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INTENSE COLOR IS BEAUTIFUL NOW

Aether, by Archan Nair.
by Archan Nair. Aether. Mixed media portrait.

ARCHAN NAIR

Artist Archan Nair splashes his own style of intense colors across his canvases.

Alchemy Resonance. Digital Art

Ranging from a hyped reality to more abstraction, Nair’s intense colors work hard, yet appear effortlessly flung.

Lyka. Mixed media portrait.

Self taught visual artist, illustrator and Art Director, Nair began to specialize in mixed media, illustration, and digital art, before he dove deeply into painting.

Iris Drops. Mixed media portrait.

Nair still works commercially as well, spreading his intensity to brands, such as Nike, Logitech, Redbull, Infiniti, and Sony.

Orynkro. Mixed media abstract.

His work has been featured GQ and Vanity Fair. Kanye and Chris Brown are both fans.

Image by Sam Chirnside.

SAM CHIRNSIDE

Australian artist and designer Sam Chirnside is obsessed with intense color.

Sam Chirnside. Synapse.

His paintings highlight the vibrancy of paint smears layered in random swashes, with colors playing off one another.

Chirnside creates intense images for brands as well, including Converse and Volcom.

Image by Sam Chirnside.

Inspired by sacred geometry and ancient civilisations Chirnside develops a psychedelic experience. His paintings are a fresh spin on psychedelic and pop art.

Image by Sam Chirnside.

Swirling fantasy with the metaphysical to surreal effect, Chirnside conjures cosmic ideas and divine design.

Image by Sam Chirnside.

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Image by Sam Chirnside.

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Image by Archan Nair. Miles Aways.

IMAGE CREDITS:

  1. Image: by Archan Nair. Aether. Mixed media portrait.
  2. Image: by Archan Nair. Alchemy Resonance. Digital Art.
  3. Image: by Archan Nair. Lyka. Mixed media portrait.
  4. Image: by Archan Nair. Iris Drops. Mixed media portrait.
  5. Image: by Archan Nair. Orynkro. Mixed media abstract.
  6. Image: by Sam Chirnside.
  7. Image: by Sam Chirnside. Synapse.
  8. Image: by Sam Chirnside.
  9. Image: by Sam Chirnside.
  10. Image: by Sam Chirnside.
  11. Image: by Sam Chirnside.
  12. Image: by Archan Nair. Miles Aways.
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