Great Advert for an exciting programme!

Advert for David Attenborough's new series 'Natural Curiosities' See it here on youtube, lovely illustrated/animated advert. Great design and clever animating for a fascinating programme/subject!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hw_jFdAM7o

Fleetwood Mac: Dont Stop.

Great documentary... Definitely worth a watch. Eye opening!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nq7q9

Sir David Attenborough on Radio 1!!

The big Davey A on radio 1!! Definitely worth a listen, and definitely one to add to my wall of legends!!

Listen to it here..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ptxtd

EXCITED FOR THIS!! Lichtenstein at Tate Modern

Roy Lichtenstein exhibition 21 February - 27 May 2013. Tate Modern. £14.00 BARGAIN!

Horst Glaesker.

Photo taken from http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/8lw5iB/www.streetartutopia.com/?p=3076/

Photo Taken from http://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/rainbow-colored-stairs-of-wuppertal-horst-glaesker/

Horst Glaesker: German based artist responsible for this public explosion of colour. 2006-2008 Painted 112 steps in Wuppertal, Germany each a different colour in acrylic paint. Each step also adorned with an individual word, some examples include family, innocence, aggressive, honesty, love. 

Quite thought provoking literature matched with bold block colour. Love this public statement, to me this is the kind of street art that enhances and compliments todays urban metropolis and would love to see more 'street art' that communicates with its surroundings and creates a positive relationship between old/new, architecture/art or classical/contemporary.

Colour-emotion, steps, urban, bold, emotive, bright, street.

Jorge Selaron.

Also reminds me of the  Escadaria Selaron in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Created by Chilean born artist Jorge Selaron who once described his work as "My tribute to Brazillian people." see below...

http://www.jansochor.com/photo-blog.aspx?id=selaron-stairs-rio-de-janeiro-brazil

http://happytobehomeless.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Stairs.jpg

Its a dream of mine to visit the Escadaria Selaron. Watch this space!!

Eduardo Recife; Inspiration

Eduardo Recife.. By far my FAVOURITE EVER illustrator/artist. Based in Brazil, he works in what i can only describe as a wonder of mixed media layers. The skill of his craft is not the only aspect that is truly amazing to me but the investment of time and dedication to find much of the vintage feel imagery really displays that the art he creates is something he must love to do. 
The originality and flare throughout the compositions he creates really does make for exciting, deep and complex narratives within his pieces yet still retains the instant visual satisfaction of just a great powerful image.

Started by creating his own fonts/typefaces which are also prevalent throughout much of his imagery. Primarily collage but also draws. Layers, vintage, narrative, font, typography, textures, collections, depth, colour, pattern, detail, perspective.

See much of Eduardo Recifes personal work at http://www.misprintedtype.com/v4/ or see some of commercial/commissioned work at http://www.eduardorecife.com/.

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If you get a spare minute check out my website at www.rippstik.co.uk its full of work from my illustration degree at University of Portsmouth as well as lots of self motivated projects. at least worth a look whilst sitting on the toilet.