Deliciously Different Delft by Artist Magnus Gjoen

London based artist Magnus Gjoen’s embellished objects are all created digitally, he does everything on his Mac. His graphic skills are largely self taught and stem from being a self-confessed “geek.” Gjoen keeps a digital scrapbook where he collects images including “everything from pictures of a urinal wall to a painting at the Pitti Palace.”


above: Magnus at work in his studio

To create these images Magnus first builds a virtual 3D base outlining it in illustrator, he then meticulously shadows and highlights it in Photoshop. The delft porcelain pieces require an even more lengthy process as the original flat etchings need to be layered and blurred in just the right way to give the final effect.

DELFT STAG BEETLE

Limited edition of 50, hand signed and dated porcelain inspired Stag Beetle. A play on the fierce-looking Stag Beetle, which to us humans although frightening is fragile in comparison to us.
Printed with archival ink on 186 gsm enhanced matte art paper.
$320

AK-47 DELFT

details:


A Giclée of the iconic AK-47 made to look like a piece of beautiful fragile porcelain.
An edition of only 50 printed on 308 gsm archival Hahnemule Photorag paper.
Signed and dated.
$1,095.

DELFT SKULL

Limited Edition of 30 Signed and dated by Magnus Gjoen Delft porcelain skull Giclee print on 180gsm art paper.
$480

DELFT SKULL ANGELS OF DARK & LIGHT

A large delft porcelain inspired skull with imagery of angels. Limited edition of 50.
Signed, numbered & dated
Printed with archival ink on a 188gsm Enhanced Matte paper.
$780

DELFT SKULL DESCENT OF AN ANGEL

A delft porcelain inspired skull with neo-classical imagery of angels. Limited edition of 50.
Signed, numbered & dated
Printed with archival ink on a 188gsm Enhanced Matte paper.
$360

DELFT HEART: MY HEART IS YOURS FOREVER

A Delft inspired porcelain heart. Limited edition of 60 Giclee print on 189gsm Enhanced Matte paper
$350

DELFT ROCKET LAUNCHER

Only 3 Artist proofs remaining of this print.
The normal edition of 30 all sold out.
A delft porcelain inspired rocket launcher Giclee on 180gsm Matte art paper.
$750

DELFT GRENADE

Limited Edition of 60 Signed and dated by Magnus Gjoen Delft porcelain Granade Giclee print on 180gsm art paper.
$250

DELFT SOUP CAN: WORRIES GO DOWN BETTER WITH SOUP

A porcelain twist on Warhol's Campbell's Soups.
Signed, dated and numbered limited edition of /100 printed with archival ink on a fine art 186 enhanced matte paper
$160

ORIGINAL SCULPTURE

Magnus Gjoen
Worries Go Down Better With Soup, Sculpture
Size: 3.9 x 5.5 x 3.9 in
$350

Prints No Longer Available:
DELFT SCARAB


DELFT MACHINE GUN


You can see more of his work and/or buy his available prints at SAATCHI- ONLINE
Or you can browse and/or purchase his prints here at Art Republic


About the Artist:

Magnus Gjoen's prints examines how to change peoples relationship and preconceived notions of objects. Something which is potentially extremely destructive can be made into beautiful yet fragile objects of art. It's this misconception of beauty which Magnus Gjoen wants us to see in a different light, being it weapons, animals or the human race itself. The latter which is capable of creating immense beauty but also capable of destroying it all. Taking inspiration from street and pop art and juxtapositioning it with fine art, he creates new and modern takes on old masterpieces or manipulates something powerful and strong into something fragile but beautiful. He often questions the correlation between religion, war, beauty & destruction in his art. Magnus Gjoen was born in London to Norwegian parents and studied design in London and Milan and has worked as a denim designer and graphic designer for Vivienne Westwood amongst others.

Location: London, United Kingdom

Hamlet Lamps - Modernist Colored Skulls in Transparent Polymer Add An Eerie Glow.

Hamlet are transparent polymer table lamps in Red, Violet or White available at Skitsch. Each side can be used as the base. E14 bulb connection.



Dimensions L14,5 W19 H19,5 cm
Price 95.00 €
Buy them here

Hand Cast Bone China Skull Pendant Lamp and Table Lamps by Alex Garnett.

Produced by Alex Garnett are two oversized human skulls hand cast in Bone China (a fine porcelain containing bone ash) that function as a pendant lamp and a table lamp.

Goliath Pendant Lamp
A lamp shade created from a giant sized skull in bone china by Alex Garnett .




