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Hadley Holliday   Warp and Weft print pattern

LA based artist Hadley Holliday has created these intricate paintings that, similar to their name sake Warp and Weft, appear to weave in and out of each other in a hypnotic Kaleidoscope of pattern. Just like looking through a Kaleidoscope itself the colours and patterns appear to ripple and reflect with each other. Holliday says, “The circles create the effect of overlapping lenses, with each section in the pattern creating it’s own depth of field. The overall effect is simultaneously unified and fractured. I use paint very fluidly and pour the colour into the shapes, or work wet on wet. The paintings look very different when dry, so the results are a bit of a surprise…the work always looks very different outside the studio.” We love her use of Indigo blue in this series and you can see more at hadleyholliday.com

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Hadley Holliday   Warp and Weft print pattern

Textural Photographic Colour Blasts   Michael Chase  inspiration

Patternbank have already highlighted Michael Chase’s amazing photographic abstract art in our ‘Beautiful Decay’ post but after seeing some of his recent work we wanted to highlight more. Chase’s new photographic experimental studies are great inspiration for our Spring/Summer 2013 colour trend forecast ‘Vibrant Glow’. With acid candy tones and pastel combinations these new textural photos are a great resource for print and pattern inspiration. See more of Michael Chase’s textural studies at his tumblr site  Areaofinterest.com

Textural Photographic Colour Blasts   Michael Chase  inspiration

Textural Photographic Colour Blasts   Michael Chase  inspiration

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Textural Photographic Colour Blasts   Michael Chase  inspiration

Typographical Fun Statements   Andy Smith graphics

Mixing humour with beautifully hand crafted typography is where illustrator Andy Smith excels. The Patternbank team love his quirky offbeat type statements that have real energy and impact. Smith studied at the University of Brighton and the Royal College of Art and now lives by the sea in Hastings, East Sussex. We first spotted his work at Pick Me Up(contemporary art fair) at Somerset House and have continued to follow his inspiring work. See more  of his work here at asmithillustration.com

Typographical Fun Statements   Andy Smith graphics

Typographical Fun Statements   Andy Smith graphics

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Typographical Fun Statements   Andy Smith graphics

Chad Hagen – Playful Geometrics inspiration

Playful geometrics mimicking information graphs come with a hint of nostalgia in Chad Hagen’s work – yet everything still feels very contemporary, clean cut and fresh. Alongside working with geometric shapes to create these pieces monochromatic disjointed imagery, typography and precise linear illustrations highlight his real attention for detail. See his full portfolio at chadhagen.com

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Chad Hagen – Playful Geometrics inspiration

Chad Hagen – Playful Geometrics inspiration

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Chad Hagen – Playful Geometrics inspiration

Dustyn Bork   Bad Plaids and Shards of Delight inspiration

Patternbank love Dustyn Bork’s vast selection of work. We have picked just a few of our favourites from a selection titled Bad Plaid and Shards. Dustyn chooses to respond to the pattern, colour and design that can be found all around us in his work. He uses a range of mixed media sometimes working on top of found photographs with great results. Check out more of his inspiring work at dustynbork.com.

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Dustyn Bork   Bad Plaids and Shards of Delight inspiration

Future Past Pop Art Prints   Morgan Blair inspiration graphics

Patternbank are loving the handcrafted neon bright ‘Pop Art ‘statements by Morgan Blair. Morgan is an artist based in Brooklyn, NY. She is interested in using pattern, symbols, and pop culture references to explore hypothetical scenarios from a cryptic future-past. Her work has been exhibited around the U.S. and internationally. See more of her work at morganblair.com

Future Past Pop Art Prints   Morgan Blair inspiration graphics

Future Past Pop Art Prints   Morgan Blair inspiration graphics

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Future Past Pop Art Prints   Morgan Blair inspiration graphics

Birdlife Illustrations   Ashley Percival inspiration

The Patternbank team love these colourful and incredibly detailed bird illustrations by Ashley Percival. A graduate from the University College Falmouth, Percival’s work has already been licensed by Urban Outfitters and Forever 21. The rich mix of felt tip pens, coloured pencils and paint give these works real impact and a unique fresh interpretation of our feathered friends.

Birdlife Illustrations   Ashley Percival inspiration

Birdlife Illustrations   Ashley Percival inspiration

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Birdlife Illustrations   Ashley Percival inspiration

Bio Digital Complexity   Tatiana Plakhova inspiration

With brave new worlds and tropical wonderlands, two key trends coming through for Spring/Summer 2014, Patternbank wanted to share the amazing work of Russian graphic artist Tatiana Plakhova. Her complex and mesmerizing digital paintings trace natural floral forms and biological studies in intense mathematic linear state. Check out her portfolio site for a glimpse into her science fiction-like botanical garden complexitygraphic.com

Bio Digital Complexity   Tatiana Plakhova inspiration

Bio Digital Complexity   Tatiana Plakhova inspiration

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Bio Digital Complexity   Tatiana Plakhova inspiration