Featured Store – May 30, 2010 – Eli Helman’s Unique Outsider Style
You need to really zoom in on the images of Eli Helman’s work to appreciate the fine way the artist has woven patterns and shapes together in striking black and white. In addition to the “Male Creature” shown below, our favorites on Zazzle are the the Folk Monster, Recluse’s Paradise, Goat on Cow, and the Reaching Tree. We also love the Variations on Kirby PosterVariations on Kirby, which must be enlarged to appreciate the jewel like mosaic of many small dog portraits.
About Eli Helman from The Artwork of Eli Helman website : ” Eli Helman is a self-taught, outsider artist with a unique style of Maximalist pen and ink drawings. Mostly focusing on animals and nature, he weaves a highly detailed and intricate array of whimsical, abstract and surreal shapes and patterns to create a visual feast for the eyes.
Eli was born in Framingham, Massachusetts in 1978. He has lived in Washington, DC and Tucson, Arizona and now resides in the Boston area. ”
