From poetry to animation, from graphics to 3D work, from textile and wallpaper to paintings, Los Angeles-based graphic artist has created in his free work and in his commissions a unique imagery, which is detailed and abstract at the same time. Full of hands and teeth, objects and animals, skaters and bikers.
Published in occasion of the exhibition Bend The Void at MU in Eindhoven, June 22nd - August 5th, 2007.
Born in Canada, but trained at the California Institute of the Arts, McFetridge won public acclaim as a
designer when he was still a student. For two years, he was art director of the famous underground Beastie Boys magazine
Grand Royal. Since then he has worked for numerous clients ranging from Nike, Pepsi, and Stüssy to Burton, Girl and 2K/Gingham. He made clips for Plaid, Simian, and recently also for The Whitest Boy Alive, and he created film title sequences for The
Virgin Suicides and
Adaptation. He is one of the Beautiful Losers, and makes solo exhibitions from Los Angeles to Paris and from London to Tokyo.
