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Hugo Kaagman – Stencil King
This post comes a little late - Hugo Kaagman‘s book Stencil King was published in November 2009 by Lebowski Publishers. I was honoured to be asked to write the introduction to it. I first got to know Kaagman’s work on an art college trip to Amsterdam in 1986 – I was blown away by what I [...]
Chicha Posters – Creative Review
This month’s Creative Review Magazine (Jaunary 2010) features an article about the Chica poster culture of Peru. These posters are screenprinted with fluorescent colours typically with a strong black background. The designs are drafted by hand and with extraordinary skill, each layer of colour is the result of a hand cut paper stencil. Although I [...]
60 Innovators – Thames and Hudson
60 : Innovators Shaping Our Creative Future is a new book published by Thames and Hudson this November. To commemorate 60 years of Thames and Hudson, this book celebrates sixty innovators in art, design, fashion and other creative fields. I was asked to compile and write the “Street World” chapter featuring 5 artists that have [...]
Xirugravuras – Creative Review
I am very pleased to have participated in an article for this month’s Creative Review. In honour of Choque Cultural Gallery’s publication of a fabulous book of woodcut art called Xirugravuras which also highlights the dying art of the Lambe Lambe poster and the Grafica Fidalga workshop – which I posted something about in 2007. [...]
Calma Interview – Die Gestalten publishers
I was very pleased to contribute to a book about one of my favourite artists from Brazil. It’s a beautiful object with stunning design by Pedro Inoue Calma The Art of Stephan Doitschinoff Release: September 2008 Format: 24 x 28 cm Features: 160 pages, full colour, hardcover Stephan Doitschinoff’s street alias is Calma. This book [...]
Stephan Doitschinoff – Modart Magazine
Modart is one of my favourite magazines - I am biased though, as I regularly write articles for them. Issue 14 has the fantastic Adam Neate as the cover star and inside an article I wrote about the talented Brazilian artist – Stephan Doitschinoff. Issue 15 is due out soon – featuring an article I’ve written [...]
