Brand New - Daisy

http://www.myspace.com/brandnew

What an album. This band just keeps producing quality. I love the ambiguous album cover, too.

Bobby Chiu

I've been a fan of this guy for years. His work has always been fantastic quality and of good humour. but recently I've noticed his new pieces having a darker theme. Still ace though.

Some self indulgence.

- Statement of Intent

Throughout this course I want to appretiate and experience all that it has to offer. In particular, I want to utilise the first year of Viscom to express my ideas and enthusiasm. I wish to find more ability in myself that I have not yet experienced during Further Education and enter the second and third years whilst realising the potential in not only myself but others on the course.

At the same time, I want to overcome my fluctuating confidence in being a learning Artist, something which often hinders my progress and organisation. I know, myself, that I can occasionally lose focus through an influx of ideas I can and cannot achieve. I hope to find a balance between the idea of pushing myself and fine tuning my ideas to something capable at the same time.

Perhaps in the future, my experience with Viscom will point me in the direction of a successful career or maybe even encourage my initial aims of becoming a lecturer, tutor or eacher myself someday.

Bunny Suicides :D

Doing some research for my Book. Had a bit of a "constructive pasting" about my ideas so need a bit of a smile too. Everyone knows about the Bunny Suicides, surely, but they tie in somewhat to what I want to achieve. Plus it's an excuse for me to scroll through them all ;)

- Andy Riley is the Artist, by the way.

Reuben - "We Should Have Gone to University"

First post of the new Blog business, kids. Luckily something sprung to mind quite quickly to use as my first update!

A particular blokes art I'm loving is the leadsinger of one of my all time favourite bands, now on "indefinate hiatus", Reuben; Jamie Lenman. He's one killer song writer and musician but I had no idea he was such a keen Illustrator until recently, the guy is just talent. With the bands "status" they've gone and released a big collecters style B-Side album and DVD stuff and that... I'm a bit guilty of getting my Music online but frankly the art work that comes with this Album/DVD is ace and worth the purchace on my part... If I weren't a skint student at the mercy of Student Finance England...

By all means check out the bands Myspace, great stuff if your a fan of Rock/British Post Hardcore;
http://www.myspace.com/wordsfromreuben

... And then there's Jamies website covering his work. There's plenty of stuff to enjoy the look of if the pictures above caught your eye - as well as many varied pieces of work;
http://www.finalcrit.com/graphic/jamielenman