Mark Weaver
Designer Mark Weaver’s prints give of a nostalgic feel. In a good way.
Website – www.cargocollective.com/markweaver
25 July 2009 | Graphic Design.Printing
James Trimmer – Update
Contemporary painter and printmaker James Trimmer has very recently redesigned his website and added some nice new prints as well as other bits and bobs including this beguiling, dark piece without a name (shown).
Website – www.jamestrimmer.com
Sophie Rees
London-based Welsh contemporary artist Sophie Rees recently updated the design of her website, adding some new work at simultaneously. Working with oil paints and c-type printing, Sophie attempts to “challenge conventional ways of seeing” and her work “reconsiders the dichotomy between nature and culture”.
Website – www.sophie-rees.com
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
One of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting, Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s art depicts classical Japanese lore in all its colourful detail. Only shame is the website, which is uninspiring unlike its content.
Website – www.kuniyoshiproject.com
Early Griffin
A nice small printing company which recently released its fourth series of prints, collaborating with Stuart Kolakovic, Jan Kruse and Lizzy Stewart. Its selection of prints, while limited, are impressive pieces as well ethically sound, with 10% of the profits for each edition going to the artist’s charity of choice.
Website – www.earlygriffin.com
Josh Cochran
New York-based illustrator who deploys high contrasting, block colour printing and fluid, sketchy line work (and perspective) to great effect in his work.
Website – www.joshcochran.net
Kim Beck
Kim Beck’s art “urges a reconsideration of the built environment – the peculiar street signs, gas station banners, overgrown weeded lots, and self-storage buildings — bringing the banal and everyday into focus.” Her work focuses on interaction between the viewer and the pieces, creating a connection and an understanding of the art and environment.
Shown is “when laughter trips at the threshold of the divine”.
Website – http://www.idealcities.com