Guernsey. Wish you were here?

I don’t. Or rather, I don’t believe that this ad (which appeared over the weekend in a colour supplement) IN ANY WAY reflects what Guernsey truly has to offer (and that’s putting it mildly).

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Forget real models to advertise your business, plasticine is back and its fashionable. Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Agness Deyn and now Wallace. When Harvey Nichols were launching their new store in Bristol they got some help from the west country’s famous exports, Wallace and Gromit. The campaign was created by DDB London with photography by Giles Revell.

The pair were great to work with, they can definitely hold a pose.

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I having been meaning to write this blog for a while, sorry that it is now out of date. The Royal Mail has released this series of stamps celebrating British design classics. They include the London bus, Harry Becks Underground map, the mini skirt, Spitfire, the Mini, Penguin book covers and Concorde.

If you would like to buy this set or for more information go to what I like to call The Super Regal Stamp Machine but everyone else calls Royal Mail. Read more

Just found this amazing video called Immersion from the New York Times website. It is by photographer Robbie Cooper and shows just how focused young video-game players can be.

Land of the Giants, Microworld in Jersey and Big staring Tom Hanks are all famous examples of when art and size mix. These all however fall into insignificance compared to the work of Slinkachu (a self confessed Scorpio). The street artist has been photographing plastic models in humorous and intriguing situations around the city of London. Using architectural and train set models he recreates moments in a typical Londoners day. He then leaves the tiny installations for future passers-by to find. I was thinking about how to explain his work but found this quote from Exit Magazine that worked pretty well. Read more

Annie Leibovitz has photographed some of the worlds most famous people, Bob Marley, Miles Davis, Brian Wilson, David Beckham, The Rolling Stones, Brad Pitt, Barack Obama, Bob Hope, John Lennon,  Johnny Cash, Louis Armstrong, Patti Smith, Ray Charles, Mohammed Ali, Michael Jordon, Fleetwood Mac, Andy Warhol, The Queen, Bob Dylan, Nelson Mandella and most of the Hollywood elite over the past 20 years. Read more

There is a new exhibition coming up at the Centre Fold Gallery. It is called Welcome to the Dark Slide and is a collection of photographic portraits by Rob Luckins. Rob Luckins is a UK based photographer who likes to take pictures of human people but has also photographed many different cities and the odd band including The Go! Team. The opening night is on Friday 18th April at 6pm.

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Ever wondered what it would be like to have a popstars face, hand or eyes? If not I’m sure you will do after seeing these vinyl heads. These are just a couple of pictures of the latest fad/craze/in-thing to be sweeping the internet. All you require is a model, camera and a back catalogue of front-on big face vinyl.

Whilst wearing similar clothes to the artist in question take your twelve inch sleeve and move it inline and in proportion with your body. You can then strike a pose that you think the artist was probably doing or take on a highly unlikely or comical position, then just click away.
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British photographer Tim Hetherington won the top prize at the 2008 World Press Photo awards, with the image above of an unidentified US soldier resting in a bunker in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan. The valley is infamous as the site of downing of a US helicopter and has seen some of the most intense fighting in the country. Hetherington’s photograph is part of a picture story that was also awarded 2nd Prize in General News Stories.

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A new photographic exhibition entitled ‘Eye to Eye’ opens soon at the greenhouse gallery.

Phil Sayer’s exhibition ‘Eye to Eye’ focuses on well-known artists, architects and designers of our time photographed in their studios or workspaces. This has been a recurring theme for Sayer’s work and many of the works on show have been private commissions by the artists, architects or designers themselves or by those who have commissioned work by them. The portraits include those of Vivienne Westwood, Antony Gormley, David Hockney, Paul Smith, Mary Quant and Norman Foster.

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