Friend and UK illustrator extraordinaire Andy Council will be working on a window drawing at Mauger Modern Art Gallery in Bath, UK tomorrow. The piece is being prepared in advance of "What's Up With...
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The Bear Over the City by David Habben
If, as I do, you tend to like art with an illustrative bent and that's character-driven, you can find some really excellent pieces here. And the prices are right with most of the prints around 20 bucks US!
Nosferatu by Alberto Cerriteno
I'd pay more for signed and numbered editions (many are described as limited, but I can't find just how limited they are), but if you're less concerned with collecting and more concerned with visually enhancing your own and the lives of others, these really are tough to beat.
I myself am particularly drawn to pieces by David Habben and Alberto Cerriteno, and our friend from yesterday's post, Andy Council, has a great, inexpensive but sizeable repro of his Rail Rooster available.
Great deals on great work.
~benc
* Be advised that these are all described simply as Giclee' Prints, a term that's much bandied about with the advent of inexpensive but high-quality printing from home. The use of this term should at the very least imply that the images are made using archival inks which will resist fading over the course of you and your children's lives, but it's never a bad idea to ask for specifics.
Good draftsmanship makes my eyes horny. This may stem from my love of Renaissance master drawings where line is king, or it could be entirely un-unique to me and rather a universal appreciation for craft. Either way, the intricate and inviting illustrations of the UK's Andy Council pull me in every time, and I'm always glad I came.
From bunny's composed of tanks to dinosaurs and ducks made of sneakers and booze bottles, Andy's work is consistently inventive and pleasing, not to mention ubiquitous. From Bristol walls to magazine covers and even an editorial illo in The Guardian, this graffitist and illustrator is being seen by more and more people and rightly so.
It was the liquor bottle mallard that convinced me I needed to own an Andy Council original (work in progress), but his unrehearsed inventiveness coupled with a pleasing palette and an attention to detail reminiscent of Geof Darrow at his crazy, simple best make Andy's work frankly hard to resist.
The only readily available reproductions of Andy's work so far can be found here at Wall Candy Art. The giclee prints on canvas are nice and sizeable, though so are the prices ($350-$400). I'd be just as content to try straight for an original, or wait around for more affordable reproductions at a smaller size or on different paper. (hint hint!)
But, my impatience aside, Andy's work is great art, and with participation in shows in Taiwan and the UK, plus a growing body of published illustrations, his career is only building steam. What's more, by all correspondence I've had with him, he's a nice guy, so doubly deserving of your patronage. Spread the wealth.
~benc
