The brief was ‘beating the economic downturn’. Quite early on the decision was made to evoke the power and dynamic of a wartime poster, or a ‘call to arms’. Also, the illustration had to appropriate a much earlier work for the Supersonic festival.
SuperSonic Festival Artwork
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I enjoy working with black/white & red since I studied Walter Gropius and his Bauhaus organization at college. There is a great relationship between this particular scheme, being the most regularly used inks the print industry. I also enjoy the fact that you can create RED from the lack of CYAN or BLACK in the full colour process, and RED is a photo-positive hue due to its low frequency.
Some other elements were made in Sketchup and then screen grabbed, cleaned up and layered in. There’s also a photograph of the floor of ATS tyre repairs in Aldridge, West Midlands.
Other projects you may like to see:
Dreweatts Art Core auction - Supersonic
In Style magazine uses my font
Cover your Tracks - new 3D sketch
F**K Hue - Limited edition print
Lots of lots and their price guide - Dreweatts / Selfridges