One of the nicest paper reps you could ever meet and friend of Six, Mr Mark Jessett of GF Smith is having an exhibition of his new works at SEA Gallery this week. It’s no secret that he make paintings in his spare time. If you haven’t seen them before then pop to Clerkenwell this week.

The show is at SEA Gallery, 70 St John Street, London, EC1M 4DT (open Fridays 4th / 11th / 18th December, or by appointment)

10% of the total value of any all sales will be donated to War Child.
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Interesting work from Mexican artist Ivan Puig.

James Roper is currently showing at LeBASSE projects, along with Jeremy Asher Lynch and Kevin E. Taylor. UK based James Roper’s work explores a variety of subjects including the restraint and release of energy found within complex structures such as the human body. Very cool!

‘Natural Wonders’
Jeremy Lynch, Kevin E. Taylor, James Roper
Friday, November 13th, 7-10pm

You can see this years nominations for the Best Art Vinyl here, as chosen by Creative Review, Rough Trade and The Quietus. You can vote for your own favourite sleeve, at the above link (it doesn’t have to be on the list of suggestions) and you’ll then have the chance of winning one of six Art Vinyl Play & Display triple-packs.

New Ceramics by Dan Baldwin. His site is here. He will be showing here in December. He has some other bits and pieces here.

Original polaroids on show by Ansel Adams, David Bailey, Robert Mapplethorpe, Steven Meisel, Helmut Newton, Andy Warhol, Rankin and others at Atlas gallery, London. Showing until 28th November.

Michelangelo di Battista shoots Claudia Schiffer for Harper’s Bazaar.

Now that I have scooped my eyes back up off the floor after they melted out of my head looking at this stunning work, heres some info on Micah Lidberg, Illustrator/artist.

I am Micah Lidberg. I grew up in the Middle West of America and since the mid 80’s I really enjoyed it. I’ve since parted ways with the middle of the country – I’ve switched to the eastern beach. If for some reason I am not at the beach, you can probably find me in one of three cities – Kansas City, Minneapolis, or New York as these are my homes away from home.

As for my work – I’m shaken up by nature – every bit of it. It’s certainly a very deep and very wide thing. With nature, there’s plenty of room to explore and plenty to share. It’s an entertaining venture.

My interests include but are not limited to – drawing, friends, people, America, places outside of America, strangeness, and occasionally tea. We hear ya on the tea Micah.

Represented by Hugo and Marie.

Apologies for the lack of blog updates recently, we’ve found ourselves in the middle of various Press Passes, Pitches and Photo-shoots over the last two weeks, so it’s been hard to keep up. Normal service should resume this week. We will be updating the Six site shortly

You can now get smaller A2 versions of the “Now Showing” prints for £50. A revised HTML version of the WIWP site is coming soon, but they are available to purchase here for the time being.

Intercity have been given the opportunity to curate a series of shows for 55dsl – to be held in their Studio55 space (above the store in Newburgh St) – and the first is happening this Thursday 29 October.

“The concept is Pic+Mix – where we ask an image-maker to work with a collaborator of their choice – preferably someone from a totally different field. Sanderson Bob is kicking off the series – and he’s working with blacksmith Sam Sherborne on a sculptural render of one of SB’s graphic heads.”

To attend the launch of Pic+ Mix on Thursday, contact Billie_de_voil@55DSL.com

For further information regarding Pic + Mix & the Studio55 space check www.55DSL.com

…hoping to make it my self!

Just spotted these stuffed felt alphabet magnets from MiChiMa – they have loads of funky little fuzzy bits to buy.

A Flickr set to be proud of by Corrie White, via It’s Nice That

I was flicking through the new D&AD annual when I saw some work I hadn’t seen before.

McCann Worldgroup Hong Kong has created “Paper Battlefield”, a set of posters bringing to life the spirit of competition of the Nike Basketball League. The work has won the Grand Prix for Design at Cannes recently and this award follows the D&AD Design award earlier this month.

McCann were briefed by Nike to create a call-for-entry poster for the annual Nike Basketball League Competition, the most prestigious and competitive Basketball League in Hong Kong. The creative team literally translated the spirit of competition onto the posters. 350 posters were handmade by the players. Images of the top 10 players, each representing a unique skill, were turned into printing templates. Players were invited to a silkscreen workshop to print their image on top of each other. The posters became their battlefield. The random cross-printing became their battles. The printing process became the message.

I want one.

From what I can gather, Qompendium is an evolving and ever-changing platform for philosophy, art, culture and science, represented by a series of print publications: magazines, books and monographs. Furthermore, it is enriched by a real gallery concept, a workshop and a fast-moving online portal. They just published a magazine of the same name.

Qompendium derives from Latin “compendium” and offers a summary of subjects from the fields of philosophy, art, culture and science. The magazine is set for the lovers of natural curiosity and rational amusement with a keen eye for photography, delicate graphic design, typography and in-depth discussions of metaphysical issues.

The reader will find himself amidst vivid short anecdotes on Apollo and Hermes, Hot-Jupiters, Martians, robot wars, celluloid beauties and beaus like Morgan Fairchild, Brooke Shields, Dolph Lundgren and Bill Gates, while stumbling upon Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Tim Burton, Orson Welles and Hypatia of Alexandria, herself. Sounds like an interesting mix, very ‘Six‘.

When it comes to production and printing, the magazine is proudly produced in Germany – a demonstration of premium print culture at its finest in utilizing various paper qualities, numerous custom colors and finishing techniques.

In this volume, the editorial board commemorates the 40th anniversary of Man’s Moon Landing Apollo 11 Mission by analyzing the rich diversity of the NASA and Hasselblad iconic archives.

For more images see their Flickr site. I want one, not sure which cover to choose though, all so nice.
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Blanka has been trying to introduce an affordable range of photographs on their site for a while, and today sees the launch of the first in an ongoing series of affordable photography. First to be featured are ink and dye tests shot by Corey Holms.

Located in Southern California, Corey has juggled working for large agencies and running a private practice for over a decade. Focusing on the fields of identity, type and entertainment design, his clients range from small boutiques to large multi-national firms. In his spare time Corey is also a keen photographer and his work is commercially available via Getty. Check out his Flickr site, full of wonderful shots.

…also of Team Macho, Nicholas Aoki. Check out an interview with him here

Team Macho is a collaborative illustration and fine art effort composed of Lauchie Reid, Chris Buchan, Nicholas Aoki, Jacob Whibley, and Stephen Appleby-Barr. Their joint efforts are divided equally between illustrating for clients and preparing gross quantities of for galleries. Worth checking.

This weekend The Guardian & The Observer Launched a 7 part series of themed Fairy tale books free with your paper. Out today is the 3rd in the series, ‘love’ illustrated by Emily Forgot.

Fancy that!
For his “extraordinary efforts” to build diplomacy and promote nuclear disarmament.
Image courtesy of Mr Terry Richardson