News for May 2017
Matt Herring / Our Girls Of Perpetual Succour
Matt Herring produced a series of stained glass style theatrical poster illustrations for the new production of Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour. The comedy, set over the course of a single day, follows a choir of catholic school girls on a trip to Edinburgh for a competition. The play, which won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy during its run at the National Theatre, opened in the heart of London West End's at The Duke of York's Theatre, with Matt’s Gilbert & George inspired artwork providing a shining beacon of subversive wit. To see more of Matt's work click here
BloodBros Winner of the Barbican Sci-Fi Print Competition!
We are very proud to announce that BloodBros, AKA Emile Holmewood, has won the Barbican and Wrap Magazine’s print competition with his poster, ‘Art Forms of Fiction’! The competition was announced in the lead up to the Barbican’s major upcoming exhibiton, ‘Into the Unknown: A Journey through Science Fiction,’ opening in June. The exhibition is an exploration of one of popular culture’s most celebrated genres, which spans film, music, literature and contemporary art, and will 'present a new, global perspective on Science Fiction’. Emile says, ‘I've taken inspiration from Ernst Haeckel's 'Art Forms of Nature', creating a specimen sheet of sci-fi related themes: i: 'Host' ii: 'Rock' iii: 'Flora' iv: 'Intelligence' v: 'Mother' vi: 'Bubblegum' vii: 'Slime' viii: 'mutation' ix: 'A.I.' x: 'Sea life' xi: 'light/reflection' xii: 'Alien life' xiii: 'sound'. In several cases the specimens draw influence from specific movies/books.’ The competition was judged by Into the Unknow...
Yann Legendre / Star Wars 40th Anniversary
Lucasfilm asked Yann Legendre to illustrate 24 stickers to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the movie ‘A New Hope’. In honour of this milestone anniversary of A New Hope, Star Wars Stickers: 40th Anniversary is now available in the App Store for iMessage. The pack comes complete with 24 stickers, featuring characters and classic lines from the film. You can send stickers in chat, place them anywhere on your iMessages, customise photos with them, layer stickers on top of each other, and scale and rotate them. View Yann's full portfolio of illustration and bio - here