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Biography
Rik Catlow’s self proclaimed “urban pop art” style has developed over a number of years and countless influences. Drawing inspiration from his years working in New York City, he has tried to capture the typographic chaos the city bombards its inhabitants with. Rik layers paper and paint to create dense compositions that have a kinship with guerrilla advertising that is so prevalent in most urban environments.
His world has a dark sense of humor with characters that have befallen some tragedy or deformity. Using found objects like smashed beverage cans and wood for canvases, his work has an organic weathered look. He combines raw materials like paper, paint, wood and a dash of humor to create his artistic witches’ brew. Rik’s process is quite random, forgoing compositional sketches. He lets each step guide his next and rarely works in a way that has a predetermined outcome.
Born in Hoboken, NJ in 1970, he studied illustration at The Kubert School and The School of Visual Arts in New York City. Recently, he completed a painting for 20th Century Fox’s Family Guy, which had a two year tour with notable stops at the Paley Center for Media in LA & NYC. His art has been shown all over the US, Europe, Canada and Australia and his work has been featured in publications such as The Seattle Stranger, Portland Mercury and Advanced Photoshop. He currently resides in Charlotte, NC with his wife Wassa, daughter Becca and their fat tabby cat Bobo.
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- Illuniverse 73 photos, 441 members
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- I Heart Illustration 9,114 photos, 812 members
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- Twitter Backgrounds 72 photos, 54 members
- Art and Photography 28,304 photos, 1,531 members
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- GOOD ART 734 photos, 91 members
- WorldWide Artists 13,651 photos, 1,097 members
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- Art Directory 164,637 photos, 12,098 members
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- Pretty Sketchy 182 photos, 856 members
- ART ON CANVAS 2,128 photos, 711 members
- brand identity design 5,113 photos, 1,449 members
- Graphic Design & Art Direction 14,576 photos, 2,568 members
- Doodlers Anonymous: The permanent home for spontaneous art 23,924 photos, 2,118 members
- Fan>TAB>ulous Aluminum & Tin Can ART 5,116 photos, 664 members
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- URBANISM magazine 44,365 photos, 2,055 members
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Galleries (1)
- Celebrate Imperfection 17 photos
Testimonials (11)
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Tasteslikedoom says:
"Rik Catlow is the master of his genre.
Using a variety of methods he creates wonderfull pieces of urban pop which are one of the reasons why I decided to take up art myself.
You just can't help but feel inspired by his work. Kudos"7th March, 2007
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glix says:
"ur work is so cute"
4th January, 2007
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Cracked Ink says:
"Love the characters, love the styles and love the final products, can always find time to come and browse at the muchos goodness you have to show us mere mortals,thankyou, its all very excellent dude!"
30th October, 2006
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drewols says:
"awesome stuff!"
11th September, 2006
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malota says:
"rikcat works are breathtaking *awe*"
28th August, 2006
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Gregg Griffin says:
"Blah Blah Gallery said it best
The stunning, smashed-up fun that is the art of Rik Catlow.With the crushed can series the artist has created a brand-new fetish object of post-modern greatness."26th August, 2006
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orkibal says:
"most amazing kreature!"
20th June, 2006
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A. Lewellen says:
"I can't tell you if rikcat is easy on the eyes or pratices good hygiene because I have never seen or met him but his work is very impressive and I can't seem to stop coming back for more."
11th June, 2006
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scottwills says:
"Rik is a sublimely talented artist and contemporary designer excelling across mixed media and digital multimedia. His unique artistic style is built upon compelling color palettes and surreal characterization which result in a magnificently consistent and truly unique portfolio."
24th April, 2006
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blooboy says:
"An awesome artist and friend. I've learned a ton from Rik."
18th April, 2006
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Victoria_Klein says:
"Don't tell me you haven't heard of RikCat's art. Have you been living in a cave!?"
12th April, 2006
- Name:
- Rik Catlow
- Joined:
- January 2005
- Hometown:
- Secaucus, NJ
- Currently:
- Charlotte, NC, USA
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- UX Designer
- Website:
- RIKCAT - The Art of Rik Catlow