Sunday, November 10, 2024

Artists I Like: Jordan Speer

I recently discovered artist Jordan Speer. I saw a random post on Bluesky and once I laid eyes on his work I just had to order a copy of his book Umbra.

It is a jaw-dropping work of art, and I have a new favorite artist.

Speer lives in Louisville, Kentucky. I lived in there when I was a kid, roughly between the ages of 2 and 8. I went to school at Lowell Elementary... which no longer exists. In fact my entire old neighborhood is gone because the airport took it decades ago. I still remember my first Halloween memories on those streets.

Much much later I moved back to the city with my new wife and we lived there in our early 20s.

So it is very nice to see a great great artist so close to home whose style is so perfectly suited to my taste!

Whimsical, colorful, bold, cartoony, and FUN. This is the good stuff. So go check him out. And pick up Umbra... holy hell it's affordable and lovely. It's a huge picture book telling a story without words. Very nice.


 








2 comments:

  1. A friend gifted me Umbra after you introduced us to Jordan Speer with this post. Thank you for pointing out this fantastic artist! That book is absolutely spectacular.

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    1. That's AWESOME! I'm happy you got it. Great great book.

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