| Justin Erickson is an Toronto-based artist with a particular passion for horror and the macabre. His compositions are generated by working with a variety of illustrative media techniques, digital manipulation, graphic design, and narrative concepts. The ability to weave and manipulate his unique ideas into such seamless and stunning creations sets this particular artist apart from most others in his field.
After graduating from Sheridan College's Illustration program in the spring of 2005, Justin experienced three years of success as a freelance artist before landing a dream position as a Graphic Designer for Rue Morgue Magazine where he has been gruesomely creating, along-side Art Director Gary Pullin, ever since.
His success in the illustration and graphic design fields have won him praise from such notable names as Photographer and Digital Artist Chad Michael Ward and Film Director and Owner of Rue Morgue Magazine Rodrigo Gudiño.
Like all creatives, Justin turns to a number of sources for his inspiration. His love for vintage art, famous monsters and, predominantly, the bizarre world we live in have all fuelled his desire to put stylus to tablet and produce some of the most charming pin-ups to ghoulish nightmares your eyes and mind will ever behold.
As well as the standard visual stimulus Justin has also cited musically charged inspiration from such bands as Skinny Puppy and Nine Inch Nails. This should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with his images blending organic shapes and forms with the industrial.
With relentless passion and determination for perfection, resulting in each new creation being better than the last, there's no telling what this humble and unique soul will bring us next.
Artist bio written by Martina Wegener. 2009 |
