Wes Lang

Wes Lang is an American artist currently based in Brooklyn, where his past as a tattoo artist influences his work.  He is known for his collages which are very similar to tattoo flash. A quote from an interview with VBS by Lang is, "I talk about things that make people uncomfortable."

Music also plays a lot in the work of his art and influences his style. He prefers to paint on old paper, specifically old maps because of the texture which give his works a certain look. He explores race relations, country star icons, and old school tattoos in his work, among many other things.

Here are a couple examples of his work:

Wes is definitely a character and is the bad boy type. He has some very strange techniques for inspiration, working away in his studio smoking and drinking. He works on something and lets it sit for long periods of time until he is completely happy with it.

Here is a link to Wes Lang's personal blog.

http://weslang.blogspot.com/

William Eggleston

William Eggleston is an American photographer mostly known for developing the rise of color photography in the 1970's. At one time in his life he taught at Harvard, hung around in Andy Warhol's circle, and an actor.

He has has numerous shows around the world for the forty years displaying his work, he is known for using the dye-transfer process on his prints which is usually reserved for commercial or advertising work. Eggleston has his own aesthetic and his work usually consists of every objects around the places he travels. He uses the term "democratic camera" and he treats all of his subjects with the same respect. Here are a couple examples of Eggleston's work:

Even at his age, Eggleston still produces work which was chronicled in a documentary entitled "William Eggleston in the Real World" produced in 2005. It follows Eggleston in everyday life for a couple of months and shows the highlights. Here is the trailer for the film:

David Choe

David Choe is a contemporary artist based out of LA. He is a jack of all trades, being a painter, toy maker, t-shirt design, sculptor, furniture design, photography, and long time graffiti artist. After dropping out of art school in the 90's, David went on to have his first show in an ice cream shop, gradually working his way up to have a painting in the White House. He now has international exhibits of his work all across the globe, jumping from one spot to the next.

Choe is also known for his bad boy persona and even being in prison in Japan for three months after assaulting an undercover police officer. While he still works in the studio producing tons of works he still roams the streets of the world making his mark.

Besides being an artist one of Choe's favorite things to do is travel, which is usually unconventional. He has been hitchhiking and hopping trains since he was a young teenager. He did a web series for Vice Magazine entitled "Thumbs Up" where he traveled across North America and China only through hitchhiking, hopping trains, and floating down rivers on rafts.

Choe's work speaks for itself. Here are some examples of his work and a short video of Choe working on a painting.