Anorak Magazine Submission

This is my submission for Anorak magazine’s ‘Favourite Sports’ submission. While tennis isn’t my actual favourite.. I love/play football and table tennis more, it’s great to play and watch. I have great memories of Wimbledon, the characters, the atmosphere and passion in the summer. Both of the players are fictional, while they are inspired by players I have seen from different eras. The near character might be a Pat Cash or Borris Becker and his opponent, the eccentric John Macenroe or Cederic Pioline.

Sunday Bricklane Art Market with YAOMART

On Sunday I participated in an art stall in the Old Truman Brewery on Bricklane. It is a vibrant market, selling art, clothes, food and many other different, surprising things. Just down the road is Spittlefields Market, and on Sunday along Bricklane it is especially entertaining, this week with a tap dancer, a fresh Pina Colada seller and other eccentric street performers. Just a little walk down the road is Columbia Flower market, which is also held on Sunday. The stall was brought together by the collective Yaomart, which is organised by Nanae Kawahara. Another friend called Karin Soderquist joined, in addition to the designer, Sayuri Taga. More photos and documentation of Sunday can be found on Karin’s blog, as well as here, at Yaomart.

CueB Exhibition 2012

I was selected for the exhibition, CueB 2012. The gallery is based in Brockley, an up and coming location for arts in South London, CueB’s website is here. I had seen the work they represent before and really like the kinds of fresh and contemporary work the gallery and curator Franco La Russa select. The show runs from 25th February to 23rd March. As the gallery is based within a larger bar/cafe it is definitely worth a visit. The interior is similar to a diner with some cool decore and seating, and great food. The private view was very busy and I managed to take some photos of everything which are below. More can be found taken by a friend who was also exhibiting, Arina’s site is here. And some great ones on flickr too, here. I’d really like to enter in to show with them again, it was quite a major event in the area. The catalogue to accompany the show was really nicely designed and can be browsed and bought here. Looking forward to seeing future exhibitions CueB have coming up..

Illustration for: The Festival of the Moving Image 2012

I was asked to produce an illustration for ‘The Festival of Moving Image 2012′. The design was used across the festival, logo, poster and Web. The Website can be found here: http://movingimage.im/ . Aeron O’Connor has planned it really well, since well before Christmas. It was initially founded in 2007, and has enjoyed great success, having had Ken Loach and Vanessa Redgrave, coming to speak about their films in recent years. Aeron’s blog can be found here: aeronoconnor.blogspot.com . The festival runs across 3 days (starting this Friday night, 10th February to Sunday 12th) and the concepts running across the films are:

‘Exploring how the visual and auditory aspects of film can aid the human imagination to cope with, interpret and distort reality. Three nights of films, talks and experiments aimed at challenging the senses and the mind.’

It was a challenge to create an illustration which contained all of the information  and visual references behind the idea for the festival. It was unique in many ways, at first I was told there would be a focus on the origins of cinema with a possibility they would have a live orchestra to simulate early screenings. Very much part of the idea were notions of self reflection, imagination and challenging / distorting the senses. The metaphors for the 3 nights were mirror, spyglass and prism. So there was lot to communicate and draw from for the poster/ design.

Really looking forward to seeing some of the films! The festival is free but apparently it’s advisable to arrive early for a space..!

Editorial Illustration for New Turn magazine

This is a commission I did for New Turn magazine. Editorial / political illustration is something I really enjoy and am currently working on other articles at the moment. The brief was to show Scottish First minister Alex Salmond, with the Scottish flag, treading over some history books (also dressed in traditional Scottish wear- as ‘Brave Heart!’). An online version of the magazine can be found here: www.newturn.org.uk. It’s a very interesting read with social, political and cultural comment. Being able to illustrate in an honest, experimental way, on adult subjects has been liberating! The drawing on the cover shown, was by another illustrator JMC, and the writer of the article I took on, was Matthew Bremner, the art director of Blue Period Art.

B&B Italia Opening

The opening night at B&B Italia was really enjoyable. I realised that it was right at the centre of the Brompton Road Design district, a centre point for London Design Week. On the same opening night, all of the shops stocking design and furniture held a late night opening and at B&B Italia, along with the V&A, their guests were invited to join in the parties they hosted. Here are some photos I managed to take of the entertainment in the expansive show rooms. It was a great setting with lots of well curated art and design, entertainment and people.

My Illustration exhibited in the show, B&B Italia 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B&B Italia show

Today Monday 19th September is the first day of a new show which I was invited to participate in for B&B Italia. The private view is this Thursday 22nd and it runs until the 25th. It marks 10 years of the London branch of the Italian Furniture and Interior design company opening, and the brief was to respond to the landmark of 10 years. I was contacted by Camron PR, who organised the exhibition and represent many Art/Design/Communications companies and events, and was told the event itself would be a part of London Design Week and practicioners such as Zaha Hadid, Barber Osgerby and Tony Chambers from Wallpaper magazine would produce work for it. The exhibition runs from the 19th-25th September and then travels to Milan to be shown again there, before entering into their archives. So the first thing to do was head to the the space and get a feel for the building and interior in South Kensington, which was designed by the architect/designer John Pawson.

All of the exhibitors had to produce an A4 response to the brief 10 years in London. Along side Designers, Ilustrators and Architects were Furniture Designers who had produced a new range of designs for the show.. Below is a section of one of two drawings I submitted and will be hung as part of the show.. Looking forward to the party on Thursday evening.!