Stefanie Jasper uses Tumblr as a diary for her recent artistic evolution, her objective is to find images that move people. She is a professional photographer and this truly shows in her work, these are beautiful, abstract and ethereal with a sumptuous depth of colour. Check out her amazing Tumblr here.
Focusing on the beauty in a jumble of fabrics, blankets, bags and a random collection of goods, Californian based artist, Amy Wilson Faville has photographed shopping carts used by homeless people in San Francisco’s Mission District, to create mixed media constructions. The combination of drawing and collage mixed with random pattern and colour, mirrors the nature of these curious moving homes. Despite the sadness of their haphazard lives, Faville has depicted a certain beauty in her depiction of their belongings and mobile possessions. Faville was artist-in-residence at Recology San Francisco from June – September 2012, you can see more of her work here and other artists too.
Patternbank loves this selection of artworks by digital artist Steve Kim. These colourful glitch twisted illustrations have been astounding us for the last year or so. Some of these romantic looking portraits were amazingly inspired by Tumblr users. Mixing sharp geometric angles against contrasting hyper-bright colours gives Steve Kim’s work its unique and eye catching look. Kim is obsessed by technology and interaction between beauty and digital form so is always close component in his work. If you are in London this month check out Lilk Gallery Art Studio where Steve Kim’s work is on display.
Patternbank were at Pick Me Up, UK’s first annual contemporary graphic art fair at Somerset House, London. In it’s Fourth year now the show has grown to be a great place to spot new and upcoming talent with original works and prints available to purchase. Not only that there are various events and workshops to get involved in so altogether a great inspiring day out.
Patternbank highlights the strongest Illustrators, graphic artists and studios seen at the fair this year.
This year was another mass of creative workshops and inspirational content. Pick Me Up packs together the most exciting international talent from the wonderfully diverse field of graphic arts for an 11-day extravaganza of creative workshops, late-night art and music mash-ups, quirky family-fun events and interactive shopping spaces with original, affordable artwork and limited- edition prints.
Fatherless were on hand creating one-of-a-kind hand-printed images especially for Pick Me Up crowd, as well as creating prints, t-shirts, broadsides and handbills each day. Formed in 2010 and hailing from Rockford, Illinois, Fatherless is a collaborative print posse of artists, designers, graffiti writers and educators. All of their work consists of hand-screened, limited edition prints, and can best be described as, “a visual mixtape of creative shenagination.”
Katie draws inspiration from traditional scientific illustrations. Katie’s original work was made especially for this years Pick Me Up. Patternbank loved her whimsical studies of biological studies and scientific drawings.
Athens born illustrator Christina K, uses a blend of both traditional and and digital mark making techniques in creating these insightful illustrations. Patternbank loves her sensitive approach to detail and her striking use contrast with monochrome fine line and flashes of vibrant colour. Her work has been featured in high profile publications such as Vogue and Elle, and her extensive client list includes Levi’s, Chanel and Ted Baker. See more from Christina K on Début Art.
Santtu Mustonen is a Finnish illustrator living and working in Helsinki and Amsterdam. Organic patterns, natural science and movement inspire his work, which combines handcrafted and analog textures in a digital space. He animates various textures and visual imagery by using a three-dimensional modeling program to alter the space and sense of motion within his dynamic illustrations. Santtu, who studied graphic and industrial design at the university of arts and design in Helsinki and the Gerrit Rietfeld Academie in Amsterdam, aspires to broaden the field of illustration using this innovative technique. Check more of his great work here.
The Patternbank team visited Bristol’s Affordable Art Fair at Brunel’s Old Station last weekend. The Affordable Art Fair’s formula is simple, yet unique: a relaxed, inspiring environment and lots of good quality contemporary art. In this post we give a quick snapshot of our favorite finds whilst walking the show. Check the website for more information on exhibiting artists and galleries and dates for other cites the fair is visiting.
When Katherine Harvey meticulously applies paint to canvas, she’s able to reproduce the dramatic quality a camera creates on a slow shutter speed. These paintings of light show movement and vibrancy with flashes of coloured brushstrokes creating an energetic pattern. Katherine inspires a more serene emotion from her jewel like, water inspired artworks. On close inspection they’re a beautiful collection of parallel brushstrokes, but viewed at distance her application of paint and colour creates the magical effect of gazing through a waterfall. Visit her website to learn more about her ethos and to see her amazing collection of plastic bottle installations.
