Monday, 10 May 2010
Mostlywanted update
Mostlywanted has just had a little facelift so that it now includes the Yokai Dreams works. A lot of older work has been archived off to keep it as minimal as possible, ive got a couple of little tweaks to try and sort out over the next few days, i will also be adding an FAQs page that will reside here on the blog and be linked from the information page on mostlywanted.
Saturday, 8 May 2010
Yokai Dreams
Well the show is now up and running, the Knifesmiths doors are open to everyone so if youre in bristol at any point during may please pop in and have a look at the show. As i mentioned in a previous post, the Knifesmith gallery is a few streets away from the Bristol Museum so if youre coming to Bristol to see the amazing 'Art from the new world' Show by the Corey Helford gallery you may want to wander over and have a look at the Yokai Dreams exhibition.
The private view went really well, a really good turn out and i would just like to say thanks to all of you who made it, i dont think ive spent so long talking about my work, if i wasnt able to speak to you i can only apologize and thank you for spending the time to look at the exhibition! To those of you who i did manage to have a chat with- it was great to talk to you and thanks for listening to my rambling!
I was able to take a few (bad) pictures of the gallery before the opening to give you a view of the hanging works and below is the cover image for the fold out flyer i was giving away which went to give a little of the back story to each of the pieces- hopefully if i wasnt able to explain the work, this would have given you enough to understand a little of the individual Yokai in the show.
I have added all the work from the show to my Behance portfolio projects and will be adding everything to mostlywanted.com early in the week.
The private view went really well, a really good turn out and i would just like to say thanks to all of you who made it, i dont think ive spent so long talking about my work, if i wasnt able to speak to you i can only apologize and thank you for spending the time to look at the exhibition! To those of you who i did manage to have a chat with- it was great to talk to you and thanks for listening to my rambling!
I was able to take a few (bad) pictures of the gallery before the opening to give you a view of the hanging works and below is the cover image for the fold out flyer i was giving away which went to give a little of the back story to each of the pieces- hopefully if i wasnt able to explain the work, this would have given you enough to understand a little of the individual Yokai in the show.
I have added all the work from the show to my Behance portfolio projects and will be adding everything to mostlywanted.com early in the week.
Friday, 7 May 2010
Showtime!
Its finally here, private view for my Yokai Dreams show starts at 6.30pm through to 9pm at the Knifesmith gallery in Bristol (UK), if youre in the vicinity feel free to come along and buy something. I will be taking some pics and if any are of any use i will post them up as soon as my hangover clears. I will also be publishing the work on my behance portfolio and updating mostlywanted with the work so will drop the links back here too. Fingers crossed all goes well.
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
Yokai Dreams, Tengu
As the show is just in a few days time i can show you another full image from the exhibition. I posted a preview for this one awhile back, it was the first to be finished, although i did go back and do some final tweaks to it a few weeks ago just because i had looked at it long enough to see some areas that needed a little improving!
Each of the works for this show are based around japanese yokai stories, this one is the Tengu spirit. Theres a lot of folklore based around this deity and its image is usually depicted as male, wings and a human face but with an elongated nose. At least thats the image that is more prevalent in popular culture reference, previously in its origins the Tengu took the form of a bird of prey, sometimes a crow and are depicted with avian and human characteristics. In its early history it was a pretty malevolent demon and a harbinger of war but over time has become a more protective spirit of the forests. They are shapeshifters and one of the more powerful yokai. I have drawn this Tengu as a female and changing to human form as she removes a traditional crow mask, quite a bit of symbolism going on throughout but as with all my work i would rather the viewer interpret each piece in their own way so im only giving the basics away!
Once the show is in full swing i will update the blog and my portfolio site with the full body of work. Until then, heres the full Tengu piece.
Each of the works for this show are based around japanese yokai stories, this one is the Tengu spirit. Theres a lot of folklore based around this deity and its image is usually depicted as male, wings and a human face but with an elongated nose. At least thats the image that is more prevalent in popular culture reference, previously in its origins the Tengu took the form of a bird of prey, sometimes a crow and are depicted with avian and human characteristics. In its early history it was a pretty malevolent demon and a harbinger of war but over time has become a more protective spirit of the forests. They are shapeshifters and one of the more powerful yokai. I have drawn this Tengu as a female and changing to human form as she removes a traditional crow mask, quite a bit of symbolism going on throughout but as with all my work i would rather the viewer interpret each piece in their own way so im only giving the basics away!
Once the show is in full swing i will update the blog and my portfolio site with the full body of work. Until then, heres the full Tengu piece.
Monday, 12 April 2010
Yokai Dreams show
Finally- im able to reveal some stuff about the show! My solo show will be taking place at the Knifesmith Gallery in Bristol (UK) and will be running from the 8th to the 29th of May. There will also be a private viewing on the evening of the 7th.
The show is being put on in conjunction with the great Fine Grime who already publish the limited editions of 2 of my previous works. The pieces in this show will be available in extremely limited editions of 5, 4 of which will also be specially hand finished and include the piece that was donated to the Beautiful Grim project i posted about awhile ago. (although the final finished version is a little different to the posted pics)
As well as the show ive also got a few of these pieces going up for sale in the Fine Grime booth at the bristol Affordable Art Fair which will be taking place 14-16th May, well worth a visit!
If youre interested in what my show is all about the check out the Knifesmith page, in the meantime heres a couple of flyers for the show to give you a taste of whats going to be on offer.
As soon as things are a little more settled i will post up some more images and probably a post on the custom typography. As a slight aside to this, if youre in the UK or if you can venture over here around this time- just up the road from my show is also the amazing exhibit being put on by the Corey Helford Gallery in conjunction with the Bristol Museum. 'Art from the new world' just looks quite incredible and a show that really cant be missed. Check out the CHG press release (pdf link) or the article on Juxtapoz online. So if youre coming over for the CHG show, pop round the corner to the Knifesmith too!
The show is being put on in conjunction with the great Fine Grime who already publish the limited editions of 2 of my previous works. The pieces in this show will be available in extremely limited editions of 5, 4 of which will also be specially hand finished and include the piece that was donated to the Beautiful Grim project i posted about awhile ago. (although the final finished version is a little different to the posted pics)
As well as the show ive also got a few of these pieces going up for sale in the Fine Grime booth at the bristol Affordable Art Fair which will be taking place 14-16th May, well worth a visit!
If youre interested in what my show is all about the check out the Knifesmith page, in the meantime heres a couple of flyers for the show to give you a taste of whats going to be on offer.
As soon as things are a little more settled i will post up some more images and probably a post on the custom typography. As a slight aside to this, if youre in the UK or if you can venture over here around this time- just up the road from my show is also the amazing exhibit being put on by the Corey Helford Gallery in conjunction with the Bristol Museum. 'Art from the new world' just looks quite incredible and a show that really cant be missed. Check out the CHG press release (pdf link) or the article on Juxtapoz online. So if youre coming over for the CHG show, pop round the corner to the Knifesmith too!
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