Shanghai based artist Phil Akashi pays tribute to international hero Nelson Mandela, painting a monumental portrait made of 27.000 boxing punches with the Chinese characters 自由/"Freedom.
According to the artist: "This artwork exemplifies Nelson Mandela's 27 years of incarceration but also symbolize his lifelong brave stand for freedom and equality. Nelson Mandela is an extraordinary artist of peace. He sacrificed his own freedom to fight for the freedom of others and therefore represents a fantastic source of inspiration for the entire world." Phil Akashi
Tuesday 16 July 2013
Wednesday 10 July 2013
A is for ArtCrank A poster party for bike people. Bicycle inspired artwork by local artist.
ArtCrank™ uses creativity to change the way people think about bicycles & grow
the cycling community.
Bikes are the world’s most fun, accessible way to get around. Posters are the world’s most fun, accessible art form. ArtCrank™ brings them Both together.
This is the submission I created for ArtCrank™ Manchester with help from the guys at RideLow. I managed to borrow a huge box of Low Rider bike parts to re-create the ArtCrank™ 'A' for my poster concept. I set up a small photo-shoot at Bert Agency to create the 'A' and shot it from above. However I overlooked the small detail of ArtCrank™ only excepting screen prints. I would have loved to have use the original image of the 'A' as the poster but a half tone treatment was required for screen printing. I have put this down to a valuable lesson learned "Always read the brief". Missing out on the deadline was a bitter disappointment, however I am still looking forward to the heading down to 2022nq on the 13th July.
the cycling community.
Bikes are the world’s most fun, accessible way to get around. Posters are the world’s most fun, accessible art form. ArtCrank™ brings them Both together.
This is the submission I created for ArtCrank™ Manchester with help from the guys at RideLow. I managed to borrow a huge box of Low Rider bike parts to re-create the ArtCrank™ 'A' for my poster concept. I set up a small photo-shoot at Bert Agency to create the 'A' and shot it from above. However I overlooked the small detail of ArtCrank™ only excepting screen prints. I would have loved to have use the original image of the 'A' as the poster but a half tone treatment was required for screen printing. I have put this down to a valuable lesson learned "Always read the brief". Missing out on the deadline was a bitter disappointment, however I am still looking forward to the heading down to 2022nq on the 13th July.
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