200best [digital artists]

Lürzer’s Archive Edition 6

2oobest [digital artists]

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Providing a truly unique critical visual survey, 200 Best Digital Artists presents the sixth edition of a book that has come to be valued the world over as a key reference work in the creative industries.

In this volume, artists are only selected after several rounds of jury decision-making, followed by further discussion and finessing of the images selected for presentation. This edition captures a key period in time for this fast-developing craft, which is now at the very heart of so much that we see in advertising, entertainment, editorial and fine art.

Be prepared to be seriously amused, perhaps sometimes a little shocked, always intrigued and, most of all, inspired.

2Fake, Additive Studios, Panos Agrafiotis, Emy Alessandrini, Alexander & Turner, Edmond Alexander, Alice Blue, Alicia Studio, Giles Angel, Victor Angulo, Carlos Arias, Peter Aylward, Leonardo Azeredo, B612 Studio, Bad Star Studios, Ian Baker, Erato Baloglou, Giselle Behrens, Lucas Belintende, Jean Bérard, Wolfgang Biebach, Michael Birefo, Blaupapier, BOOM CGI, Felix Brauner, David M. Brinley, Bunker, Remo Camerota, Vivi Campos, Hugo Cantelli Ceneviva, Nicholas Capanear, Carioca, Bonny Carrera, CGWorks, Custom Imagens, D’Avila, Johanna Daluz (Jona Banona), Mehdi Daoudi, Marc Denault, Eugenio De Riso, Zsolt Derka, Ivaylo Dimitrov, Daniel Dociu, Sagar Doshi, Terence du Fresne, Bernardo Dumet, Echo Designlab, Sergey Egorenkov, Vitali Enes, Simon Eugster, Farbantrieb, Carina Fiehn, Filtre Studio, Flaeck, Flux Retouching, Panayiotis G. Fotos, Andreas Franke, Weston Fuller, Li Gang, Paul Gawman, Emmanuel Geitz, Scott Giannini, Rafael Gil, Dmitriy Glazyrin, Aleksei Goferman, Alexis Goodwin, George Greyling, Big Al Gruswitz, Vania Gunawardi, Hac Job, Andrés Henao, Ragnar Herberth, Jeff Hinchee, Jan Hlavnicka, Philipp Hochgesand, Corinna Holthusen, Holubowicz Postproduction Studio, Gabrielle Hughes, Illusion, Kiratsinh Jadeja, Daniel Jiménez, JP1985 Studio, Roberto Junaka, Luisa Jung, Abesalom Kavelashvili, George Kazakos, Petros Ktenas, La Salvación Studio, Lamano Studio, Latina Studio, Youri Laubscher, Rüdiger Lauktien, Luis Leon, Casey Leveque, Thomas Li Vigni, Anson Liaw, Lightfarm, Limehouse Creative, David Lopez, Miguel Angel Lopez, Kathleen Loski, Paul Lovas, James Lucas, Luchenticius, Lucy CGI, Walter MacLachlan, Macri Studio, Manipula, Rodrigo Marchán, Robert Mares, Luis Marín, Andrea Marshall, Maite Martínez, Jório Matos, Ken Matsui, Dale May, Tim McMahon, Milton Menezes, Miagui, Midas Art Studio, Midas Retouching, Mondlicht Studios, Jorge Montero, Cristian Montes, Fabricio Moraes, Andrés Moreno, Luis Moreno, Rodo Morfin, Morfosis, Loghzal Mossaab, Glenn Mostert, Frédéric Müller, JeRoen Murré, New Folder Studio, Cary Ng, Nocturnal Minds, Ankur Singh Patar, Sergio Paulo, Jorge Peña, Christo Penev, Mladen Penev, Günther Philipp, Brad Pickard, Adam Pierre, Lena Pigareva, Pixteur Studios, Platinum, Richard Prescott, PX Group, Radwolf Retouch, Sergio Ramírez, Raw concept, Nicolas Rieben, Robert A. Ripps, Juan Sebastían Rivera, Leo Rocha, Rocket Studio, Satto Rodrigues, Rohner Retouche, Romina Rosa, Nico Rubio, George Rutherford, Salamágica, Ricardo Salamanca, Arqui Salcedo, Patrick Salonen, Paulo Sampaio, Jeff Satterthwaite, David Schäfer, schinken.studio, Gustavo Schinner, Rene Schritwieser, Semilla Studio, sevengreen, Raji Abou Shacra, Miguel Silgado, Alejandro Silva, silver grapes, Richard González Simoza, Filipe SJ, Sean M. Smith, Dominik Sourcé, Steven Spinosi, Staudinger+Franke, Matthew Stevens, Tobias Stierli, Studio Nuts, Robert Szutta, Technoimage, The Operators Creative, The Retouchers, Marc Thomas, Three D33RS (ex DVS Design), Stephen Tompkins, JuanFer Trejos, Metin Türk, Cynthia Turner, Onyebuchi Odumegwu Ugwumbah, Vakita Studio, Kay van Niekerk, Frederico Van Zeller, Andreas Varro, VAST, Marcelo Vaz, Ibón Vergara, Patricio Vergara, Vahakn Vorperian, Matt Walford, Steven Ward, WeAreEli, White Lab, Łukasz Wiktorzak, Onni Wiljami, Wilma Studios, Marcos Zorrilla.