In the description is says 'This product comes without fittings' however, there is a drop down menu which allows you to choose from American fittings, UK fittings or European Edison fittings.
Easy installation. Weights under 1 kg.
Dimensions (cm): 26 x 17 x 16


Goliath Table Lamp
A lamp shade created from a giant sized skull in bone china by Alex Garnett.





Dimensions (cm): 26 x 17 x 16
The table lamp currently has 3 metres of cable to UK 3 pin plug, bulb not included. Alex can supply cable and American or European Edison lamp holder - without plug (unable to source American/European plugs yet!). Please add note when buying for choice.

Shop for them here.

Scott Campbell Breaks Out Of His Shell. Graphite Illustrated Ostrich Egg Interiors.

It's no secret I've been a fan of Scott Campbell's work for awhile now, having written about him numerous times. The Brooklyn-based tattoo artist has quickly became a celeb favorite and force in the art world. He's inked Marc Jacobs (both Marc and Scott have his "Bros before Hos" tatts), created leather bags for Louis Vuitton (and drew faux tatts on the runway models with a Sharpie marker), cut up currency, burnt tortillas and is now drawing inside broken Ostrich eggs with graphite.


above: It's a skull. It's a woman. It's both. And beautifully rendered on the interior of an Ostrich Egg shell by Scott Campbell.

His untitled eggs feature tattoo-like imagery delicately rendered on the interior of the shells. The eggs illustrate the juxtaposition between birth (the eggs) and death (the morbid skeletal imagery inside them).

















The image used to promote his first west coast show, Noblesse Oblige, at the OH WOW gallery in 2011:

Scott Campbell:

images courtesy of Scott Campbell, OH WOW Gallery and Marc Jancou Contemporary

Aitor Throup Melds Art & Fashion In His First Menswear Line Of Shiva Skull Bags.

After 6 years in development, fashion illustrator, sculptor and designer Aitor Throup has finally launched his first long awaited menswear product line. The recent unveiling of his 2013 menswear product line in an exhibit called New Object Research, focused on his fabulous Shiva Skull Bags. Constructed in the shape of a human skull, the black and grey tweed bags with leather accents and zippers will be launched to few key influential retailers globally and are the first of his products to be marketed.




An installation of his Archetypal Shiva Skull Bag as it transformed over the years:

And a close look at them:








Aitor's design process is centered around innovative methods of design and construction, in particular a construction process which utilizes his own sculptures of the human body as a system for blocking garments. Below you can see the Shiva Skull bags placed upon his own sculpted mannequins:




More of Aitor's sculpted mannequins from the exhibit:


close-up:




One complete outfit was in the show (shown below) and will be available exclusively through Dover Street Market, with whom the designer is planning an exciting event to coincide with Frieze Art Fair in London in October, 2012:

The artist at work (photo by Neil Bedford):


An incredible illustrator, Aitor's daily sketchbook archives (a few of which are shown below)are simply beautiful and can be seen here on The Breaks or on his official Facebook page:




About Aitor Throup:
Aitor Throup was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1980. He arrived in Burnley, Lancashire in 1992. It was in Burnley that Throup developed a passion for labels such as Stone Island and C.P. Company. A mixture of Aitor’s interest in these products and his own passion for drawing led him to begin a BA in Fashion Design at Manchester Metropolitan University, from where he graduated with first class honors in 2004. In 2006, he completed an MA in Fashion Menswear at the Royal College of Art in London.

Aitor is fascinated with anatomy and his main interest is drawing. His hand drawn characters become the primary tool in the exploration of his ‘justified design philosophy’, which highlights the necessity of a reason or function behind all design features. Aitor's design process is centered around innovative methods of design and construction, in particular a construction process which utilises his own sculptures of the human body as a system for blocking garments.

Aitor Throup began working as a creative consultant with the British football brand Umbro in 2008, which led to his involvement in the concept and design of both the ‘home’ and ‘away’ football kits worn by England at the 2010 World Cup.

Aitor has won multiple awards over the years, including the ‘Collection of The Year Award’ and the ‘i-D Styling Award’ At ITS#FIVE (International Talent Support #5). He has worked as an art director/stylist with i-D magazine, Arena Homme+, V-Man, and GQ Style, and he designed the cover for the December 2008 issue of Dazed and Confused Japan, which also included an 8-page portfolio of his work.


Here's a nice interview with Aitor about the New Object Research exhibit at Dazed Digital

Some of the images in this post were shot by the talented UK photographer Neil Bedford, other images courtesy of Fashionmag and Aitor Throup Studio

Aitor Throup