Show of hands: How many people have read Moby Dick? Or at least have read a passage from it or seen an episode of Wishbone that explained it? Unfortunately I’ve done all three, and I still think it’s one of the worst books ever written. The book did prepare me for the artworks of Mike Maxwell. Most of his work is nautically themed, and harkens back to what I like to call “The Velocipede Era” where men all mustaches and beards and longer hair. A time when mutton chops were worn by more than just car-loving southern rockers. In truth I think that comes before the velocipede, but my brain isn’t too careful about how it lumps things together.
Maxwell’s work uses a lot of muted tones and woodcut-like line work, which keeps the continuity of the subject matter, but he adds odd hues to throw the whole thing off kilter, giving it his own personal illustrative style.
Check out his work here
Juxtapoz has photos of his current show with Paul Chatem, doubly nautical
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