Candle Glow
Matthew Wong (1984 – 2019)
Matthew Wong was a self-taught painter, poet, and photographer who painted landscapes, forest scenes and still life. The Canadian-based artist was on the autism spectrum, had Tourette’s syndrome and had grappled with depression since childhood. At 35 the artist took his own life in Edmonton, Canada. In 2013 he started experimenting with painting and the art world quickly took notice. His name was suddenly compared to master painters: Henri Matisse, Vincent van Gogh and Georges Seurat. On an interview with Art of Choice he said this about his work:
“I do believe that there is an inherent loneliness or melancholy to much of contemporary life, and on a broader level I feel my work speaks to this quality in addition to being a reflection of my thoughts, fascinations and impulses.â€
Matthew Wong is represented by Karma Gallery in New York City.
Images: Courtesy of various sources.
Turbo Pattern and Design
One of our favorite project as graphic designers is to create surface pattern designs. The patterns shown above are the works of Takuya Tada, designer, director and surface pattern designer for Turbo Pattern and Design. The artist is based in Osaka, Japan. After working at a design office, he worked at a trading company for design and direction centered on space production graphics. He also worked as a pattern designer making patterns for 1500 days in a row and this year started activities as Turbo Pattern & Design.
More of his work can be found on his website, Behance and Instagram.
Images: Courtesy of Turbo Pattern and Design.
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