I made this video of Tara McPherson to showcase her works, instead of just posting photos because there was a lot of awesome artworks that she made and I couldn't decide which ones to pick.
Tara was born in San Francisco on th 7th of April in 1976 and raised in Los Angeles. She received her BFA from Art Center in Pasadena, CA in August 2001 with honors in Illustration and a minor in Fine Art.
Tara McPherson is an artist based out of New York City. Creating art about people and their odd ways, her characters seem to exude an idealized innocence with a glimpse of hard earned wisdom in their eyes. Recalling many issues from childhood and good old life experience, she creates images that are thought provoking and seductive. People and their relationships are a central theme throughout her work.
Tara exhibits her paintings and serigraphs in fine art galleries all over the world. Named the crown princess of poster art by ELLE Magazine, she has created numerous gig posters for rock bands such as Beck, Modest Mouse, and Melvins. Her array of art also includes creating toys with companies like Kidrobot, Dark Horse, and Toy2R, painted comics and covers for DC Vertigo, advertising and editorial illustrations for companies such as Wyden+Kennedy and Spin Magazine, and teaching a class at Parsons in NYC.
Some of her clients include DC Comics, Warner Brothers, Dark Horse Comics, Kidrobot, Strangeco, SXSW, Spin, Pepsi, Fanta, Goldenvoice, Penguin, Harper Collins, Bloomsbury, Revolver, Knitting Factory, Playstation 2, House of Blues, Punk Planet, Dogfish Head Brewery, Nike and Wyden+Kennedy among others.
I found out about Tara McPherson through Graphika Manila 2011, she was one of the speakers there. I instantly fell in love with her and her design style because I could relate so much to her. The cutesy style with a hint of dementedness and the candy coloured palette for her works creates a world that I want to live in. Her digital skills and traditional methods inspire me in both styles. She inspires me a lot as her works communicate such emotion in them and yet tackle issues on a more serious note. Her craftsmanship and skill continues to amaze me. One day, I want to be able to create both digital and traditional versions of my works, just like her.
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