Thursday, June 11, 2009

Artist Profile: Julius Harper




In north Dallas, Texas, on a rainy Monday evening the city has seem to pause for a moment. In a cozy vintage decorated apartment including a shaggy rug, and Vargas girl paintings, the sounds of echoes of right clicks from the mouse of a MAC computer fill the air. A smiling mellow 23 year old pierced, and tattooed all over Julius Harper is sipping on a mocha latte dressed in a slouch V neck, fedora hat, and skinny jeans he is working on a graphic design and choosing a color theme for his upcoming t-shirt line that resembles Japanese animation. He twists his kinky hair while rapidly creating numerous sketches until he finds a special one he can put into his senior portfolio and to sell to a client. Inspired by world renowned painter the late Andy Warhol, and fashions pop culture icon Marc Jacobs Harper feeds off the energy the two artists cater. “Graphic design is everywhere and everything,” Harper said.
Jazzy Baptiste

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