I've seen his career develop from very basic black line drawings to this newer more contemporary aesthetic that still conveys the essence and fun of his style.
He is an artist, graphic designer and illustrator who always makes colorful funny and sort of ambiguous creatures with floating limbs and 'loopy' eyes.
All of his creatures have a certain personality. Like the speech bubbles talking to each other, the guy who looks like he's playing tennis but had too much sun. Or a go-go dancer with very large limbs.
He finds inspiration from the every day and he can't really predict when he'll be receiving his next idea.
He also enjoys the spontaneity of work and rarely sketches any material before starting, as stated in his website's FAQ.
Mr. Burgerman works in many kinds of media: murals, illustrations, paintings, marker doodles and even custom-painting cars, shoes and more.
I noticed that in the last 2-3 years, his characters have become even more ambiguous than before but he still also "sneaks-in" a very clearly identifiable character here and there.He experiments with the use of only 3 colors or so and I think that his mural work is very successful and much more refined.
Larger scale can always help an artist improve in areas that were not so obvious before.
I'm also enjoying the modern Picasso-like portraits he's making:
Sometimes, I can't help but wonder what's his all-time favorite character Could it be the signature burger?
Who knows..... I just now I enjoy his monsters the best.
He is currently experimenting in the music field and some of his music and videos can be found on youtube.
He is currently experimenting in the music field and some of his music and videos can be found on youtube.
Do you ever wonder how to become a Graphic Designer like Jon Burgerman?
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