Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Gyorgy Ligeti

If you've never watched Stanley Kubrick's, A Space Odyssey: 2001, then you are missing out on one of the best films ever made. This film was made in 1968 and till this day looks fresh and cutting edge. The music for the film really made it all the more amazing for me.

Gyorgy Ligeti's Atmosphere was a fantastic beginning and had me mesmerized from the very beginning of the film.

I became a huge fan of his music after watching the film.

Here is a portrait I did of him with the iconic monolith behind him.

Portrait of Composer Gyorgy Ligeti
Portrait of Gyorgy Ligeti Graphite, Ink, and Digital Drawing 2011

Here are some of my favorite songs by him.








Super awesome stuff to creep you out with.

Friday, May 20, 2011

An Oldie...But a Goodie!

I made this as a Birthday gift for a friend a while back, I just recently found my old flash drive with a bunch of scanned images from my college/just out of college stage. I used to be so much more into this whole art thing...

Bunny Girl Painting by Alex Ariza
Bunny Girl Watercolor and Gouache on 5 x 7 in. Paper 2010

The Well-Informed

I was recently commissioned by Paul Loren of The Well-Informed to produce a few drawings for a booklet he is providing his fans for his upcoming Fancy Chance Tour 2011. Let me start by saying that I was flattered for him to pick me as the artist to represent their visual style this year. It was lots of fun working on this project, especially since all I had to do was draw the way I like to draw.

Here are the set of drawings he requested:

Brian Ver Straten

Brooklyn Bridge Drawing Children's Illustration by Alex Ariza
Brooklyn Bridge

Evan Duby

Grand Army Plaza Drawing Children's Illustration by Alex Ariza
Grand Army Plaza

Famous writer, Henry Miller

Drawing of Paul Loren of the Well-Informed
Paul Loren

Carroll St. Subway Station Drawing Children's Illustration by Alex Ariza
Carroll St. Subway Station

I'm excited to see them printed. The Well-Informed are definitely a band to check out live. You can go listen to their music on their bandcamp site.


Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Sacrificial Sketches

Still working out these "designs"
Currently working on a sketch that I want to blow up to a much bigger size...don't know what medium I'll end up doing it in.
Tired of planning...ready to make some moves.
Yeah, moves.
The High Priest

My friend has a shitty scanner...I should really draw in my own books.
Preparing the virgin for sacrifice!

Igor Stravinsky's music works so well when I draw these things.



Best stuff around.