News for June 2022
Nathan Ward / The Ned London
To celebrate their 5th birthday The Ned London commissioned Nathan Ward to create this mid-pop confetti cannon. Nathan worked with his regular collaborator in GFSmith to put together the beautiful paper colour combinations for the project.
Doug John Miller / Bottleneck Gallery
Creating posters based on the classic 'National Lampoon Christmas Vacation' and recent TV hit 'Squid Game', Doug John Miller worked with the Bottleneck Gallery to create a limited run of prints. The first edition of the prints has sold out but keep your eyes peeled on the Bottleneck Gallery's website here for any further editions.
Chris Labrooy / 966 Swan in China
Chris Labrooy's iconic Porsche 966 takes a trip to China in this new animation. One in his surrealist car series, the Porsche 966 is a personal favourite of Chris' and the Swan 966 features heavily across his work.
Kolchoz / Phytomining / Education in Chemistry
"Phytomining is the method of using plants to extract minerals from the ground." Kolchoz worked with Royal Society of Chemistry to produce this cover illustration for their Education in Chemistry magazine showcasing scientists 'phytomining'. More of Kolchoz' work can be seen here.
Alan Berry Rhys / Carnada Viva 3
The third instalment of Alan Berry Rhy's solo exhibition series 'Carnada Viva' came to the Coningsby Gallery in June 2022. The work featured a mix of new illustrated, painted, embroidery and sculptural works by Alan. Works from the show as well as other projects by Alan can be viewed in his portfolio here.
Lisa Sheehan / Carbon Footprint / Scholastic
Lisa Sheehan was commissioned by Scholastic to create these contrasting artworks on carbon footprints. Lisa said the following about the project - "The artwork was created for Choice's magazine from Scholastic - which aims to empower teens. This was for the cover feature on Carbon Footprints. The concept was to reveal nature within a footprint shape, I chose to have the foliage based on a concrete stone floor to help emphasise the stark difference between the harsh stone and the natural environment within the footprint. A converse style shoe was chosen to signify this was a teenagers foot. " More of Lisa's work can be viewed here.
Bekologic / Folio Society
"It’s the end of the world as we know it …" - Kurt Vonnegut. Joonho Ko (Bekologic) worked with the Folio Society to illustrate their new edition of Kurt Vonnegut's renowned novel 'Cat's Cradle'. The illustrations range from interior page illustrations, slipcover and pattern designs and a striking binding. More illustrations from this project and further works by Bekologic can be viewed here.