SLANT, the IGI exhibition in Ormeau Baths, Belfast is reviewed today in Scamp. Check it out. Some of the work is just amazing. Click here
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Category Archives: Exhibition
Last Riot at Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast
August 3, 2008 – 9:42 AM
DSCF1679, originally uploaded by Alé Mercado. Last Thursday 31st July I attended the opening of three exhibitions in the Ormeau Baths Gallery in Belfast: AES+F’s Last Riot, The Association of Illustrators’s Images 31 and IGI’s Slant where I took part (see previous post in June.)The gallery has a few amazing spaces and the works displayed [...]
Illustrating Illustration Workshop
July 26, 2008 – 12:04 AM
Last Saturday 19th July I did a workshop/talk as a complement to the Illustrating Illustration exhibition. I showed a few projects from beginning to end. The idea was to emphasize the principles of the exhibition and to give an insight into how projects are approached. The event was promoted though the Artlinks! network and the [...]
Opening Of Candy Karaoke
June 20, 2008 – 11:57 AM
Candy Karaoke opened yesterday in the Munster Truck Gallery in Francis Street, Dublin. It is an amazing exhibition. 70 creatives reinterpreting their favourite record covers. Some fantastic concepts.It’s going to be up for two weeks so I really recommend you try and see it. Go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/candyculture/ for some photos of the opening night.
Ormeau Baths Exhibition
June 18, 2008 – 9:34 AM
This is the piece I’ve produced for Ormeau Baths exhibition which will be happening in July (?)The idea was that we had to re-interpret famous paintings. I chose Munch’s The Scream.There you go!
Illustrating Illustration Exhibition
June 17, 2008 – 8:17 AM
Well, the exhibition is up and running. The official opening was last Friday. We had a fantastic crowd and the place was buzzing with energy. All works look fantastic.So I am delighted with it.Hope some of you can make to it. This is BRENB and Saturio to the back moments before No.72 was opened to [...]
CandyKaraoke
June 2, 2008 – 6:12 PM
This is my entry for CandyKaraoke show. Basically we had to pick one of our all time favourite records and re-create it (at the same size.) I wasn’t allowed to use digital techniques so I decided to go completely traditional: canvas, water, brushes, acrilics and a lot of patience… Making a choice of record wasn’t [...]
Illustrating Illustration Cover and Poster
May 13, 2008 – 11:46 PM
This is the cover and poster for the exhibition I am curating/directing with Mary Butler. Fantastic project and great opportunity to be in touch with some of the greatest illustrators in the world.
Illustrating Illustration
May 9, 2008 – 12:51 PM
I am currently curating an exhibition with Mary Butler (who is directing it) on Illustration. It is probably the most exciting project I’ve ever taken part on.Fellow artists include Saturio Alonso, Steven Aylin, BrenB, Melinda Beck, Ina Fiebig, Jordin Isip, Ana Juán, Keko, Paula Sanz Caballero and Chris Sickels.This is the piece I’ve produced for [...]