Illustration
The archives tell me that Newtasty was last mentioned on here by Pete nearly four years ago. I’ve just spent a few minutes flipping through his Facebook Page and there’s some good stuff on his blog too.
I’d come across Advice To Sink In Slowly once or twice:
an ongoing series of posters designed by graduates for the purpose of passing on advice and inspiration to first year students
but I’m not sure I’d twigged that there are a few contributors from around Birmingham, including Ben Javens, Jonny Costello (whose poster is below), Lee Basford and Luke Tonge.
Simon Peplow and Yee Ting Kuit both studied in Birmingham too. Let me know if I’ve missed anyone.
(Spotted by Helga Henry)
Fast Food Dreams is an exhibition by Kristian Jones. You can see it at 6/8 Kafe today.
His work has also recently been featured all over Common, my favourite Mancunian bar.
UPDATE: Fused Magazine points out that the exhibition is on for the next six weeks.
Leanne Jones is a freelance artist and illustrator, currently with work being shown at Urban Outfitters on Corporation Street.
You may recall the name from that Sandford Jr post from a few weeks back.
Nicole Scribble (@nicolescribble) is an artist, photographer and DJ. She’s looking for a wall to paint. If anyone has a spare wall then give her a shout.
Stina Jones is a West Mids-based artist/illustrator/graphic designer/etc whose work can be seen in both the Rose Villa Tavern (above) and The Victoria (courtesy of interior designers Davindi).
(Via Fake Magazine)
Lee Crutchley is a graphic designer and illustrator with a passion for quotes. His Quoteskine blog of illustrated quotes has travelled far and wide and soon his first book Quoteskine Volume One will be available to buy.
You can see more of Lee’s work on his flickr account or by visiting his website. Thanks go to the FAKE magazine blog where we noticed this.
Meanwhile, FAKE magaine‘s crowdfunding campaign to produce its second issue has just been extended until 13 October. You can donate to help them get it made on their Crowdfunder campaign page.
Natalie Lines, according to her bio, is:
a self-taught illustrator based in the Midlands. Her recent projects have been for Dorothy Perkins, House of Fraser and Lady Gaga for V magazine.
Natalie’s on Twitter and has a profile on Behance.
From the Supersonic website:
Capsule are currently putting together a zine about all things Supersonic and we’re looking for illustrators to contribute. If you’re interested, please contact admin@capsule.org.uk by 16th August and we can send you more details.
Capsule’s previous zines are on Issuu, in case you wanted to have a look.
Amanda’s blog, Snowflake Blueprints, is a world of plushies (she takes commissions), poetry and hirsute lovers. She’s studying illustration at BIAD.
This is Sunny:
Pointe Blank is:
An exhibition of original images inspired by the story of Coppélia. In a first-of-its-kind project for Birmingham Royal Ballet, 27 artists and designers have been invited to produce individual pieces of artwork based upon toymaker Doctor Coppélius, and his attempts to breathe life into his most prized creation
The exhibition has been pulled together by Rob Lindsay at Birmingham Royal Ballet and Claire Hartley.
It features the work of (deep breath…) Ashley O’Brien, Ben Javens, Chris Henley, Christine Hughes, Claire Hartley, Crayonfire, Darren John, Dave Hughes, Gavin Auty, Harriet Grey, The Hidden Dingbat Collective, Ian, Caulkett, Jamie Littler, Jimmy Rogers, Jo Spencer, Katie Parry, Luke Tonge, Mezzetty, Middle Boop, Nathan Monk, Rachel Tighe, Ryan Dean-Corke, Sam Pierpoint, Sarah Ray, Simon Wild, Studio Family and Sweaty Eskimo.
It’s all online so go and have a look. There’s some lovely work there.
It launched tonight for one night only (I was there – that photo stands as slightly blurry proof), although there are plans to exhibit the prints elsewhere and maybe sell them online or something.
It always seems to me that the illustrators around Birmingham are a very talented but criminally underserved bunch. When they get together and do something it tends to be really very good – see also the Not My Type exhibition that we hosted at the CiB shop last year.
Still, a very well done to everyone involved in this.
Apparently that’s our own fair Bullring in the picture above, albeit with a fair amount of retouching done. And a horde of bloodthirsty zombies running amok. [insert predictable joke here]
In case you don’t already know of it, Dead Rising is a computer game. Fluid did the branding for the advertising, POS, packaging and so on.
I’ve just been catching up on what Moyma‘s been doing. The answer seems to be a new series called The Adventures of P Chiddy. Here’s the latest:
This piece is a paradoxical view on engagement, the dialectical infringement of time and its juxtaposition of that paradox within a social time enhanced framework…or maybe its a picture of a P to the Chiddy hanging from a fish. I will let you decipher.
Luke Brookes is an illustrator based in Birmingham. His work has a mythical feel, with a focus of fictional characters, along with short stories to accompany some of his pieces. This a cute one about a bear and a fisherman.
He also has a really fun website, complete with rainbows, clouds and a hot air balloon. There’s also plenty more pieces on his blog.
