Category: Art
Olaf Hajek, African Beauty.
Opening shortly – Images 36: Best of British Illustration is a free exhibition at Somerset House, between 3 – 28 October 2012. The show will present the winning work of over 50 artists from the length and breadth of the UK who entered the AOI’s flagship competition, Images. Internationally acclaimed artists such as Noma Bar and David Foldvari are amongst this year’s judges alongside Art Directors from Guardian G2, Granta Publications, Hodder & Stoughton and Random House, as well as Creative Directors from leading design and digital agencies. Their choice includes well known names such as Olaf Hajek and up and coming young artists such as Lizzie Mary Cullen.
Lara Harwood, Riders of the Storm.
Lauren Claire Gentry, Running on Time.
To accompany the exhibition, a comprehensive programme of learning events, workshops and activities will take place for families, adults and students, assisted by award-winning illustrators featured in Images 36: Best of British Illustration. Highlights include:
The Big Draw at Somerset House – 6 October
The Big Draw is an attempt to create London’s longest drawing ever with award winning illustrator Marion Deuchars and three of the illustrators. Together with the public they will make a drawing the length of Somerset House’s River Terrace, inspired by the iconic Georgian building and riverside location.
Mokita 2: Sentimentality Symposium – 16 October
Organised by the University of Brighton, Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London and Kingston University London, this follows on from the inaugural Mokita forum which I attended last year: read more about it here. There will be a keynote speech from celebrated paper-cutting artist Rob Ryan.