Illustration
I was pleasantly surprised to see that from the 23rd of October to the 5th of December this year the Zach Feuer Gallery in New York had a retrospective exhibition of works by the Pop artist, teacher and nun Sister Mary Corita.
One of my all time favorite image makers who sadly passed away in 1986 spent 30 years practicing as a nun at the Immaculate Heart Convent in Los Angeles where she also had an art studio and used her time to create screen prints and serigraphs.
Her work features a beautiful mix of type and image usually in bright or fluorescent colours. Newspaper photos, chopped up slogans and quotes, advertising images, jingles and hand rendered type all came together to illustrate political and world issues she felt strongly about with a great sense of playfulness and freedom
It has been said that she is “responsible in part for advancing the silk screen process as fine art”. I can only hope one day to see them with my own eyes. Maybe next time…
Alex Geoffrey
Posted on Thursday, 10th of December 2009 Permalink
Way back in 2006 Gary Butcher blogged about some lovely cycling posters he’s spotted in San Fran link. A few years later, Jon Lee, Creative Director at London design consultancy 20.20 spotted them on 30gms. He loved them so much he hunted down the illustrator Tavis Coburn and commissioned him to do 8 giant banners for their client Arsenal Football Club’s Emirates Stadium. The banners show Arsenal legends past and present huddled together, as they do on the pitch before each game, circling the stadium perimeter. A great concept, beautifully executed, I can’t imagine it’s easy getting players likenesses and character spot on from behind! probably not easy printing and hanging them either, but hats off to all involved because they really are very impressive in situ and thoroughly worth a visit, even if you’re not an Arsenal supporter, well, maybe not if you follow Tottenham, ironically, like Gary does!
Dave Brown
Posted on Monday, 12th of October 2009 Permalink
Everyone by now must have seen Muto the epic eight minute stop frame animation from Italian artist Blu. Well, to my delight he’s just completed a new film as part of the Fame festival which kicked off in Grottaglie Italy on the 19th of September this year. It’s called Combo and this time it’s a collaboration with David Ellis who has been making similar animations as part of Barnstormers since 1999.
Alex Geoffrey
Posted on Tuesday, 29th of September 2009 Permalink
I recently came across this online. It’s a website dedicated to simplifying various film posters. Although you may not recognise a lot of them, it doesn’t take away from the pleasure of seeing these things translated so beautifully into basic geometric forms. If only everything in life could get the same treatment.
Alex Geoffrey
Posted on Thursday, 24th of September 2009 Permalink
A couple of posts back I blogged about a free trip to Brussels Fibre was invited to go on by Eurostar and We Are Social. Well, courtesy of the same Little Break Big Difference campaign now you have the chance to win a pair of free tickets to the same destination.
All you have to do to be the winner of this generous offer is recreate a Magritte painting of your choice using photography. You may choose any one of his masterpieces and there are plenty to choose from. The best entry will receive the two tickets to Brussels.
Anyone wishing to enter can email their entry plus an image of the original piece you copied to the ‘contact’ link on the left of the page. The competition will only be open until the end of September, so get snapping!
Alex Geoffrey
Posted on Tuesday, 15th of September 2009 Permalink
I recently discovered Chris Dent’s artwork after seeing one of his beautiful illustrations on the cover of a Jamie Jones record sleeve. Chris is a London based illustrator who specialises in drawing city landscapes.
He manages to encapsulate the vibrancy of the city though his insanely detailed drawings. I would just hate to think how long each one took him to do!
John Alexander
Posted on Tuesday, 18th of August 2009 Permalink
Raymond Biesinger’s illustration is instantly recognisable and has been featured in a slew of publications too many to mention. His stuff is always so wonderfully dark and subversive, like a Luddite who has a go on the printing press just before he destroys it. I had the opportunity to commission him last year for a BMW book (above is a poster from the same project), which was a real pleasure. Not content with being a nice bloke and an awesome illustrator, he’s also a musician in The Famines and a fledgling publisher too – how infuriating.
One of his first publications is 100 Black on White Illustrations by Raymond E. Biesinger, a snip at $14 on Etsy.
David Rainbird
Posted on Monday, 15th of December 2008 Permalink
No this isn’t Fibres latest Quick Draw venture. This sweet one line journey / interface is for the Japanese Postal Service (correct me if im wrong, as my Japanese isn’t great). The different one line illustrations at intervals are pretty cool – check it out here
Vikesh Bhatt
Posted on Wednesday, 5th of March 2008 Permalink
Things Magazine bring you The Pelican Project, hard to pick a favourite decade or cover, the 60’s and 70’s are where most of the superb graphic solutions are. My favourite changes everytime I visit the site, some are above, but today it’s ‘How Children Fail’
Dave Brown
Posted on Wednesday, 30th of January 2008 Permalink
Get a festive design fix at The Design Grotto, at Somerset House next weekend (same place where you can make a fool of yourself on an ice rink every Christmas). It looks like a fun event with interactive stalls, creative workshops and unique gifts for under £20. Stallholders include Beyond the Valley, Multistorey, If You Could, Johnson Banks and Tatty Devine. Oh, and Michael Johnson will be Father Christmas this year (not really, but wouldn’t he be good?).
David Rainbird
Posted on Saturday, 8th of December 2007 Permalink
