CIA Blog

Here's a snap of Clare Melinsky hanging some of the very many works she's exhibiting at Thomas Tosh gallery.  On until 3rd March, if you're in the Dumfries and Galloway area, swing by!

Here's Julene Harrison's latest cover for the Washington Post Spring 2012 Arts Preview.  Vibrant and full of life we're loving Julene's light approach to this typographical execution.

Here's what she had to say about the project;

"They wanted the piece to feel alive and fresh, and evoke the exciting feeling of the start of spring. 

I design my work on the computer first, so there is opportunity for changes before I commit the art to paper.  It also allows us to try different mock backgrounds. In this case we tried a few single colour/gradient grounds in spring shades but they felt a little flat.  Susana (Art Director at the Washington Post) suggested photographing the paper-cut on a grass background, as that was something I had experimented with before.  

The grass in the UK in January leaves a little to be desired, so although I did try photographing the work outside I also shot the piece on astroturf.  I think the effect is great - so bright and vivid!"

To support the Leonard Cohen feature in Mojo's latest issue, Chris Kasch was asked to paint a modern portrait of the musical great.  Using his 'darker' style Kasch captures a 'maturer' Cohen who's new album Old Ideas has hailed him back into the lime-light.

Here'a s sneaky peak at Jonas Bergstrand's latest venture - a game for the iPad which focuses on social interaction.  Aces of Steam is essentially a board game which encourages multi-play with lots of fun.  Clever and true to Jonas' style the game features a lot of storytelling and 'silliness' with fake adverts and random biographies.  Produced by himself and two friends Jonas Bjorkman and David Nordlundh under their new Problem Bob collective we cannot wait to get our hands on the highly visual game that promises old school face to face interaction on a digital platform.

We managed to convince Jeremy Sancha to delve into his archive to pick out a few prints for the CIA Shop.  Including lino-cuts printed on his Albion Press, with a handful dating as far back as 1979.  Still fabulously vibrant these large scale prints are signed and in various editions.  Here's is XXX Jug which we love but take a look here as there are more including two personal favourites of Victoria Park... instantly recognisable!