Heroes of the past
Here’s the first piece produced for my upcoming exhibition at Foyles bookshop on Charing Cross Road in London. I’ll be exhibiting 15 A1 portraits of literary greats from another London (pictured above - Aloysius Greeps, diarist). A lot of new faces plus some old favourites from the Felt Mistress back catalogue exhibited alongside their 3D counterparts. I’ll also be in the gallery, situated on the 3rd floor of Foyles, drawing live until 3:30 on Monday June 25th. Louise is also holding a creature making workshop on the 30th of June, see HERE for details.
Back in February I was asked to take part in a group show called 20:12 as part of The End expo in Cancun, Mexico. 24 artists were chosen (12 from Mexico, 12 from other countries). Inspired by the end of the world according to the Mayan calendar (this year apparently. Don’t start reading any long books.) we were each asked to illustrate a clock face that represented a specific hour of the day. I chose 8:00. I like 8s. Here’s mine - “Octopocalypse”.
I love Toru Fukuda’s work!
(Source: torufukuda)
G’goob
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good morning.
i wanna give thanks to Mike Kearny for putting together MCA DAY yesterday.
i feel like a bunch of us been walking around lonely bumping into walls.
you got us together, outside and in the sunshine. thank you.
-adam
I’ve been through many, many variations of this illustrations over the past week or so. I just wanted to get it right. Hearing about Yauch losing his battle with cancer was oddly affecting considering it was someone I’d never met. The Beasties mean a lot to me. I’ve seen them live more than any other band, when Louise and I moved in together it was Flute Loop that we played first in our new home and the first framed picture we put up on the wall was our Mike Mills designed “Root Down” poster. The Beasties were there when I was a teenager and still there as I approached middle age. Effortlessly growing up without “growing up”. It’s not only their music but their aesthetic (the videos, Grand Royal magazine, the X-Large clothing label), their sense of fun (I always felt they were having my share!) and their continued interest in what they did. They were (and still are) an inspiration. I imagine losing Yauch also means we’ve lost the Beasties. They’ll leave a huge gap that won’t be filled easily. RIP MCA.
Edmond Kiraz
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