I saw that Chris Dent had described his work as information rich. I would probably nominate that as the understatement of the year. Every one of his illustrations is so saturated with linework that it makes my eyes shake a little. No, seriously. The long term effects of LSD are real, kids. But Dent’s linework isn’t the only reason that he’s highly sought after so early in his career. He also captures some part of the essence of whatever place he illustrates. From all of his work there is an understanding of the city and its movement. It’s drawn from the city not of the city. Or maybe I’m reading too much into things. I do that sometimes. Here’s the best thing though: I could look at a piece of Dent’s work all day and still not read everything there is to see.
{ 2008 05 20 }
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