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= Tara McPherson = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Tara McPherson (born April 7, 1976 in San Francisco, California) is an American artist based in New York City. She studied art at Santa Monica Community College and earned her BFA from Art Center in Pasadena, CA in August 2001. While in college, she interned with Rough Draft Studios. In a brief 2008 piece concerning concert artwork, Elle magazine referred to her as "the crown princess of poster art." She opened the Cotton Candy Machine boutique in New York City in 2011. She is an associate professor for the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. \

Early in her life, Tara got fired from working at a book store for giving away coffee and cookies in exchange for music from the guy next door. After that, I started working at a Japanese animation store and that really kind of provoked this interest in character-based artwork and wanting to make my own characters and make all the stuff and cool accessories that come with it and I just thought, “I want to do this! This is awesome.”

McPherson has done a lot of artwork for big time companies. For example, she has been featured in the New York Times, Esquire, Vanity Fair, Playboy, Sony Magazine, Bust, Magnet, Elle, Marie Claire, Hi-Fructose, Juxtapoz, Clutter, Spin, MTV, Current TV, CBC Radio, Super7, NY Press, LA Times, PBS, HOW, Step, Communication Arts, Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, Metal Hammer, International Tattoo Art, Seattle Times, LA Weekly, Gothamist, Punk Planet.

She also has a list of clients which are Microsoft, DC Comics, Warner Brothers, Swatch, Rayban, Cirque du Soleil, Dark Horse Comics, Kidrobot, Strangeco, SXSW, Spin, Pepsi, Fanta, 1800 Tequila, Golden voice, Penguin, Harper Collins, Bloomsbury, Revolver, Knitting Factory, Village Voice, Dogfish Head Brewery, and Nike.

During an interview with Stoli TV McPerson opens up about how her art work has evolved and the process that went into it. "It’s been a natural progression. I didn't force a style too much when I was in school and at the time it maybe held me back a little bit, but in the long run the style and the fluidity that came from it was just really honest. I didn't have to think about how I was drawing, I just did it and it just started to look like me. I'm always pushing myself to learn new techniques. I treat each solo show as if it were my thesis — building it, researching and pushing myself to hone different styles." This is how she describes how the process when as an artist "I start with writing and researching and I do little doodles. Then I scan rough drawings, enlarge them, choose a layout and put it on the light table where I do my main drawing. There’s something captured in that fluidity and looseness in the roughness – if I try to re-draw it, it gets very stiff. There are times when I'm like, “This sucks, I suck… Oh wait, this is really good! Ok, it's working.” And then there's the end when I'm really finishing it and I get excited and it's an amazing feeling that makes it all worth it. "

She also discuss's her future and what lies ahead for herself "I feel fortunate that I've gone far beyond what I had initially dreamed of. I get to make awesome toys with Kid Robot and see my characters come to life, I get to paint amazing solo shows with Jonathan Levine Gallery and Merry Karnowsky in L.A.— all of these galleries that I've wanted to work with forever I'm working with now and it’s so wonderful. So I would say I want to continue on this path. I want to paint, I want to make fun art and work for awesome bands that I love, and just paint. "

Novels

 * "Somewhere Under” (ISBN 9781595821027)


 * “Lonely Heart: The Art of Tara McPherson” (ISBN 9781595821027)


 * “Lost Constellations: The Art of Tara” (ISBN 9781595821027)


 * "Tara McPherson Wiggles Journal" (ISBN 9781595821027)

Website

 * Her website includes pictures of her artwork, personal information and ways in which people could contact her. The website also had a link to Tara’s blog and a complete listing of her events. One of the most significant aspects of Tara McPherson's website was the fact that she mentions a store called the Cotton Candy Machine where she sells her artwork and some pieces contain her autograph.
 * Official website https://www.taramcpherson.com/

References[edit]

 * 1) Jump up^ McPherson, Tara. "Bio". TaraMcPherson.com. accessed September 6, 2011.
 * 2) Jump up^ Deem, Megan."Rock, Paper Sisters" (as displayed on taramcpherson's official site. Elle magazine. April 8, 2008
 * 3) Jump up^ The Cotton Candy Machine. accessed September 6, 2011.

External links[edit]

 * Tara McPherson's Blog https://www.taramcpherson.com/blog


 * Tara McPherson on Twitter
 * Tara McPherson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/taramcpherson/
 * Tara McPherson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/taramcpherson/