Welcome to Fan Art, where we highlight the glorious manifestations of Stephen, as rendered by fans and talented artists.
Get ready for classical-style oil paintings heavy with symbolism — but with a modern, digital twist. California-based illustrator Astor Alexander is fond of depicting popular media figures, including comic/satirical heroes like Gervais, Stewart, and Colbert, in Renaissance-looking digital paintings with a lot more than meets the eye. Here is a taste:
© Astor Alexander
A lot more than meets the eye, really – his second Colbert-related work, “American Warrior,” has Stephen in a somewhat racy setting with Lady Liberty, so much so I had to put it after the jump. It’s worth a look see, though. Alexander also kindly answered a few questions about his work for us. Read on to take a look.
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Fan Art highlights the glorious manifestations of Stephen, as rendered by fans and talented artists.
Note: There is a little gift at the bottom of this post! So be sure to read on.
Cleveland based graphic designer Jameson Campbell created a marvelous book, styled in the format of I Am America (And So Can You!) yet with the reverence of a true fan’s appreciation of our fearless host. The typesetting and layout pays homage to the style of Stephen’s book, yet references many popular segment/topics/wondrous Stephen creations on the Report, such Smokin’ Pole, Cheating Death, Tek Jansen, and even Stephanie Colburtle the Turtle.
© Jameson Campbell
Jameson was kind enough to answer some of my questions about this work. Naturally, I was curious as to how he decided upon Stephen and the Report as the subject for such a creation. He answered as follows:
“The book that I created was for a student project while I was in college at Kent State University. The project was to celebrate a person off of the Time magazine Time 100 List. Many of my classmates were picking classic entries from some of the original Time 100 List that came out in 1999 like Albert Einstein and Gandhi but I wanted to do something different. Stephen was nominated for and won a spot as a Time 100 finalist in 2008 along with Steve Jobs, Barack Obama and many soon to be historically important figures. Since I wanted to focus on the present, I chose Stephen because of the overwhelmingly effective nature of his satire and the quick success of his show after leaving the Daily Show in 2005.”
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Welcome to Fan Art, where we highlight the glorious manifestations of Stephen, as rendered by fans and talented artists.
Recently artist Sandy Clifton posted this video on YouTube of her creation of Stephen’s portrait. I am always fascinated by oil paintings so I think the video is quite interesting to watch:
youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgR08m9kb9k
What do you think? Does Ms. Clifton capture the essence of Stephen? I like the eyes, but they seem to be more hazel than the original, actual man. Let us know your thoughts.
Welcome to Fan Art, where we highlight the glorious manifestations of Stephen, as rendered by fans and talented artists.
Check out a chalk portrait of this handsome lad on the University of Virginia’s “Free Speech Monument” in Charlottesville, VA:
The UVA students are clearly excited about Stephen appearing as this year’s valediction speaker – and who better exemplifies the value of free speech better than our fearless pundit? A couple technical questions: how much much chalk was used, and how long does it take to create something like this? It looks uncannily like Stephen – so good job, Fan Artist.
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Welcome to Fan Art, where we highlight the glorious manifestations of Stephen, as rendered by fans and talented artists.
Etsy artist MakeThingsBetter designs on leather and is now offering Stephen’s portrait etched into handmade iPad Mini cases.
The artist’s tag line for the product explains: “embossed with your favorite ‘conservative’ news show host, this cover protects your iPad mini with a reassuring smile! He is America, and so can you!”
Fan Art
Welcome to Fan Art, where we highlight the glorious manifestations of Stephen, as rendered by fans and talented artists.
Get ready for classical-style oil paintings heavy with symbolism — but with a modern, digital twist. California-based illustrator Astor Alexander is fond of depicting popular media figures, including comic/satirical heroes like Gervais, Stewart, and Colbert, in Renaissance-looking digital paintings with a lot more than meets the eye. Here is a taste:
© Astor Alexander
A lot more than meets the eye, really – his second Colbert-related work, “American Warrior,” has Stephen in a somewhat racy setting with Lady Liberty, so much so I had to put it after the jump. It’s worth a look see, though. Alexander also kindly answered a few questions about his work for us. Read on to take a look.
Continue reading
Fan Art highlights the glorious manifestations of Stephen, as rendered by fans and talented artists.
Note: There is a little gift at the bottom of this post! So be sure to read on.
Cleveland based graphic designer Jameson Campbell created a marvelous book, styled in the format of I Am America (And So Can You!) yet with the reverence of a true fan’s appreciation of our fearless host. The typesetting and layout pays homage to the style of Stephen’s book, yet references many popular segment/topics/wondrous Stephen creations on the Report, such Smokin’ Pole, Cheating Death, Tek Jansen, and even Stephanie Colburtle the Turtle.
© Jameson Campbell
Jameson was kind enough to answer some of my questions about this work. Naturally, I was curious as to how he decided upon Stephen and the Report as the subject for such a creation. He answered as follows:
Continue reading
Welcome to Fan Art, where we highlight the glorious manifestations of Stephen, as rendered by fans and talented artists.
Recently artist Sandy Clifton posted this video on YouTube of her creation of Stephen’s portrait. I am always fascinated by oil paintings so I think the video is quite interesting to watch:
youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgR08m9kb9k
What do you think? Does Ms. Clifton capture the essence of Stephen? I like the eyes, but they seem to be more hazel than the original, actual man. Let us know your thoughts.
Welcome to Fan Art, where we highlight the glorious manifestations of Stephen, as rendered by fans and talented artists.
Check out a chalk portrait of this handsome lad on the University of Virginia’s “Free Speech Monument” in Charlottesville, VA:
The UVA students are clearly excited about Stephen appearing as this year’s valediction speaker – and who better exemplifies the value of free speech better than our fearless pundit? A couple technical questions: how much much chalk was used, and how long does it take to create something like this? It looks uncannily like Stephen – so good job, Fan Artist.
Continue reading
Welcome to Fan Art, where we highlight the glorious manifestations of Stephen, as rendered by fans and talented artists.
Etsy artist MakeThingsBetter designs on leather and is now offering Stephen’s portrait etched into handmade iPad Mini cases.
The artist’s tag line for the product explains: “embossed with your favorite ‘conservative’ news show host, this cover protects your iPad mini with a reassuring smile! He is America, and so can you!”