HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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See you in a very busy 2010!

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Original photo
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EMILY FORGOT / PRINT CLUB LONDON

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"The General" by the wonderful Emily Forgot is one of the latest images to join the ranks of Print Club London's exclusive silkscreen releases. Their latest exhibition of print's "Pop up Shop" opens this Friday on Brick Lane. Come on down if you're in the area - Print Club show's are always a great night out.
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Buy print here
View exhibition flyer

TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA / HERMES WINDOWS

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Some simply stunning work from one of my all time design heroes Tokujin Yoshioka for Hermes. Sensational.
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Tokujin Yoshioka
Hermes

OUR GRACIE / WIWP / NEW ORIGINAL

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The wonderful WIWP have officially relaunched and they're back with a vengeance. With the new site comes a new direction focusing on providing a hand picked group of one off originals from an international roster of artists which include David Bray, Dan Baldwin, Dalek, Pomme Chan and Wilfrid Wood among others.
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I have a new piece up for sale entitled "Our Gracie" - a drawing on a reclaimed vintage record sleeve priced at £425 (see above). To purchase click the link below or visit the WIWP shop
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Buy Now
WIWP

SEMBLANCE 07 / WINTER WARMERS, STOLENSPACE GALLERY

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Last night saw the packed opening for the Christmas group show "Winter Warmers" at StolenSpace Gallery in London. Among some amazing work on show from the likes of Chloe Early, D*Face, David Bray, Pete Fowler and more I was exhibiting the above painting entitled "Semblance 07." You can see all of the work from the show until December 20th.
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More originals are available from ShopVon.
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ShopVon
StolenSpace Gallery
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HELLOVON NEWSLETTER / DEC 2009 RELEASED

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The latest HelloVon Newsletter was released yesterday. You can now view it by clicking the link below. If you would like to subscribe to receive future news please enter your details into the "Mailing List" box on the right of this coloumn or alternatively, click the link below.
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PLANET OF THE APES / NEW EDITION

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The fantastic WIWP have released the prints from their 2008 group exhibition "Now Showing" as a smaller, unlimited edition at the cheaper price of £50. Above is the print by myself and Non-Format reinterpreting the film poster for "Planet of the Apes."
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The limited edition of 25 is still available at the larger 59cm x 84cm. This edition is running low so be sure to get in quickly.
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Purchase Print
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SONG OF THE WEEK #19 / DON'T GET HUNG UP IN YOUR SOUL / HAWLEY

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It's a dark, sleepy Sunday with rain tumbling down like there's no tomorrow. This song by Richard Hawley seems to fit perfectly.
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Listen to "Don't Get Hung Up on Your Soul" on Spotify
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WILFRID WOOD

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After hearing the good news that he will be selling another original sculpture through the soon to be relaunched WIWP online shop, I visited Wilfrid Wood's site again today. Always a joy, there are some real gems on view - from the slightly twisted to the purely cool. I recommend taking a stroll through Mr Wood's unique vision.
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Wilfrid Wood
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DAVE KINSEY / INTERVIEW

Dave Kinsey - Interview
by on-point

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Another nice interview from one of my favourite contemporary artists, really interesting to hear the transition from commercial to gallery art being spoke of candidly from an artist that is so well respected.
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Kinsey
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STOLENSPACE CHRISTMAS GROUP SHOW

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I will be exhibiting new work again in this year's annual Christmas show at the wonderful StolenSpace Gallery in Brick Lane. As always, the show will be an eclectic mix of work from the gallery's stable of artist's making for a fantastic night out. Be sure to swing by and pick up a present if you are in the area.
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Opening : Thursday 3rd December, 6pm - 9pm
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StolenSpace Gallery
Dray Walk, The Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane
London E1 6QL
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Download Invite
StolenSpace Gallery
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SONG OF THE WEEK #18 / BAD BOY / THE JIVE BOMBERS

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Nothing short of brilliant! Enjoy.

