We came across The Blake Wright’s artwork via the Internet one day, and it was love at first sight. From Camper Together with Bernhard Willhelm GIFs to illustrated airplane passenger demonstrations that feature both Opening Ceremony logo and Vivienne Westwood World’s End at Opening Ceremony, the 33-year-old Texan has an arsenal of fashion-heavy artwork up his tattooed sleeve. We caught up with the artist to have him explain his process in his own words—as well as discuss his obsession with sequins, obscenities, and “shit that delights.”
Well, lets see... A quick overview would be to say that I’m an artist, a Texan, a consumer, and a jokester… and a recovering twink.
I’ve been drawing since I was a small child, drawing fashion since I was a not-so-small child, and drawing fashion as a career since I was a large, adult child. My parents helped me pursue my art at a young age so I was lucky enough to rack up those alleged requisite 10,000 hours one needs for success. I eventually went to college in Austin, although these days people are more interested in your purchase history than your degree.
I launched my blog about seven years ago when I moved to Dallas. I draw just about every day, so it started out as a catch-all for the doodles I’d accumulated over the years. It was a 50/50 split between fashion illustrations and penis jokes. Having originally entered the workforce as a web designer, my love affair with the internet and worship of the GIFs grew: enter moving fashion illustrations and moving penis jokes. My “creative process” is simple: similar to personal style or taste, I like what I like so I draw what I like. Although, in this particular landscape we live in, people tend to be more taken with a discerning eye for fashion than penises.
Most of my drawings are inspired by my actual life, my actual friends, and the brands and penises that are a part of said actual lives, of which fashion is integral. I met my boyfriend six years ago at Barneys New York in Dallas where he was working at the time. I’d already paid, but circled back to cruise a little longer, and asked him to help me find socks. I don’t even wear socks, but how will you get boys to like you if you don’t shop with them?
While I may salivate over high Parisian designer fash-eee-yon, personally I just can’t get it up for that seasoned-pop-princess price point or anything that’s too serious. Much like Opening Ceremony, I’ve always had genuine regard and adoration for more emerging and playful lines. I’m not taken with luxury so much as garments I find visually inspiring—wacky appliqué, clever construction, excessive use of sequins, and obscenities. I’m drawn to shit that delights. “I love it, but does it come in a print?”
It’s also important to acknowledge that I’m a 33-year-old male working from home. I’m throwing down on designer shower slides, not an oxford.
Okay, so while all of that bullshit was going on, eventually the Japanese took notice of the blog and I began doing a regular installation of horoscopes for GINZA magazine. The relationship lasted over five years and has since led to work for other brands and retailers overseas. I may not be huge in Japan, but I sure as shit ain’t a nobody. Aside from print, another portion of my work is digitally driven (I live for a GIF gig), collaborating with fashion blogs such as Refinery29,
Well, lets see... A quick overview would be to say that I’m an artist, a Texan, a consumer, and a jokester… and a recovering twink.
I’ve been drawing since I was a small child, drawing fashion since I was a not-so-small child, and drawing fashion as a career since I was a large, adult child. My parents helped me pursue my art at a young age so I was lucky enough to rack up those alleged requisite 10,000 hours one needs for success. I eventually went to college in Austin, although these days people are more interested in your purchase history than your degree.
I launched my blog about seven years ago when I moved to Dallas. I draw just about every day, so it started out as a catch-all for the doodles I’d accumulated over the years. It was a 50/50 split between fashion illustrations and penis jokes. Having originally entered the workforce as a web designer, my love affair with the internet and worship of the GIFs grew: enter moving fashion illustrations and moving penis jokes. My “creative process” is simple: similar to personal style or taste, I like what I like so I draw what I like. Although, in this particular landscape we live in, people tend to be more taken with a discerning eye for fashion than penises.
Most of my drawings are inspired by my actual life, my actual friends, and the brands and penises that are a part of said actual lives, of which fashion is integral. I met my boyfriend six years ago at Barneys New York in Dallas where he was working at the time. I’d already paid, but circled back to cruise a little longer, and asked him to help me find socks. I don’t even wear socks, but how will you get boys to like you if you don’t shop with them?
While I may salivate over high Parisian designer fash-eee-yon, personally I just can’t get it up for that seasoned-pop-princess price point or anything that’s too serious. Much like Opening Ceremony, I’ve always had genuine regard and adoration for more emerging and playful lines. I’m not taken with luxury so much as garments I find visually inspiring—wacky appliqué, clever construction, excessive use of sequins, and obscenities. I’m drawn to shit that delights. “I love it, but does it come in a print?”
It’s also important to acknowledge that I’m a 33-year-old male working from home. I’m throwing down on designer shower slides, not an oxford.
Okay, so while all of that bullshit was going on, eventually the Japanese took notice of the blog and I began doing a regular installation of horoscopes for GINZA magazine. The relationship lasted over five years and has since led to work for other brands and retailers overseas. I may not be huge in Japan, but I sure as shit ain’t a nobody. Aside from print, another portion of my work is digitally driven (I live for a GIF gig), collaborating with fashion blogs such as Refinery29,