Dan Hiller

Leading on with my theme of monsters I recalled an artist that i encountered in Secondary School. Dan Hiller uses a variety of imagery within his work which mainly focuses on human form. I have selected two pieces from his collection of work that i find inspiring not because of his style, however the imagery used.

I selected the above image because of its interesting combination of imagery. I enjoy how the trees blend with the head acting as antlers creating an almost seamless connection through similar use of texture. Another thing i liked about this imagery is the distorted face which comes across half human half animal. Hiller has subtly incorporated the two elements together to create a piece which is not quite human.

This piece i once again selected because of its clever combination of imagery. By using the same drawing medium and style the two elements blend together almost as if it is real. I feel this interesting and slightly dark imagery will relate to my target market by relating to their interests and humour.

Overall the main thing i will take from Hiller is his use of juxtaposing imagery. However, Hillers style is not what i’m looking for for my target market. Although i have started to gather a broad range of ideas i will still have to do further research.