Earlier this summer Psyko Boys started seeing a new artist getting some well deserved attention. Lucas David, a Mexican born artist has been making his American splash with portraits of many of today's 'it' girls. What is unique about his approach to illustration is his merging of jaw dropping beauty with the down right grotesque. With an impressive list of clients including Sky Ferreira, Courtney Love, Miley Cyrus and Frances Bean Cobain, David's future is nothing but bright!
www.davidlucasstudio.com
Psyko Boys has been working on an artist's portrait series, so we emailed him and just asked if he wanted to shoot and he said, yes. Psyko Boys and Lucas's themes mesh so well in interpreting Hollywood celebrity culture, we knew it would work. Because Lucas's work is so detailed, PB decided to do the opposite and portray him in the most simple, stripped down way possible. Thanks to MSMU/Film/TV we were able to shoot at Sunset Las Palmas Studios in Hollywood. So in a huge soundstage, just the three of us, a few lights, a chair, a table and his sketchbook, the shoot commenced. His adoringly awkwardness is quite common for those who prefer to be the creator instead of the creation. But with a little music things got going and some images were captured that we hope will be part of the Lucas David's legacy.
-James
Photos: Fernando Guerrero/Psyko Boys