András Baranyai: Hero Recycle

One A Day had a little Q&A session with András Baranyai back in January after spotting his incredible serigraph prints at the Printa Gallery. Since then, the Debrecen born artist has been busy getting lost in his own crazy little world to create a new series of work for his latest solo exhibition.

The exhibition, titled Hero Recycle, features a new series of work including stencil-graphics and acrylic on board alongside some of his more familiar pieces - all of which showcase András' trademark
retro-futuristic, sci-fi aesthetic.

The Roham Galéria, which hosts the exhibition, has just celebrated it's one year anniversary and it only seemed fitting that András (who has collaborated with Roham for their illustration/visual arts magazine on numerous occasions) would be involved. 

Hero Recycle
Roham Galéria

Vas utca 16. 8 .ker.

Budapest, Hungary

http://roham.hu/

Runs until the 5th of June.

Under the Damp Earth - Stuart Kolakovic

Independent publishers Nobrow are unveiling their newly extended gallery space this week and have an exciting inaugural exhibition prepared! The premier show, titled Under The Damp Earth will feature the work of one Nobrow's most celebrated illustrators: Stuart Kolakovic.

Stuart's work is instantly recognisable and highly successful, with past clients including Ted Baker, Marks and Spencer and various international publications. However, Under The Damp Earth sees Stuart take a departure from his usual commercial style to focus on creating a series of much darker imagery. 

Currently based in the Midlands, the Kingston University graduate is an illustrator in the most traditional sense, relying heavily on hand rendered techniques to produce his beautifully realised images. His rich illustrations have a distinctive eastern european folk art aesthetic which he draws from his own Serbian family roots.

Stuart's exploration of his Eastern European heritage lead to him being awarded the D&AD New Blood Award for his graphic novel Milorad. The 80 page book revolves around Stuart's relationship with his grandfather and the influence he had on his life.

The pieces which are going on show for Under The Damp Earth have been kept tightly under wraps so make sure to pop along for the grand unveiling!

Under The Damp Earth
Open 5th May - 23rd June
62 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3QR, London, United Kingdom
http://stuartkolakovic.co.uk/

A right royal interview with: Jennifer Camilleri

The last in the series of 'Right Royal Interviews' is with illustrator Jennifer Camilleri. Jennifer has been exhibiting in a number of group and solo shows since 1991 and is currently displaying some of her Monarchy inspired prints at My Big Fat Royal Wedding. With only a few days to go until the big day, lets see if any of Jennifer's predictions come true....

Tell us a little bit about yourself: 

I am a small woman with big hands.

What will you be doing on the day of the wedding?  

Filing my corns

Why do you think the Royal Wedding captures so many people's imaginations?
I am not sure if it captures my imagination, but it does make me want to laugh out loud.


Best celebrity wedding of all time? 
Liza Minnelli and David Guest

What are your predictions for the ceremony?
Busty women streaks down the aisle.


What would you buy for the happy couple as a wedding gift?
Thrush cream 


Finally, how long do you think the marriage will last?
Too long 


Take a look at Jennifer's official website to see more of her stunning illustrations!

A right royal interview with: Dale Edwin Murray

London-based illustrator/graphic designer Dale Edwin Murray is one of the many creatives currently on show at My Big Fat Royal Wedding. In his piece, Dale explores the theme of 'quitessential englishness' through food-based typography.  What does he think of the whole royal wedding malarky?

What will you be doing on the day of the wedding? 

I'm actually a staunch anti-royalist so the whole say will pass me by to be honest. I might worm the dog in honour of the occasion. 

Why do you think the Royal Wedding captures so many people’s imaginations? 

I think as a nation, whether we like to admit it or not, we love kitsch - and there isn't much more kitsch than a Royal Wedding. 

Best celebrity wedding of all time? 

I would have to say Les Dennis and Amanda Holden - pure dynamite!

What are your predictions for the ceremony? 

Lots of flowers, lots of weeping, and lots of secret police.

What would you buy for the happy couple as a wedding gift? 

My "Full English Breakfast" print

Finally, how long do you think the marriage will last? 

Forever and ever of course!

