Saturday, 30 April 2022

Some of my recent collage pieces are now available as prints on...



Some of my recent collage pieces are now available as prints on the Standard Designs website. Tap the images/link in bio, etc. and get that ‘Spring refresh’ you’ve been meaning to get on with done it a click or two.

#art #collage #photocopier #printmaking #photocopyart #typography #words #literature #philosophy #contructivism #modernart #abstractart #poster #posterdesign #design #artforsale #newart #artprint #artprints #interiorinspo #gallerywall #scandistyle #plakat #affiche #homeinspo #springrefresh #springcleaning #minimalism #minimalistart (at London, United Kingdom)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc-GlNYIADZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Thursday, 28 April 2022

From the @thersc 1978 production of The Tempest, as depicted in...



From the @thersc 1978 production of The Tempest, as depicted in a special pull-out section of the Coventry Evening Telegraph. I mean… wow! ‘70s-tastic!

#1978 #coventry #royalshakespearecompany #hair #makeup #theatre #theater #shakespeare #thetempest #70s #70sfashion #70sstyle #drama #newspaper #vintage #vintagenewspaper PS thanks to @oliverwoodsphoto for the source material. (at Royal Shakespeare Company)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc5wpAXIeVy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Tuesday, 26 April 2022

The Musical Tribes Of Britain is our new series of prints...



The Musical Tribes Of Britain is our new series of prints celebrating - light-heartedly - different music scenes over the past few decades. We thought it would be nice if there was a series of postage stamps commemorating everyone who bought the records, wore the fashions and drove all night in a friend’s dodgy VW to take part in the wonder that is popular music. So we created these, and they’re available now as prints in three wonderful sizes for you to pop on your wall and go ‘Ah yes, I was there… I think.’
#popmusic #music #tribes #newromantic #acidhouse #folk #newromantics #folkrevival #raveculture #raveon #madchester #stamps #postagestamps #philately #stampcollection #duranduran #spandauballet #japan #visage #ewanmaccoll #ralphmctell #mumfordandsons #theunthanks #poster #art #musicposter #typography #graphicdesign #design #posterdesign (at London, United Kingdom)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc0h8UlqITT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Sunday, 24 April 2022

“All your weekend viewing, brought to you by ATV”. (Bit of a...



“All your weekend viewing, brought to you by ATV”. (Bit of a coup for them to get Sidney James to star in The Sid James Show - apparently Laurence Olivier was unavailable).
.
.
#tv #atv #associatedtelevision #britishtv #60stv #sidjames #laurenceolivier #patrickmagoohan #dangerman #theprisoner #culttv #newspaper #newspaperads #print #printmaking #vintage #typography #oldnewspapers #archive #tvlistings (at London, United Kingdom)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcuqxOkI9lV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Friday, 22 April 2022

Today’s photocopier tomfoolery uses a subscription slip from a...



Today’s photocopier tomfoolery uses a subscription slip from a 1960 copy of the literary magazine Stand and accidentally turns it into a Constructivist-fest. I’m not a subscriber to Stand Magazine by the way, but I do have a lifetime subscription to Sit Down (incorporating Put Your Feet Up and Have A Cup Of Tea).
.
Thanks to @oliverwoodsphoto for the source material.
.
#collage #photocopy #photocopier #photocopyart #art #print #printmaking #texture #photoshop #standmagazine #literature #literary #literarymagazine #design #graphicdesign #typography #foundtypography #foundart #readymade #collageart #constructivist #constructivism #typographicart #minimalism #minimalist #minimalistart (at London, United Kingdom)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcqNM0AoQra/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Thursday, 21 April 2022

“DAHHLING! That’s MY kind of audition! Now, shall I give you my...



“DAHHLING! That’s MY kind of audition! Now, shall I give you my Lear?”
.
#acting #poster #print #ham #shakespeare #design #newsprint #typography #theatre #theater #art #printmaking #posterdesign (at London, United Kingdom)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccnp2KsoZm3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Tuesday, 19 April 2022

Josef Albers had a tough day and decided to cut corners....



Josef Albers had a tough day and decided to cut corners. #ayethangyew
[Drawn with the new risograph set from @retrosupply ]
#josefalbers #albers #homagetothesquare #circles #riso #risograph #print #printing #printmaking #abstract #abstractart #geometricabstraction #abstraction #retrosupply #retrosupplyco #art #artjokes (at London, United Kingdom)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcifDklIuIC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Saturday, 16 April 2022

Today’s new piece - with its palette inspired by the bonanza of...



Today’s new piece - with its palette inspired by the bonanza of earth colours seen in the Postwar Modern show at @barbicancentre gallery - started off as a ‘Souvenir Picture Edition’ badge from the masthead of the 11 March 1961 edition of the Reading Evening News, before my process walked it into a pea-souper of toner fog. (Thanks to @oliverwoodsphoto for the newspaper)


#newart #print #printmaking #art #barbican #barbicanartgallery #postwarmodern #modernart #britishart #typography #collage #photocopier #photocopierart #reading #newspaper #newsprint #earthcolours #artexhibition #toner #fog (at Barbican Art Gallery)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcbRGBMIZLx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Friday, 15 April 2022

Walking round The Barbican yesterday, such a fantastic place -...



