Production, and the Means

For the ongoing book project based on the Means of Production.

On the Steps of the Colour Steadfast

Just another part of the ongoing project based on the Means of Production. Missing a few pages but here's how its going so far.

Holocene/Anthropocene

Anthropocene - the current period in the Earth's History when human activities have had a significant global impact on the Earth's ecosystems. It has no precise start date, but may be considered to start with the Industrial Revolution.

4 pages from my book on The Means of Production

Creation Myth

"A creation myth or creation story is a symbolic narrative of a culture, tradition or people that describes their earliest beginnings, how the world they know began and how they first came into it."

First three pages of my new project and book on the theme of the Means of Production.

Rancor Taxidermy

Short day project again. Had to ascribe meaning to an object, in my case a tiny Micro Machines rancor toy.

image not mine

No Man Is Rich Enough To Buy Back His Past

Short one day project completed today on the aphorism "No man is rich enough to buy back his past." from Oscar Wilde

I thought of alzheimers disease (and dementia in general) first, mainly as a disease that for want nor money science cannot (yet) cure.

Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia. This incurable, degenerative, terminal disease is characterised in the long term by confusion, irritability and aggression, mood swings, language breakdown, long term memory loss, and the general withdrawal of the sufferer as their senses decline. Gradually, bodily functions are lost, ultimately leading to death.

An article I had read previously reported on findings that 1% of world gross domestic product (GDP) (£388bn per annum) goes toward paying for the associated costs of dementia, and the number of dementia victims is set to double by 2030 and then triple by 2050.

I kind of thought that putting that kind of number, or a 'cost' on a person or group of people is a bit callous, especially with nothing to compare it to (say the cost of military spending worldwide which stands at £1012bn per annum from one figure I found).

I was reminded by some handy internet people of figures or numbers attached to old people in the past, namely the tattoos of the holocaust survivors (who also fall into the category of people who are at risk or are currently suffering from dementia).

Appropriating this symbol isn't entirely appropriate (no word play intended) but for the purposes of the exercise I think it got the point across well. I hope any people reading this of Jewish descent etc aren't offended, and understand my intentions.

This image is a mock up, something that does not exist. I have no relation to the Alzheimer's Society but you can visit their site at the link, or donate here like I just did.

Rojo & Garabato

Open publication - Free publishing - More art

I applied over a month or so ago to be in the Rojo & Garabato magazine, only to find on its release today that I'm not the only one of our collective featuring, and that our very own Melissa Bailey and Lorna Leigh Harrington are too! This brings the total number of Coloured Vapour members featured in the magazine to four. Isn't that good.

You can read Rojo & Garabato, see our work and read interviews with all 3 of us in full above, or follow the links at the Rojo & Garabato site.

New doodle

doodlage...

urban Explorer Project part 3

Urban Explorer Project part 2

D&AD Illustration: Don't Panic

Illustrations exploring the theme of resistance for D&AD's Dont Panic illustration brief.

MASTODONTE: THE WORLD

I approached the Colombia based consolidating publishing house, MASTODONTE, with my work recently and I was invited to take part in their debut editorial publication of art and articles on the theme of Maps.

I based my entry on a poem by Henry Vaughan called 'The World', which was used in excerpt by Bertrand Russell in his 'History of Western Philosophy' to depict a pre-socratic vision of the world.

I've just had a Drawgasm

Waste of Spheres
Digital Painting
Frost

$120


Detail

For the Drawgasmic exhibition in Saint Louis, Missouri, July 2010

In other news, Coloured Vapour member Jack Gilliland has also been accepted into the Drawgasmic exhibition and book, too!

Follow this link to take you to Frosts bio on the Drawgasmic website, Jacks entry will be coming soon.

A Person I Have Never Met

A Person I Have Never Met, for a nobrow competition on flickr.

by Frost

Holga-riffic

I bought a pretty snazzy Holga GCFN 120 off of e-bay a few weeks ago and decided to draw it because I love it that much! Its also my first attempt at a full on digital painting, the lines are a bit wobbly in places because my neck was starting to break. I might [but probably wont because I'm ridiculously lazy] tidy it up another day