30 Dec 2010
Artist 56: Dale Wylie
A massive warm welcome to the irrepressible Dale Wylie, Dale is a grafter in all his work and his delicate observational style is testament to this. He has a clever way of isolating the important elements of a scene and serving them up in a stark and open way. His work has a bold, challenging mode of expression that harks back to Russian constructivist work, but is coupled with a 50's chic. Combined this makes for a bold and touching delivery. Its nice when you can savour the expression of a place and present its essence in a new and wide ranging way. He really fleshes out the subjects, as opposed to the trend of compartmentalising and romanticising the north. Dale does these things with a great conscientiousness and shows this by his tendency to flesh out his work with collage and texture. The full package matured through hard work and observation, here on the Rally we are really glad he choose not to go with his "real job"! Another one of a bright NUCA crop, read about him here!
Who are you:
Who are you:
I'm Dale Wylie and I currently reside in Norwich. I am studying illustration at NUCA and I'm in my third year.
What do you do:
I do lots of drawing from life rather than drawing what I think things look like. I think it is important for anyone who draws to actually look. I tend to do lots of sketchbook drawings then sometimes I take the best bits and collage them or I will create a final image with the sketchbook as reference. My favourite media are inks and acrylics but sometimes I use photoshop if it needs it.
How did you start:
I went to art college in Grimsby but didn't like it much so dropped out after a month. After bowing to pressure to get a 'real job' I worked in as a screen printer and butcher. 15 years later I decided I had to pick up where I left off and came to university.
I went to art college in Grimsby but didn't like it much so dropped out after a month. After bowing to pressure to get a 'real job' I worked in as a screen printer and butcher. 15 years later I decided I had to pick up where I left off and came to university.
A Personal statement about you or your work:
I have a huge interest in drawing and painting. I draw lots of reference from old matriarchs particularly fromthe 50's and 60's and I think that is beginning to show in my work. I try and retain the sponteniety and roughness that occurs in my sketchbooks. A big problem is tensing up when it comes to the final image. So I tend to collage from them. I get textures from old books and use them as backgrounds or parts of the image rather than have flat colours.
I have a huge interest in drawing and painting. I draw lots of reference from old matriarchs particularly fromthe 50's and 60's and I think that is beginning to show in my work. I try and retain the sponteniety and roughness that occurs in my sketchbooks. A big problem is tensing up when it comes to the final image. So I tend to collage from them. I get textures from old books and use them as backgrounds or parts of the image rather than have flat colours.
26 Dec 2010
25 Dec 2010
Christmas No. 22
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| "A helping Hand" |
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| "Starry Starry Night" |
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| "A Prize Pudding" |
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| "Silent Night" |
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| "The Big Surprise" |
By Mandy Pritty
24 Dec 2010
23 Dec 2010
Christmas No. 18
By Dana Nacer
The original as well as prints are for sale here!
By Henry Boon
This illustration will be available from Cherry Cherry in Norwich!
22 Dec 2010
Artist 56: YONIL
Illustration Rally is lucky to have YONIL, aka Jonathon Lax all the way from sunny Tel Aviv! YONIL is another one of those amazing people who excel both in the feild of illustration and graphic design, loving both disciplines equally. Not one to beat around the bush, he strives to keep away from boring work and keep with the projects that interest him. YONIL's work has an immediate pathos which really grabs you and seems to give a vitality and strength to his muted palette. His work has a diagramatic, scientific quality straight out of texts and this is teamed with a beautiful sinuous blood like quality that gives the work a different paradigm. Compositionally his work is also strong with his tender palette and sharp eye for structure bringing you a fuller more satisfying flavour. Tasty work, freshly served, Its YONIL.
Who are you:
I am YONIL and I am also Jonathan Lax, depending on the occasion. I’m an illustrator and a graphic designer living and working in Tel-aviv, Israel. I’m also a cat person (not at the moment unfortunately, but as a general statement).
What do you do:
I do anything that involves graphic design or illustration and that interests me (Like many others - I’m not a big fan of boring work). I illustrate for newspapers, I design t-shirts, often work with the music & arts industries for posters, album covers etc. The general idea is to do whatever is fun, so I can keep loving the profession as much as I do.
How did you start:
I was in London the winter of 2003. I saw tons of bands, saw music posters, bought many records and tees and pretty much got inspired enough to know that this is what I wanna do for the rest of my life. I then studied for four years in the department of visual communication at the Holon institute of technology (H.I.T.) in israel, graduated a little over a year ago, and here I am.
A personal statement:
Whenever I do a graphic design work – I miss illustrating so much and vice versa.
This is probably the best thing about it all, I was fortunate enough to actually work in two different jobs that really fit well together and which both I absolutely in love with.
21 Dec 2010
Christmas No. 16
By Jane Eccles
By Jill Latter
By Alan Marks
Fresh from the artists of Frances McKay's children's books, we have some lovely Christmas treats! You can check out their blog here, enjoy!