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Listen to "Bad Boy" on Spotify
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JUST WHAT I NEVER WANTED / KK OUTLET CHRISTMAS SHOW

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Opening on December 3rd at Hoxton Square's KK Outlet is the charity group exhibition "Just What I Never Wanted."
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I'm very pleased to be part of a glittering, hand picked list of creatives who have donated gifts they've received over the years (along with the story behind each one) to be auctioned off in aid of the homeless charity Shelter. It should make for a great night, with some amazing and unexpected treasures to snap up.
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Opening: Thursday 3rd December, 6pm -9pm
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KK Oulet
42 Hoxton Square
London
N1 6PB
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Download Invite
KK Outlet
Shelter
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SONG OF THE WEEK #17 / TEMECULA SUNRISE / DIRTY PROJECTORS

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The Dirty Projector's second LP "Bitte Orca" goes a long way to capturing the spirit of their live performances, with the amazing syncopated backing vocals from the female members, far more than their debut.
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I'm a big fan of the album from start to finish. Great cover too, which can be voted for in the Art Vinyl's "Best Art Vinyl" competition in conjunction with Rough Trade and Creative Review here.
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LINKS /
Listen to "Temecula Sunrise" on Spotify

MASS PRODUCED ART

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An interesting roam around the world of mass produced art, it's fans, and it's sometime iconic transition. Fascinating stuff.
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LINKS /
Watch "The Art on Your Wall" on BBC iPlayer

THE MODERN HOUSE ESTATE AGENT

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Dear Santa, for Christmas this year I would like something from here, infact anything from here.
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LINKS /
The Modern House Estate Agent

FORMFIFTYFIVE / INTERVIEW

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The lovely Glenn from leading blog FormFiftyFive recently interviewed me as part of "an on going series of high profile designer interviews from around the world."
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With a lot of editing, and a sizeable touch of luck, it seems to have come out ok and I am very pleased to join the FFF ranks alongside the esteemed Alex Trochut and Fred Deakin.
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An A3 "All is Full of Love" print is up for grabs through the competition run on the site.
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LINKS /
FormFiftyFive

SONG OF THE WEEK #16 / SWEET JANE / VELVET UNDERGROUND

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One of my favourite all time songs with an intro that sounds like magic. So simple but so perfect.
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LINKS /
Listen to "Sweet Jane" on Spotify

BBC LIFE SERIES / FISH

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Nothing short of amazing from start to finish. My personal favourite being the Mud Skippers if not only for the way they blink.
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LINKS /
Watch "Life" episode on BBCi Player

GENIUS

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LINKS /
See more Literal Videos

SHOPVON / TWITTER

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ShopVon has undergone a huge redesign and will soon be relaunched with new originals and limited edition print for sale. A whole new section has been added specifically for one off collaborations. Join us on Twitter to be kept up to date with all news.
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Follow ShopVon on Twitter

SONG OF THE WEEK #15 / US v THEM / LCD SOUNDSYSTEM

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Perfect tune for a busy week recorded live on KCRW.
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LINKS /
Listen to "Us v Them" on Spotify

CHLOE EARLY / CLOUDED APOLLO / STOLENSPACE

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An opening I'm very excited about attending, this Thursday evening will see Chloe Early's latest solo show unveiled at StolenSpace Gallery in East London. Judging by the lead image above this show will be another cracker.
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LINKS /
Chloe Early
StolenSpace

CONOR HARRINGTON / HEADLESS HEROES

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Having attended last week's opening of Conor Harrington's Headless Heroes exhibition at Lazarides Rathbone Place gallery I couldn't recommend more that you stop by and check it out if you're in Central London. The mix of graffiti, abstract mark making and exquisitely rendered oil painting in its most traditional sense makes for a real feast in which you could quite pleasurably be lost.
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Headless Heroes
30th October 2009 - 26th November 2009
Lazarides Gallery
11 Rathbone Place,
London W1T 1HR
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LINKS /
Conor Harrington
View photos of the show
Lazarides

