Chris Dent

Chris Dent

Chris Dent shows a hands on approach to work with his hand drawn work. His drawings are completely original and represent the world.  He has produced work for people such as Nike, PUMA, Xbox, AOL, New York Times and also Mazda. 

His work looks really fresh and reminds of of salad - simple, but good. In my opinion, his work is similar to a map.

This illustration is work he's done for PUMA. I love how he's made it from something which is map like and how it isn't just random lines. It's part of London stretched out to fit into the shape, which is the UK's capital and also where the 2012 Olympics was held, which relates to PUMA as they're both to do with sport. I think the monotone colour also gives a good look as I think it would look too much if there was colour added onto it.

I love the perspective from which this is drawn. It's almost as though you're in space, and the cities and the oceans are a lot bigger than you think. I find that it also shows how busy a city is and how distant the other towns can be. Its almost like the main city is so lively but the other towns are so quiet and empty. 

I feel that his work shows an out of the box view on modern life which is very appealing to me.

I find it rather intriguing how he's highlighted a heart in the city with colour, it makes it stand out so well. It could be showing that that part is the heart and the life of the city. This looks very effective and definitely makes it stand out.