The wild nature of art means that it’s open to a wide range of creative sensibilities. Like the Force, art canvasses everything from order to chaos, from light to darkness. Some styles savor the darkness, speak to the chaos, and channel the inner fugue we all entertain. And it is sheer beauty to behold.
Today in SWAM we delve into the depths and our tour guide is a brilliant artist who is also a member of the 501st Legion. We know him as a Stormtrooper, and you can know him as Professor of the Dark Arts. He has a knack for capturing the macabre, dishing it out in slick designs and caricatures any band would kill to have on their album cover. The Dark Side never looked so good!
Tell us a little about yourself:
“Hi, I’m Pete. I’m an animator, illustrator, and designer who attempts to make video games, music, shirt designs, patches, pointless doodles, nonsensical scribbles, and anything else I can waste time doing creatively. I’m a drummer in a metal band (Distances), so I’ve been fortunate enough to design a few shirts and album covers here and there. I went by the pseudonym “Robo Tarot” for a spell because I created a tarot deck comprised of robots. These days, the folks in the 501st and Rebel Legion tend to keep me busy with patch, pin, and coin design.”
“Same as every other kid in the 80s, I obsessed over Star Wars, Transformers, Nintendo, Marvel Comics, Ninja Turtles, etc. Once I found my artistic sea legs, no Post-It note or text book margin was safe from my mind barf. Darth Vader vs Wolverine. Samus vs Optimus Prime. you name it.”
I have a TeePublic shop at: https://www.teepublic.com/user/peterthehague
Also, feel free to kick your feet up and poke around my work at: https://ramenandrobots.wordpress.com
or on Instagram @peterthehague
Lastly, if you dig music of the heavier variety, Distances just released our new album at: https://distances.bandcamp.com/
Many thanks to our partners at Jedi News, Fantha Tracks, Rebel Scum, Force.Net, and Bantha Bricks for supporting SWAM 2020 and sharing our posts. What a great way to share the magic of the art community! Check them out and see just how big the galaxy really is!
