The Black and White Show
Bah, who needs color. All the best movies are in black and white anyway, right? You think KISS would’ve painted their faces with any other colors? (wait, what — Ace used silver?) And of course there’s the mother of all desserts, the . Needless to say, there are plenty of reasons why black and white work so well together — in fine art, hard rock, pastries and elsewhere. Color is the default, but a skillful artist can turn a single color into something vivid, vibrant and full of life. Like this baker’s dozen of artists, all of whom excel at black and white work.
Doze Green, “Untitled 11″
Winston Smith, “Act Like Nothing’s Wrong”
Skinner, “Wizard Tangle”
Eric White, “Portal”
Deanna Templeton, “Venice, CA 90291″
Ben Tolman, “Rhino”
Matt Dangler, “Wheazler”
Ben Tour, “The Anarchist”
Mark Mothersbaugh, “Sealboy”
R. Crumb, “Comics from Other Planets”
Tin TIN, “Diver Delilah”
Date Farmers, “Untitled 14″
Travis Louie, “Feral Girl”
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