It a new month, so here is a new Artist of Kansas City. This week’s artist is Ade Hogue. Ade is an Art Director, Designer, and Letterer based in Chicago, Illinois. He has an amazing skill in applying his ability to combine the aesthetic with the practical.
He was born in a small town in southern Virginia but moved to Northern Carolina when he was a kid. As a child, he didn’t have any background in art or design. He then decided to attend college in Charlotte, North Carolina. While attending college, he wanted to major in Civil Engineering before deciding that this wasn’t something he wanted to pursue. When introduced into the arts in college, he decided that this was something he aspired to attempt.
His work covers a pretty wide range of designs, but overall, he works with type. He tries to combine type and lettering into everything he creates, no matter the kind of medium.
One of his most notable accomplishments is highlighted in Print Magazine as one of the 2017 New Visual Artists. It held an incredible honor to have his work recognized by such a prestigious magazine.
One of his most notable accomplishments is highlighted in Print Magazine as one of the 2017 New Visual Artists. It held an incredible honor to have his work recognized by such a prestigious magazine. His work in Kansas City can be found in West 74th Terrance and Broadway Road.
This art composition is designed with an abstract pattern of fun shaped lines in a circular pattern. Each line illustrated in the artwork is unique and has no specific pattern, but it all fits together perfectly as one. With the wall being a solid white, the cool shades of blue lines ground the mural to stand out. The saying “Well that was fun” gives the mural a fun and quirky aspect to the artwork. This art piece is one I appreciated to go see here in Kansas City and can’t wait to see what else Ade Hogue will create next.
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