Lewes Herriot
Working out of Birmingham, UK, illustrator Lewes Herriot is ‘inspired by surreal artists and writers, like Max Ernst and William Burroughs, and also by the connections between human evolution and the subconscious’. [see also Jon Burgerman]
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New Banksy artwork angers the Catholic Church
Banksy has struck again, this time offending the Catholic Church with a bold artwork that critiques their stance on ongoing child abuse scandals. Banksy has taken a replica of a bust of an eighteenth century member of the Catholic hierarchy and added multi-coloured tiles to the face — pixelating it — as a comment on what he considers to be the Church’s cover-up. ‘I’m never sure who deserves to be put on a pedestal or crushed under one’, Banksy noted. And who are we to disagree? Read more
Tattoo artist sued by ex-girlfriend for obscene design
Oh boy, this is so bizarre it could only be true. Apparently a Dayton, Ohio, tattoo artist has been slapped with a $100,000 lawsuit by his ex-girlfriend for tattooing an image of, erm, excrement with flies on her back rather than the scene from Narnia that she had requested. The reason? He’d recently found out that she had been cheating on him with one of his buddies. Damn! And here we were thinking this was the hot new look for trailer park trash crowd.
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FizzGig said | 22 October, 2007
On that note of wanting that on my walls – is any of his work available for commercial purchase?
Lew said | 23 October, 2007
thanks for your kind words 
i’ve just started selling A4 size prints, unframed, for £23…
I’ve never studied art at uni or anything, so Im just getting used to how the business works… but you can view the prints at the above myspace site, in the blog “PRINTS FOR SALE”.
i need to get a proper site done…
thanks again
dave clwyd said | 25 October, 2007
I find this kind of work dull, dull, dull. It’s basically a contrived doodle that has been coloured in without going over the lines. Extremely Light on content and a line produced by a computer is as dead as the Jacobean ruff. Come on stop being so lazy.
FizzGig said | 30 October, 2007
Hmm I think the idea of this art IS to be almost lazy and incomplete.
Thats really what I like about it. I think you should keep your negativity to yourself.
FizzGig said | 30 October, 2007
Also, Lew thankyou for the information – expect a purchase from me soon!
Lew said | 30 October, 2007
” find this kind of work dull, dull, dull. It’s basically a contrived doodle that has been coloured in without going over the lines. Extremely Light on content and a line produced by a computer is as dead as the Jacobean ruff. Come on stop being so lazy”
its drawn by hand then scanned into a PC. I dont do drafts before it just comes out like that, so its not really contrived. if colouring without going over the lines is an error, then its one I’m happy making on a regular basis. It is lazy and incomplete in that i havent sat and plotted for days what im going to draw. its just me blasting onto a page in an hour or two all the things my hand wants to draw in that particular moment, it’s not like I’ve spent hours thinking this picture needs this or that. which is lazy, but definately not contrived.
I was wearing a jacobian ruff whilst drawing it though so…
maybe you should look at my other pieces to get a broader picture:-
http://www.thedarkinventory.blogspot.com
(plus thanks for the support fizzgig
FizzGig said | 12 November, 2007
That is okay..
Personally I prefer art like this – in the sense that its explosive and chaotic – a bit like my self!
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FizzGig said | 22 October, 2007
I think my head just exploded…
I want that on my walls!!