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Transplant Links Community Deck of Cards Auction - Jackson's Art Blog
The Transplant Links Community Deck of Cards is a collaboration between 54 artists who have come together to create a totally unique deck of cards to raise funds for life saving charity Transplant Links Community (TLC). Each of the 54 artists, including Grayson Perry, Lizzie Riches, George Underwood, Sarah Jarret, and many others, has chosen a card from a standard deck and created an original artwork based on their card. Each artwork will be sold in a public online auction on Thursday 24th October 7:00 pm via the Ewbank’s Auctions website. Here, you can see some of the artworks that will be available and read interviews with contributing artists. Above image: Collection of selected contributions to the TLC Deck of Cards Art Auction Transplant Links Community Deck of Cards Auction Members of the public are invited to register online via Ewbank’s website to bid for these fantastic one-off pieces. Maximum ‘absentee bids’ can be left on the website prior to the auction for those who are unable to bid on the night. The artworks will then come together to form a full deck of cards, which will soon be available to purchase via Jackson’s website. This will be ...
Hyun Yoon: Patience and Harmony - Jackson's Art Blog
Hyun Yoon won the Pastel Award in Jackson’s Art Prize this year with her work Heat Waves. In this interview, Hyun talks about her approach to abstraction, the materials she can’t live without, and how listening to a particular record helps her prepare for a day in the studio. Above image: Hyun Yoon in her studio in Clapton, London. Josephine: Could you tell us about your artistic background? Hyun: My background is in design. I’m from South Korea, where I was born, raised, and studied product design. After graduating, I travelled the world with my husband, which was an amazing experience that hugely influenced my creativity. At some point, I developed a strong desire to live in Europe, and I felt that it should be London – specifically Clapton. The marshland was probably the biggest reason I chose this area. Wetlands are rare in Korea, and the first time I saw the marsh here, it was filled with water, forming several ponds. Birds I had never seen before swimming around. That beautiful scene made me feel this was where I needed to live. Eventually, my husband and I settled in London, and I began working as ...
Igor Bitman: Elaborate Figures - Jackson's Art Blog
Igor Bitman won a Judge’s Choice Award selected by Charlotte Sorapure in Jackson’s Art Prize this year with his work Europeans. In this interview, Igor discusses how he developed his process using the ancient technique of encaustic painting layered with oil pastels, and how the artists he admires have influenced his classical style. Above image: Igor’s studio in Paris Josephine: Could you tell us about your artistic background? Igor: According to my parents, I started drawing at an early age, but I hardly remember that period. My father, whose desire to be an artist was interrupted by World War II, encouraged my passion for drawing. I drew my toys as well as the scenes from the Greek mythology that I adored. At the age of eleven, I began serious studies at the Fine Art School in Moscow. Upon finishing school I did not want to be a member of the official Artist Union, therefore any exhibition in Moscow could not be feasible. At the end of the 1970s, I participated in the opposition to the government artists movement. Painting portraits and working at the theatre as a scenographer enabled me to earn a living. In 1981, I was ...
Artist Insights: Will Rochfort - Jackson's Art Blog
Will Rochfort is a UK-based oil painter with a distinctive narrative style. He constructs entire sets for his paintings, an approach that he likens to building a film set. In this instalment of our Artist Insights series, he discusses the impact that Americana and the Golden Age of Hollywood has had on his work, the attention to detail that goes into his sets and props, and shares his tips for artists at the beginning of their creative journey. Artist Insights: Will Rochfort Contents 0:00 Introduction 0:49 “I always say the only thing I’ve ever been good at is drawing and painting” 1:33 “If an idea sticks around, I know it’s a good one” 2:20 “It always starts with sketches” 3:27 “I build entire sets for my paintings” 4:12 “It’s like building a film set, but for one shot only” 6:00 “Even in the busiest painting, I’m drawing you to what I want you to look at” 7:00 “If I can find, buy, or rent a prop, I’ll make it out of cardboard” 7:45 “I take a deep breath, and then I start painting” 8:23 “I have four main methods to transfer the sketch onto canvas” 9:01 “Charcoal ...