How big is your pencil?
Bloghorn noticed yesterday that artist David Hockney has donated his largest ever painting to the Tate Britain museum in London. The enormous picture is called “Bigger Trees Near Warter” and he’s made a pun in the title. It’s a play on words with a small village in East Yorkshire. This art behaviour is bit like […]
Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival countdown
Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival 18th-20th April 2008. The cartoon is courtesy of Dave Brown, who has a one-man show at the event. If you can’t see anything very helpful immediately above this text – click here and download a free Flash player for your PC. If it’s still not working for you, try using an […]
Shrewsbury international cartoon festival – and other events
“But is it Art?” by PCOer Nathan Ariss – another contribution to Bloghorn’s sneak preview of a major exhibition which opens in less than a month’s time and is part of this year’s Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival.In other news, PCOer Clive Collins, a previous cartoonist of the month here, alerts us to a one-off event at […]
Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival
Submitted work for the ‘But is it art?’ exhibition at this year’s Shrewsbury Festival. Caricature of former PM Anthony (Tony) Blair by PCOer Adrian Teal.British cartoon talent From the PCO (Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation)
Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival
More from our sneak preview of the “But is it Art?” exhibition which will be one of the highlights at this spring’s Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival. PCOer Steve Bright made this piece. Click on the Shrewsbury link under this text for more… British cartoon talent From the PCO (Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation)
Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival
A sneak preview of more ‘Art’ from the upcoming Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival. This piece is by PCOer Wilbur Dawbarn.British cartoon talent From the PCO (Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation)
PCO Procartoonists – Foghorn cartoon magazine
Foghorn, the full colour magazine of the Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation is in production right now and is due to land on the desks of some lucky art buyers soon. This all new exciting flood-proof issue will include articles from PCOers Martin Honeysett, Martin Rowson, Roger Penwill and Pete Dredge alongside the usual top jokes and […]
PCO Procartoonists on the vacant Trafalgar Square plinth
Bloghorn defies anyone to argue convincingly that the entries for the ‘art’ slot in Trafalgar Square from both Tracey Emin and Yinka Shonibare aren’t really cartoons on a grand scale. This link to the shortlisted lineup comes courtesy of The Guardian newspaper. 8th January 2007British cartoon talent From the PCO (Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation)
PCO Procartoonists – on photomontage
There’s a thoughtful piece on the art of photoshop and photomontage here. It’s written by Morten Morland who draws for the Times, and it’s worth a read. Speaking about photomontage, or photoshop, artists, Morland says; Traditional cartoonists look at their work with a mix of fascination, trepidation and bewilderment. What many don’t know, however, is […]