D*FACE / JONATHAN LEVINE, NY

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A nice interview from Friends We Love with D*Face that shows off the fantastic installation from his solo show at Jonathan LeVine Gallery in NY. An amazingly simple but effective interaction between the hung work and the gallery itself.
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LINKS /
D*Face
Friends We Love
Jonathan LeVine Gallery

SONG OF THE WEEK #14 / ALTERNATIVE CANDIDATE / DAVID BOWIE

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Another great Bowie number but one I'd never heard until last week. A demo originally proposed for a musical Bowie was either writing in 1984 or wrote for a musical version of Orwell's "1984" but released as part of the 30th anniversary edition of the Diamond Dogs album.
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LINKS /
Listen to "Alternative Candidate" on Spotify

CONVERSATION WITH PAUL RAND

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Via Emily Forgot Blog
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LINKS /
Paul Rand

NEW WORK / PROGRESS

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Work in progress on a new original due for release soon. To register interest in this piece please email using the link below.
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LINKS /
Register Interest
View original photo on Flickr
ShopVon

NEW LTD ED PRINTS / WIWP

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In anticipation of their relaunch before the end of the year the wonderful WIWP have two new limited edition prints in stock. Both are by Kristian Hammerstad and in in a very low edition of 10. Lovely stuff!
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LINKS /
WIWP Shop
Kristian Hammerstad

TRUE SELF / JONATHAN LEVINE

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Above is a detail taken from the beautiful painting by James Jean being show in Jonathan Levine's current show "True Self" curated by Gary Baseman. If you're in NY it is sure to be well worth a look or three.
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LINKS /
Jonathan LeVine Gallery
James Jean

SONG OF THE WEEK #13 / THAT'S LIFE / FRANK SINATRA

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One of the only Frank Sinatra songs I truly love - an unmitigated classic.
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LINKS /
Listen to "That's Life" on Spotify

UP / 3-D AT LONDON IMAX

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My first full length 3D BFI Imax experience and what a cracker. Heartily recommend going down to watch this - such beautiful attention to detail in character rendering it's quite astonishing.
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LINKS /
UP trailer
UP at London Imax

LUKE BEST / NEW SITE

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The lovely Luke Best, part of the fantastic PeepShow collective, has recently relaunched his own website. A beautiful demonstration of colour and mark making, well worth a look
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There's plenty more of interest at his blog too.
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LINKS /
Luke Best website
Luke Best blog

THE IMPORTANCE OF DRAWING / MILTON GLASER

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EMILY FORGOT BLOG

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The fantastical London based illustrator and designer Emily Forgot has joined the blogging ranks. Fledgling as it may be her blog promises to grow into a fascinating source of inspiration.
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LINKS /
Emily Forgot Blog

UPDATE COMING

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In the next month both my online folio and online store will receive a large update.
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If you would like to receive an email notifying you of the updates and news in general sign up to the HelloVon mailing list by clicking the link below.
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LINKS /
Join the Hellovon mailing list

SONG OF THE WEEK #12 / DEEP PURPLE / THE RAVENS

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Nothing other than a deeply soothing song from times gone past.
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LINKS /
Listen to "Deep Purple" on Spotify

SONG OF THE WEEK #11 / MOONAGE DAYDREAM / DAVID BOWIE

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"David Live" is hands down one of my favourite live albums with a track list reading like a handful of diamonds. As difficult as it is to highlight one song from this astonishing album I've picked this track due to the very clear memory of a 16 year old me wondering for hours what a Pink Monkey Bird might look like. Amazing track.
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Listen to "Moonage Daydream" on Spotify

SAVING BRITAIN'S PAST / BRICK LANE / BBC iPLAYER

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Having spent a good few years of my twenties living on Hanbury St just off Brick Lane I found this recent documentary from the BBC fascinating. A very well paced exploration of the area's history and how it's core nature is now fundamentally changing. It's recent change being so rapid that even for someone who has been in the area for just a few years finds himself saying "Back when..."
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Watch the documentary on BBC iPlayer here (UK Only)

