The artwork of Andrew Lyons is some of the most comforting and welcoming cubism I’ve ever seen. Pulling tricks out of Braque’s and Matisse’s hats, he infuses a flair of Hergé-like simplified character design and spins up something fresh and inviting.
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My “Hyper-Cubism” is more avant-garde, but doesn’t have the homey feeling or clip-art polished quality.
Nathan, you have some really appealing work! However, I’d say Andrew’s style isn’t “clip-art” at all. He’s working in illustration, where yours is more non-representational art, so they’re a little tricky to compare.
To me, though, “clip-art” suggests sloppiness, and there’s not an inch of sloppiness in Andrew’s work. His work is polished, yes — but to precision, like a gem.
I like your hypercubist drawings! Can you tell me a little more about your process?
not sure I’d call this Cubism. Simplified shapes, maybe.
Connie, do you mean Andrew’s work or Nathan’s? Regarding Andrew’s, it’s definitely cubist-inspired, whether or not it’s actual cubism. It looks to me like a straight take on Picasso’s synthetic cubism, and shares a lot of the same properties of varied perspective and overlapping imagery that communicates a whole. Maybe I’m using the word wrongly, though … what about it makes it seem non-cubist?
(PS — the particular image I chose may be less cubist than others in Andrew’s portfolio.)