Artist of the Month – Chichi Parish
Our PCO Artist of the Month Chichi Parish, spills the beans on which other cartoonists’ work have inspired her. During my formative years, I was brought up and educated in Spain. As a 7 year old kid, devoured Francisco Ibáñez’s ‘Mortadelo y Filemon‘ a comic about two detective agents and the cartoon strip ‘Mafalda‘ the […]
The larger art of the cartoon
Spotted by Bloghorner Adrian Teal. Click the picture for more detail.
Eggheads coming to the boil…
As mentioned previously in the year here on Bloghorn, a team representing the Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation is set to appear on the BBC quiz show Eggheads. The team, comprising Chris Burke, Royston Robertson, Robert Duncan, Graham Fowell, Martin Rowson and myself, Alex Hughes, will air on BBC2 at 6pm on Thursday 29th October. Obviously, we […]
When is a cartoon not a cartoon?
It’s always an uphill struggle for cartoonists to get work exhibited, because cartoons are generally not regarded by those whose job it is to decide such things as “Art” with a capital A. So PCOer Chris Madden was more than a little amused, and bemused, to spot the above cartoon at the current Frieze Art […]
Artist of the Month – Chichi Parish
Bloghorn asked our Artist of the Month, Chichi Parish, how she makes her cartoons. Before setting about drawing, I need monastic conditions in my studio which is where my foam earplugs and noise reduction headphones come into play. It’s not great for my hairdo, but at least my ears are always cosy and I cut […]
Alex taps into the iPhone
Alex, the satirical City strip in the Daily Telegraph has recently made it’s debut on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Priced at 59p, the Tapisodes app is available at the iTunes App Store and comprises 20 animated strips themed around the credit crunch crisis. The strips will be automatically delivered to your phone one a […]
Cartoonist dishes the dirt on daily routine
This image of Boris Johnson making a mess of Tory policy on Europe was Peter Brookes’ cartoon for The Times on October 6. You can read a “day in the life” profile of the cartoonist at work, explaining how he came up with the cartoon, at the Times Onine website. According to the profile, “Brookes’ […]
Cartoon Pick of the Week
Bloghorn spotted this great work during this week ending the 9th October 2009. One: Matt in the Daily Telegraph on the Conservatives becoming more frank Two: Dave Brown in the Independent on being in it together Three: Robert Leighton in the New Yorker on driving and texting Bonus Video: The Guardian‘s Steve Bell explains why […]
Artist of the Month- Chichi Parish
Bloghorn’s Artist of the Month for October 2009 is Chichi Parish. London-based Chichi’s inkiness has best been described as ‘Ronald Searle on acid.’ Notable clients include ad agency TBWA, The Times Educational Supplement and The Big Draw. Chichi told Bloghorn how she became a cartoonist. “It sort of just happened. I went to the Association […]