Cedric Rivrain - Illustrator

Estella* · 15-11-2006

now that he finally has a website i'm a little disappointed with what i see...

these were the drawings that made me expect something in the first place and i loved them for their ghastly charm

http://www.cedricrivrain.com/

Whitelinen · 15-11-2006

Oh my

I like these, I like simplicity. Agree with the ghost-like feeling.

Estella* · 15-11-2006

and this is what disappoints me now as it seems a little stiff and too much in the vein of charles anastase...

Estella* · 15-11-2006

this is the second time today i'm starting a thread i feel i've started before and yet the search engine doesn't give me anything, what's wrong with me?

glad you like them, white linen.

here's another nice one, i love that it's painted on newspaper

gius · 15-11-2006

i agree with the likeness of anastase, estella mare ^^ these ones also feel a little soul-less
thank you for sharing. it is the first ones that hit me!

i saw him speaking on tv a few times. they said he is the illustrator for Dior
you can find him often on Diane Pernet's blog too (laugh)

two months off · 16-11-2006

I like the one on newspaper, but I feel that the first batch you posted looks too unfinished, and I agree, the second batch looks a bit stiff.
: /

Tinuviel · 16-11-2006

I think Spacemiu or someone had one of his illustrations as their avatar way back when which prompted some frantic but futile googling of his work until the creation of this thread.. thanks Estella! The spare and baleful feel of the earlier sketches are delightfully disconcerting, while the second set are admittedly a little plastic but still very beautiful. It would be a shame if he completely abandoned his former aesthetic.

cutxpaste · 16-11-2006

these really remind me of JR1's drawings!

gius · 16-11-2006

I was just at the website...
Does anyone know what he did for Sitbon, Galliano and Dior? It says he designed than illustrated. I wonder what he would have been designing

There are a few illustrations on the website that are interesting too, like the nudes that still stay nude although they are wearing Givenchy or whatever. And, the portraits of the artists, instead of models, displaying jewellery

**Scott** · 16-11-2006

Oh I like his work. He's got some beautiful portraits of his friends,the Yazbukey sisters.

I love these-

TAO

However,I do agree that his work is kind of Anastase-like....somehow I would hope he would find more of a niche as in the former(although those actually remind me of Devastee,come to think of it)and latter posts. But I suppose that vein of the Anastase style isn't bad company though. I do think his work is less surrealistic than Charles.

*http://www.cedricrivrain.com/

Estella* · 17-11-2006

tinuviel, i remember space's avatar, too

two months off, i do like the unfinished feel about the first batch, actually. i always think it's best to make a flaw an advantage if you're not able to draw flawless (who is?) ... and with the later ones i feel he is trying to be flawless (maybe with an ironic touch but still) and failing...

cutxpaste, you remind me that i haven't had a look at jr1's work for too long

scott, i think he was featured on the devastee website some time ago. those gothic images were too over the top for me at first but at second glance they're quite funny.

**Scott** · 17-11-2006

^really? I never saw that. I thought they were all done by Francois.

Estella* · 17-11-2006

hm, i wouldn't give my word for it as everyone knows i act a bit granny-ish these days .... but i seem to remember something

**Scott** · 18-11-2006

they probably did collaborate on something before...i cannot remember for the life of me.

kikidior · 19-11-2006

the ones on post #3, while still beautiful, relatively seem too commercial, lifeless and flat. it's great though that he has some variety in his work. i have to say i'm smitten with the ones on post #10. just slightly comical but his aesthetic is still quite felt.

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Whitelinen V.I.P. Join Date: Dec 2005 Gender: femme Posts: 5,773	Oh my I like these, I like simplicity. Agree with the ghost-like feeling. __________________ "Because of all sorts of cloth have their motions, as well as Bodies, it must needs that they differ in themselves." -Lomazzo

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gius V.I.P. Join Date: Jan 2006 Gender: homme Posts: 10,163	i agree with the likeness of anastase, estella mare ^^ these ones also feel a little soul-less thank you for sharing. it is the first ones that hit me! i saw him speaking on tv a few times. they said he is the illustrator for Dior you can find him often on Diane Pernet's blog too (laugh)

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two months off Eat me, drink me Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Costa Rica Gender: femme Posts: 1,112	I like the one on newspaper, but I feel that the first batch you posted looks too unfinished, and I agree, the second batch looks a bit stiff. : / __________________ Three inches is such a wretched height to be!

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Tinuviel V.I.P. Join Date: May 2003 Location: button moon Gender: femme Posts: 5,729	I think Spacemiu or someone had one of his illustrations as their avatar way back when which prompted some frantic but futile googling of his work until the creation of this thread.. thanks Estella! The spare and baleful feel of the earlier sketches are delightfully disconcerting, while the second set are admittedly a little plastic but still very beautiful. It would be a shame if he completely abandoned his former aesthetic. __________________ secrets in her smile

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Scott Stitch:the Hand Mod Squad Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Among the trees Gender: homme Posts: 12,450	Oh I like his work. He's got some beautiful portraits of his friends,the Yazbukey sisters. I love these- TAO However,I do agree that his work is kind of Anastase-like....somehow I would hope he would find more of a niche as in the former(although those actually remind me of Devastee,come to think of it)and latter posts. But I suppose that vein of the Anastase style isn't bad company though. I do think his work is less surrealistic than Charles. http://www.cedricrivrain.com/ Last edited by Scott; 16-11-2006 at 08:39 PM.*

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Scott Stitch:the Hand Mod Squad Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Among the trees Gender: homme Posts: 12,450	they probably did collaborate on something before...i cannot remember for the life of me.

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kikidior rêverie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: norcal / the philippines Gender: homme Posts: 5,471	the ones on post #3, while still beautiful, relatively seem too commercial, lifeless and flat. it's great though that he has some variety in his work. i have to say i'm smitten with the ones on post #10. just slightly comical but his aesthetic is still quite felt. __________________ ... they lived and laughed and loved and left ... pseudo-oz~ tintin!