Thursday 31 July 2014

Summer Screen Prints. Image: Print Club London, Somerset House 2013
31 July – 25 August 2014
West Wing Galleries, West Wing
Free admission


Summer Screen Prints is now open and is your chance to buy limited-edition screen-printed posters inspired by each film shown at Film4 Summer Screen.

Commissioned with Print Club London, contemporary artists have created limited-edition prints that are available exclusively at £45 each. Prints are also available to buy onlinehere.

> More information on the exhibition
CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATORS AND THEIR FILM TITLES:
ET © Rose Blake
Rose Blake
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Born in London, Rose studied at Kingston and the RCA. Her bold playful work is inspired by music, the art world and the relationship between things. She has worked for clients including bbc.co.uk, Random House and Converse. She is also a member of the This Is It collective, and runs the website studiomusic.fm.
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY © Claudia Borfiga
Claudia Borfiga
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
All of Claudia’s work is hand drawn combining detail with simple lines and strong narratives. There is often a playful subject matter teasing at the everyday. Her influences range from anatomical drawings to Egon Schiele, Frida Kahlo and Dr. Seuss.
THE GREAT BEAUTY © Lucille Clerc
Lucille Clerc
THE GREAT BEAUTY
Lucille is a French London based illustrator. She works mainly within the field of editorial design and illustration, occasionally also realising interior and exhibition spaces. Her personal work is mainly based on the endlessly inspiring architecture of her neighbourhood in London.
The Royal Tenenbaums © Concepción Studios
Concepción Studios
THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS
Patrick Concepción is the founder and Art Director of Concepción Studios, a studio that focuses on art direction and graphics for the entertainment industry, located in San Jose, California. Throughout his career he has reveled in designing for Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney and Muse.
Annie Hall © Kate Gibb
Kate Gibb
ANNIE HALL
Kate Gibb has worked as a printmaker and illustrator for over fifteen years. The kind of printing she is inspired by relies on chance, hiccups and happy accidents. Commercially she is renowned for her music-related sleeve artwork, most notably for a long-standing relationship with The Chemical Brothers.
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA © HelloVon
HelloVon
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
HelloVon is the award winning studio founded by London based illustrator and artist Von in 2006. Utilising a seamless and dynamic blend of traditional and digital mark making techniques he has accrued an international client list, been featured in publications around the world and become one of the industry's foremost contemporary portrait illustrators.
The 400 Blows © MOL
MOL
THE 400 BLOWS
Fred Higginson, founder of Print Club London, also works under the name of MOL (Ministry of Love). Alongside his role at the printing studio, Fred finds time to produce silk screen prints and on occasion sculptures. Fred’s techniques are as eclectic as his influences, working across mediums and using materials ranging from Play-Doh to the pencil.
Hairspray © Kate Moross
Kate Moross
HAIRSPRAY
Kate Moross is a 26 year old London based creative, and is the director of Studio Moross. She has a fascination with three sided shapes, illegible typography and freeform lettering.
Rosemary's Baby © Mat Pringle
Mat Pringle
ROSEMARY'S BABY
Mat spends his time doing fantastical figurative illustrations often with obsessive attention to detail, working predominantly with dipping pen in ink.  In the last few years he has expanded into screen and lino-cut printing which has led to teaching a BRIT Kids course in Illustration and Printmaking at the BRIT School. He still draws dinosaurs only not quite as well.
Mad Max 2 © Rose Stallard
Rose Stallard
MAD MAX 2
Rose Stallard, illustrator and Creative Director of Print Club, mixes up her own drawings with found images from across the board, injecting fanzine-like enthusiasm (and discernment). Clients include The Guardian, Fiction Records, Urban Outfitters, Dazed & Confused and Glastonbury.
Spring Breakers © Hattie Stewart
Hattie Stewart
SPRING BREAKERS
Hattie Stewart is a young London based illustrator. A self-proclaimed ‘professional doodler’ her unique and playful style extends itself through art and fashion. Having worked with designers such as House Of Holland, Marc By Marc Jacobs and Adidas, she has also exhibited in Miami, L.A, Bangkok, New York, Berlin and London.
Two Days, One Night © Holly Wales
Holly Wales
TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT
Holly Wales founded her illustration practice in 2006. Her work explores a variety of subject matter and is predominantly drawing-based. She works with multiple layers of colour and deconstructs forms to build dynamic compositions which play upon chance and process.
Ghostbusters © Casper Williamson
Caspar Williamson
GHOSTBUSTERS
Caspar Williamson is heavily involved in the UK printmaking scene, publishes books on the subject and has taught both corporate and educational workshops throughout the UK. He has also exhibited widely and is represented by several galleries.
A Fistful of Dollars © Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS
Joe Wilson is an illustrator based in the UK specialising in highly detailed, hand-drawn illustrations and print. Working with a combination of pencil, ink and digital colour, Joe's work takes form as a hybrid of the traditional and contemporary.
What We Do In The Shadows © Steve Wilson
Steve Wilson
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
Steve Wilson is an illustrator who lives and works in Brighton. He can often be found foraging through the local flea markets for obscure books and discarded paraphernalia to use as inspiration for his varied and experimental work which he generalises as ‘somewhere between pop and psychedelia’.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes © Cassandra Yap
Cassandra Yap
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
Cassandra Yap is an artist and art director based in London. Fuelled by her love of pin ups, the female form and an unhealthy obsession with vintage erotica, her photomontage halftone style illustrations are dark, bold and humorous with a kinky edge.