The marriage between technology and creativity has led us into the world of digital art. The line between virtual reality and reality is often blurred, and has simultaneously opened up the gates to a new form of art that espouses digital media. Jerico Santander is a Spanish illustrator and digital artist who beautifully represents the inventive world of post digital media. Santander possesses a portfolio bursting with vibrant, dreamlike essence, which we first discovered back in our the DeviantArt days. Spilling layers of aesthetic appeal to every image he toils with, his use of salient color combinations, artistic composition and elegant originality are amazing.
Regarding the ample dose of surrealism in his work, Santander states: “the “randomness” in life makes me smile; that’s why I like surrealism. Some ideas I think about before I start working on them, other times while I’m working on a piece the idea just makes its way onto the page. I don’t really notice what I’m doing until I come in the next day and see what I have created. I do think it is best to first start with a sketch outlining the main ideas, then later you can simply add “little stories” while crafting the finished product.” I for one am curious about the little stories behind a lot of his work.
