a selection of my favourite current photographers...
17th September, 2010
Laura Encursiva The fifth and final installment of my Import Takeover is a selection of photographers whose works I’ve really been enjoying of late…
a selection of my favourite lowbrow artists...
16th September, 2010
David Bray This selection is slightly different… I’ve selected a few artists that have inspired me along the years to pursue what I’m doing today. I used to read about some of these guys years ago in magazines like Juxtapoz and online from sites like Fecal Face.
jeweller the stars harnesses his background in graffiti...
15th September, 2010
Today’s pick is jeweller and artist Daisuke Sakaguchi. He manages to take his graffiti skills of the walls and use them to create beautiful jewellery as well as design bespoke fashion and furniture pieces. His clientele includes the likes of Elton John, David Furnish, Kelly Osbourne, Kelis and Rhianna…
unique pencil drawn reinterpretations of magazine covers...
14th September, 2010
My second selection of inspirations comes from London’s John Paul Thurlow, who also happens to work with pencils. His goal is to recreate all the magazines he owns in his own unique style, hence the name of his blog… ‘Covers‘ – “This is an attempt to recreate cover art for every great magazine and record […]
delicate, harrowing sketches from New Zealand artist...
13th September, 2010
Monday’s pick is a selection of pencil drawings from Bree Dentice who is an artist living in New Zealand…
elusive London felt tip artist delves into his inspirations for us...
13th September, 2010
As part of a regular new feature here at The Import, we’re going to be letting some of our favourite artists, designers and all-round creatives, take over for a week at a time, posting their inspirations, current picks and, well, whatever they want really. This week we’ve got London’s mysterious illustrator and sometime street artist, […]