Trent Call

Trent Call was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah and graduated from the University of Utah in 2004 with a BFA. He is actively involved in a diversity of ongoing projects. Trent’s work combines formal academic painting with comics, graffiti, and popular culture. He currently works out of CAPTAIN CAPTAIN Studios in beautiful downtown Salt Lake City.

“Using the grid method – the classical tool to determine proportions – and the female form as a timeless icon, I focus on dissolving the boundaries of the figure to explore the relationship between organic and rigid forms, context, and composition. 

I believe in process, spontaneity, and action. My style and interests are varied, as are the mediums I use. The medium foresees the style. The interest suggests the medium.  My work combines formal academic painting and drawing with a strong interest in graffiti, comics, graphics, and pattern.   My “character-centric” works are drawn from folklore, specifically Americana.”