ACCORDION FACE

Rad DIY style poster artist from France, Arnus:

FANTÔMAS : Rollover the image above!

See more at Arnus’ website.

There’s something so eerie in the exclusively black and white work of Johan Bjorkegren.They’re all calm scenes, but it’s kind of like you’re seeing through the eyes of someone who’s stumbled onto something they’re not meant to see. The amount of painstakingly intricate detail, from the carpet-like detail of the backgrounds, to the finely scrawled rosy-cheeked characters and their actions and posture / pose, I think all adds up to appeal to my OCD nature. That they’re so static, but there’s so much going on detail wise.

See more at Johan’s website.

Accordion Face had to take a backseat for the past month due to work / life / travel, but I’m back in the studio today and the ball is rolling!

One of the things consuming my time was this: creating work for a group show in Melbourne (which we also traveled over for): “Down The Rabbit Hole” @ The Brunswick Street Gallery, curated by Jess Perlen, also featuring: Otilee, Cally Bennet, Daniel Linnet, Jane Reynolds, Jodee Taylah, Rhiannon Mowat and Ron. C Moss.

The show runs until this Thursday if you happen to be in the area!

Anyway, I don’t usually like to blog about myself on here, but here’s a pic of what I put together for the show:

WOW. Fellow Perthian Campbell Whyte is creating a drawing for every single NES game, once every day. You can buy the originals on his Etsy too!

Via Drawn!

There’s a great article over here about the changing illustration industry in China, and how illustrators are taking less of a “supporting role” and increasingly able to market themselves via their personal voice. I’m a bit naive (uneducated) when it comes to China, so I’m really fascinated by this, and contemporary Asian illustration in general. Interesting also that the Illustrators featured all have a grotesque or strange nature to their style. I’m not sure if this is a curatorial choice, or if this is an (overall) cultural change of Chinese illustration. Is this becoming more prevalent / accepted in design / advertising in China? Would love to hear your thoughts!

““The word ‘illustration’ is archaically related to the meaning of ‘to illuminate.’ But the word for ‘illustration’ in Cantonese is 插圖, which simply means ‘inserted graphics.’ Hence, illustration gives the impression of being in a supporting role here,” says Chan.”

“Hong Kong’s contemporary illustrators increasingly are creating work that blur the lines of that definition. Rather than being a tool within a greater project, illustrators are drawing on their own terms and crossing into the realm of the artist.”

I love that Ng Ngai-Chung’s “Penis Boy” is pixelated.

Via Harvey James.