Infinite Appetite :: Digital Vector Illustration
Infinite Appetite © 2013 Brian C. Zickafoose
A bejeweled winged serpent ascends from a crevice in the campground, armed with emerald shards and slithers towards the shimmering sun. Like its cosmic cousin -the epic oro bouros- the winged serpent, in a gesture of rebirth and renewal, eternally consumes its tail seeking to fulfill its voracious appetite.
About the Artwork
According to the Chinese Zodiac tradition, 2013 is the year of the serpent. Infinite Appetite is artist Brian Zickafoose’s annual tribute to the Chinese Zodiac. This illustration was created on a Wacom Bamboo tablet in Adobe Illustrator. Infinite Appetite was featured on the cover of Super Seed Magazine Issue #8, which circulated at major music festivals across the US from June through August 2013.
Fire & Ice :: Limited Edition Print
~ Fire & Ice ~
Image and Poem By Brian C. Zickafoose © 2012
Over a valley of crystal in a distant mystic realm,
Shadows cast long and a day grows late.
A brazen beast props atop a lofty, frosty helm,
To gather his thoughts and ponder his fate.
He broods over truths from ages before,
To journey the path that his passions follow.
Fate’s wind fans embers of memories of yore,
And stirs fiery flora to flicker the hollow.
With a nod of the head, he resolves to take flight,
After a lengthy debate with his restive soul.
He knows in his heart he must fly by night,
If he ever hopes to achieve his goal.
His destiny’s quest is to find mysteries unknown,
In the land of legend his adventures begin.
A day will soon come to rest peaceful at home,
Until it’s time to fly high away again.
DMT :: Divine Moment of Transfiguration :: Illustration
DMT :: DIVINE MOMENT OF TRANSFIGURATION
Vector Illustration By :: Brian C. Zickafoose © 2011
A new illustration by artist Brian Zickafoose titled – DMT-Divine Moment of Transfiguration, delves into mysteries concerning supernatural agents, inter-dimensional astronauts and altered perceptions. Zickafoose bounds through the aeons to an era when artist and shaman were one and the same, where the collective conscious and the well-being of the tribe were dependent on the distant etheogenic explorations of the medicine man and where special fruits of the forest were selected for their messianic properties and consumed for the prosper of all, in an effort to understand the paradox of the grand illusion we know as reality.[read more=”Read more” less=”Read less”]
DMT depicts the artist, Zickafoose, in shamanic garb and telling tales of altered perception to his infant daughter, Xia Yasmine Zickafoose, as she, the light-bearer, holds a candle high, while the artist etches epic figures from visions into the rock for future epochs to behold.
About the Artwork
The studio of Brian Zickafoose has produced a limited edition run of 100 – 13×19 inch giclee prints of DMT-Divine Moment of Transfiguration available for the public to purchase. Both the art prints and greeting card 5 packs with matching envelopes are available NOW at the link below.[/read]
The Blue Ridge Blues & BBQ Festival :: Advertising Campaign
The Blue Ridge Blues & BBQ Festival :: Advertising Campaign
Artist: Brian Zickafoose
Client: The Blue Ridge Blues Society
Event Location: Roanoke, Virginia
For ten years, the studio of Brian Zickafoose was a proud sponsor of the Blue Ridge Blues Society’s Blue Ridge Blues & BBQ Festival. Beginning in 2005, Zickafoose chaired the Blues Society’s marketing committee, while heading up the festival’s creative and advertising duties. In 2010, Zickafoose snagged multiple American Ad Federation ADDY’s for his work on the festival art and marketing.
This year’s campaign included various advertising elements for print, online and television:
• Promotional Handbills and Posters
• Web Banners and Print Ads
• Outdoor Billboards and On-Screen Cinema Ads
• Festival Program and Event Signage
• Ticketing and Display Marquees
• Sponsor Kits
For our festival merchandise, we produced a limited runs of individually hand numbered and signed, 6-color silk screen, commemorative art prints. We applied 5 soy-based inks: Black, Metallic Gold, Metallic Silver, Light Blue, Cream on 100 lb. French Paper Hot Fudge Pop-Tone Stock. For the official festival t-shirts, we silk-screened the 5 colors on distressed cream, sand and charcoal tee’s for a rustic, worn look.
Soul Djinn on a Saxophone :: Illustration
SOUL DJINN ON A SAXOPHONE
Vector Illustration by :: Brian C. Zickafoose © 2011
A lofty illustration from the studio of Brian Zickafoose titled, Soul Djinn on a Saxophone, depicts a soulful genie emerging from a bottle on a mountainous ridge, playing sweet sounds on a saxophone.
Zickafoose has licensed an official limited edition run of 13×19 inch giclee prints for sale to the public (only 100 in existence!) A small batch of 5×7 Greeting Cards featuring the Soul Djinn image are also available with matching envelopes.
Starr Hill Brewery :: Illustration
This was the digital illustration created by Brian Zickafoose for the Starr Hill Summer 2010 Festival Campaign. The imagery was used in various mediums to promote photo contest campaign at major US festivals including Smilefest, Delfest, Bonaroo and All Good. Starr Hill produced handbill promotional cards, laminates, posters, POS signage and large format banners for the photo booth.