Alex Gibbs, currently exhibiting at Superclub gallery in Edinburgh, is the topic of this short documentary film by Adrienne Childress. The exhibition, Rich Living and Sunny Life, is a large collection of works on paper (and other suitably insubstantial materials), presenting a paradoxical co-existence of a naive utopia and sinister dystopian society. This environment is explored through paint, pencils and wax … Read More
Alicia Galer
A couple of weeks ago we discovered the work of Alicia Galer via Tumblr. Alicia is a Printed Textiles and Surface Pattern student at Leeds College of Art – her simplistic and characteristic style caught our eye immediately! Alicia uses a variety of materials (oil pastels, water colour paints and pencils, acrylic paint) to create her flora-inspired drawings. The result … Read More
One Question Interview: Hanna Ukura
Hanna Ukura is a Swedish photographer based in Stockholm. We spotted Hanna’s portfolio online and fell in love with her work! Hanna tells us a little bit more about her inspirations and aesthetics. I photograph a mixture between everyday photography, which is sort of as a journal where you try to keep your eyes busy and never forget to look at things. … Read More
Bookshelf: Printed Pages
We were very excited to see this new quarterly magazine being published by It’s Nice That! There are some great features in the first issue of Printed Pages, and a snoop around Apartamento founder Omar Sosa’s flat is our favorite! We also enjoyed learning more about Sagmeister & Walsh, Chris Ware and Bill Callahan. The article about Barcelona’s booming graphic design studios … Read More
Web Series: High Maintenance
You might have already seen this cool web series about a sarcastic New York weed dealer and his hilarious customers – it’s been written about all over the place – but in case you haven’t, we would like to share with you our favorite episode. Happy Easter! High Maintenance // Trixie from Janky Clown Productions on Vimeo.