2oobest [digital artists]

2oobest [digital artists] Edition 6

This world is but canvas to our imaginations Henry David Thoreau

INTRODUCTION

200 Best Digital Artists worldwide

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by Lewis Blackwell Director, Lürzer’s Archive

Here we are, about to dive into a book of the fantastical. A book of contrasts, of juxtapositions that stretch the mind. Some of what we will see may be super-real while alternative worlds can be found on other pages.

Much of what is here is amusing but some of it is altogether more sobering, even scary; and all of it is full of thinking and skills that are very 21st century and yet can be said to connect back to prehistory in that they have the fundamental essence of cave art in using imagination, memory and drawing skills to communicate in a way that nothing else can. They may be images made with the latest technology but they perform an ancient and definitively human activity: engaging the eyes and the emotions, expressing ideas and telling stories, to stimulate thought, prompt desire, and even construct modern myths, which we may also sometimes call brands.

Welcome to the sixth edition of 200 best digital artists.

Following months of reviewing thousands of amazing submissions we have, after many rounds of sourcing, sifting and selection, curated this publication to showcase the best creators at work in the fast-evolving world of digital art, with particular attention to how it applies in advertising.

We would like to think it is also our best effort yet.

But you, dear readers, are the jury for that decision.

Before you dive in and form your impressions, permit me a few words about how we came to make the choices and some of the wider thoughts circling around this art. In the same way that the work has moved on from the last edition, so has the world into which we release this book.

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ANIMALS

Digital Artist LENA PIGAREVA DIEGO MARICATO CHRIS WARDEN, ALICE BLUE Agency Gunpowder, Delafield, Wisconsin Creative Direction Brian Steinseifer Client Sionyx

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ANIMALS

Digital Artist BIG AL GRUSWITZ

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Digital Artist JEFF SATTERTHWAITE

Agency KHJ, Boston Photographer Jeff Satterthwaite

Client Smith Nephew

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AUTOMOTIVE

Digital Artist PATRICK SALONEN

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Photographer Patrick Salonen

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CHILDREN

Digital Artist GISELLE BEHRENS

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CHILDREN

Digital Artist FLUX RETOUCHING

200 Best Digital Artists worldwide

Photographer Nicky Hamilton

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FANTASY WORLDS

Digital Artist RICARDO SALAMANCA, SALAMÁGICA Agency Intouch Group, New York Creative Direction Ronald Larson, Nicholas Capanear, Susan Perlbachs Art Direction Nicholas Capanear Client Global Lyme Alliance

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FANTASY WORLDS

Digital Artist DANIEL DOCIU

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LIFE

Digital Artist ILLUSION

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Agency Ogilvy Health, New York

Creative Direction Erik Vervroegen, Adam Hessel, Liz Taylor

Photographer Leland Bobbé

Illustrator Illusion

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Client New York Festivals

LIFE

Digital Artist FABRICIO MORAES, GEORGE RUTHERFORD, GUSTAVO SCHINNER

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Client Gingerpic Studio

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