Stefan Koidl - Artist Research
Stefan Koidl is an Austrian freelance illustrator and a concept artist, who creates eerie illustrations in Photoshop. His works feature various creepy motives, ranging from urban legends to mythical creatures.
Stefan has been drawing since he was a child, but started focusing on drawing professionally in 2016. When asked what inspires him to create these eerie drawings, the artist said: “Artists, films, games. I always wanted to make paintings like the “professionals” do. A huge inspiration is also the ability to paint stuff from your imagination, creating your “own worlds.” “I love Lord of the rings, Shutter Island, Stranger Things, and everything that has to do with fantasy or horror,” the artist told Demilked. Stefan's Stefan most influential artists are Feng Zhu, Sabbas Apterus, John Park, Darek Zabrocki, Greg Rutkowski and Simon Stålenhag.(Demilked, 2019)
Stefan also told Demilked that his works normally take between 6-10 hours to create. He is heavily inspired by fear and things that frighten others - which are not all necessarily born into the real world, but in our own imaginations (Anon, 2019). He animates this in his various pieces of work, which all aim to provoke a level of discomfort and uneasiness.
I came across Stefan Koidl through a post on Facebook and I was instantly appealed to his work. I noticed a clear connection between the content of his work, his intentions and my topic focus. I think many of his pieces are inspired by nightmares that he may have experienced himself. Therefore, Stefan Koidl is a strong artist reference for my project as I noted in my proposal that I am planning to illustrate people's dreams. I am also drawn to his work through the layers of detail he implements in every piece - it makes them look life-like so the viewer has a clear understanding of his imagination.
Stefan has been drawing since he was a child, but started focusing on drawing professionally in 2016. When asked what inspires him to create these eerie drawings, the artist said: “Artists, films, games. I always wanted to make paintings like the “professionals” do. A huge inspiration is also the ability to paint stuff from your imagination, creating your “own worlds.” “I love Lord of the rings, Shutter Island, Stranger Things, and everything that has to do with fantasy or horror,” the artist told Demilked. Stefan's Stefan most influential artists are Feng Zhu, Sabbas Apterus, John Park, Darek Zabrocki, Greg Rutkowski and Simon Stålenhag.(Demilked, 2019)Stefan also told Demilked that his works normally take between 6-10 hours to create. He is heavily inspired by fear and things that frighten others - which are not all necessarily born into the real world, but in our own imaginations (Anon, 2019). He animates this in his various pieces of work, which all aim to provoke a level of discomfort and uneasiness.
I came across Stefan Koidl through a post on Facebook and I was instantly appealed to his work. I noticed a clear connection between the content of his work, his intentions and my topic focus. I think many of his pieces are inspired by nightmares that he may have experienced himself. Therefore, Stefan Koidl is a strong artist reference for my project as I noted in my proposal that I am planning to illustrate people's dreams. I am also drawn to his work through the layers of detail he implements in every piece - it makes them look life-like so the viewer has a clear understanding of his imagination.
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