About Me

Hi I'm Tyler Justice, from Mason, Ohio. I am going to be a senior at the school of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning at the University of Cincinnati. My artistic practice focuses on drawing and illustration with some dabbling in print-making, nature as connected to art and memories formed in adolescence that influence my art. I primarily work with 2D medium and focus in drawing but am looking to expand my practice and look beyond what my art currently says about me.

Intaglio book prints

My drawing for my intaglio final print

inspired by cartoons from my childhood.

                                                       The finished book page for my final.

Classroom Speaker

For my speaker I chose to do Maria Seda-Reeder because her topic was one that I think is insanely important when making art but I don't always consider when making my art. The topic she spoke about was finding an audience for your art and not being afraid to get your work out there. She spoke about many different opportunities that could be creative ways to get people to see and talk about my work other than traditional galleries. For myself as artist I found this especially important because I have no intention whatsoever, of being a traditional gallery artist at all. I think that finding creative and inventive new way to display art to reach an audience would be the most effective for me. She also talked about galleries while non-traditional in a gallery sense can reach a wide range of audiences because they can be temporary pop-up shows, art walks, poetry performances, and various performance spaces. While I typically would consider these places creative spaces, I wouldn't usually think of them as places to get my work out to the public and I am thankful for this discussion immensely.

http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/by-author-806-1.html

Artist Interview

Artist #1 Name: Mandi Almeida                  Location of Studio   DAAP                                    

1.     How long have you had a studio?   2-ish year                                                                         

2.     Why did you get a studio?

I am a student at DAAP, and practice comic book writing and art. This building offers a place for my art and supplies.

3.     How do you financially support your artwork? (through sales, salary, grants, etc.) Usually through commission for art and writing.

4.     What are the problems you face in getting your artwork done?

Distraction, artist block, and style changes. Right now I’ve been transitioning from one style to the next, and so that puts a halt on what I put stuff down on the page.

5.     What do you do to market yourself as an artist?

 Sell stickers and prints, as well as take commissions for art and writing. Most completed things are uploaded to my blog along with a reminder that I am taking requests.

6.     What type of person buys your art?

Mostly comic book fans and fellow cartoonists.

7.     What are your greatest challenges as an artist?

Finding time to be consistent with uploads. It doesn’t have to be on a schedule, but I try really hard to keep it that way.

8.     What are your greatest rewards as an artist?

      People reblogging, enjoying, and wanting to be involved in my art. People enjoying       themselves because something I’ve created makes them smile is honestly the best part of being an artist.

9.     What recommendations would you give to an artist who is just starting out?                     

      

      Do not be afraid to do what you want. Just draw or paint whatever. Also, use plenty of references, and go to a few open figure drawing lessons. Drawing from life makes you a better artist, and it makes art a whole lot easier in general.

Influences Part Two

A second artist that influenced me recently is Gabriele Picco who does paintings with brillo pads. I think his work is important because he goes beyond the traditional medium of painting and tries to evolve painting as a whole. While, I can respect his work and its oddity inspires me in a weird way, I have no interest in my practice of elevating painting beyond painting. I think this is a tireless effort and would rather put this time into honing my craft.

http://www.gabrielepicco.com/

Evolution of Oswald the Penguin

This series of drawings/ prints shows how Oswald went from a sketch to a finalized intaglio print.

Field trip to the CAC

For one of our field trips for professional practices we attended the DAAP grad-student show at the Cincinnati Arts Center. We spoke to the curator and director about the importance of museum work and how getting in the field of museum studies could be important to young artists who are looking for another way of expression other than just creating work. Another key aspect to this field trip was getting to see the work of the graduate students that they've been working on all semester and considering how much work one of my professors put into her work it certainly paid off. Another key component about the field trips was that we got to learn what the CAC offers to students, being education in the arts, and new exhibits to inspire people.


http://www.contemporaryartscenter.org/about

Non-technical process

For my nontechnical process, which I don't do that often I usually just surf the web for random memes. I find this process quite tedious hence why I don't do it that much. Another aspect of nontechnical process I tend to do is just randomly be up to date on the news. This in no aspect whatsoever relates to my practice but I find this an important OCD routine of mine, that never contributes to my art.

Technical Process

To start my process I often doodle the first thing that manages to pop into my head and build off of that idea. My process usually starts with an animal and something from childhood and branches out form there. I do a series of sketches refining the initial sketch until I come up a design I like for a finalized project. For a series of prints I started with a penguin, wanted to a commentary on nature of sorts and came up with Oswald.

My creative interests and recent works

My creative interest as an artist include a interest in nature, one's own childhood development and fascination with drawing. This interest in nature and childhood development continue to influence my practice to this day and continue to inform the future of my work. I often don't do much conceptual work however, those which involve my relationship with loved one's especially my deceased grandmother tend to be very conceptual and personal experiences for me. My fascination with drawing also steamed from my development as a child and is the main reason I make art, to further my craft.

                                                                          Der Fuhrer in Drag

                  Spring, 2015

Oil painting on gesso and wood

                  9”x12”

                                                                            Comfort sofa

                                                                            Spring, 2015

                                                                          Charcoal on Paper

                                                                               19”x24”

                                                                            Inferno

                                                                        Spring, 2015

                                                              Oil painting on canvas

                                                                            22”x30”

                                                                        Spiral of Sediment

                                                                            Fall, 2015

                                                            Acrylic and Stone on Board

                                                                            36”x48”

                                                                   Family Duality            

                                                                       Fall, 2015

                                                               Charcoal on Paper                                                                   

                                                                        24”x38”