8. Isaiah King

           
Isaiah King is an artist and graphic designer born in Canadian, who now resides in New York. King graduated from Canterbury's Visual Arts program in Ottawa, Canada. He also attended Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston, earning his degree in Graphics Design (with a focus in Printmaking).
King has created a series of Haitian earthquake survivor woodcuts, which are executed very well.  






King has created a series of Haitian earthquake survivor woodcuts, which are executed very well.  King collaborated with photojournalist Q. Sakamaki, using his photographs of the Haitian victims. The collaboration was going to benefit the Haitian people support project. The photos taken by Sakamaki were taken at Pont-Rouge refugee camp, after the earthquake disaster in 2010.
King use of marks, and direction, really helps emphasis the old age and young age of the victims. The movement in the background was a good choice, I’m glad he didn’t leave it plain. The details on the shirt, shows that theirs a pattern. Even though the scarf lines are going in the same direction as the background, you’re able to differentiate the two. The facial features are very distinct. One can see the cheek bones, and the shape of the nose, and the lady is squinting by leaving no white in her eyes.




Apollon Ralpho (left) and Claudel Louimas

The veins in the two pieces above really stand out. The one to the left is skinny but the marks still suggest he has abs. As for the one on the right marks reveal that he is just a skinny old man.

King also does silkscreen and lithograph prints, as well as graphic design