Rod Hunt Illustration

Friday, May 23, 2008

Lightbox Museum & Gallery wins The Art Fund Prize

The Lightbox Museum & Gallery in Woking is the winner of The Art Fund Prize 2008 for museums and galleries (formerly The Gulbenkian Prize). With £100,000 in prize money, it is the most prestigious arts and heritage award in the country.

“We are over the moon,” said Marilyn Scott, Director of The Lightbox. “To have won such a prestigious award as The Art Fund Prize so soon after opening is beyond our wildest dreams. We would like to thank everyone who has worked so hard for The Lightbox over the last 15 years, from volunteers and staff to the architects, and the project team, our trustees, our sponsors and supporters.”

BBC News - Lightbox wins £100,000 art prize.

Rod Hunt was commissioned to illustrate a permanent Interactive Envionmental Display for the museum & gallery, which was a great & challenging commission to work on. I'm please to have contributed in a small way to the Lightbox Museum & Gallery.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

New Illustration for H2O Networks' Fibre City broadband

Recently completed illustration for H2O Networks for marketing of their Fibre City fibre optic broadband using the sewer system. Used on their website & for exhibition panels.

The Art of Self Promotion - new Varoom Magazine article by Rod Hunt

I've written an article called "The Art of Self Promotion" in the new issue (Issue 06 May 2008) of the fabulous Varoom Magazine, interviewing sucessful illustrators, commissioners & an Illustration agent on strategies & approaches for successful self promotion for Illustrators. I recommend you take out a subscription to this wonderful magazine.

THE ART OF SELF-PROMOTION
BY ROD HUNT

Success is rarely an accident. The image-makers we admire have worked hard to establish themselves, but there is no magic formula: even when artists become well-known they have to keep working to promote themselves. Andy Smith, Catalina Estrada, Gary Taxali, Jay Taylor, Jeremyville, Jon Burgerman, Jonny Hannah and Stuart Kolakovic are consulted.

Varoom 06 Cover Image: That’s Not Art, That’s Illustration by Brad Holland

Varoom – the journal of illustration and made images is a magazine devoted to exploring the world of illustration and image-making. It looks at practitioners from around the world who are making significant contributions to the ancient art of illustration, and provides writers, commentators and illustrators with a platform from which to take a critical look at trends and developments in the illustrated image.

In each issue, writers from a variety of backgrounds discuss contemporary illustration in its wider context and examine it from different, even contentious, perspectives. In addition, noted illustrators are invited to contribute a visual assay on any subject they choose.

Varoom features interviews with leading illustrators and image-makers, and plots new developments as well as looking back at schools and figures from the past.

The magazine is published three times a year. Readers can subscribe or buy individual issues here and at good bookshops around the world.

Varoom is edited by art director, writer and design consultant Adrian Shaughnessy. It is designed by highly-regarded design duo Non-Format, until recently designers of The Wire magazine.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Hot Rods And Hairy Beasts Illustration Exhibition - Website Launched

The full Hot Rods And Hairy Beasts website has been launched! Check it out for full details of the show & artists involved Linzie Hunter, Rod Hunt, Nishant Choksi and Allan Sanders.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

FaceLift Exhibition Piece - O for Onomatopoeia

Here's Rod Hunt's piece O for Onomatopoeia, as part of an Illustrated Alphabet currently in the InkThis FaceLift exhibition at the LCB Depot in Leicester from April 22nd and May 9th 2008 .

Just announced - London show June from 16th - 20th at The Coningsby Gallery

For more information please visit the INKTHIS website

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Mink Magazine Feature & Interview with Rod Hunt

There's a new feature & inteview with Rod Hunt in the new issue (Issue 2) of arts, design & fashion magazine Mink

Download & view Mink Magazine here

Monday, April 14, 2008

InkThis Facelift Exhibition - April 22nd until May 9th - LCB Depot, Leicester

Rod Hunt is taking part in the Facelift exhibition with Jeremyville, Rinzen, Si Scott, Oliver Hibert, Nate Williams, Gary Taxali & many others.

Facelift is the 3rd annual exhibition by event curators Inkthis. The project showcases a unique typeface featuring 40 individually crafted letterforms developed by both new and established image makers from across the globe presenting a style-heavy blend of type, design, illustration, sculpture, painting & graffiti. The exhibition will be on show between April 22nd and May 9th 2008 at the LCB Depot in Leicester.

For more information please visit the INKTHIS website

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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Hot Rods and Hairy Beasts - Illustration Show - Sept 29th until Oct 4th 2008

An Illustration show - Coningsby Gallery
Monday 29th September until Saturday 4th October 2008

Hot Rods, Hula Girls, Hairy Beasts, Himalayan Head Hunters and the Holy Bible are just some of the subjects under discussion by illustrators Linzie Hunter, Rod Hunt, Nishant Choksi and Allan Sanders. No subject is too small for this group of seasoned professional illustrators and adventurers. With clients spanning the world of advertising, publishing, design and editorial this band of battle scarred buccaneers are prepared for the eventuality of just about anything. Their motto is simple : to illustrate the obscure ...and beyond!

Hot Rods And Hairy Beasts website

Linzie Hunter The terrifying Linzie Hunter originated from the barren highlands of Scotland but now resides in a North London suburb where she feasts on worms and grubs whilst working for clients including Random House, BBC, The Guardian & Little Brown. Linzie recently hit the headlines with her lettering work based on the spam e-mails in her inbox. Her book "Secret Weapon: 30 hand-painted spam postcards" is published by Chronicle Books in Autumn 2008.

Rod Hunt Born in rural Dorset, the diabolical Rod Hunt now inhabits the swampland of Greenwich, South London where he feeds mostly on shrubs and berries. Rod has developed a reputation for retro tinged illustrations & detailed character filled landscapes and among his client list he includes FHM, Maxim and Vodafone. Notably Rod illustrated the cover of the best selling book “Change the World 9 to 5” published by We Are What We Do. He is also Deputy Chairman of the Association of Illustrators.

Nishant Choksi The monstrous Nishant Choksi originated from a murky lagoon in the centre of London and is now often found foraging in the wooded areas of Crouch End. A real life B-Movie monster, Nishant is inspired by advertising of the 40’s and 50’s and has worked for The Washington Post, The Guardian, JWT, Macmillian and others. Nishant recently worked on a prominent print ad campaign for Vodafone and has just completed work on his first TV spot for them.

Allan Sanders Born in the frozen tundra of the Northern wastelands, the horrendous Allan Sanders, a mostly hairless biped, now resides near the water in a settlement known as Brighton. Existing on a diet of rock pool delicacies, Allan has produced quirky, character-based and often humorous illustrations for clients including New Scientist, The Economist, The Guardian and The LA Times. Last year Allan became the poster boy for The Oregon Humane Society’s “End Petlessness” campaign.

Hot Rods And Hairy Beasts is showing at the Coningsby Gallery, London from Monday 29th September until Saturday 4th October 2008. Private View Thursday 2nd October from 6.30pm

Coningsby Gallery 30 Tottenham Street, London. W1T 4RJ. UK.
Tel: +44 (0)20 7580 7017 www.coningsbygallery.com