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 (25)
gunsan
Quite different energies in this, but a good one too. My first association was people climbing over one another to reach the top (society) Maybe the colder colorscheme guided my imaginatin-
tibet2004uk
I do prefer the other one indeed but this one is great in its own right! I think u're getting more and more "technical" on these! I mean, ur images have more and more a sci-fi look! Does it make any sense?
digitalgrey
These interface pieces would be perfect for the 2d Theme, they are genius sci-fi art. Thi one is indeed colder suggesting people using each other.
saldegal
The last image seemed to be one of communication and joining, this is more confrontational, perhaps violating, love the sci fi feel!
techneeks
the colors are shapes are killer. very good work!
Jay7347
I just shake my head at your stuff...so fresh, so vibrant...damn I get a big smile on my face every time I see it. Its seriously cool! Vote -jay
cingram
I liked the colors of the other one better, but the complexity of this one is very appealing. To me it evokes an image of a single robotic soul going through somekind of spiritual asscention. A ghost in the shell breaking out of its mechinised constrants!!
unstrung65
....somehow hits me as a modern "nude decending ( ascending) a staircase...very nice work Jim!
crrunchyfrog
Very cool my friend, I too like the last one better, but have grown to like this as I've read through the comments, especially a nude staircase sniggers Thank you as always for creating and sharing HUGS
cynlee
i am always impressed with your work & graphic skills, these colors are soothing & cool... the figures a bit more relaxed except for the top one.. does look like he's fallen backwards :]
bevchiron
This is very different to the previous one but I don't like it any the less for that, this has a feeling of desperation about it to me, as if the energy is being drained down from one figure to the next, the interface that occurs when one persons needs such another dry!
gwfa
tends to be a story telling graphic - beautiful!
danob
Superbly crafted and full of your unique touch of class
visionart
Your Artwork Is Magnificent. This One Really Is Fantastic....Always A Pleasure To View!!
titta
Desperation. Ambition. Icy metal. All falling together. Melting into each other. Melting for love, or lust - or only for necessity. Great multi-dimensional work - could be presented also as a plan for a sculpture. I like this a lot! :-)
gallimel
I find the interaction of the body and teh moves so involving, I feel me there doing the ffort. it's a great work to me.
chiaroescuro
Excellent. Your style amazes me :-)
Naichan
So is this an example of android bonding? Sorry, I find this vaguely comical ;-) But cool nevertheless and another excellent example of what can be done with Poser models!
Synapse
It's okay, one figure does seem to have its head up the other's backside after all ;-)
mysnapz
HI* Jim I like the android feel to this funny how that come across when you use poser figures. Got to agree they do seem a little intimate, my first impression was of movement but the position of the figures seems to override those thoughts. Well worth working with perhaps a little separation or more compression between the figures.
tuerda
The first thing that came to mind for me was one of those pictures in which several frames from a movie are overlayed. Here the movie was of a man jumping. On the other hand, the positions are way off for that to make any sense. The color scheme adds another element and makes this, on the whole, pretty bizzarre. You have freaked me out once again. Good work!
Balthaz@r
not bad me old fruit come to expect more from your work. still a valient effort tho. dam them poser figures
DIANE603
OUTSTANDING!! Fabulous creation!!
cbender
that's... well - different... really different a bit... :) thise "floating-poser-line" looks quite interesting... yeah... unusual but good...
SirJohn
Holy s#*t dude... this is wicked! This really makes me think of the cold-hearted sexual deviant who derives no actual pleasure from the act unless it is hurting another in one way or another, be it emotionally or physically. I have known people of this ilk personally, this image made me think of them immediately. Killer bro... love it.