2nd Sight

I've heard you either love or hate much of the work Carson does. I've also heard you can learn to love.

Above is a quote mentioned about Carson's aptly named '2nd sight' book; a progression from his first visually bombarding book 'End of Print'. Written by fellow designer Lewis Blasckwell, there is much more detail applied to the hows and whys or Carson's design nature. Sure, we have all heard of his surfer upbringing and lack of graphic education, this book however, explains his intuition behind his motivation to design and effectively allows you not so much to love his work, but understand it.

The different approaches to design and the so called 'rules' he is redefining have been the influence for my dissertation on the evolution of opinions towards rules. Carson's approach to design is dictated 100% by the target audience, with his own angle injected into the final outcome. The people who hate his work in my eyes have not and will not be his target audience. The book shows work from his past magazines, magazines he directed towards a rock n roll lifestyle. Take a look at it, granted you may hate it, but I struggle to believe you won't in some way shape or form start oozing creativity once you've laid the book down.

Sipping Jetsreams

Byroglyphics

Byroglyphics - Russ Mills

I couldn't find much information on this artist, apart from who he had worked for:
Future Publishing - Imagine FX
The Royal Court Theatre
US Playstation Magazine
Them London
Audio Agent.com
Leaders Edge Magazine
Natural Self Future Publishing - Imagine FX
The Royal Court Theatre
US Playstation Magazine
Them London
Audio Agent.com
Leaders Edge Magazine
Natural Self

Defacing Banksy

Following on form my earlier post about Banksy's exhibition in Bristol, I missed a major point which debates street artists becoming actual artists, in doing so do they devalue their work in a bid to respond to consumer demand. A similar defacing incident happend in New York a few years ago as a street artist moved from street to exhibition.

Banksy's exhibition opened on Friday and in the above case, 24hours later, graffiti appeared over the top of an original. In Bristol, one of his more famous works of art on a sexual health clinic receives the same attention. Depicting a woman's lover hanging out the window as her husband returns home, a paintball shooting defaced the image. Ironic that a graffiti artist is being defaced with more graffiti. Origionally when the painting was found, 97% of residents around Bristol voted to keep it, now, after his exhibition, is it only other street artists that are cross, or residents too?

Expensive Surfboards

Ten artists, musicians and designers have teamed together with SAS in a campaign to for cleaner seas. Artists include Banksy, David Carson, and Damien Hurst. Interestingly artist Damien Hursts' design is expected to sell for around £84,000.

Banksy's Exhibtion

BANKSY EXHIBITION: BRISTOL

Banksy's exhibition was very different to what one would usually expect to see inside a museum; that is however what most people would expect from him.

What surprised me about the exhibition wasn't the digs at today's society that most of us have thought before. Or the unusual graffiti. What I found most striking was the skill he obviously holds, and the way he used it to address his issues. Playing a game with the public, he placed beautiful landscapes and 'classic paintings' with a spin among the usual exhibition. I couldn't figure out how much of these he had contributed to, or if he had a team of artists working towards the output for this exhibition.

The exhibition was fantastic to look around, enthusing even the most unartistic.

Honda's Story