ArteArte

I believe art, and most importantly, valuable art can take a multitude of forms

Here's a collection of various artworks I've done.

Illustration

With my search to connect my imagination with technical skill, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) took me in with open arms. Now in my senior year in illustration, I have become apt at taking ideas and creating visual representations of them with my repertoire. Though illustration and fine art are almost synonymous in their use, my illustrative work takes a more cell-shaded aesthetic where I design freely, sometimes at the expense of realism.

Kodomo
Kodomo
Tristan Blum Illustration
Tristan Blum Illustration
Photoshop and traditional media
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
Vignette, Photoshop and gouache
Screaming Females 2019
Screaming Females 2019
5.5” x 8.5” Marker and Ink on Paper
911
911
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pain
pain
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Bad Decisions 2018
Bad Decisions 2018
5.5” x 8.5” Pencil on Sketchbook
Trees 2019
Trees 2019
5.5” x 8.5” Marker on Sketchbook
Owl 2019
Owl 2019
5.5” x 8.5” Pencil on Paper
Graphic
Design

As the complexity of the technological world increases, so does the necessity for graphic designers. I went to school for illustration to hone in my compositional and drafting skills, though prior to the decision I had studied design in high school and became proficient in the Adobe Suite rather early on. Needless to say, I'm comfortable working with vector graphics and type.

info* magazine
info* magazine
Design and illustration for 4th Quarter 2015 issue of info* Magazine
info* magazine
info* magazine
Design and illustration for 4th Quarter 2015 issue of info* Magazine
Tomato Romp T-shirt
Tomato Romp T-shirt
Design and illustration Tomato Romp 2019
Tomato Romp T-shirt
Tomato Romp T-shirt
Design and illustration Tomato Romp 2019
info* magazine
info* magazine
Design and illustration for 15th Anniversary Edition info* Magazine
Fine Art

Though I consider myself to be an autodidact, I credit much of my artistic interests and their development to my father. I have recollections of picking up pencils and crayons, drawing my favorite characters repeatedly until truly capturing their essence. Only around the age of thirteen did I start to receive more constructive advice, such as not to spend just an hour on a piece alone, but to consider spending as long as an entire day on one section of it instead. Thus began my obsession over detail. Grosso modo, the more time spent, the better.

Anatomical Torso Study 2018
Anatomical Torso Study 2018
14” x 11” Pencil on Paper
The Stare 2018
The Stare 2018
14” x 11” Charcoal and Pencil on Paper
Smoky in Here 2018
Smoky in Here 2018
5.5” x 8.5” Pencil on Sketchbook
Christopher Eric Hitchens 2019
Christopher Eric Hitchens 2019
5.5” x 8.5” Pencil on Sketchbook
I am I Said 2018
I am I Said 2018
5.5” x 8.5” Pencil on Paper
Skull Shot 2018
Skull Shot 2018
5.5” x 8.5” Pencil on Sketchbook
Titan’s Assumption 2018
Titan’s Assumption 2018
14” x 11” Charcoal and Pencil on Paper
Many Moods of Tantrishhumble 2019
Many Moods of Tantrishhumble 2019
5.5” x 8.5” Pencil on Sketchbook
Sketches

Sketchbook

Project

Currently a work in progress.