Ian Woods, born in Illinois and raised in Dallas/Ft Worth.
Currently based in Florida.
Woods established his enthusiasm for art as a kindergartener. From a young age experimenting with various art elements, his work only progressed throughout the years. Since freshman year in high school, Woods found himself catching the eyes of social media with his art which then commenced his career path from 2015.
Prior to Woods signature art style, he introduced his artwork doing digital portraits of pop-culture figures and musical artists on his iPad. His methods then expanded onto doing realistic portraits and exaggerated distorted portraits.
From 2018, Woods constructed his technique in collage work. He would typically use brand logos and distressed them with pastels, crayons, sand paper and more. Woods advanced his craft introducing the use of construction paper, materials and stickers.
Layering 2 images on top of one another. Sketching out a pattern on top of one of the images.
Using an exacto knife, cut out the sketching. Glue the sketched image on top of the other image.
This is an Ian Woods art piece.
His skills expanded with collage work and introduced this signature art style in 2020.
Woods’ inspiration originates from his favourite artists such as; Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Growing up, Woods studied and observed these artists which allowed him to create his own foundation in art.
Woods being very interactive via social media, he frequently seeks and gains various inspiration from fellow artists whom motivate and encourage him to discover new ways to create his art.