Italian artist Federico Mancosu has created some unique movie-style posters celebrating some of the greatest music videos ever made. You can see more below and you can visit his website here

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IGI member Philip Dunne delights us with a very detailed step-by-step of one of his illustrations. Check the link below and amaze yourself. Step-by-step here

The Exquisite Book is a project based on the Surrealist game called the Exquisite Corpse. The book is a modified version of the game, played by one hundred contributing contemporary fine artists, illustrators, designers and comic artists. Available for order here.

In May 2011, the 6th Illustrative will take place in Berlin. Over the course of two weeks, the festival celebrates the illustrative arts, presents new talents and trends, exchanges ideas, marvels at progressive technologies, and rediscovers forgotten styles. The Swatch Young Illustrators Award which is part of the festival is open for entries.

IGI members Jonathan McHugh and Chris Haughton were awarded Gold in the AOI’s Images 34. Here is the full report.
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In association with OFFSET 2010, “The Loons Have Looned Their Last” is an exhibition of new work by Alan Clarke. This wondrous spectacle of the arts will take place, for one single day only, on Sunday the 26th of September, 2 – 8 pm, at No. 13 North Great Georges Street, Dublin. All are welcome, none will be disappointed maybe.

Here’s some recent work created by members of Illustrators Ireland (IGI). Each member has submitted one of their favourite illustrations from the previous month, either commissioned or personal. Follow the link below to see all this month’s entries.
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IGI Member Mario Sughi has a solo show in Manchester starting next week. Make sure you check it out if you are around.
The exhibition is curated by Blank Media Collective.

Mario Sughi: “A New Sense of Emptiness”
Opening 9 September 2010
Greenroom, Manchester, UK
The exhibition is curated by the Blank Media Collective and it will run throughout 23 October 2010.
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In early July IGI member, Steve Simpson, travelled from Dublin to sunny California for the biennial US illustration conference, ICON. Here’s his diary from the event:

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