The NY Times writes on the Chewing Gum Art of Ben Wilson. He developed a technique in which he softens the gum with a blowtorch, sprays it with lacquer and then applies three coats of acrylic enamel. He uses tiny brushes, quick-drying his work with a lighter as he goes along, and then seals it with clear lacquer. Each painting takes between a few hours and a few days, and can last several years if the conditions are right. More images on Flickr here.
These incredibly detailed illustrations for an Indian Mobile phone company were recent Cannes Lions winners. The concept is reminiscent of a creepy arm stretching scene from a 1960′s Sinbad movie…only with a tongue. Now that’s gotta hurt. The illustrators were Nishikant Palande, Jayvant Tambare, Nilesh Kore, and Mukesh Jadhav.
Illustrator Martin Handford’s Wally is pretty easy to spot for a change in this Dublin Where’s Wally world record attempt over the weekend.
Irony of ironies, apparently the real Werner Herzog is to narrate the runaway picture book bestseller Go The Fuck to Sleep. His previous narration duties have included Where’s Waldo.
The Irish Times celebrates Martyn Turner’s 40 years cartooning for the paper. Check out the interview and rogue’s gallery.
Olivier Kugler, a ‘documentary illustrator’ has won the V&A Illustration award in the UK. The 30-page illustrated journal tells the story of the illustrator’s trip with Massih, a truck driver Kugler met in Tehran and accompanied for a four-day journey carrying bottled water down to a small island in the Persian Gulf. Let’s all be documentary illustrators, sounds like great fun.
In their latest podcast The Comic Cast interview Chicago cartoonist Paul Hornschemeier about his new graphic novel ‘Life With Mr. Dangerous’. Check it out here.
Paper cut works from four Henri Matisse illustrated art books are currently on show in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, until 25th September.
The 2D Comics Festival kicks off next week, 4th June. More info here.
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