Sunday, September 17, 2023

Myles Sullivan's canvas art prints

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The visual arts are divided into two broad categories: fine art and commercial art. Fine art is what we generally consider art to be, an artist sitting in front of an easel slapping paint onto a canvas, while commercial art is understood to be advertising type of work. This distinction is blurred somewhat by artists using the canvas print technique to mass produce their artwork. 

Myles Sullivan is a painter/illustrator who sells a lot of work via canvas prints. If you search his name  you'll see many retailers selling his pieces. These examples are from a series of mid-20th century retro works he's known for. They're a sort of film noir style mixed with the feel of James Bond audition tapes. I picture them adorning the walls of hipster bachelor pads, but I might be misreading the demographics of his audience.




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