“I feel the most inspired by music,” shared Feighan in an interview with the Urban Outfitters blog. “I’m a huge fan of Brian Wilson, his music from the mid 60s-early 70s is incredible. I’m also into tapestries and weavings from central and South America, that’s been inspiring a lot of my color and design lately.”

His aim with his work (whatever the medium) is to create a certain vibe—transporting the viewer or listener to another place altogether. “I always want to try and take people out of their current space or mindset and put them somewhere new,” he explains. “I want my work to feel familiar, but fresh and a bit strange. When I started making this artwork I used to say that I was trying to create a world that I would like to live in.”

His tip to other aspiring creatives? Keep working. “Don’t let yourself get down or stressed about too much in your work, if you have ideas keep trying to make them happen,” he stresses. “The biggest lesson I think I’ve learned is just to trust my own ideas and concepts and to work as hard as I can to execute them. It’s easy to get caught up in what everyone else is doing and it’s always important to remember to come back to your own concepts.”

Below you’ll find examples of his tropical collage work.

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Originally from Olympia, Washington, Young is now based in New York City, at the very center of contemporary creation. “A typical weekend is full of as much art making as possible,” he remarked in an interview with the Urban Outfitters blog. His work also includes producing limited-edition apparel and tote bags, with his illustrations stamped across them.

“I sketch a lot of ideas out as I go and usually make endless drafts before starting a painting,” says Young, relaying the amount of effort that goes into each of his pieces.“I’m always sort of rebelling against what I’ve done before,” he admits, adding that he doesn’t want to “make the same thing over and over again.”

Amongst his more original creations are reinterpretations of astrological symbols and flowers painted on top of a bag of Doritos. “The potential for what art can do is limitless,” he stresses. “One of my biggest take always is the amazing experience of being able to visualize something in my mind and then set down to actualize it. We all have that ability. Once we start to learn and work with it the world really does start to open it.”

Perhaps… But, at least for some of us, the process of artistic creation comes more naturally.

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“I feel the most inspired by music,” shared Feighan in an interview with the Urban Outfitters blog. “I’m a huge fan of Brian Wilson, his music from the mid 60s-early 70s is incredible. I’m also into tapestries and weavings from central and South America, that’s been inspiring a lot of my color and design lately.”

His aim with his work (whatever the medium) is to create a certain vibe—transporting the viewer or listener to another place altogether. “I always want to try and take people out of their current space or mindset and put them somewhere new,” he explains. “I want my work to feel familiar, but fresh and a bit strange. When I started making this artwork I used to say that I was trying to create a world that I would like to live in.”

His tip to other aspiring creatives? Keep working. “Don’t let yourself get down or stressed about too much in your work, if you have ideas keep trying to make them happen,” he stresses. “The biggest lesson I think I’ve learned is just to trust my own ideas and concepts and to work as hard as I can to execute them. It’s easy to get caught up in what everyone else is doing and it’s always important to remember to come back to your own concepts.”

Below you’ll find examples of his tropical collage work.

The post Tropical Vibe: Ted Feighan’s Collage Art and Music Go Hand in Hand appeared first on MyTrendTales.

Originally from Olympia, Washington, Young is now based in New York City, at the very center of contemporary creation. “A typical weekend is full of as much art making as possible,” he remarked in an interview with the Urban Outfitters blog. His work also includes producing limited-edition apparel and tote bags, with his illustrations stamped across them.

“I sketch a lot of ideas out as I go and usually make endless drafts before starting a painting,” says Young, relaying the amount of effort that goes into each of his pieces.“I’m always sort of rebelling against what I’ve done before,” he admits, adding that he doesn’t want to “make the same thing over and over again.”

Amongst his more original creations are reinterpretations of astrological symbols and flowers painted on top of a bag of Doritos. “The potential for what art can do is limitless,” he stresses. “One of my biggest take always is the amazing experience of being able to visualize something in my mind and then set down to actualize it. We all have that ability. Once we start to learn and work with it the world really does start to open it.”

Perhaps… But, at least for some of us, the process of artistic creation comes more naturally.

The post Scott Young Knows What’s Up appeared first on MyTrendTales.