SEMBLANCE / TIME LAPSE

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Semblance Blog
Cerasoli Gallery

EMILY FORGOT / GREAT FAIRY TALES / GUARDIAN RELEASE

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Today's Guardian houses the latest in their "Great Fairy Tale" series beautifully illustrated by the wonderful hand of Emily Forgot. To see more shots of the publication click the link below.
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This wonderful publication can be purchased for just £1 as it is free with today's Guardian.
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Emily Forgot's "Great Fairy Tale"
Emily Forgot website

MR IAN WRIGHT / TALK

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A lovely talk with the wonderful Mr Ian Wright hosted by "It's Nice That." Really interesting to see into his early work cutting his teeth illustrating portraits for the NME. Some exceptional and very inspiring work to boot.
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LINKS /
Ian Wright

SONG OF THE WEEK #10 / PARIS, TEXAS / RY COODER

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Wim Wenders' "Paris, Texas" is one of my favourite films of all time and carries with it one of my favourite soundtracks. The film calmly crackles and oozes with atmosphere, all of which fills Ry Cooder's soundtrack to the brim. The two together bring with them one of those rare occasions where the soundtrack plays as much of a lead role as any of the films actors, an absolute joy to watch or just to listen to.
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Listen to "Paris, Texas" on Spotify
Buy "Paris, Texas" on DVD

BECKS ART LABELS 2009 / OBSERVER MUSIC MONTHLY

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Another nice surprise in the weekend papers - my reworking of the Smith's "The Queen is Dead" was featured in this weeks Observer Music Monthly.
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"Less direct, though equally as dazzling, is Hellovon's image for The Queen is Dead. Where the original featured french actor, Alain Delon, the remake underscores the Smiths' essential Britishness , featuring as it does a Union Jack-painted butterly, "the essence of an album," says Hellovon,"that is funny, ferocious and heartbreaking."
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Read full feature
See original artwork on Becks Flickr set

INSPIRATIONAL

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LINKS /
Nina Simone

SEMBLANCE / CERASOLI GALLERY CLOSURE

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*IMPORTANT NOTICE*
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Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances the exhibition has had to be cut short as Cerasoli Gallery, for personal reasons, has closed at short notice. Apologies to anyone who was planning on visiting the show.
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All unsold pieces will be flown back to London and we will try to arrange a viewing here in the near future. All available work remains for sale and available to see at the Semblance Blog. To register interest in any of the work please contact the artist directly.
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LINKS /
Semblance Blog

FORMFIFTYFIVE / YOUR QUESTIONS FOR ME

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The lovely FormFiftyFive will be soon conducting a video interview with me following on from those made with the great Fred Deakin and Alex Trochut.
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FFF are inviting people to submit questions they would like to put to me. Once collected I will then be grilled with all the best questions from the blog, email and Twitter.
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Submit your question on FFF Blog

SONG OF THE WEEK #9 / TWO WEEKS / GRIZZLY BEAR

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Having first watched their phenomenal gig at Green Man festival Grizzly Bear's latest album "Veckatimest" fast became my favourite release of the year to date. Genuinely exciting to watch live, their inventive and innovative spirit is captured perfectly in album format with this release.
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As a departure from the usual Spotify link (the album is not on there) above is the video of the first single release from Veckatimest called "Two Weeks" directed by Patrick Daughters. As a bonus below is also Spotify link to one of the leading tracks from their 2006 album "Yellow House" enititled "Knife."
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Listen to "Knife" on Spotify

SEMBLANCE / INSTALLATION PHOTOS

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Following a successful opening night the installation photos from "Semblance" have been uploaded to the exhibition blog. All photos courtesy of Cerasoli Gallery.
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View "Semblance" installation photos

