13.02.2012
“Black Herds of the Rain” is the new film collaboration between director Andrew Telling and artist Conor Harrington.
“Filmed over 11 days last June in Dublin and in various locations on the West of Ireland, Black Herds Of The Rain is a a short film that documents the three walls that Irish artist Conor Harrington painted along this trip.”
Check out the beautifully shot and scored film in full here! More please.
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18.11.2011
The first issue of Rankin’s new bi-annual magazine The Hunger officially launched yesterday. It is a beast of a publication carrying as it does over 500 pages of spreads and interviews form the worlds of art, fashion, music and film. I created 10 portraits for the magazine in collaboration with Rankin – a selection of which you can see above. It was a really interesting project to work on, on one hand there was such rich source material but also a real freedom that is more often than not very hard to come by.
As seen in the Part 1 of The Hunger posts I was photographed by Rankin for the magazine and also interviewed on film. I’ll be collaborating again with the photographer on the second issue coming out next year. The full set of portraits created will go on the HelloVon site when it is redesigned and launched in the coming months. In the mean time you can watch a plethora of interviews and short films shot especially for the magazine’s site here.
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11.11.2011
I came across Dutch illustrator Tim Enthoven‘s work yesterday and it totally grabbed me. Surreal, humorous, graphic with a slight dose of vintage aesthetic — what’s not to like ?
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01.11.2011
The “Semblance 02″ limited edition screen-print I released through ShopVon has now sold out. Thank you to everyone who bought one and to everyone who blogged about, tweeted about and “Liked” the print.
The last new major release of 2011 from ShopVon is due in later this month. As ever we are working really hard to make it a fitting one with which to end such a fantastic year. If you would like to know about it at least 24 hours before anyone else you can submit your details to be put on the mailing list.
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19.10.2011
For those of you lucky enough to be in New York this week the latest solo show from Irish born painter Chloe Early opens tomorrow at Joshua Liner Gallery. Entitled “Feathers and Wax” the show will have works of varying scale on display including a host of circular pieces, a relatively new direction from Chloe I personally love. It comes as no surprise that a lot of the paintings have sold prior to the doors even opening so make sure you get down there and witness this in the flesh! I just wish I could go.
Feathers and Wax by Chloe Early runs October 20 to November 19, 2011, Joshus Liner Gallery, New York.
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14.10.2011
I came across NYC based artist Jenny Morgan through the latest issue of Hi-Fructose Magazine and felt compelled to post it. Beautiful use of colour and texture in both palette and to fragment what could otherwise verge on being very traditional portraiture. I very much hope to catch these in the flesh one day. It’s also well worth grabbing the latest Hi-Fructose for an in depth feature on the wonderful Kate MccGwire whose exhibition at P&AG we featured before.
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15.08.2011
Like a lot of people I love records. There’s a lot to be said for vinyl so I shan’t bother stating the obvious but rather point you in the direction of a new blog curated by BigActive‘s Matt Maitland entitled Leopard Tree Dream. It’s a one stop shop for amazing album covers, with notation on who created what where possible, all taken from Mr Maitland’s personal collection. Vinyl lust !
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27.07.2011
Following on from the sold out Animals : Collector’s Edition Box Set I will soon be releasing a special, limited edition screen print from the Semblance series. It will be the first print released from the series that launched with the exhibition of the same name in LA back in 2009.
All details of this release are under wraps for now but if you would like to put your name down to receive a special preview 24 hours before the preorder opens submit your name and email here.
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20.07.2011
Charming Baker‘s latest solo show “Everything Must Go” is something of a phenomenon as, despite having a string of smaller sell out shows both in the UK and the US over the past few years, it really does feel like Charming Baker has just exploded. His signing to US management agents Pat Magnarella and Roger Klein coupled with the news the show took nigh on £2 million before the doors opened to a packed and star studded private view has led to reams of press. We had to go down in person and check it out in the flesh.
The paintings are done little justice on the web or in the catalogue as in the flesh you can quite easily get absorbed figuring out the rich and intricate layering of pattern and processes involved. As reported elsewhere it is a shame that non-reflective / museum glass wasn’t used on the paintings that were framed but thankfully it didn’t spoil the overall enjoyment too much.
Being such a large body of work on show it is difficult to pick an absolute favourite but one of the stars of the exhibit is undoubtedly the avenue of ceramic busts lining the centre of the spacious gallery. Apparently cast of on the head of his step daughter, each head was wearing a gold mask bearing the face of a different animal – anything from a donkey to an ox. A small but really nice extra detail, and another example of Baker’s subtle use of humour, being how some busts had their hair exposed but left some were wearing swimming caps.
It’ll be interesting to see where Baker goes from here after such a huge success, all made doubly the more interesting to me personally as he began years ago as an illustrator. Whatever the move is I look forward to seeing it.
Everything Must Go runs 8 – 31 July at Mercer St Studios, 16 Mercer St, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9QE.
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18.07.2011
Pertwee Anderson & Gold‘s latest show continues their fascination with the mysterious, curious and taxidermied with Alastair Mackie‘s “I was there in Arcadia.” In the ground floor stand three tall, mirrored glass bell jars. It is only until you stare at them a while wondering if something else should be happening that the light catches the surface in the right way, your eyes adjust and the secret birds of prey watching you beneath are revealed.
Downstairs you are greeted by four incredibly delicate spheres seemingly floating in bell jars. Only on closer inspection do you see they are constructed out of hundreds of tiny mouse skulls. Beautiful objects in themselves yet I found the black and white photos hung nearby really added something to them, showing as they did these macabre spheres discarded in abandoned warehouses and back alleys – like the artist had stumbled upon and rescued them. A nice narrative touch. As always with this gallery – a beautifully presented show and one all the more interesting for the vague and spooky relationships found within the work.
Mackie’s I was there in Arcadia runs 07/07/2011 – 11/08/2011 at Pertwee Anderson & Gold, 15 Bateman St, Soho, London, W1D 3AQ
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