Tristan Manco – Author, Designer and Illustrator

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  • Sam3 stop motion

    Sam3’s new stop motion is a triumph of low-fi. One of those films you wished you had made yourself – but of course you didn’t so hats off to Sam. I’m huge fan of all of  Sam3‘s work – he has a great commitment to his work and comes up with many beautiful ideas. Its…

  • Acervo Space

    Although Choque Cultural’s new ‘Acervo’ space has been open for a while. Baixo Ribeiro, the gallery director has posted a film giving us a flying visit around the space and the show at MASP. The new space, not too far from the old one which is still open in Pinheiros, is in a great quiet…

  • Chicha Posters – Creative Review

    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 – 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…

  • Choque @ MASP

    For months Choque Cultural gallery have been preparing for an important show which they were asked to curate at MASP – The Musuem of Contemporary Art in Sao Paulo. The result are spectacular from some of my favourite artists such as Carlos Dias, Ramon Martins, Zezao and Titifreak. Opens November 19th for three months.

  • Olivia Connelly art consultancy

    Olivia Connelly art consultancy

    My wife Olivia has recently launched her new website promoting her work as an art consultant and dealer. I’ve been lucky enough to meet all of the artists she works with personally, and their quality is superb. Web design layout by yours truly. www.oliviaconnelly.com Return to portfolio.

  • Memoria Canalla

    Memoria Canalla

    At the beginning of August I had the great pleasure of giving two talks at the University of Los Andes in Bogota, Colombia for the faculty of Design. The invitation was part of a three month long project called Memoria Canalla (Memories of the Walls) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/memoriacanalla/3832333148/ Many thanks to all those who invited me…

  • Mexico trip

    As part of my research for a new book I was lucky enough to travel to Mexico – stopping in Cuernavaca, Mexico City and Oaxaca. Among the many artists I met were Saner and Smithe. It was great to watch them painting for an afternoon – more to be revealed in the book soon…

  • Xirugravuras – Creative Review

    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.…

  • Derlon woodblock prints

    Choque Cultural have been busy working on new original prints. Some have been produced using the woodcuts and or a mixture with traditional Lambe Lambe woodblock print techniques at the Grafica Fidalga. These include two prints by Derlon and one each by Daniel Melim and Jaca. Derlon Almeida is a young artist from Recife in…