Hasta La Ideas

Outline Editions has commissioned a selection of leading British image makers – including James Jarvis (his Sphere With Block II, shown, above), Anthony Burrill, Supermundane, Kate Moross and LIzzie Finn – to each create a new image, inspired by the city of London…

The new works – all beautifully Giclée printed on 270gsm Somerset Velvet stock in signed and numbered editions of 300 –  are being exhibited at Online Editions’ pop-up gallery / shop at 7 Marshall Street, near London’s Carnaby Street. Here are a few of the works that will be shown and available to buy:

Welcome To London, by Anthony Burrill

Walkers Court by Robert Rubbish

On Where All Sides And Angles Are Equal #2 by David Saunders

All Things Could Be Happening At All Times, by Supermundane

001 London runs from tomorrow, May 28 to July 3 at the Outline Editions pop-up store at 7, Marshall Street, London, W1 7EH.

To see all of the artwork and / or to buy direct online, visit store.outline-editions.co.uk

ustwo – the app developer that gave us Mouth Off and also the Granimator iPad app – has just released Inkstrumental, the interactive fruit of a collaboration with illustrator Jon Burgerman…

The idea for Inkstrumental is simple and fun – users ‘audition’ various Burgerman characters, each of which makes a particular sound (could be percussive, bassy, vocal or a bit synthy) when you tap him. So you decide which eight characters you want in your Inkstrumental band by scrolling along and pressing each character to see what they sound like on the screen below…

Then, with your eight characters selected you go to a screen like the one below where a looping beat plays (you get to choose the backing beat too). Simply press a character at just the moment when you’d like its sound to be added to the back beat et voila, you’re making music!

Once you’re happy with your new doctored beat, you can press the TV button on the screen and the band members are transported to a stage where they proudly perform your tune for you. You can send this film to the Inkstrumental YouTube channel or simply show your friends on your phone when you see them.

Here’s a short film of someone actually playing with Inkstrumental to help you get a better idea of the fun that can be had:

Jon Burgerman and ustwo are presenting Inkstrumental tomorrow evening in a special talk at 7pm at the Apple Store on Regent Street in London. Visit the apple website to find out more: apple.com/uk/retail/regentstreet/

AND, fans of Burgerman’s work might be interested to know he’s got a solo exhibition entitled Brain Drain, currently running at Winchester Discovery Centre until July 7. Here are some images:

The above “soft sculpture” was created in collaboration with Felt Mistress

jonburgerman.com

ustwo.co.uk

inkstrumental.com

Now based in Montréal, Château-Vacant is the studio of Yannick Calvez, Lémuel Malicoutis & Baptiste Alchourroun. Another find on TheStrangeAttractor.

Some amazing illustrations, photographs and short films.

The Russian Club in Hackney is currently playing host to the debut London show of Mill Co and its eclectic bunch of designers, photographers, artists and illustrators. All around the theme of community

Mill Co is another take on the collective idea. It’s run by Claire Martin and Liz Birkbeck, two friends originally from Rochdale, also home to the Co-operative movement. The latter, they say, inspired Mill Co’s collaborative approach, which they describe as “a virtual mill and online community of freelance and independent creative collaborators”. Clients can draw on this pool of talent on projects which Mill Co will manage.

The show features work from various Mill Co peeople including Suzie Webb (top) and Ant Baena (below)

Si Scott

Patternity (with an image inspired by Dalston windows’ mix of security bars and net curtains

Lisa Stannard

Kevin Cummins

Jo Peel (painting live at the private view)

and Richard Kelly

For more on the work of these artists and the rest of the members of the Mill Co community go here

The show is at the Russian Club, 340-344 Kingsland Road, London E8 4DA until May 19

This Friday is the opening of “Ideal Bookshelves” at The Curiosity Shoppe in San Francisco. It features paintings, prints, and postcards by Jane Mount. (what a diverse and creative portfolio!)

“Many of the pieces in the show represent Ideal Bookshelves submitted by friends, both from San Francisco and around the country. It’s an amazing and beautiful collection, and it’s been endlessly fascinating to check out all the great books people are into these days.”