Nathan Ota, Bachelor of Fine Arts with Distinction Honors in Illustration from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA, is well known for his awe-inspiring paintings and illustration work. His art work stared with getting inspiration from cartoons, comic books and punk flyers in his early childhood days. At that moment classical art was not so interesting for him as the bright and shiny colors of cartoons attracted him more.
Till his high school time Traditional Art was not the piece of his stack but during that time he performed very well with canvas and brush which refined his artistic ability. Popular culture attracts him most because it opens new doors to innovation. [highlight-black]During school time his favorite topic of interest was ‘Graffiti’, the sound of the constant flow of the paint, the scraping of the can against the wall when drawing, the colors, the scale, the friendships and the complete feeling of freedom were some elements which inspired him so much within his art.[/highlight-black]
After completing his high school he entered at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California for Bachelor of Fine Arts. The decision which made him illustrator was made at this stage of life when surrounding of Art Center was little bit frustrating to him at first. But soon after his motto was quite clear of becoming an illustrator, his sole aim was creating beautiful art work in the form of paintings and illustrations.
After becoming Graduate from Art Center, he started work as a freelancer for lots of newspapers and magazines like – Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Business Week, US News & World Report, Writers Guild of America West, Mix, Jazziz, Electronic Musician, Guitar Player, Music & Computers, and Swing etc.
Here on STG, we are listing some of his notable art work which include paintings and illustrations both to define his capability and dedication toward the art. His complete resume can be found at his website.
Leader Girl
Watching Over Me
Unforeseen Homecoming
Devil in Me
Billy Goat
Alive
Jen
Sila
Tequila
Jim Hahn
Hiding Out
Losing Battle
Baby Sitter
Hunter’s Thompson
New Woodies
