David Lupton - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I am a freelance illustrator with a love for melancholy and the macabre. My work is grounded in the traditions of illustration and inspired by artists such as Edward Gorey, E.H.Shepherd and Kathe Kollwitz. Through my drawing I attempt to create strong of narrative, mood, atmosphere and emotion. My work has been published in numerous ways, providing artwork for bands such as The Horrors, Keane, The Veils, Keith Caputo and for editorial use in publications such as The Guardian, The Independent, New Scientist, Onboard, The Times, Time Out and many other outlets which have included children's books, tour posters, animation and set design.To see more of my work please go to www.david-lupton.comI'm now also selling LIMITED EDITION PRINTS at the following address http://www.thefineartcompany.co.uk/LimitedEds/LimitedEd13.ht m I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)
Here's a music video for 'The Horrors' that I've just finished working on with director Corin Hardy.
Here's a narrative sequence of illustrations entitled 'Egghead' that Keane used as live stage projections to accompany their song 'On a Day Like Today'

My Interests

art, illustration, film and music. Artistic inspirations: David Lynch, Edward Gorey, Kathe Kollwitz, Egon Schiele, Maurice Sendak, Raymond Briggs, Dave Mckean, Jan Svankmayer.

I'd like to meet:

Fellow Illustrators, commissioners, art directors or publishers.

Music:

Nick Cave, Ramones, The Pixies, The Beatles, Aimee Mann, Belle and Sebastian, Weezer, Sufjan Stevens, Modest Mouse, Jeffrey Lewis, The Organ, Bat for Lashes, Cornelius, The Decemberists, Arcade Fire, The Smiths and so on....

Movies:

Eyes Without a Face, Night of the Hunter, Hunchback of Notre Damme, Funny Games, Delicatessen, City of Lost Children, Audition, Hana Bi, Ikiru, Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, La Belle et la Bette, Days of Heaven, Dr Strangelove, The Elephant Man, Rushmore, Magnolia, Clerks, Happiness, Squid and the Whale, Brief Encounter, In the Mood for Love, A Room for Romeo Brass, The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Close Encounters, Rosemary's Baby, The Shining, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Videodrome, Evil Dead 2, Suspiria, Jaws, Don't Look Now, The Wicker Man....I could go on forever....Favourite Directors: David Lynch, Wong Kar Wai, Park Chan Wook, P T Anderson, Taekeshi Kitano, Wes Anderson, Jean Pierre Jeunet, Guillermo Del Toro, Roman Polanski, David Cronenberg, Coen Brothers, Michael Haneke, Stanley Kubrick.

Television:

The Simpsons, Sopranos, The Mighty Boosh, Peep Show, Arrested Development, League of Gentlemen.

Books:

Where the Wild Things Are, Struwel Peter, Edward Gorey books: The Gashley Crumb Tinies, The Doubtful Guest, The Blue Aspic, The Hapless Child. The Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen, Bone, Helter Skelter, Gertrude, Catcher in the Rye.

Heroes:

David Lynch, Peter Cushing, Kathe Kollwitz, Edward Gorey, Gillian Monaghan.

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LIMITED EDITION PRINTS FOR SALE

I now have a selection of limited edition prints for sale. Please click on the following link: http://www.thefineartcompany.co.uk/LimitedEds/LimitedEd13.ht m ...
Posted by David Lupton on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 05:44:00 PST