48 Sheet & Papergirl Birmingham launch
Today saw the launch of the eagerly anticipated 48 Sheet Project across billboards in and around Birmingham. Organised by Claire Farrell, today she successfully transformed Birmingham City centre into a walk-through urban art gallery, covering 100 billboards across the city with artwork produced by a troop of local and international artists.
Log Roper a Birmingham based artist, who has collaborated and exhibited with Inkygoodness on numerous occasions, is one of the talented local artists shortlisted for the project. His monumental billboard is made up of painstakingly hand painted panels unveiled on Fazeley Street in Digbeth by Mission print/ub40 studios.
Log Roper x 48 Sheet
For all the latest news, follow 48 Sheet on facebook or join the conversation on twitter @48Sheet_ using the #48Sheet hash tag. The 48 Sheet launch runs alongside the opening of the Papergirl Exhibition at the Mailbox. A global project first originating Berlin, Papergirl is a global project that aims to open the art world into the urban streets of everyday life. Sharing the same sentiment as the 48 Sheet Project, Papergirl Birmingham invites artists to submit artwork for exhibition which are then distributed en mass to an unsuspecting public by lovely Brummies on bicycles!
Sharing a space at the Mailbox, both 48 Sheet and Papergirl Birmingham join forces on the 28th April, with the bicycle route of Papergirl Birmingham following each 48Sheet bill board spot across the city. You can join the Papergirl Birmingham bike ride too – simply go to their website for info or follow the action from the comfort of your home on twitter @papergirlbhm and facebook.
If you fancy checking out the 100 billboards at your own leisure over the Easter weekend, you can find a very useful interactive map of all the locations providing both walking and cycle routes here.
We’ll be checking out the Papergirl exhibition on the 28th April – see you there!
Papergirl Birmingham opens on 28th April at Mailbox, Birmingham.
EPHEMERA exhibition // Florence Blanchard
Through complex compositions inspired by graffiti, tattoo flash and comic books, Florence Blanchard explores themes of symbolism and science fiction. Her intricate artwork immortalises fleeting thoughts, illustrating the beauty of transiency, whilst questioning the passing of time. Her new exhibition, EPHEMERA gives shape and form to a precarious and fantastical universe. Imagined visions tinged with sensuality and mystery invite us to gather in a transitional moment between dreams and reality.
One of the first female artist in French graffiti, Florence Blanchard resides in New York for 10 years. She adopted the moniker ‘Ema’ in the early 90′s and took part in key american hiphop events. Ema exhibits her work around the world and participated to the underbelly project in New York, TED Women conference à Washington 2010 and Art Basel Miami Beach.
Rue de Beauce is a gallery in an informal setting committed to promoting emerging talent within Contemporary Art and Design. Initiated by Michele Bouhana and Angela di Paolo, artists are regularly invited to exhibit in the living room of a Parisian apartment in the heart of the Marais. Find out more on the Rue de Beace facebook page.
E P H E M E R A // FLORENCE BLANCHARD Opens 1st April 16:00 – 21:00. Exhibition runs until 10th May 2012, open daily at 3 Rue de Beauce, 75 003 Paris.
Words & images copyright Florence Blanchard / Rue de Beauce.
Pick Me Up Contemporary Graphic Fair returns!
Pick Me Up, the UK’s first annual contemporary graphic art fair returns to Somerset House tomorrow for its biggest edition yet! Showcasing the best new work from around the UK and the world, original works and prints will be available to purchase from just £10. With a dizzying amount of events and workshops for you to get involved with, lucky visitors can expect eleven days of graphic mayhem!
This year’s highlights include ‘Daily Specials’ hosted by Mr Bingo & Anthony Burrill, live drawing by Si Scott and James Jarvis, and workshops hosted by Jody Barton and Aardman PLUS ‘The Manic Monster Free-For-All Drawathon experience by No Brow illustrators Jack Teagle & Liam Barrett – phew! Here’s the best of the rest…
Worried that people were not receiving enough interesting post, Mr Bingo came up with an idea. For the price of a tenner, Mr Bingo will send you a vintage postcard with a little drawing and an offensive message on it (that’s why it’s called ‘hate mail’). “So you get an original signed drawing, the postman gets a laugh and the world gets a little bit happier.” For one day only Mr Bingo presents Hate Mail Live at Pick Me Up. The last session sold out in four minutes – so form an orderly queue! > Find out more on his website
Peepshow
Monday 26 March, 18.30–19.30
£8/£5
Artists in residence, Peepshow Collective will be giving a talk about their remarkable careers so far. They’ll be exploring key projects and talking about what inspires their work individually, and as a collective. > Book now
As part of this year’s Pick Me Up graphic art fair at Somerset House, D&AD will be hosting a Sharpner talk exploring the subject of Graphic Novels. To kick-start a weekend of comics and cartoons, the Comics Studies panel will lead you through the world of the graphic novel from the fun to the fanatical. Chair: Doug Wallace – Marketing Director, SelfMadeHero, with Sam Artrhur – Nobrow, JAKe – Comics artist, Illustrator. Limited tickets > Book now
Chrissie Abbott – Reflections of Alternate Dimensions @ JaquarShoes
Illustrator Chrissie Abbott storms into JaquarShoes this week with a new installation, utilising modern technology to create interactive interior landscapes. The show entitled ‘Reflections of Alternative Dimensions‘ features interactive artworks built around the concept of an infinity mirror; a simple process that creates a curious psychedelic effect and can be simulated using video, projection or any light source.
