art, illustration, film and music. Artistic inspirations: David Lynch, Edward Gorey, Kathe Kollwitz, Egon Schiele, Maurice Sendak, Raymond Briggs, Dave Mckean, Jan Svankmayer.
Music
Nick Cave, Ramones, The Pixies, The Beatles, Aimee Mann, Belle and Sebastian, Weezer, Sufjan Stevens, Modest Mouse, Jeffrey Lewis, The Organ, Bat for Lashes, Cornelius, The Decemberists, Arcade Fire, The Smiths and so on....
Movies
Eyes Without a Face, Night of the Hunter, Hunchback of Notre Damme, Funny Games, Delicatessen, City of Lost Children, Audition, Hana Bi, Ikiru, Sympathy for Mr Vengeance, La Belle et la Bette, Days of Heaven, Dr Strangelove, The Elephant Man, Rushmore, Magnolia, Clerks, Happiness, Squid and the Whale, Brief Encounter, In the Mood for Love, A Room for Romeo Brass, The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Close Encounters, Rosemary's Baby, The Shining, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Videodrome, Evil Dead 2, Suspiria, Jaws, Don't Look Now, The Wicker Man....I could go on forever....
Favourite Directors: David Lynch, Wong Kar Wai, Park Chan Wook, P T Anderson, Taekeshi Kitano, Wes Anderson, Jean Pierre Jeunet, Guillermo Del Toro, Roman Polanski, David Cronenberg, Coen Brothers, Michael Haneke, Stanley Kubrick.
Television
The Simpsons, Sopranos, The Mighty Boosh, Peep Show, Arrested Development, League of Gentlemen.
Books
Where the Wild Things Are, Struwel Peter, Edward Gorey books: The Gashley Crumb Tinies, The Doubtful Guest, The Blue Aspic, The Hapless Child. The Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen, Bone, Helter Skelter, Gertrude, Catcher in the Rye.
Heroes
David Lynch, Peter Cushing, Kathe Kollwitz, Edward Gorey, Maurice Sendak, Joey Ramone.
About me: I am a freelance illustrator with a love for melancholy and the macabre.
My work is grounded in the traditions of illustration and inspired by artists such as Edward Gorey, E.H.Shepherd and Kathe Kollwitz.
Through my drawing I attempt to create strong of narrative, mood, atmosphere and emotion.
My work has been published in numerous ways, providing artwork for bands such as The Horrors, Keane, The Veils, Keith Caputo and for editorial use in publications such as The Guardian, The Independent, New Scientist, Onboard, The Times, Time Out and many other outlets which have included children's books, tour posters, animation and set design.
To see more of my work please go to www.david-lupton.com
I'm now also selling LIMITED EDITION PRINTS at the following address
http://www.fineartcompany.co.uk/a-82~David_Lupton_prints
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Here's a music video for 'The Horrors' that I've just finished working on with director Corin Hardy.
Here's a narrative sequence of illustrations entitled 'Egghead' that Keane used as live stage projections to accompany their song 'On a Day Like Today'
Who I'd like to meet: Fellow Illustrators, commissioners, art directors or publishers.
please drop by & comment me some feedback on the final director's cut of my debut video, which was shot on the north east coast of england where i grew up, i'd love to know what u think!
Shit I've failed a bit... I can't make up 30 best films yet, I've been trying. My list trails off around 26 which is weird. Perhaps coz there's a handful or two movies that i missed or that are still to come... I'm pretty sure Funny Games, In Bruges, Benjamin Button, The Ruins, The Wrestler, W, Waltz With Bashir etc would/should be on there but...
So here's the the top 26 for now... They're in crude order too for geeks sake. I'll add the others in shortly...
MY BEST FILMS 2008
1. Let the Right One In 2. No Country for Old Men 3. The Dark Knight 4. The Chaser 5. There Will Be Blood 6. The Mist 7. Wall-E 8. Left Bank 9. Rambo 4 10. Son of Rambow 11. Hellboy 2 12. Cloverfield 13. Rec 14. Iron Man 15. The Orphanage 16. Gomorrah 17. Sweeney Todd 18. Happy Go Lucky 19. Eden Lake 20. Spiderwick Chronicles 21. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 22. Off Hollywood 23. Choke 24. 25. Taken 26. The Incredible Hulk 27. 28. 29. Burn After Reading 30. The Strangers
Very interesting... very interesting.. My list will be with you shortly... I thought you didn't rate 'King Of Ping Pong'.. Good to see Left Bank in there - I wonder when that'll get a release..
Nice song.. Saw Keith again in Brighton last night, almost a private show, but very special - my folks went too. I drank a lot of Keiths Jaigermester...
