... Fortunately there is a way out, just come towards light - thank you for that, Jim :-)
SoulEatar
I like the presentation the visual it creates draws the eye into the work !