Julie started out as a traditional media artist – using primarily acrylic, gouache, and technical pens. After spending a few years working as a print and web designer, various computer and design related elements began to surface in her work. Now her work is created with traditional means about half of the time – the rest being digital or a combination of the two.
Her work relies heavily on people and environments. Often quirky, bizarre, or ironic, Julie looks heavily at the way people live and define themselves, as well as the environments which they create for themselves. Studying these details, often reveals the unique moments that make us human.
DAHRA (Designers Against Human Rights Abuse), Subism and an editorial team led by Garrick Webster have teamed together to create a new project entitled Memories in aid of Maggie’s Centres, a UK based cancer charity.
Maggie’s Centres can be found at various hospitals across the UK and offer advice, support and counselling to those who are suffering from cancer and their families. It is their fundamental belief that the healing process goes beyond that of just medical treatments and it is this holistic approach that led their London centre to win the British Sterling Prize in 2009 (Britain’s best building).
Memories is honoured to support such a worthwhile charity and the work they do through creating a book that comprises of 12 personal accounts of peoples’ experience with cancer and 144 wonderful pieces of art based on these. However, unlike previous projects, 24 of these pieces are being left open to Open Submissions, with the best 24 entries being featured in the book and subsequent exhibition. It’s an excellent opportunity for new and upcoming artists, designers and illustrators to contribute to a great cause. Those entries that unfortunately do not make it into the book will be featured online as we appreciate all the time and effort you put in, but due to budgetary constraints we can only select 24.
To enter the open submissions and for a copy of the brief please email:
memories@subism.co.uk
For more information on the project, to keep up to date with all the behind the scenes work feel free to check out our blog:
I met Villas in Barcelona back in summer 08 and we keep in touch ever since. Villas is a brazilian artist living now in Barcelona, Spain. He is a street artist, illustrator, film maker, and an all round creative happy chappy. Villas also spreads his ‘love birds’ everywhere he goes, they can been seen from the beaches of Rio to the cities of Europe.
We are pleased to announce Studio Output are creating a piece for Memories.
Studio Output is a diverse team of creative people working across every medium. Independently owned, the company was formed by three partners in 2002, and now operates as one team across two studios in London and Nottingham. They produce groundbreaking work for some of the most innovative clients around, including Sony PlayStation, BBC Radio 1 and Ministry of Sound. They are also the brains behind Glug, a monthly Notworking™ event for the creative industry in London.
For a full profile on Studio Output take a look at Garrick’s interview for Computer Arts:
The Memories book is to include an image contribution by the fabulous Gary Fernandez. The image you see above is from his exhibition in Shanghai last year but he’ll be creating something totally fresh to go with Antony Kitson’s memory about his father.
When I first spoke to Gary for an article in Computer Arts a couple of years ago he was based in Vancouver and was working on a book of beautiful birds. He sent me a very cool Velvet Banana t-shirt at the time which remains one of my favourites. Gary likes to dip in and out of places and I believe he lived in Chile for a while after Vancouver before returning to Spain where he is now based. He does some of the most striking illustration work out there and we’re really pleased to have him onboard. Check out his online portfolio here. Muchos gracias, Gary.
More news on the text side. I’d like to welcome Tom Stables onboard. He has written a fantastic piece about his partner who was diagnosed with lymphoma four years ago. She has received treatment and we’re glad to say she has had no relapse so far. Tom has written about several memories he’s had about how they dealt with the diagnosis and the treatment. Very touching and difficult times.
Tom is a founder and creative director at Turbo Lemon Media. We’d like to thank him and his girlfriend for agreeing to take part. His contribution is brilliantly written.
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