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MFA Illustration April 29 – May 14, 2011

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May 072011

Always lovely to receive a collection of great illustrations from SVA. The exhibition brings together animations, children’s books, graphic novels, figurative paintings, comic books and other narrative works by 21 students graduating from the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Department at SVA. Curated by faculty member David Sandlin, the exhibition will be on view April 29 – May 14, 2011 at the Visual Arts Gallery, 601 West 26th Street, 15th Floor, New York City.

It’s a very diverse group of illustrators graduating from the MFA Illustrations as a Visual Essay Department at SVA. Some standouts include:
• Chi Birmingham’s The Plainview Dispatch: illustrated observations of a fictional town during the height of the Gold Rush.
• The Romance of Tristan & Iseult by Philip Cheaney: interactive animated eBook for the iPad. Video sample here: http://vimeo.com/22456387
• Pimlada Phuapradit creates a curious world of defective toys.
• Korean illustrator Jungyeon Roh celebration of the vegan diet.

Here is a collection of what will be at the exibition:

: Lisa Anchin

: Gant Powell

: Jungyeon Roh

: Efi Chalikopoulou

: Ryan Harley

: Philip Bowles

: Philip Cheaney – Death

: Pimlada – Phuapradit

: Jess Worby

: Chi Birmingham

: Mijin Lee – Public Bath

: Petra Veliskova

: Erin Supinski

: Daniel Fishel – Basketball

Illustrations by Asaf Hanuka

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Jun 202010

While I was collecting examples of Asaf’s work I started to notice that it looked very similar to Tomer’s work. I have subsequently learnt that they are in fact twin brothers. Asaf Hanuka and Tomer Hanuka. I posted Tomer Hanuka’s work fairly recently and I guess this is now in part acting as a follow up post. Asafs work is equally good and one or two illustrations can be compared to Istvan Banyai in style.

Asaf also does a weekly comic which is a documentation of one family’s search of a home. Definitely worth checking out.

His subject matter is thought provoking and unique. I hope you enjoy his illustrations:

: Asaf Hanuka – Red Light

: Asaf Hanuka – Futur Kid

: Asaf Hanuka – Green Card

: Asaf Hanuka – DJ Dask

: Asaf Hanuka – Coaching

: Asaf Hanuka – Ice

: Asaf Hanuka – Uncle

: Asaf Hanuka – Mural

: Asaf Hanuka – Other

: Asaf Hanuka – Cat

: Asaf Hanuka – Tank

: Asaf Hanuka – Albert

: Asaf Hanuka – Camera

: Asaf Hanuka – Tree

: Asaf Hanuka – Srulik

: Asaf Hanuka – Swag

A tribute to the legendary Norman Rockwell – Happy Birthday

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Feb 032010

“Norman Rockwell was a 20th-century American illustrator. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United States, where Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life scenarios he created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine over more than four decades. Among the best-known of Rockwell’s works are the Willie Gillis series, Rosie the Riveter, Saying Grace (1951), and the Four Freedoms series.” – Wiki

: Norman Rockwell

: Norman Rockwell – Before the Shot

: Norman Rockwell – Begging

: Norman Rockwell – Buttercup

: Norman Rockwell – Doctor and the Doll

: Norman Rockwell – Fishing

: Norman Rockwell – Gossip

: Norman Rockwell – Growth of a Leader

: Norman Rockwell – Mirror

: Norman Rockwell – Mother and Daughter Singing in Church

: Norman Rockwell – Taller

: Norman Rockwell – The Muscleman

: Norman Rockwell – Triple Self Portrait Poster Card

: Norman Rockwell – Norman Having Picture Taken

: Norman Rockwell – School Fight

: Norman Rockwell – Mysterious Malady

Illustrations by Tomer Hanuka

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Dec 122009

Based in New York Tomer Hanuka is an illustrator and a cartoonist. He works on a range of projects for magazines, book publishers, ad agencies and film studios. In 2008 he won the British Desgin Museum award as part of the Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions. Currently he teaches at the School of Visual Arts and is working on a graphic novel with his twin brother Asaf.

On his blog he shows his illustration process from sketch to final artwork: www.tropicaltoxic.blogspot.com. Find below a selection of his work:

http://www.tropicaltoxic.blogspot.com/

Monday Morning: Street Art in Soho London

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Aug 032009

On my way to work this morning, at around 8, I came across Nathan Bowen who had been illustrating for at least 1 hour. Now that’s dedication for you! As per Eddy’s comment Nathan has got work dotted around london incl Brick Lane.

In this instance had painted the strips white and then created the set of super urban characters you see below. He said his motivation was simply to make the temporary building wall more attractive. I thought it was great. (He would pop by here later this week).

: London Soho Street Art

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: London Soho Street Art

: London Soho Street Art

: London Soho Street Art

Ralph Steadman & Hunter S. Thompson

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Jul 072009

The author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson, gave birth to Gonzo journalism which is a type of ‘fictional’ journalism. It often includes the reporter in the story and is in the first person. By blending fiction and fact the journalist is able to engage the reader whiles expressing certain facts about a situation. Gonzo journalism tends to favor style over accuracy and often uses personal experiences and emotions to provide context for the topic.

Hunter S. Thomas was good friends with a british artist called Ralph Steadman who provided visual representaiton for Gonzo journalism. Ralph Steadman has won multiple awards and is renowned for his political illustrations, social caricatures, cartoons and also for illustrating a number of picture books.

Below is a collection of Ralph Steadman illustrations: