News for 2011:
Fuseres 1st Exhibition for Social Illustration
I had some work exhibited in a show of Cartoons addressing human rights injustices internationally. The show happened in Argentina and was organsied by the Fuseres Organización.
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Tescos University
Satirical Illustration about Tesco’s increasing influence on the UK Government’s Policies.
This image is featured in issue 4 of Radiius Magazine and was shortlisted for the Constance Fairness Foundation Award at the Royal College of Art.
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Ligatura Silence Catalogue
The catalogue for the Ligatura Silence awards is now online and features some images from the Adam's Dream story.
Incidently I have now completed the first two sequences from this story and they are available to buy as limited edition publications...
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Helsinki Comics Festival
Here's my stall at the Helsinki comics festival . It Included some new comic publications I've just self-published from the Adam's Dream story and an array of prints. The stall seemed to go down well with the Helsinki crowd. I will be updating my online shop soon incase you want to get your hands on any of the work on display.
The stall also included comics and books by some other glasgow based artists and comics collectives including my studio mate Silje Eirin Aure and Khaki Shorts .
In addition to manning a stall I also participated in a discussion about British comics with some big British comics world players (Left to Right: Paul Gravett, Sam Arthur from No Brow Press, Brian & Mary Talbot, Warren Pleece and me). I gave my humble interpretation of what the comics scene is like in Glasgow.
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Edno Magazine Exhibtion
Yet another Bulgarian exhibition. Yes another. I had some work in a group show in Sofia again, this time with the Tsarino Foundation and Edno Magazine.
The show accompanied the launch of a new issue of Edno, a Bulgarian Arts and Culture publication that featured an article about the residency. Some images from the show can be found on the Edno facebook page and the article can be found here.
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Facebook, Twitter and a Blog
Yes that's right I'm now officially Web 2.0 certified. You can 'like' me on facebook, hear me be a twit on twitter, and tune into my rss feed via my new blog.
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Water Tower Arts Festival, Bulgaria
I'm just back from Bulgaria where I was lucky enough to participate in the Water tower arts festival in Sofia and a residency with the Tsarino foundation in the middle of nowhere.
Thanks to the Hope Scott Trust for supporting my participation in the Water Tower Festival and to all of the nice people I met in Bulgaria. For more information check the Watertower Festival Facebook Page and Website.
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Tsarino Foundation Residency, Bulgaria
Tsarino is a deserted village without electricity and running water. Very close to the border with Greece, it is located in the Rhodope mountain region in Kurdzhali, Bulgaria. Nearly the entire former population left Tsarino just before the fall of communism. Now that there's only one remaining inhabitant, Tsarino has been removed from the map. The residency involved making new work for an exhibition in a nearby village called Chorbadzhiysko.
I designed this poster which was pinned up in a few different villages. That's me by the bin! 'ЦАРИНО' means Tsarino and 'Давид Питър Керр' is my name written in Cyrillic.
I also exhibited a new series of drawings and prints based on some research I have been doing about search engines, operating systems, google, facebook, free software and open source technology.
This drawing is titled 'Очаквана дялова печалба на google maps от Царино 2011' which means 'Predicted profit share for google maps from Tsarino 2011'
This one is titled 'google ads'
This image is based on real data describing the usage share of different web search engines as of March 2011.
This image is based on data describing the usage share of different operating systems as of March 2011
This is another part of the project, I placed a series of appropriated facebook 'posts' around different locations in Bulgaria. There are some more pictures from this series on my blog and here.
This project has also been featured on a few interesting blogs. Including Rebel Art and Urban Chereography
I will be returning to Sofia again in September to participate in another group show of the work produced during the Tsarino residency. For more pictures and information check out the Tsarino Foundation Facebook Page and Blog
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Ligatura Silent Comics Award
I'm happy to say that I came third place in the Ligatura International Silent Comics competition.
The work I submitted for the prize was exhibited in Poznań in Poland and will be featured in the catalogue for the show. Check the Ligatura Facebook Page and Website for more information.Kus comics made a nice blog post about the festival and there is even some coverage of it on Polish television here.
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Catalyst Arts Publication
One of my comics was published in this anthology as part of the '¿@#!*$' show at Catalyst Arts in Belfast.
Some of the bigger names in the show included Chris Ware, Tom Gauld and Simone Lia.
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NHS Tobacco Awareness Project:
I have just finished a fairly gigantic commission for NHS Lanarkshire and North and South Lanarkshire councils. I created a series of 60 colour illustrations for an education pack titled 'Smoke in Your Eyes.'
The story I illustrated followed the lives of two school children Hannah and Scott. I had to illustrate the characters growing up in a series of scenarios that were relevent to different school year groups from Primary 4 to S6.
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Glasgow Works - Documents Film Festival Poster
I recently helped to organise this event at the Pearce Institute with Documents Film Festival.
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NO IDEA - An Exhibition
I had some work from the common perspectives series in a Group Show at the Ship Builders Union Building in London
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Olympics Cartoon
Here's two panels of a three panel strip about the London Olympics. I will post the whole thing in the work section soon.
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News for 2010:
Variant Magazine:
I was commissioned by Variant Magazine to create a comic sequence for the front of their winter issue.
View the magazine here: www.variant.org.uk
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Radical Independent Bookfair
I have some work on sale at the Radical Independent Bookfair which is happening in tandem with the documents film festival at the CCA on Sauciehall Street, Glasgow. The fair will be on until Sunday the 31st Oct.
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And'Art Marrakesh
I've just got back from Morrocco where I participated in the 2010 And'Art Festival in Marrakesh. Here's a quick run down of what I got up to...
I co-designed this poster in collaboration with another fine illustrator and comic artist named Daniel Locke.
I also created some new drawings which were exhibited in a group show at Rempart Gallery.
A cafe in the Medina inspired me to design this record cover for an imaginary Gnawa Album.
And to wrap the trip up I jumped about with a group of musicians in the Theatre Royal.
In addition to all of that I also got the opportunity to help facilitate a collage workshop at a blind school which you can read about here
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Spock Joke!
In my opinion every illustrator should have at least one image that makes fun of Spock in their Portfolio.
You can buy some Spock Joke Logical Greetings Cards from my shop
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Map for Make Maps Blog
I was asked to create a Map for the Make Maps Blog. This one is a based on a nightmarish thought that haunts me sometimes: A World of Britains!
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In Progress Save our Schools Comic
I'm working on another comic about Glasgow. Hoping to publish this one together with the 'Road to Regeneration' comic once its completed. Unfortunately this story didn't get as much coverage in the mainstream media as it should have. A good source for more information is the Save our Schools blog.
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Perennial Art: Documentation
If you didn't make it to the 'A Drawback' show here's the best I can do to make up for it.
Click here to watch an interview with the show's curator.
Click here to see more images from the show.
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Perennial Art Presents: A Drawback
My Work will be appearing in a Group Show titled 'A Drawback.'Here's the lowdown incase you want to pop by:
Presents:
as part of the
29 th of July to the 5 th of September 2010
Opening August 6th. 7pm.
Opening times Wed- Sun 12:00 to 18:00 and on appointment
art's complex
st. Margaret's house
151 London road
Edinburgh, EH7 6AE
http://www.artscomplex.org/
You can see some of the work that will be on show in my shop,,,
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Mondo
Keep your eyes peeled for Mondo.
I worked as one of the 2d animators on this beguiling story directed by the talented Czech animator Jana Prchalova and produced by Once Were Farmers.
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Another Talk
I'm doing another talk about my practice at the GSA. It will be in the 2nd Year Vis Comm Studio on Tuesday the 4th May around 4pm. Your welcome to come along and hear me rant if you want though most of the work I'll be discussing can be seen on this site anyway.
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Creative Scotland and the Arms Length Principle
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Glasgow Works? Illustration about the welfare reform bill
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Sneak Peak...more work in progress from the Adam's Dream story
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The Untamed Tiger
Friday 12 March 2010, Woodlane Lecture Theatre, Woodlane Campus
I will be one of the support acts at this Illustration Conference
in Falmouth.Come by if your in town.
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Common Good Posters at the Glasgow Reshuffle.
These Posters were printed using an open source printer.
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News for 2009:
Art Below Zero.
Had some work in a big group show in London to Round off the year.
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SHOP SHOP SHOP.
I now have a shop where you can purchase some merchandise.
Click here to visit.
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Community Organising Posters
for Bridge Network/ City Strolls event at the Electron Club
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In Progress – Road to Regeneration Comic
A selection of panels from a new comic I'm working on...
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Kuti Kuti Magazine -
Excerpts from Adam's Dream published in Kuti 13, Finland.
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Games Monitor Advert
illustration to promote a new website providing clear, critial and accessible information about the impacts of regeneration via the Commonwealth Games and the Clyde Gateway Initiative.
Visit:
www.gamesmonitor2014.wordpress.com for more information.
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20/06/09
Urban Frontiers Poster
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03/02/09
Professional Practice Lecture to Visual Communication students at Duncan of Jordanstone School of Art in Dundee
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12/01/09 - 05/02/09
Documentation of Tocuhing Stories Exhibition with Stuart White & Rachel Solnick at Long Gallery,Tron Theatre, Glasgow is now online.
click here to view more images
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News for 2008:
12/09/08
T-shirt Design
click here to view more images
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Live Drawing | May
A series of images created for an album launch at Stereo, Renfield Lane
click here to view more images
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Adams Dream Graphic Novel – April
Excerpts Published in Sexy Machinery as part of an illustrated article about Lads Magazines
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Interarrows – March
Series of illustrated logos for Japanese website
click here to view more images
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Artist Talk at Glasgow School of Art - February
Myself and two friends (Kimberly O’Neil and Jan Lun Lee) each did a talk about our Practice for Second year Visual Communication Students.
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Run down of late 2007 :
Convulsive Illustration Exhibition at Market Gallery
In November 2007 I had the opportunity to curate an exhibition at market gallery in Glasgow. The show grouped together the work of 13 artists, the majority of whom had never exhibited in Scotland before.
click here for more images
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A Small Boat On A Dirty Sea - November 2007
One of my book illustrations was re-used on a CD cover designed by Ryan Ras for the band 'Days That Follow.'
click here to see the illustration in its original context.