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 (10)
cbender
oh - wow - some more of your great textures visible here! i appreciate to see those... well done... i mostly like the subtle disorder you put in here... enven though the textures don't have an order in any way... the geometric appearance has a quite dominant order... it's funny but what makes me thing of "dis-order" here are the two different colors you used for the inner circles... i personally would have played with the white dots too... but that's just what comes into my mind... anyway i really like to see that... it' calming for me... thanks :)
bevchiron
wow from me too! The textures are really nice, truly tactile & the sepia does lend a very calming, organic & natural feeling to this, I think your use of symmetry also tends toward that kind of calm mood too but your use of design & texture always keeps the image fluid. Those inner circles are making my eyes jump about a bit, that makes for interesting viewing lol! Great work again my friend ; )
gunsan
Wow from here too, I like this very much, more than your first one for the order theme. The textures are awesome and I like the contrast between forground and background, the circles are floating like UFO's over a landscape.
crrunchyfrog
Should I say wow too? L Chocolate/caramel doughnuts floating in a sea of milk, or maybe you left some CDs out in the elements before setting them into a plaster wall. :) Great abstract my friend hugest hugs Thank you as always for creating and sharing :)
Naichan
I can't see discs like this without interpreting them as CDs. In this case they seem to be reflecting a cave wall lit from low down. Another example of seductive packaging for another music project! (ps. Wow!)
cynlee
i'm reminded of reel to reel in an unreal way :]
titta
More I look this, more I see there a pair; a pair of eyes, or breasts, or why not cd's or doughnuts :-) This looks somehow sensual... maybe the delicious colours make it. Symmetry is difficult to make lively, but you know how to do it. I like this pair of interactive pieces rotating peacefully and changing the textures slowly. :-)
tibet2004uk
I really like this but I can really explain why! The first thing I thought of when I saw this was that it looks like 2 huge eyes! A funny pair of eyes, like in cartoon characters! I think this is a great design even though I have no idea what it could be used for! ;)
claridad
You accomplished your goal of a calm feeling beautifully. It is a peaceful image that exudes harmony & warmth to me, rather than "discarded order". I think the earthy color, contrasts, and the simplicity of the design have a lot to do with creating the effects I see and feel. This is a great graphic design, and I can see it in ad work or an album cover very easily (Digital Country). It has a quality that draws you into it & curiosity holds one's attention. The textures are superb & my minds eye sees the discs reflecting their surroundings, obviously outdoors, part of the curiosity factor. Excellent +++ artwork! Of course what I see is just one person's vision. (I've written this without reading the other comments first, so now I will see how well I gel with the others.) :)
danob
what a wonderful combination of colour and graphic style Jim!! Would look great from being on a wall as work of art or as a backdrop in a web page quite unique!