Walking round The Barbican yesterday, such a fantastic place - always something new to discover/some other way to get lost.
.
#barbican #thebarbican #london #architecture #brutalism #brutalistarchitecture #psychogeography #detournement #modernism #modernistarchitecture #lostinlondon (at The Barbican)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcYouR4IKm2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Thursday, 14 April 2022

Close-ups of some of the many highlights in the Postwar Modern...



Close-ups of some of the many highlights in the Postwar Modern show at the @barbicancentre art gallery. It’s great, kids! (Images: 1. Nigel Henderson, 2. Alan Davie, 3. Magda Cordell, 4. Lucian ‘call me Lucian’ Freud, 5. Robyn Denny, 6. Francis Bacon, 7. Gillian Ayres #barbican #barbicanartgallery #painting #exhibition #london #londongallery #postwar #postwarmodern #modernart #britishart #nigelhenderson #alandavie #magdacordell #lucianfreud #robyndenny #francisbacon #gillianayres (at Barbican Art Gallery)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcV9CVKIvCk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Wednesday, 13 April 2022

Super-cute halftone-tastic character work in these illustrations...



Super-cute halftone-tastic character work in these illustrations for a guide to the Caves of Han in Belgium (although the chap with the peaked cap looks like he might have slightly authoritarian tendencies). I’m guessing it’s mid- to late-60s? Kindly donated by the wonderful @oliverwoodsphoto
#illustration #halftone #cartoon #cartooning #design #graphicdesign #vintageadvertising #cavesofhan #tourism (at Belgium)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcQzg4kor38/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Sunday, 10 April 2022

‘We’. So good they cut it out of the sign twice (although they...



‘We’. So good they cut it out of the sign twice (although they did the second one backwards, which is showing off a bit). #linguistics #language #we #ew #signage #metalsigns #london #park #parksoflondon #countrypark #stencil #typography #design #spring (at London, United Kingdom)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcLZVuCoS0D/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Thursday, 7 April 2022

Another secondhand bookshop find: ‘The Spirit of London’, first...



Another secondhand bookshop find: ‘The Spirit of London’, first published 1935, this edn. 1950. Full of fascinating period sights (and a few trim-looking chaps).

#books #bookshop #bookshoppjng #secondhand #secondhandbooks #london #vintage #vintagebooks #photography #vintagephotography (at London, United Kingdom)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcDrlSUIN1T/?utm_medium=tumblr

Wednesday, 6 April 2022

Today’s score at the local secondhand bookshop was this fine and...



Today’s score at the local secondhand bookshop was this fine and authoritative tome, first published in 1958 and on its *10th* edition in 1974. I used to tell students there were no right or wrong answers in art - well, as this book *clearly* demonstrates, that was a load of old hogwash (though I’d suggest - if you look at the final image - that the greater ‘Beginners mistake’ was missing out the bleedin’ apostrophe 🤪). #art #painting #oilpainting #artschool #teaching #teachingart #howtopaint #howtodraw #pedant #grammar #grammarpolice #punctuation #pedagogy #secondhand #secondhandbookshop #bookshopping #bookstagram #bookcovers #1970s (at London, United Kingdom)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcA8ox5Ii47/?utm_medium=tumblr

Tuesday, 5 April 2022

Tonight’s photocopier-based foolery features the word PHILOSOPHY...



Tonight’s photocopier-based foolery features the word PHILOSOPHY set in the extraordinary font Chevauchantes and the phrase IT’S WHERE THE BIG BUCKS ARE set in Fantasie Haut. Because I’ve been on the superyacht Jean-Paul Sartre (registered in Panama) and it’s mahoosive. #philosophy #superstardom #rich #bigbucks #philosopher #fortune #superrich #jeanpaulsartre #art #print #printmaking #design #typography #adobe #adobeillustrator #photoshop #adobephotoshop #typeface #vintage #vintagetype
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb–fgxoBrq/?utm_medium=tumblr

Saturday, 2 April 2022

Doing a spot of gardening this weekend? Super, your garden will...



Doing a spot of gardening this weekend? Super, your garden will thank you for it. And this print is for you - visit the Standard Designs website to buy one (link in bio). Free shipping for all UK orders and qualifying international orders.
__________
#poster #posterdesign #gardening #horticulture #garden #gardenposter #print #printmaking #gift #giftideas #housewarming #gardener #standarddesigns #scandistyle #vogue #interior #wallprints #postershop #artprint #nordicstyle #illustration #abstractart #scandihome#gardenersworld #localpolitics #posterhistory #environment #environmentalism #thankyouforgardening #lawn (at Kew Gardens)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb14rFDIhzK/?utm_medium=tumblr

Doing a spot of gardening this weekend? Super, your garden will...



Doing a spot of gardening this weekend? Super, your garden will thank you for it. And this print is for you - visit the Standard Designs website to buy one (link in bio). Free shipping for all UK orders and qualifying international orders.
__________
#poster #posterdesign #gardening #horticulture #garden #gardenposter #print #printmaking #gift #giftideas #housewarming #gardener #standarddesigns #scandistyle #vogue #interior #wallprints #postershop #artprint #nordicstyle #illustration #abstractart #scandihome#gardenersworld #localpolitics #posterhistory #environment #environmentalism #thankyouforgardening #lawn
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb14KAGozro/?utm_medium=tumblr