Zumba Kids

 

Ben Tallon has fun with these posters for the Zumba Kids campaign in the US.
Commissioned by Zumba Fitness in Florida, Ben was asked to use his electrifying lines to create some dynamic art. The results have gained a superb reaction; he says "Zumba chose me for the energy in my work and wanted me to bring their photography to life with vibrant mark making. They provided 'personality profiles' for a series of fifteen children of different ages and I created three dimensional environments based on these."

Turner's Heroes

When the Sun Goes Down

Fluorescent Adolescent

Brianstorm

NME Magazine has commissioned pen master Ben Tallon to illustrate an article called 'Turner's Heroes'. The special edition of the weekly magazine features the band 'Arctic Monkeys' and looks at the characters created in their songs written by Alex Turner. Ben supplied artwork for the tracks 'When The Sun Goes Down',  'Brianstorm' and 'Fluorescent Adolescent' and the feature coincides with the launch of the band's 5th studio album 'AM'.

Molo Kids T-Shirts

These funky designs from Sarah Beetson have been licensed to Molo Kids for two of their T-Shirt designs. As part of the Molo Art Project for the spring/summer collection 2013, seven hand-picked illustrators and graphic artists were chosen to create a print for a t-shirt and to incorporate their signature on the neck of the garment. The line up:

"The ‘molo art’ team and its prints range from Stina Persson’s funky zebra to Sarah Beetson’s wonderful rollerskating legs in sparkly colours. Stina Persson is one of Sweden’s most talented fashion illustrators, and Sarah Beetson, who is British born but based in Australia, can brag about having exhibited her illustrations all over the world and has made store decorations for one of Stella McCartney’s boutiques. The team also includes the Danish graffiti artist who goes by the name of ‘Toys,’ and who is a part of the first wave of graffiti artists in Denmark. ‘Toys’ has interpreted molo’s iconic star. The ‘molo art’ project isn’t just for famous names, though, since molo wants to empower young talent; the artist couple Rack&Nais is a good example of this because their partnership with molo started already back when they both went to Denmark’s Design School."

Melissa Chaib's Scrapbook

 

Monterrey based Melissa Chaib on her love of analogue photography & the inspiration she finds from her friends & music. Melissa Chaib's Scrapbook.

Shatila Art Project

Miss Led has drawn a beautiful portrait for the Shatila Art Project. The piece is to be donated to the project, which will then be auctioned on 26th March, with all proceeds going to the cause which raises money for young people. Miss led says "The project will involve teaching young people in a refugee camp in Lebanon basic aerosol painting skills to improve their environment, build friendships, confidence and hopefully the chance to visit England for an exhibition of resulting artworks." Miss Led is one of 6 artists involved, the others being Jon Burgerman, Paul Davidson, D*Face, Dan Hillier and Kid Acne.

Dirty North

These punchy drawings for Manchester's 'Dirty North' are by pen and ink master Ben Tallon. Working with the band, Ben has produced  gritty artworks for the single and album inlay. Ben says "'The Blues' is the new single from Dirty North, a three piece from Wythenshawe, Manchester fusing reggae with rap and guitar music...... I met the boys in Wythenshawe, Europe's biggest council estate. We toured the local hangouts where the boys grew up, providing much fuel for the lyrics and musical identity. I photographed everything from graffiti on the underpass to melted wheelie bins, attracting attention from a few bystanders. The results delighted the band and The Blues is out now on Corporate Records." Dirty North are also rumoured to be supporting The Stone Roses at Heaton Park.

Trees For London Mural

Miss Led has opened up her creative process somewhat recently. Working with 'Noise of Art' for 'Trees for London' at their annual event in Battersea Park, she created a 10m interactive mural focusing on children's participation. Miss Led worked in her studio to draw the lines on this mammoth canvas, which focuses on cultural diversity, then the mural was laid like a huge colouring book on the grass, for others to decorate and have fun with. Watch the video.

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Chris King-October Flair Winner

A round of applause for Chris King, the October winner for the Creativematch Flair Competition. Chris's poster La Balade Sauvage won the title, check out his entry here. Well done Chris!

Sarah Beetson wins Creative Review - Best In Book 2011

Sarah Beetson's success continues with the recent announcement that she has won the Creative Review Illustration Annual - Best in Book. Sarah is very excited at the news, her winning 5 entries are from her “I Dream In Celluloid” exhibition showing in London next week. Sarah says of the show:

"“I Dream In Celluloid” is my 4th solo exhibition, exploring the link between an obsession with film and how this affects my dreams. Each morning, I record the night’s dreamings via my dream sketchbook, where I have rediscovered memories from my childhood, my displaced identity and nationality, relayed interactions with friends, colleagues, relations and pets; both dead and alive, past and present. I'm discovering facts about the essence of my existence via my subconscious. I watch a movie every evening, and find elements from these films within my dreams. With support from RADF, the exhibition culminates in a series of larger fake movie posters, a short animation and a giant digitally printed, hand painted embellished quilt cover. It has toured The Gold Coast and Melbourne; Australia, London; UK and will go onto Ottawa; Canada in October 2011."

"I Dream In Celluloid" London opens on Wednesday 3rd August, 6-8pm @ The Brick Lane Gallery, as part of Art in Mind.

The exhibition runs 2nd - 15th August, open daily 1pm - 6pm.

Tuff City

EMI’s KPM department has been working with Chris Ede on two album covers.

This Hip Hop compilation entitled “Tuff City” is a striking piece, very in tune with the genre of music. Chris created the double CD design and artwork.

Top Of The Pops

 

Topping the charts this week with her distinctive urban style is Miss Led. She has just been appointed the latest illustrator for Top of The Pops Magazine’s “Oops” column. Her playful and flirtatious illustrations are perfectly suited for TOTP’s readers and she will continue to illustrate the column throughout 2011.

Bad Tuesdays

Things go from strength to strength for Chris King who has now completed his 4th cover for book series The Bad Tuesdays by Benjamin J Myers.  he series is published by Orion Children's Books and designed by Art Director James Jones. Book 3 is out now, it's cover has also been featured in the latest edition of Sci-Fi Now magazine!

Paul Holland's Scrapbook

This week leading illustrator Paul Holland takes us behind the scenes to reveal what inspires him to create his amazingly popular work. Paul Holland's Scrapbook

Chris Ede's Scrapbook

This week leading illustrator Chris Ede takes us behind the scenes to reveal what inspires him to create his amazingly popular work.
Chris Ede's Scrapbook