Wednesday, 30 June 2010

Mr Thomas's Chop House Exhibition - Manchester



My work being Judged by Ian Pollock.

Animal Amputees



Mr Thomas’s Art Fair, Manchester: 24 June – 1 July

I entered 'Animal Amputees' to this new annual exhibition showcasing the best of graduate illustration in the North.

It was shortlisted for a special private view and auction for charity, more prints will go on sale during the exhibition and on the website. The silver 'Rabbits' is exhibited too.

The venue is Mr Thomas’ Chop House, Cross street, Manchester.

Chop house art website: http://www.chophouseart.co.uk/

More info at the D&AD blog: http://www.dandad.org/2010/06/mr-thomass-art-fair-manchester-24-june-1-july/

Animal Amputees - Attempt N#1

Vermin Series - University Exhibition


Underneath each piece of work from my 'Vermin' series I have wrote the extract from the poster.

Vermin N#1 The Hare



Don’t be softened by his shining eyes and fluffy white tail... This fiend likes nothing better than eating your food. Nothing can withstand the gnawing of his enlarged front incisors, and this beast will viciously slaughter a hole through your prized vegetation. Breeding prolifically you soon will be left with nothing to eat.

Vermin N#2 The Rat



Quick this thing with his disease riddled body could start 'The Black Plague II' any time soon. Any decent household should be horrified to know he's always spying with his beady black eyes lurking close by, and will go after you and your family. This scuttling menace and his friends with their high-pitched war cry will emerge from the sewers to overrun your house.

Vermin N#3 The Pigeon



A rat with wings, these birds hit all the branches of the ugly tree when they fell out of their nests. They are the lowest of all birds. They'll circle above watching their prey, your freshly washed and polished car, which they'll then take turns to dive bomb with their excrement.

Vermin N#4 The Fox



This fellow is a nasty piece of work, he’s already calculating his next move to murder your chickens. Cunning, he will endevour to penetrate all your defences. Look carefully and you’ll see evidence of his last kill; blood dripping from his teeth. If he could he’d decorate himself with a plume of feathers in victory.

Vermin N#5 The Squirrel



Don't be fooled, this is a rat but with a nice bushy tail. Once in your home it will be destroyed from the inside out. An intelligent mastermind in destruction, he can think of nothing better than an afternoon of tearing up all your electrical cables costing you a pretty penny.

Wednesday, 23 June 2010