Nippon Paint Subway Exhibition

Melissa Chaib's illustration on the subway

Daria Jabenko's illustration on the subway

Nadia Flower

Muxxi

Shannon Toth

Hannah Davies

Alex Fuentes

Christopher Corr

Wai

Kat Cameron

Ten of our illustrators were asked by Saatchi and Saatchi to take part in a fantastic subway exhibition in China. Called "Fresh Beginning for Love" the artworks, used large scale are on tour in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou right now with the aim of 'turning common subway stations into colourful art galleries.'

Nippon Paint invited a total of 32 artists and illustrators from around the world to use their environmentally friendly paints to create the 'love' images. Now, the stations are inspiring 'visual feasts' for commuters.

The Global Times says of the event "After touring the three cities, the 32 artworks will be sold at a charity bazaar at the end of this year. All the funds will be used for "Color, Way of Love," the charity platform of Nippon Paint China for Hope Project Schools, and to improve the teaching environment as well as art education.
Nippon Paint hopes that this philanthropic subway exhibition will inspire people who love beauty to look at their surroundings with fresh eyes and to fill their lives with color."

Our artists taking part, in order of the images above are; Melissa Chaib, Daria Jabenko, Nadia Flower, Muxxi, Shannon Toth,  Hannah Davies, Alex Fuentes, Christopher Corr, Wai and Kat Cameron.

Nike Poster Show

Alex's chosen art for the Nike Poster Show

Alex Fuentes is thrilled to be one of the artists included in the Nike Graphic Studio Poster Show this month. Nike chose this fierce face cleverly composed from Nike shoes to exhibit at the show on June 15th. With proceeds going to CHAPS (Children's Healing Art Project), it all happens at Disjecta, 8371 N Interstate Ave, PDX.

Mylo Xyloto on your Phone

Including art by Alex Fuentes, Coldplay have released the first three issues of their comic 'Mylo Xyloto' as a download for your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Available in ebook format from the Apple iBookstore and itunes, this comes as a nice edition to the physical comic which was launched last year.

Hurts Like Heaven

Alex Fuentes's work for Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto Comic can finally be seen with the release of an animated video for 'Hurts Like Heaven'. Directed by Mark Osborne, the video 'is the prequel to the story of Mylo Xyloto, which is to be told via a six-part comic series.' See the video. The comic can be pre-ordered here.

STOP PRESS: Alex Fuentes and Coldplay

Alex Fuentes illustrates Coldplay's much anticipated Mylo Xyloto comic book

Last week's Comic Con in San Diego saw a teaser of Coldplay's fictional story 'Mylo Xyloto' to be released in a series of six comic books. Alex Fuentes was thrilled to contribute to the art, with some dynamic illustrations following Mylo who is fighting a "war against sound and colour".

Alex says "I find I am most happiest when I'm allowed to use and challenge all of my skills. For me making comics has that diverse creative intensity. I'm just having a blast creating this world and it's inhabitants and placing them in cinematic situations. While building environments, props, characters, graffiti/hand drawn typography and so forth. To top it off I'm working with an extremely talented team!"

The comic, co-written by film director Mark Osborne will be officially released in February 2013.

ANTA Basketball is Life

Alex Fuentes

Versatile Alex Fuentes tackles a big commission from China. Working with JWT Shanghai for Chinese sports brand ANTA, Alex has produced this energetic illustration to be used on TV and print on the theme Basketball is Life. It is not often that a Chinese brand works with foreign talent, which makes this commission even more special. It has also used the talents of  Echo Chernik and Mart Klein for the other ads.

Echo Chernik

Mart Klein

Alex Fuentes in Illustration Now! 4

Check out Alex Fuentes's spread in Taschen's latest Illustration celebration. Illustration Now! Vol 4, showcasing the best contemporary talent, happily includes Alex's superb work.

Salvation Army Art

This superb piece made by the hands of Alex Fuentes has been donated to the Salvation Army.

The art will be sold as a t-shirt and a limited edition screen-printed poster on their website. Alex says: "As always with their WARDROBE apparel line, 100% of the proceeds are donated to specific Salvation Army social services and causes. All the funds generated from my design will be donated to assist the Eluru Gilr's Hostel in India."

Alex Fuentes's Scrapbook

LA-based illustrator Alex Fuentes on how he finds creative inspiration in his children's zaniness.

Alex Fuentes's Scrapbook