Art Blog #77

Lets look at a piece of artwork and it's subject matter: Steve Smythe's 'Journey into mystery'

About the artist:

Steven Smythe creates unique images that are reminiscent of deteriorating street art paste ups.

Often combining iconic figures with torn text in a variety of fonts, Steve creates textured prints rich in detail.

After taking a group of students to New York he became inspired by the street art of some of the biggest names including Faile and Bast.

A self-taught artist, he began creating his work in early 2013.

For Steve his art is the freedom to work without boundaries, away from his working life in graphics and web design.

Audrey Hepburn - Some quick facts:

- Her real name was Audrey Kathleen Ruston.

- She was born on May 4, 1929, in Brussels, Belgium.

-Hepburn initially wanted to pursue a career in ballet.

- The famous little black dress from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” sold for a whopping $807,000.

- She won an Academy Award for her role in “Roman Holiday”.

- Audrey Hepburn had a significant impact on fashion.

- She spoke five languages: English, Spanish, French, Dutch, and Italian.

- She wasn’t Truman Capote’s first choice for Holly Golightly.

- She wore ballet flats and had a short gamine haircut, making her the "anti-Marilyn".

Journey into Mystery:

Journey into Mystery is an American comic book series initially published by Atlas Comics, then by its successor, Marvel Comics. Initially a horror comics anthology, it changed to giant-monster and science fiction stories in the late 1950s.

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