Panóptico de Actualidad Gráfica y Visual
Molly Jones’ illustrations have the cheeky energy of a retro cartoon strip. Her loose lines, goofy yet expressive characters and trippy scenes make for an irreverent illustration style, often topped with playfully grotesque or childlike touches. Look a little closer though and there are references aplenty that bring her work right up to date, namely in her pieces that illuminate...
It’s surprising what we might have missed during the pandemic. There’s the obvious stuff – hugs with friends and family, the chance to talk over travails and triumphs face to face – and then there’s the small moments that might have even been a bit annoying, but now they’re prevented, you want them back. This new ad from McDonald’s Canada...
The idea of home, what it represents and what it looks like, is a recurring theme in Jeano Edwards’ practice. Born in Jamaica and now based in Brooklyn, his new photo book, EverWonderful, quietly mulls over these questions, toeing the line between distance and familiarity as he photographs his home country as a resident of another. “I wanted to create...
British-Nigerian illustrator Sâde Popoola (aka Shadz) says from an early age she enjoyed drawing so much that she wanted to pursue a career that would allow her to do it every day. Initially, her intention was to study architecture or interior design at university. It was only after her sixth form art teacher recommended she try illustration that she felt...
The author of seminal photography book The New Black Vanguard talks through his plans as director of Gagosian Gallery with Gem Fletcher, which includes asking the question ‘what more can art do?’ The post How Antwaun Sargent is transforming the art world appeared first on Creative Review....
Jake and Dinos Chapman A new group exhibition at London’s Saatchi Gallery in conjunction with Jealous Print Studio and Gallery is showing work by a line-up of emerging and established creatives, including artist and Radiohead collaborator Stanley Donwood, installation artist Morag Myerscough and graphic artist Anthony Burrill. The show includes many works that are rarely or never exhibited, including pieces...
Jake and Dinos Chapman A new group exhibition at London’s Saatchi Gallery in conjunction with Jealous Print Studio and Gallery is showing work by a line-up of emerging and established creatives, including artist and Radiohead collaborator Stanley Donwood, installation artist Morag Myerscough and graphic artist Anthony Burrill. The show includes many works that are rarely or never exhibited, including pieces...
“I like to become a temporary expert in what I’m working on,” says artist Rosie Hunter, whose work often uses clever visual metaphors to express complex subjects such as mental health. Research plays a major role in her practice, she says, with any new work beginning with a lot of reading, investigating and brainstorming. Hunter started to develop an interest...
We are often instructed in what is ‘good’ and ‘bad’ taste in our formative years. Here we talk to two educators about how much their own taste frames what they share and how to help art and design students balance experimentation and industry trends The post How much does our education define our tastes? appeared first on Creative Review....
Historically speaking, portraits have almost always been about glorifying the subject – so what’s behind our recent fascination with unflattering, caricatured depictions of ourselves? The post The beauty of ‘ugly’ portraits appeared first on Creative Review....
Historically speaking, portraits have almost always been about glorifying the subject – so what’s behind our recent fascination with unflattering, caricatured depictions of ourselves? The post The beauty of ‘ugly’ portraits appeared first on Creative Review....
Historically speaking, portraits have almost always been about glorifying the subject – so what’s behind our recent fascination with unflattering, caricatured depictions of ourselves? The post The beauty of ‘ugly’ portraits appeared first on Creative Review....