Check out more of Dale's work over on his official website:

http://www.daleedwinmurray.com/index.html 

Steven Appleby - Islands Exhibition

The Scottish Gallery is currently showcasing a selection of the finest (and funniest) illustrations, publications, cartoons and animations created by the exceptionally talented Steven Appleby.We went along to take a look during our whistle-stop tour of Edinburgh's finest contemporary galleries.

 

Appleby's distinctive illustrative style and trademark humour is instantly recognisable - you will no doubt have seen some of his hilarious comics before in the likes of The Guardian, The Times, The Sunday Telegraph and  NME.

Not content with drawing on paper, Appleby's illustrations can be found on all matter of objects from mugs to tote bags - all available to purchase from the gallery so you can take a little piece of Steven Appleby home with you!

 

The exhibition runs until the 2nd of April 2011. 

For more details about the exhibition click HERE or click HERE to learn more about Steven Appleby.

Q&A with Misha Suharevski

Visual Artist Misha Suharevski studied painting at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts before turning his creative talents towards graphics, photography, illustration and glass design. Misha's work recently caught our eye in the Hungarian fashion & culture magazine Lack so we got in touch to find out more about his work...



Have you always wanted to be an illustrator?

I've always liked illustration, but I didn't plan on pursuing it as a career. For the past few years however, I have produced a lot more graphic work- drawings with graphite and pencil on paper. Last year, around October, the editor of Lack Magazine called me to tell me about their plans and how I could get involved. First I produced some handmade typography from which I developed into different themed Illustration families. I've got lot of creative freedom at Lack.

Emmer Laszlo portrait for Lack Magazine

Who has been your biggest inspiration?

Different fine artists such as Georg Grosz, Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Barbara Krüger, Raymond Pettibon, Luca Guarini. In illustration I like the work of Ricardo Fumanal, Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel and Sydney Parkinson.

Is there a specific theme you like to explore within your work?

I like the world of music videos, rockstars, indie people, nature and classic film.

 Berlin Wall 2009

Tell us about the Berlin Wall project:

To celebrate 20 years since the Berlin Wall fell, the Ginger Agency called me with a proposal to produce a piece of work. It was a 250×120 cm object created by artists from all across Europe and I was the Hungarian member. I met with the Hungarian president, and with Horst Köhler. During this time there were also film screenings, concerts, danceplays (Frenák) and parties on the Városháza tér and Merlin.

Illustration for Lack Magazine

What are you currently working on?

I plan on exhibiting my graphic works in a gallery soon. But first I must realise the 3 meter long Last Supper themed painting I've been working on. I had to try and find the best models to play the apostles and Maria Magdalena. Once I had them all I collaborated with a photographer friend of mine, it was a great happening with dishes and wines.

Learn more about Misha here

Q&A with: András Baranyai

András Baranyai's illustrations have graced the pages of Readers Digest, Unit and the cover of Hungarian illustration magazine Roham. Currently exhibiting at Printa, András takes some time out to talk to us about his recent autonomous prints, comic books, toy robots and his future projects. 

Introduce yourself:

I studied at the Moholy-Nagy University of Arts in the graphic design department. There we did  lots of projects from different areas of graphic design such as typography, design and illustration. I always prefered work with figures, characters and over the course of these projects I realised that my interests swayed more towards illustration.

Tell us about the serigraphs which you are exhibiting at Printa:

These are remixes of some older graphics of mine with some new elements thrown in (for example the mass of men comes from my comic). I work with vectors so it's easy for me to transfer the graphic elements into different images - it's fun to experiment and try new combinations! I play with these objects and elements like with building block toys, or like a painter with colors.

You have a very distinctive figurative style in your illustrations - where did this evolve from?

They come from different areas and it's a combination of many influences. Some of them come from plastic baby-toys and I also really like the toys from the '70s, 80's made of tin (cars, robots, spaceships) and the graphics on them. I'm inspirated by heavy, industrial objects and machines too. Otherwise music effects are
important to me too, particularly industrial noise experiments.

If you could be any comic book character who would it be?

Maybe, Little Nemo. That would be a great surreal trip!

What are you currently working on?

Now I'm working on two children's book commissions. One of them is about the history of Communism, it's a really interesting project  for the Statue Park in Budapest. The other is a literature adaptation, a story from  Greek mythology. There will also be my own exhibition  in the Roham gallery in May. For that I'm working on more autonomic artworks.

View more of  Andras' work over on his website www.andrasbaranyai.com