Trying to make a living as an artist is a tough gig and you’d be hard pressed to find anyone working in the industry willing to tell you otherwise. But with the number of art and design students on the rise in the UK* there’s clearly something in it. We decided to ask some of the artists we’ve collaborated with recently to complete the following sentence: I am a creative because…
Pick Me up closed its doors last week after welcoming over 17,000 visitors. We loved meeting everyone who stopped by our space and for all those who didn’t manage to catch the show here are a couple of photos taken over the course of the exhibition.
Most of the remaining editions can now be purchased from our web store with the full range available this Friday. To shop the prints, t-shirts, sweats and tote bags please head over to www.3rdrailpresents.co.uk/shop and our Pick Me Up Q&A series will continue over on the 3rd Rail Presents blog from next week if you’d like to more info on the artists we worked with.
Sean Morris’ characters live in a surreal semi apocalyptic world inspired by bad horror films, here they practice strange rituals often wearing nothing more than a bikini. This combination would normally result in pretty bizarre work however his simple character based line drawings and naive colour palette make for a winning stylistic combo. He’s bringing t-shirts, vest dresses and a brand new 4 colour screen print edition to our exhibition space at Pick Me Up. Want to know more? Read on…
Huge thanks to everyone who made it down to The Great Guillermo over the weekend. We were so overwhelmed by the turnout and support for the show and really hope you enjoyed the work on display. We had a blast screen printing everything and it was great to collaborate with a publication as innovative and well respected as Little White Lies.
Telegramme is award winning duo Bobby and Kate. Built on a love of paper goods their website stocks all kinds of unique illustrated gifts. Their print for The Great Guillermo is up for grabs in our latest competition. To enter please click here: presents.wpengine.com/competitions Good luck!
Self professed beer lover and music enthusiast Drew takes (a very quick) 5 minutes out to tell us a little more about the screen print he designed for The Great Guillermo.
Luke Drozd started his illustrating career by designing gig posters, 10 years on his work encompasses everything from art prints to sculptures and he’s even turned his own living room into a an exhibition space as part of 38b. His screen print for The Great Guillermo is based on the film Cronos.
Finding a balance between delicate line work and bold, striking imagery is a a difficult thing to achieve however it’s something that Spanish born Lola Beltrán has mastered. She talked to us about her screen printing background, love for classic Hollywood cinema and the illustration she created for The Great Guillermo.
Graphic designer and illustrator Laurene Boglio is perhaps best known for her quirky and monochromatic Gifs. We spoke to her about how she decided to interpret one of Guillermo del Toro’s films.
It’s been almost exactly a year since our last exhibition so we’re extremely excited to announce ‘The Great Guillermo – From Cronos to Crimson Peaks’ in partnership with independent film magazine Little White Lies. On show will be a series of screen prints by some of the most exciting illustration talent all inspired by the films of Guillermo Del Toro. The private view (to which you are of course invited) coincides with the release of del Toro’s sumptuous gothic horror Crimson Peak. We had a chat with David Jenkins, the editor of Little White Lies to get a better idea of their journey and thoughts on the exhibition.
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