Just booked tickets for the OFFSET2010 Creative Conference in Dublin being held this October. My lovely creative partner at CEMYK, Emma Stebbings will be joining me so hope to see you there. Hmm, Guinness!
OFFSET2010 features a week long programme of club nights, live performances, gallery shows, in-store events and much more taking place all over the capital. Showcasing world-class creatives in design, illustration, fashion, photography, publishing, advertising, animation and more, we intend to turn the spotlight on the incredible creative scene thriving around us each day.
“Whoever you are and wherever you look a revolution is taking place. Cycling is quickly becoming a part of the fabric of everyday life in London. During Summer 2010, Transport for London will will join the revolution with the launch of its Cycle Superhighways and Cycle Hire Schemes as well as a host of other initiatives to improve cycle safety and security. In conjunction with these programmes, London Transport Museum and the Association of Illustrators are delighted to announce a call for illustrations featuring cycling as an emerging mode of transport in London.
Students and professionals are invited to submit entries that demonstrate the environmental, health and/or recreational benefits of cycling. It is the task of entrants to create an illustration that shows cycling as a fun and efficient way to get around the city.”
I looked at a few solutions in regards to the brief but kept returning to the word revolution. The connotation of circular movement is linked with so many elements on a bicycle. I also imagined the idea of cyclists reclaiming the streets from a sort of tyranny imposed by motorised transport .
The Cycle Superhighways will create their own map of destinations across the city, and I though it was interesting how the cycle sign sat well as an interchange on our existing underground map.
Last night I had a look around what was described as the UK’s “first contemporary Graphic Art Fair”. Pick Me Up! was an exhibition of graphic artists and collaborations housed in the Embankment Galleries of Somerset House.
There was a numerous amount of talent and inspiration throughout the show but here are a few that caught my eye.
Tom Rowe
Tom’s art has an air of nostalgia particularly when his subject matter is old analogue recording equipment. This work was created in conjunction with Nobrow and you can read more on their Blog. Tom is a graduate of the University of Brighton and part of Evening Tweed a graphic design collective.
Andy Gillmore
This guy takes me way back to colour theory at Art College. His colour work is abstract, geometric, and well what other way is there to put this but colourful. Andy Gilmore is based in Rochester, New York and clients include the likes of The New York Times and Wired Magazine.
But that is just one half of Andy’s story. His hand drawn work is in contrast far more organic, demonstrating this artist’s exceptional draftsmanship.
Claire Scully
Claire graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2006 with an MA in communication Design and has an exemplary client list including The New York Times, The Guardian, Penguin Books, Wallpaper* to name but a few. She applies her skill over many mediums from photography to painting, drawing to printing, moving image to digital art, and it her ability in all that I find incredible. Visit her site The quiet revolution and enjoy.
Rob Ryan
Rob’s whimsical and delicate work involves enormous yet intricate paper cuts that are replicated as screen prints. For Pick Me Up, Rob and his team relocated their studio to Somerset House to give visitors an insight into his process.
They captured this production while in situ at the exhibition.
Last week I pretty much trashed my kitchen and studio turning it into a print room (see below). Well the fruits of my mess are now available to buy in East London.
There is a limited run of 24 signed & numbered prints, & a run 0f 23 numbered cards that can be framed after use.
TIMBER is a beautiful store and gallery based at 65 Hanbury Street, Shoreditch, London. On sale is the handcrafted, the lovingly sewn, the carefully restored, the artfully drawn and the nostalgically sourced. Everything is handmade or vintage, and you will find something completely unique. Interiors, gifts, jewellery, clothes, artworks and other things.
My crunchy themed illustration was selected as “Pick of the Week” on Illustration Friday. Thank you for all the kind comments left.
Illustration Friday is a weekly illustration challenge. A topic is posted every Friday and then participants have all week to come up with their own interpretation. Illustration Friday was created by illustrator Penelope Dullaghan. You can see her own work here http://penelopeillustration.com.
I recently became a full member of the Association of Illustrators.
The AOI was established in 1973 to advance and protect illustrator’s rights and encourage professional standards. The AOI is a non-profit making trade association dedicated to its members’ professional interests and the promotion of illustration.
