Just released a new limited edition print series. This is from a ballpoint biro drawing of Kate Moss, which is perhaps one on my most popular drawings & recently made the front cover of a Ukranian culture magazine - more info here. (See video of this biro drawing below).
The limited edition is of 50. Each one has a slightly different hand finished JRM design (see below image) different colours (spray paint & marker) on each print. You can order a print without one or even in a specified colour (although the number would not likely be the lowest available). See below image for more info…
The above right image is the number 1/50 of the prints framed and hanging.
The prints are A1 in size (about 59 x 84 cm), numbered & signed giclee (highest quality digital ink prints), available at £350. The one on the above right is framed, but price does not include frame. Buy a print through payPal below.
Became the featured artist on Birography website. Birography is a niche showcase of art & visual communication created using the humble biro.
It’s an interesting site that really is dedicated to exposing artworks of all kinds done in biro.
There seems to be more and more recognition of biro artwork across the world as time goes by. I saw a recent online article entitled Why is BallPoint Pen Art the most undeveloped art movement in history?. Just one example of how people are helping to bring biro art to the light of day with respect to the artworld.
This is a collaboration piece with THE KRAH. The KRAH is a greek born international street artist. He has recently been included in many street art publications & a book on Greek street art (see right image).
See the piece itself below (framed & detail). Details: “All City”, JRM & THE KRAH, 2010, ballpoint + pens + spray paint on card, 110 x 88cm (framed), 75 x 55cm (unframed), for sale (contact for price).
This is undoubtably the first of it’s kind. Combining ballpoint photo-realism and street art style work in spray paints and pens.
I’m responsible for the buildings (done in ballpoint), obviously KRAH’s responsible for the colour madness. It is mounted and framed in solid oak. More info and a video of this piece after the image below…
The piece is for sale, if you are in London and would like a viewing, don’t hesitate to ask.
There is a short video on YouTube of this piece, see below for an embedded version.
We have just released a limited edition of 50, sized A1 (about 59 x 84 cm), numbered & signed giclee (highest quality digital) prints available at £400. International delivery available, to order one of these prints, use the below button (Paypal) or contact.
Did an interview with K9 magazine which is a Ukranian magazine that focuses on world art, fashion, and film. One of my biro drawings of Kate Moss was put on the front cover (left, December 2009 edition). The interview was funny though - it hardly focused on my artwork (think they wrote about that themselves) - the first question was “what was your first car and how many woman you lay in it?”. Quite funny. The edition page on K9 website
‘Audrey Kawasaki is a Japanese-American artist, born and raised in Los Angeles, where she currently lives and works. Kawasaki’s work contains contrasting themes of innocence and eroticism, conveying the mysterious intrigue of feminine sensuality. Her sharp imagery is painted with precision onto wooden panels, the natural grain adding warmth to her enigmatic subject matter. The artist’s creative influences include eastern as well as western traditions such as Art Nouveau and Japanese Manga comics’. - from article on designrelated.com
I came across this trailer recently. It is stunning. Very powerful imagery, and sound. Loving the imagination, style, and energy the director put into this.
After a little digging I was disappointed to learn that it;s not actually a trailer for an up-coming film release. Rather, a work of love by it’s director Gary Shore (that apparently took more than 2 years) in order to raise funding for a feature length movie. Quite how the story line works is unclear, that may be left up to writers once a producer is secured…
Just wanted to make a quick post on an artist who’s work I quite like. The French graffiti artist ZEVS specializes in destroying logos and exposing the subversive elements of commercial brands. He was recently arrested in Hong Kong and fined $850,000 for “damage” to an Armani store, but feel this guy could well make it up over time as his profile has been growing for a while. But of course what happens when his work becomes an uber, desireable product? Will he start destroying his own works, that would be interesting.
Check out his website here - he has mimicked Googles web site design & style in his own way
A limited edition of 7 (highest quality Giclee prints) of “JRM 2 The Moss” ballpoint biro drawing (right).
For more info on the original drawing, see my earlier post on it here.
The first of the edition went to auction last weekend. The winning bid was for £3,000. All the money has been donated to The Help for Heroes Charity. (below for image).
The price set for the remaining 6 prints is £650.
The prints are each numbered & signed (see below image) at 60×55cm (just a bit smaller than the original).
Another artist who’s work is pretty awesome. He works in Oils & spray paints. Mixing graphic/abstract imagery & graffiti references with realism of Naval battle scenes and “old war heroes” is something new for sure!
Heard a great story about how heaven and hell expressed though Buddhism is very different to how religions preach heaven and hell. The story is of a Samurai who was sick of hearing mythical descriptions of heaven and hell and wanted to understand what Buddhist monks believed…The young Samurai warrior came across a monk sitting down and asked him:
“Monk. Is there a heaven and a hell? If you know the answer, tell me. If you don’t, don’t waste my time!”.
The monk looked up at him and said “you’re too stupid to understand!”.
The samurai said “Stupid? I’m a samurai warrior!”. The monk replied “You. A samurai? don’t be silly, you’re just a country bumpkin!”.
“That’s twice you’ve insulted me monk!” he rests his hand on his katana handle and sates “one more insult and I will cut you’re head off with this sword in half a second!”.
“With that, stupid rusty blade, you couldn’t cut a slice of bread with that!”. The samurai draws his sword, incensed by the insult of his imaculate sword, squinting his eyes with rage he prepared to swipe with his blade, the monk made eye contact and said:
“Samurai! That’s hell!”.
The samuai then understood at that moment that the anger he felt was what hell was like. He was so moved that he dropped his sword and his eyes welled up and bowed to the monk saying “thank you monk.”. Then the monk said “and that is heaven.” and the samurai understood that the repect, understanding, and compassion he flet was what heaven was like…
// great thing about the story is how the monk literally risked his neck to give the smaurai a lesson on heaven and hell!! (true story, heard story from Ajahn Brahm search on itunes podcasts - great knowledge!).
Just released a new limited edition print series. This is from a ballpoint biro drawing of Kate Moss, which is perhaps one on my most popular drawings & recently made the front cover of a Ukranian culture magazine - more info here. (See video of this biro drawing below).
