Visual culture
21 September 2009
Berlin snapshots
holly wales
Vernacular moments from a city of artists and outsiders
I find it hugely refreshing not to understand most of the things I look at, writes Holly Wales.
18 September 2009
‘F’ is for Friday
mr edwards
This week Mr Edwards goes celebrity football crazy …
A collage of ‘celebrity footballers’ in this week’s instalment of Mr Edwards’ Crap Book.
16 September 2009
Act local, think stencil
anthony burrill
Anthony Burrill’s Timeless screenprints for Experimenta in Lisbon
I was invited to take part in Timeless, writes Anthony Burrill, the British Council's exhibition, and part of the Experimenta Festival in Lisbon, which opened last Wednesday and continues until 8 November 2009.
15 September 2009
14 September 2009
Trad: Arr
David Owen: Rebranding British folk music and Morris(sey) dancing
David Owen is Britain’s premier ‘folk artist’. His pieces take iconic visual images and subvert them: traditional lyrics are pasted into the speech bubbles of American pop art, and morris dancing outfits are added to The Clash, Morrissey
11 September 2009
Afternoon ‘E’
mr edwards
This week Mr Edwards brings you Elvis, Eggnog, etc.
Five down, twenty-one to go. As another week draws to a close it’s time for an alphabetical double-helping from Mr Edwards’ Crap Book.
7 September 2009
X-ray flix (MTV #2)
liz farrelly, paul ayre
The ingredients that went into Rotterdam’s Fantastic Voyage
Following his previous MTV blog, ‘Hands on’, Paul Ayre describes his work on the motion graphics for the 1997 award ceremony in Rotterdam.
4 September 2009
In the pink
Paolozzi and Foreman and Bax and Ballard: the ‘jet age’ family of Ambit
Art, fiction, sex, science and politics: artist Eduardo Paolozzi’s contributions to Ambit are the subject of a new Raven Row exhibition in London, which opens today. John Ridpath attended last night’s private view.
4 September 2009
‘D’ time
mr edwards
Showroom dummies from the pages of Mr Edwards’ Crap Book
It’s Friday so it must be time for the latest double-page spread from Mr Edwards’ Crap Book.
2 September 2009
We can be heroes
john l. walters
Pentagram’s monster rock rebrand takes Guitar Hero up to eleven
Eye editor John L. Walters talks to Pentagram’s Michael Bierut about the new ‘brand architecture’ for Guitar Hero and its forthcoming spin-off games.