Featuring a series of films projected and reflected to form a giant two story moving tapestry, this backdrop houses a series of video feedback and traditional infinity mirrors to present inward facing portals, filling the space with beautiful rippling illustrations.
JaguarShoes Collective have previously collaborated with Chrissie to create a variety of innovative products and external projects. “Chrissie’s work is most often characterised by collaged imaginings, which, in vivid Technicolor, utilise pattern and found images to create a uniquely delicate and fragile aesthetic that often touches on themes of nature and humanism. Her work recalls cult psychedelic artists such as Roger Law and 70’s typographer Roger Dean, but still remains uniquely hers.”
Chrissie Abbott first exhibited as part of JaguarShoes Collective in 2008 at the Old Shoreditch Station. Since then she has achieved huge international acclaim, producing commercial work an array of clients including Virgin, Orange, MTV, Nike, Nylon, The Barbican and The New York Times as well for musical acts such as, Little Boots, Patrick Wolf, Witch and Silver Apples. Her distinctive style of work provoked a c-change in illustration and her style, now much emulated has become intrinsic to the fabric of modern day design. Check out her latest work on her blog.
To mark the show, JaquarShoes are also launching their new printed ceramic ‘Cat’ plate (above) with Chrissie as part of the JaguarShoes Collective homewares range. Visit JaquarShoes big cartel store (after March 22nd) to get yours: http://jaguarshoes.bigcartel.com/
Reflections of Alternate Dimensions – A New Exhibition by CHRISSIE ABBOTT opens on Thursday 22nd March 2012, 7pm -late. Exhibition runs until 28th May 2012 at DreamBagsJaguarShoes 32-36 Kingsland Road, London E2 8DA.
Words & images courtesy of JaquarShoes Collective
Secrets of the Sticker Shed
SECRETS OF THE STICKER SHED
Sticker Making Workshop, Sticker Release & Group Show
Saturday 24 March 1.00-5.00 PM
High Roller Society will be open on Saturday and Sunday, 24th & 25th March from 12 Noon-6.00pm.
To kick off the new year, High Roller Society hosts their first-ever sticker making workshop, led by esteemed sticky-fingered extraordinaire, Stickee Rich, who celebrates 25 years of this hip handicraft. See what happens behind the closed doors of the ‘Sticker Shed’ with a step-by-step demo of the entire sticker making process, from creating the artwork, to making the screens, to contour-cutting a sticky masterpiece. Those attending will be encouraged to get their hands dirty with sqeegee lessons and a free-style sticker station. The Workshop begins promptly at 1.00pm with an introductory brief and demonstration, but we won’t stick you up if you’re late– All are welcome to drop in at anytime throughout the afternoon.
Also in the Gallery: New Stickers Released by tenacious favourites Mighty Mo, Rowdy, Aida, Nylon, Sweet Toof, Tek33, and Stickee. Plus: An impromptu group exhibition of assorted treats from the streets to adhere your eyes. Get stuck in!
The Workshop will be Family-Friendly and Free, with a suggested donation of £2 per person. Materials and refreshments will be provided.
Info & RSVP: info@highrollersociety.co.uk
Flatpack Festival, Birmingham
Flatpack 6 is an eclectic jamboree of film; taking over venues all over Birmingham from 14-18 March. Highlights for 2012 include walking tours, live cinema, cult animators, slapstick legends & much more!
Our top pick is a performance by Kit Downes; a young pianist and composer and Lesley Barnes (above); a Glasgow-based illustrator who has made a move into filmmaking of late, including a Belle and Sebastian promo. Last year they came together along with geneticist Adam Rutherford to create Animation/Migration, a DNA-inspired multi-media piece for the Cheltenham Jazz Festival. On Thursday 15th March they’ll be reprising their performance and unveiling a number of new pieces which mix live improvisations and compositions with short films and still images. Click here for tickets.
Full lineup: Kit Downes, piano, Calum Gourlay, bass, James Maddren, drums, James Allsopp, bass clarinet, Lucy Railton, cello. Presented in association with Birmingham Jazz.
