Kristian Olson

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Kristian Olson
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Kristian Olson is an illustrator and fine artist living in Los Angeles, California. He grew up in Orange County and has since lived all over the state: from the Bay Area, to the Central Valley, to the Inland Empire.

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Biography:

Kristian Olson is an illustrator and fine artist living in Los Angeles, California. He grew up in Orange County and has since lived all over the state: from the Bay Area, to the Central Valley, to the Inland Empire.

His unusual and often bizarre style is the product of years of experimentation with both digital and traditional media. The strange, decorative subjects in his work reflect an otherworldly sense of mystery, fascination, fear and delight.

Often lurking in the background of his imaginative art are hidden words and stories, coded or obscured from the viewer's eye, adding to this sense of mystery. And although his artistic influences are wide and varied, much of his inspiration comes from a constant curiosity about the world around him.

When Kristian isn't creating art he is often refueling his creativity by camping and hiking in the mountains or surfing at the beach.
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Inspiration:

superfluous, elaborate beauty in most forms

anything old or foreign: vintage ephemera, japanese woodblock prints, hindu art, chinese water paintings, russian propaganda posters, cigar boxes, chinese apothecary labels, old beat-up comic book covers, medieval religious paintings, old paper currency

Birth Place: Huntington Beach, CA
Current Residence: Studio City, CA
Education: MFA, Illustration - University of Hartford ; BFA, Design - UCLA
Genre: Character, Fine Art, Illustration, Low Brow, and Mixed Media
TTP Debut: May 24, 2011

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