Boris Pelcer

I know I like an artist when I look at their work and say, "why didn't I think of that?" I feel that way often about Boris Pelcer's illustrations (www.borispelcer.com). Pelcer is also a MIAD alumni and his thesis greatly inspired me when I was a freshman attending the senior exhibition. His series of paintings of children affected by environmental issues still blows me away when I think about the amount of detailed combined in such tiny compositions. To top it all off he works in acrylics...wow. Distortion is something I really appreciate in other artists work but have yet to incorporate much into my own. I think that is why I love this "Plain Jane" image so much. I like the size of her hand compared to the elongated spoon, the weight that comes from the cup as it spills out and the beautiful delicacy of the spider web and wall paper in the background.