Anthony Clarkson’s work is a portal into child-like innocence, mixed with troubled spirits, broken hearts and a sense of emptiness. A place where the living and the dead and are caught in a personal struggle with their own fears, where reality and fiction combine.

When Clarkson graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in 2002, he was resolute in his decision to make a living as a graphic artist in the music industry. He was hired as the head graphic designer for the U.S. branches of Century Media and Nuclear Blast Records located in Los Angeles. Embracing a much more digital, photo-manipulation technique, he had his first published cover shortly after joining the company and quickly established a style all his own that has since been used by a number of international acts as well.

Gathering inspiration from the evolving Los Angeles underground art scene, and his growing boredom with digital art, Clarkson began to revisit the drawing style of his youth, mixed with the feelings and emotions dealt with over his life. In late 2005 he was given the chance to be in his first group show in Los Angeles. This was the perfect chance to begin showcasing a completely new direction and, in a way, his art came full circle. This is the style that he always assumed he would be most known for while growing up. Clarkson has shown at several galleries in the Los Angeles area including Thinkspace, Gallery 1988, Cannibal Flower, Copro Nason and ISM.