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Mysterious Assemblages – Eva Eun-Sil Han

By Patternbank On August 9, 2012 · In Inspiration

Layering materials hides the original identity of photographs, transforming them into these mysterious, collaged assemblages. Flashes of colour, from found papers, add depth and contrast in the bold monochromatic mood of the collection. Layers and repetition of shape create an inherent sense of pattern and control – as well as adding a 3D element to a flat image. The recurring circular form has become a signature of Eva Eun-Sil Han – find more of these intriguing pieces at evahan.weebly.com

Contributed by Sarah Bishop

Visual Mantras – Ana Montiel

By Patternbank On August 6, 2012 · In Print + Pattern

These colourful, illustrative patterns are the work of Spanish visual artist Ana Montiel. Through her ongoing project ‘Visual Mantras’, Montiel explores pattern through repetitive drawing, reflection and mirroring. Geometrics and florals are delicately juxtaposed creating complex, intricate kaleidoscopic patterns. Hand drawn aesthetics are accentuated through the use of soft colour pencils and watercolours. A mixture of delicate pastels and rich primary brights, create a gorgeous summer colour palette which is full of energy. As well as textile patterns Ana Montiel also explores illustration, typography and graphics. See more of her work, and the ‘Visual Mantras’ series, at anamontiel.com

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Jimmy Turrell – Fresh Retro Illustration

By Patternbank On July 29, 2012 · In Graphics

Loving the work of London-based Illustrator Jimmy Turrell – he studied Graphic Design rather than Illustration at Central St. Martins. He uses a mixture of hand-made collage, drawing, screenprinting and painting alongside digital techniques which gives his work a uniquely retro feel, yet still feeling very modern, clean and fresh. It’s not only us that like him, he’s worked for some great clients such as Nike, Universal Music, Levis, MTV, Conde Nast and Sony Music to name but a few. Check more of his work at jimmyturrell.com

Max Colby – Printmaking, Embroidery and Sculptural Skins

By Patternbank On July 24, 2012 · In Inspiration

Max Colby is a mixed-media artist currently working in Boston, MA. He is a self-taught tailor and fibers artist with a formal background in printmaking and papermaking. By utilizing extravagant embellishments and applications in conjunction with fragile and dwindling figures both ephemeral (print) and physical (sculptural), the stress of Max’s work is placed on external manifestations of identity construction as a highly performative act. In 2012, Max received a BFA with a concentration in printmaking and papermaking from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Check out more of his beautiful work at maxcolby.com via Arthound

Surreal Collage Compositions – Beth Hoeckel

By Patternbank On July 15, 2012 · In Inspiration

After visiting the recent Bread & Butter show in Berlin, the Patternbank team saw that photographic prints are still featuring strong for Spring/Summer 2013 graphics. Colourful, surreal prints are still a main focus for many brands for next summer. With this in mind we thought we’d share these imaginary photo collage prints from Beth Hoeckel. Mixing realist and surrealist Hoeckel’s work plays with the juxtaposition between foreground and background objects. Baltimore based Hoeckel is a collage artist and photographer who loves the control of real paper, ink and adhesive.

Multiple Exposure Portraits 2.0 – Christoffer Relander

By Patternbank On July 13, 2012 · In Inspiration

These amazing portraits are the work of graphic designer and self-taught Finnish photographer Christoffer Relander. The Patternbank team were stunned by his creative experimentation that generate these double and triple exposure images. Heavy contrast adjustment help blend nature and human form in these fascinating photo artworks. Using his trusted Nikon D700 and some skillful work in iLightroom editing suite, Relander creates a series of beautifully captivating statements.

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Damien Tran – Organic Screenprints

By Patternbank On June 26, 2012 · In Graphics

Beautiful screenprinted posters here from the prolific Frenchman, Damien Tran. Each one is handmade, limited edition and produced on runs of usually less than 100. We love the colours, shapes and overall organic and seemingly effortless qualities of these posters. Check out his website damientran.com or his Flickr for more of his great work.

Beautifully Crafted Logos – BMD Design Studio, Bordeaux

By Patternbank On June 13, 2012 · In Graphics

With such a large amount of digitally enhanced work around at the moment, it’s incredibly refreshing to see graphics that have a hand-crafted flavour to them. BMD Designs is a graphic studio based in Bordeaux and has a passion for creating innovative communication graphics. A specialist in apparel graphics, they have an impressive client list, with Levi, Quiksilver, Audi and Volcom already on their books. If you like these, you might also be interested in seeing Caleb Owen Everitt‘s work, which Patternbank featured a couple of months back.