First rough of this poster I am doing.. Really like how the letterpress turned out, still wondering if I want to use color and what process I want the eventual poster to be in (screen printed or digital).
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Artist - Ryan Hurley
That typography just did it for me... Some really interesting work by London-based designer Ryan Hurley.
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Artist - Tom Gauld
Always been a fan of his work. Simple and funny illustrations, they're always pleasant and amusing to look at. His latest letter-pressed poster looks really cool, too!
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Artist - Audrey Kawasaki
Amazingly talented illustrator Audrey Kawasaki has this style.. All her work is simple, beautifully drawn and colored. Most of her last paintings have been on wood, which gives a really nice texture to the illustrations. Even though though the style is recurring in her work, all the illustrations are unique.
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Random - Modern Movie Posters
I was looking through the My Modern Met archives and came across this lovely series of posters. Instead of bombarding us with information about all the aspects of the films the posters concentrate on a specific experience or striking scene.
Advertising - CCTV
Beautiful ad for CCTV in China.
CCTV Ink TV Commercial - Directed by Niko Tziopanos from Troublemakers.tv on Vimeo.
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Artist - Laurie Hill
We were shown this very nice animation by Laurie Hill for the Getty Images Sweet Film Challenge in our seminar group today talking about the theme of the re-appropriation of images. The rest of the seminar was also quite interesting, but this video is simply amazing.
Artist - Georgie Grie
I've seen his work before and stumbled upon him again so I figure it's about time I post about his work. I've always been a big fan of fantasy both in literature and in art and his digital paintings are quite breathtaking.
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Artist - Nuno Da Costa
Glamorous illustrations by London based self-taught artist Nuno Da Costa.
On a side note: I was looking for an official website and came across this. It isn't the same artist but for some reason there are like 3 Nuno Da Costa's with online portfolio's.
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Exhibition - Anish Kapoor // Jonas Burgert
A small uni field-trip on thursday brought us to the RCA and its surroundings, so first off was the Anish Kapoor exhibition. Walking through the exhibition almost every single room gave me a head ache, but in a good way. The work is just too impressive. When you're standing in front of this huge square of yellow on the wall with a massive sort of dent in it, you really feel small. All in all the sculptures were all quite interesting and one of the things that struck me the most was a quote from the artist:
"I have often said that I have nothing to say as an artist. Having something to say implies that one is struggling with meaning. The role of the artist is in fact that we don't know what to say, and it is that not knowing that leads to the work."
"I have often said that I have nothing to say as an artist. Having something to say implies that one is struggling with meaning. The role of the artist is in fact that we don't know what to say, and it is that not knowing that leads to the work."
For more information about Anish Kapoor, I would recommend checking out his page on Artsy. Huge database!
Another exhibition we went to see was that of Jonas Burgert, at the Venison. His paintings were huge, extremely detailed and colorful. All his work has this narrative feel to it: he explores the darkest and most frightening parts of the human mind accentuated by his usage of bright and vivid colors in conjunction with the inhuman scenery.
Artist - Greg Simkins
Impressive paintings by American artist Greg Simkins. It's quite nice to see the evolution from the sketches in the Drawings section to the actual paintings.
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Artist - Stella Im Hultberg
"Somewhere, deep down, identity is something I always base my works from, not just self-identity, but identity as life as well. I still believe that most of us spend our lives figuring out what it is that we're living for. Dealing closely with death and injury makes you realize the frailty of identity and life... Just that one moment you can fully exist and the next you can be gone" -Stella Im Hultberg
I personally really like her style. Her work awakes some form of melancholy in me, probably due to how personal it is..
I personally really like her style. Her work awakes some form of melancholy in me, probably due to how personal it is..
On a side-note: great website, My Modern Met.
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Random - 'Richard Wiseman'
A friend of mine very nicely thought of me and sent me the following file. Do check it out it's amazing!
Music Video - Hearts a Mess
Lovely new video by Gotye. I particularly like the way the spider spins night around the earth...
Artist - Wonman Kim
I quite like the colors he uses. He has a very varied style, so be sure to check out other work on his blog.
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Artist - Stephan Balleux
Belgian born artist Stephan Balleux has a very defined technique in his paintings. Quite dark..
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Artist - Stephen Wiltshire
Simply mind-blowing. I can't really comprehend how someone can do this... He spent 20 minutes on a helicopter and then started drawing the skyline from memory.
Anime- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
The anime I am currently following, surprisingly good. The story line is very weird, but once you get into it you really want to know where it's going. What I particularly like about it the humanity of the characters, the way they behave (the character psychology, basically). And the opening and end video are really catchy...
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Exhibition - Pop Life: Art in a Material World
Before celebrating Halloween my flat mates and I went to see the much talked about exhibition at the Tate Modern. I had heard a lot of criticism about it but I thought I should form my own opinion and I must say I was positively surprised. The exhibition is very pleasantly curated, very informative and surprisingly inspirational (for me it was at least) and is definitely worth the £11 concession. The whole exhibition is based on pop culture , like its name implies, and explores the most provocative and influential pieces of the 21st century ranging from Andy Warhol to Damien Hirst and Jeff Koons. Because I recently developed a vast interest in pop culture for my recent projects I enjoyed every bit of the exhibition, it's quite the eye opener. Here are the/my high-lights:
Koons' iconic Rabbit never fails to impress me with it's simplicity and genius. Even more interesting were the pieces from his Made in Heaven series, a collection of art works in different media depicting himself having sex with hungarian porn star and politician Iona, based on the celebrity age we live in today.
On the same subject comes Richard Princes' Spiritual America IV and Takashi Murakamis' collection of work about modern Japan. Their work is a brilliant reference for an idea I've had for a personal project, something I will concentrate on as soon as I find the time (I am constantly collecting references, images and information on the subject, which is - very broadly described - today's pop and celebrity culture and the illusion-lifestyle it creates. If anyone has seen a piece of work or article that links to that subject please feel free to email it to me - illustratemyday.mail@gmail.com!).
Another personally interesting part of the exhibition was Keith Haring's Pop Shop room, along with a couple of his prints. I've always felt a strong connection to his work because my earliest art-related memory is of me going to see an exhibition of his work in Knokke, Belgium, sitting there for two days in a row trying to draw the different pieces of work displayed.
A technically interesting part of the exhibition was the first part, Warhol's legacy.
For some obscure reason I have never really thought about mixing my silk screen printing inks with things like diamond dust (Gem). Displayed in addition the Gem series are quite a few celebrity portraits and promotional films Warhol made.
Besides the 'obvious' big names, the gallery included a couple of very impressive work by artists previously unknown to me. Most notable ones in this category would be Martin Kippenberg's Martin is Great, Tremendous, Fabulous, Everything and Peter Nagy's Est Graduate. I found both pieces to be visually very pleasing.
On a side-note:
It is impossible for me not to mention the Tate Modern's new installation: How It Is by Miroslaw Balka.
If you can, be sure to pass by the Tate to experience this weird installation, the feeling you get is pretty hard to describe.
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