“Fantasy, abandoned by reason, produces impossible monsters; united with it, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of marvels”
Francisco Goya
In 1993, after being disillusioned with my American art school experience, I decided to leave it all behind and go to England. I went to Loughborough College of Art Design and threw myself into a brand new illustration program conceived by the mad genius Mario Minichiello. After learning the value of drawing on location, I developed a drawing language that is the closest, most personal, and most direct expression of what I want to say. This has been the basis of all my work. In fact, many of the characters that populate my drawings are people I have seen and covertly documented. Since 1997 I have been illustrating for magazines, books, interactive presentations and for the web.
My current work is dealing with the bizarre political and social climate in the U.S. America has always been at the core of my subject matter especially during and after my studies in England. Today, it is impossible to think of a more fascinating and troubling subject than the current disorder of our society and our world.
My illustrations have garnered praise from art directors for their powerful and seductive draftsmanship, and for the synthesis of complex themes into imagery. I teach at Westchester Community College, Parsons School of Design and I consult as an educator for the Katonah Museum of Art.
Thank you for taking a look and I would love to hear from you.
Louis Netter Illustration
595 McLean Ave, Apt. 3D
Yonkers, NY 10705
(914)747-3371
Publications:
Stocks and Commodities
The Stranger
Cimarron Review
Sub-Terrain Magazine
Hollywood Outsider
Rockford Review
Artists and Illustrators Magazine
Book Cover for "Craps with Einstein" by Mickey Day
Illustrated "TV's Quick Fixes" published by Benchmark Education
Exhibitions:
New York Society of Etchers
The Art of Persuasion
National Arts Club, NYC
Nov 2006
New York Society of Etchers
Black and White Show
April 2005
KMA at WCC
Exhibited at show at Westchester Community College
juried by Dede Young of The Neuberger Museum of Art, 2004
ABC NO RIO
Biennial, 2004
Large mural drawing with Scott Seaboldt
London Design Center
Artists and Illustrators Convention, 1997