A mixtape of hand-drawn, 3D, stop-motion and pixilation, Flatpack’s roundup of new animation explores unfamiliar worlds from the sublime to the ridiculous, where people produce lightbulbs from their mouths (Juan Pablo Zaramella’s Luminaris), a boy attempts to rescue his ungrateful brother from inside a whale (Julia Pott’s Belly, pictured), and talking insects struggle to survive in post-apocalyptic realms (Isamu Hirabayashi’s 663114). It’s not all a surrealist playground though. Graduates Natalie Bettelheim and Sharon Michaeli offer a sweet tale of a mother accepting her baby’s slightly feral ways, and Kangmin Kim’s 38-39°C has a man transported back to his childhood by an intoxicating steam-bath.
Visit the official Flatpack Festival website to purchase tickets for daily events running at various venues around Birmingham throughout the week!
Words: Flatpack Festival Images: Copyright Flatpack Festival 2012
Beermat Character Competition – Call for entries!
We’re delighted to launch our first competition this Spring – to create your own Beermat Character for the chance to exhibit with Inkygoodness later this year! Inspired by our recent trip to Antwerp for the Fiend Projects Art Festival, we’re calling for illustrators, character designers & doodlers to take the challenge and get creative with a beermat…
Just 50 Beermat Character designs will be shortlisted for exhibition in Birmingham later this year (venue tbc). We’ve already received some fantastic entries and look forward to seeing more Beermat Characters arrive at Inkygoodness HQ over the next few months.
How to Enter
- Get a beermat
- Doodle your character
- Send us your entry!
Simply post your entry, along with a S.A.E (for the safe return of your artwork) to:
Inkygoodness HQ
14 Royal Road
Sutton Coldfield
Birmingham
B72 1SP
United Kingdom
Please enclose your name, contact e-mail & website address.
DEADLINE: June 29th.
The competition is open to illustrators, artists, character designers, plush toy makers; students, graduates & creative professionals worldwide.
We encourage you to experiment with a wide variety of materials – there are no restrictions other than the beermat format. All entries received will be showcased on our online gallery at inkygoodness.com for the duration of the competition. In the meantime, keep up to date with the latest news & follow our Beermat Character Competition on facebook.
For full terms & conditions, visit our dedicated Beermat Character Competition project page.
Winners will be announced w/c 8th July – Happy doodling and good luck!
Wrap Magazine issue 4 – Out now!
Issue 4 contributors include: Jessica Fortner, Leah Duncan, Julia Pott, Josh Evans, Isabel Greenberg, Yeji Yun, Andy Gilmore, Jesse Tise, Kim Sielbeck, Sam Brewster & Primitive Press. London based Material Gallery have announced that they will be hosting an official launch party on 15th March to celebrate the latest edition of Wrap – 10 incredible prints featured in the issue will be exhibited, as well as a special screen-printed cover edition by Primitive Press on sale …AND they will be giving away some of their ‘Read Wrap, wrap Wrap‘ raccoon totes on the night too!
Thursday 15th March // 6.30 – 9pm
Material, 3 Rivington Street, London EC2A 3DT
RSVP info@thewrappaper.com
http://thewrappaper.com/
http://www.materialmaterial.com
Pointe Blank & Fake Magazine Launch
Come on down to 6/8 Kafe in Birmingham this Saturday 10th March from 2pm to join Pointe Blank, who will be celebrating the new location of their Hobson’s Choice exhibition with the launch of FAKE issue 4 – plus a bit of live illustration fun for you to get involved in! For any keen doodlers out there, Robin from the BRB (tweet @robintheoffice) will be bringing along some blank beer mats to kick off our Inkygoodness Beermat Character competition. Just grab one or two blank beermats (they’ll be dotted about on the on the tables), pick up a pen & create your characters!
The Inkygoodness Beermat Character Competition launched on March 1st and runs until 29th June. Simply pick up a beermat from your local bar & create your character for your chance to bag a place in our forthcoming exhibition this Summer. We will pick the best 50 designs for the show – send your entries to Inkygoodness HQ, 14 Royal Road, Sutton Coldfield B72 1SP to reach us by 29th June 2012. More details coming soon! Visit our official facebook event here.
Hinterland at Centrespace, Bristol
Hinterland is an exhibition of 8 artists work, inspired by backcountry folklore and half-remembered legends. Featuring new work by Henry St.Leger, Camilla Allen & Alex Dimond to name a few, the exhibition covers a range of media with each artist interpreting the theme in their own unique style.
Exhibition opens tonight at Centrespace Gallery Leonard Lane, just off Corn Street in Bristol, from 6pm – 9pm, and runs until 29th February.
