Duncan Long's use of the Digital Medium to Produce an 'Outsider Realism'

Artist’s Biography:

Duncan Long does graphic design work and creates illustrations for books and magazines. His cover for HarperCollins’ Digital Art for the 21st Century was singled out in the “Editor's Choice” column of Locus Magazine as a “handsome cover.”

Long’s cover art appears on publications by HarperCollins, PS Publishing, iBooks, Pocket Books, Delirium Books, Ballistic Media, Swimming Kangaroo, Mermaid Publishing, and others as well as in his 70-plus technical books.

Although self-trained, Long was named by talk-show host Victor Thorn as one of the three “best graphic artists in the entire world.”

Year of Birth: 1969

Artist’s Statement:

Artwork enhances our lives, creating both fun and excitement while
triggering new thoughts and feelings. It must function on both the
intellectual and the emotional levels, building on ideas of the past
and anticipating those of the future. Good artwork must uplift and shape
lives in a positive way.