SEMBLANCE / ARRESTED MOTION / INTERVIEW

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Very pleased to say my interview with contemporary art blog Arrested Motion, covering my exhibition "Semblance," is now online.
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Read full interview
Semblance Blog
Cerasoli Gallery

SONG OF THE WEEK #8 / GROUND AS COMMON AS GOLD / MICE PARADE

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Mice Parade's 2005 release "Bem-Vinda Vontade" is one of my favourite records of all time and as such I could have picked any of it's nine songs to highlight. The record is such a fantastic showcase of founder member Adam Pierce's plethora of skills, particularly when it comes to percussion, and one that I couldn't recommend listening to more strongly.
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Listen to "Ground as Common as Gold" on Spotify

WALLPAPER* / FRONT COVER / PHILIPPE STARCK COLLAB

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The front cover I worked on in collaboration with Philippe Starck for the wonderful Wallpaper* magazine is out this month. October's issue of the magazine sees two limited edition guest edited releases, one from Philippe Starck and the other from Karl Lagerfeld both with very different covers.
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Each cover features innovative printing technology from the Wallpaper* team inorder to realise Lagerfeld and Starck's ambitious cover ideas. To find out more about the processes involved click the link below.
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The project was an absolute pleasure to work on which culminated in the unexpected listing in Wallpaper's contributors section illustrated by Jo Ratcliffe.
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See full article here
Read more about the covers here

FAD / INTERVIEW

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The nice people over at FAD have made live our recent interview.
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Read full interview

SONG OF THE WEEK #7 / USEFUL CHAMBER / DIRTY PROJECTORS

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Dirty Projectors have to be one of the most exciting and dynamic live acts I've seen in the past few years. I was totally blown away when they supported Beirut a couple of years ago but a little disappointed when the live act didn't really translate onto record with their debut. I was very pleased to hear this doesn't ring true for their second album "Bitte Orca" being released on Domino, from which this week's song has been plucked.
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LINKS /
Listen to "Useful Chamber" on Spotify
Dirty Projectors

MELVIN GALAPON / UPDATE

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Melvin Galapon's website has recently undergone a big update and the new direction of his work is really exciting to see. Definitely one to watch.
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LINKS /
Melvin Galapon

OBSERVER MAGAZINE FASHION / PRESS

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Another nice surprise in the papers this week was to find my collaboration with fashion label Trussardi appear in the Observer Magazine's fashion section under the heading "Top 5 T-shirts." The t-shirt, which features the drawing "Horse 02", is now available to buy from Harrods for £170.
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For a slightly smaller budget the "Bird 01" t-shirt is available to purchase from ShopVon.
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Read full article
Trussardi
View orignal "Horse 02" drawing
Buy "Bird 01" T-shirt from ShopVon

SONG OF THE WEEK #6 / WHAT IS WRONG WITH GROOVIN / LETTE MBULU

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A song, originally released in 1967 ,that I stumbled upon by chance years ago on a compilation of the same name and still very much enjoy.
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Listen to "What is Wrong with Groovin'" on Spotify

BECKS ART LABELS 2009 / LONDON PAPER PRESS

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Last night I was pleasantly surprised to find this clipping about the recently released Becks Music Inspired artwork in yesterday's London Paper.
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"Hellovon's new cover for the Smiths' The Queen is Dead shows a butterfly with the Union Jack emblazoned across its wings, capturing Morrisey's mix of defiance, Englishness and vunerability"
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See full article
View original artwork and explanation behind the piece

DENIS ICHITOVKIN

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Came across the beautiful work of Denis Ichitovkin this morning and had to share.
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LINKS /
Denis Icitovkin

SYLVIA JI / STOLEN SPACE OPENING THIS THURSDAY

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A show I have been very excited about all year will be opening at the lovely StolenSpace Gallery this Thursday. LA's much loved Sylvia Ji's debut UK solo show opening night will sure to be rammed after her previous sell out show at Corey Helford Gallery. A must see if you're in the area.
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Sylvia Ji
StolenSpace Gallery