Thursday, August 31, 2006




this is an idea for an upcoming illustration piece.
markers and collage on 110 lb. manilla paper.

A superpower is a state with the first rank in the international system and the ability to influence events and project power on a worldwide scale; it is considered a higher level of power than a major power. It was a term first applied in 1943 to the Soviet Union, the United States and the British Empire. Following the Second World War, the British Empire was dismantled and the Soviet Union and the United States were regarded as the only two superpowers; engaged in a cold war.
Currently, the most common belief among mainstream journalists and in the world of academia holds that only the United States fulfills the criteria to be considered a superpower; sometimes, given the unipolar nature of the world, it is described as a hyperpower.
India and China appear to have the greatest potential amongst all the other nations of achieving superpower or near-superpower status within the 21st century and are often termed as emerging superpowers.
The European Union has economic power greater than the United States; as a result some consider that despite not being politically unified, it may be either an emerging or existing superpower, depending on one's viewpoint. Although, as mentioned above, mainstream journalists and most academia holds that only the United States fills this position as superpower (or hyperpower).
However, others doubt the existence of superpowers altogether, stating that today's complex global marketplace and the rising interdependency between the world's nations has made the concept of a superpower an idea of the past and that the world is now multipolar.

this last part was copied from Wikipedia



This is a little sketchbook fun
Flerm in his backyard.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006





This is an example of a batch of collage drawings that I made over the summer. (alot like cookies) After this stage they are glued to envelopes and cut up cereal boxes and then sent to friends, family members, and art directors.

Sincerely,

Alex Harrison




here is a studio shot from spring 2006

Ubekey is on the wall. alot of this work is collage oriented.
I have sold several of the small pieces. You can buy yours today at D'Edge Art & Unique Treasures, 550 South Main St., Memphis Tennessee. (my father also has sculpture in the gallery)





In intermediate Illustration we were assigned to create our own Cellestial Seasonings Tea Box design. Since my bicycle is electric green, I chose Rejuvenating Green Tea. recently I added reds to the mix, so it has become something different.
i painted it with acrylics and paint markers. it is 9" x 15"
The elephants are supposed to be serving you the tea (or coffee) -- thats where it gets weird to me,
they seem so happy to be in the service industry..

thanks for looking

Sincerely,
Alex Harrison



This is an old illustration piece that was juried into Memphis College of Art's Progressive Illustration show.(Spring 2005)
it is 22 x 30"
cut paper and acrylic paint on stonehenge paper.
some gold latex on a few parts
I made this as my set of prelimenary sketches, but it turned into the final shabang.
This piece is now in the private collection of Steve Pereira.