Jamie Hewlett

Jamie Hewlett is best known for his anti-heroin Tank Girl and his collaboration with Blur front man Damon Albarn and the band Gorillaz. After leaving Northbrook College, West Sussex in the late 1980s, Hewlett created Tank Girl for the music and culture magazine Deadline. From this he went on to work on more mainstream comics, advertising campaigns and record sleeve design. In 2001 Jamie set up his own graphic design/animation company, Zombie Flesh Eaters.

Jamie won the Design Museum's 'Designer of the Year' award. in May 2006 for his work on Gorillaz.  Most recently he has again collaborated with Daman Albarn, this time on the set and costume designs for the acclaimed Chinese Opera ‘Monkey: Journey To The West’.

www.artrepublic.com

www.fizzybrain.co.uk

Mr Jago

Bristol based Mr Jago (Duncan Jago) is considered by many as a veteran of a the urban art and design scene, described as a pioneer of the ‘doodle’ or ‘scrawl’ movement, his skills lie in everything from painting and illustration to creating artwork and designs for some of the biggest international brands available.

With an interest in graffiti, street art and hip-hop growing up in the small village of Eye in Suffolk, Duncan moved to Bristol, to study illustration.It was in Bristol that Duncan met Steff Plaetz and Will Barras, which as founding members of the now renowned Scrawl Collective, lead to the way in which the agency was shaped in the early days, playing an inaugural part in many of projects that helped create its name.

Duncan’s inspirations and influences span the cultures of hip-hop, comic books, impressionist masters as well as Japanese manga, nature and fellow artists such as Futura 2000 and Mode 2. Mr Jago has exhibited throughout his career, both as a solo artist, and collective member, all over the world from London and Milan to LA and Tokyo.


www.stolenspace.com 
www.mrjago.com

jon burgerman (Pens are my friends to)

Jon Burgerman is one of England’s most revered cartoonists. His distinctive style has been seen in pride of place at exhibitions from as far wide as LA, to Shanghai and Melbourne, and he’s designed everything from tees, toys, books, stickers and sneakers to bags, sick bags and video games. Yes, even napkins, cardboards off the street and toilet rolls! He’s also been invited to doodle in places such as hotel rooms, clothing stores and of course numerous exhibitions all over. He’s been featured in many websites and articles, and has also appeared in some genre driven books such as Pictoplasma, Los Logos 3, The Art of Rebellion 2 and Dot Dot Dash.

www.jonburgerman.com