David McLeod is a multi disciplinary Illustrator and Artist. He is originally from Australia, but now lives and works in New York.
“His work is driven by a curiosity for exploring visual expression through CGI. With experimentation and generative methods playing a central role in his creative process, he creates 3D environments, typographic treatments and short format films.” This allows him to create very cool renderings and representations of different shapes. Some, that I personally also find unsettling since the 3D aspect causes them to have unnatural features and feelings for a viewer.
He has also worked for different companies creating advertisements, such as nike. Also has a lot of public information and knowledge out there about him. His phone number is on his website.
-I am in love with the Granular series of photos
The particles and effects he has created are astounding. I am so impressed and intrigued and just want to stare into it forever. The shapes he has created are almost cosmic in their explosive properties.
-I am not a fan aesthetically of the Amfursand Series — but here’s his personal favourite.
https://www.instagram.com/p/7K4rrML6oy/?taken-by=david_mcleod
Technically speaking, this is incredible. But the realistic properties, cause me to feel unsettled. This digital rendering of fur really freaks me out if i’m honest. However, that just shows how talented he is, so? I can’t hate too much.
-His dispersion series deals more with optical illusion and diverges from his usual 3D effects. I enjoy this because it resembles glitch art which is a real favorite of mine. It also shows the vast capability that McLeod has. He can do more than just 3D shapes.
This artist has showed me things I didn’t know were possible with digital art, in terms of most of his works look like photographs. Especially the granular series (and amfursand series for that matter). A lot of the 3D effects and shapes that he creates in other works are obviously created on a digital platform but his skill and technical ability is phenomenal in my opinion. It’s a true example of what is possible with these tools if you work and work at it.