"Rainfall" inspired by the music of Mayday Parade
"Saxy"
"Mayday"
"Smooth"
Showing posts with label illustration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label illustration. Show all posts
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Twenty-eight
Meet the young artist Zach Welch and his colourful and fresh portraits inspired by music:
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Twenty-seven
Today we present you Karolina Burdon whose eye-catching, bright and bold artwork is sure to put you into good spirits!
Klaus Nomi
Kimbra
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Twenty-six
We are proud to introduce to you our very special guest Rendez Padgett, who is a freelance Illustrator and Visual Artist specializing in editorial illustration, book cover illustration, and storyboards for film. Here are some of the portrait by Rendez. You can also visit the art blog of Rendez Padgett, there's a lot to discover there. Enjoy!
"Tom Waits". 2011. Graphite, Ink, Chalk, Digital
"Erykah Badu". 2012. Charcoal, Pastel, Ink, Gouache, and Digital.
"Mos Def" 2011. Graphite, Acrylic, and Digital
"Au Courant Orchestra" 2011. Graphite, Ink, and Gouache
Monday, 9 April 2012
Twenty-five
Meet Patrushka, the talented artist based in San Francisco Bay Area, working in almost all media, from collage to sculpture, airbrush to photography. Here are Patrushka's stunning paintings made on wood. Enjoy!
Don't forget to visit the artist's Fan-page
Don't forget to visit the artist's Fan-page
The Gaga Bird
Oil on wood
Oil on wood
The Girl in the Underground
(Nico, Velvet Underground)
Oil on wood
(Nico, Velvet Underground)
Oil on wood
The Girl With No Doubt
(Gwen Stefani)
Oil on wood
(Gwen Stefani)
Oil on wood
The Girl With The Most Cake
(Courtney Love)
Oil on wood
(Courtney Love)
Oil on wood
Saturday, 7 April 2012
News!
The time to conquer the web has come. So we've got ourselves a new and shiny fan-page on facebook. From now on you can direct your love and 'likes' in this direction and we will be forever grateful for that!
For those who have an access to bluecanvas, we have also created a group pool of photos and artworks from which we will choose the ones to be featured on The Music Regime Blog. Exciting? We know!
Happy Easter!
For those who have an access to bluecanvas, we have also created a group pool of photos and artworks from which we will choose the ones to be featured on The Music Regime Blog. Exciting? We know!
Happy Easter!
Robert del Naja
Massive Attack
by Karina Järv
Monday, 26 March 2012
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Twenty-three
Here's another portion of beautiful portraits by the talented Becky Ryan. Take a look at these two leading ladies of the music world:
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Twenty-two
From Karina Järv, one of The Music Regime's founders, comes this special album cover for the band
6 Day Riot. Initially Karina produced an illustration of 6 Day Riot for Amelias Magazine , which immediately caught the attention of the band and so the further collaboration has followed. Inspiring! Enjoy:
6 Day Riot. Initially Karina produced an illustration of 6 Day Riot for Amelias Magazine , which immediately caught the attention of the band and so the further collaboration has followed. Inspiring! Enjoy:
Monday, 19 March 2012
Sunday, 18 March 2012
Twenty
Belated greetings on St.Patrick's day from Karina Järv and her very own Bono!
Wishing you lots of good luck and good music!
Wishing you lots of good luck and good music!
Saturday, 17 March 2012
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Sixteen
Meet the Atlanta based graphic designer Stewart Scott-Curran and his amazingly clever and detailed posters inspired by Belle and Sebastian and Pink Floyd.
Here are two posters from the series inspired by Belle & Sebastian songs. Each poster reflects the atmosphere of the song as well as showcasing some of Glasgow's finest landmarks. You can see more here.
Here are two posters from the series inspired by Belle & Sebastian songs. Each poster reflects the atmosphere of the song as well as showcasing some of Glasgow's finest landmarks. You can see more here.
THE LONELINESS OF THE MIDDLE DISTANCE RUNNER
(Featuring The Glasgow School of Art and the St. Enoch Bridge)
FUNNY LITTLE FROG
(Featuring Glasgow buses, Barrowland Ballroom, Lobey Dosser Statue and the ever present traffic cone from Royal Exchange Square)
And here are two posters from the series inspired by Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side Of The Moon'. There is one poster for each track on the album. Colour palette is inspired by the original iconic Hipgnosis album artwork. For more, click here!
ANY COLOUR YOU LIKE / BRAIN DAMAGE
SPEAK TO ME / BREATHE
Monday, 27 February 2012
Fifteen: interview
Today we talk to the brilliant Bárbara Ana Gómez, a Spanish illustrator living and drawing in London whose work is largely influenced by music. Read about a special art project by Bárbara, her sources of inspiration and musical preferences!
The Music Regime: How did your project Illustrated Songs start? Was it a particular song or album that prompted it?
Barbara: It started as my final project at University when I was studying Illustration 4 years ago. I chose to interpret a song visually, trying to translate the feelings in the song into illustrations. That song was Space Oddity, and it became a long illustrated roll with lots of drawings in it. It was a hard work but it was worth it. You can see the outcome here.
TMR: What is music to you as an artist?
Barbara: I am listening to music most of the time, especially while drawing. It inspires me a lot. However, I cannot play any instrument or sing in tune so I guess that illustrating songs is a way to bring them into my field.
TMR: It's obvious from your work based on songs, that you have a very good taste in music. What is your all-time favourite album or song?
Barbara: Thank you! That means that we have a similar taste I guess. It's hard to choose an all-time favourite, but right now I'd choose Funeral by Arcade Fire or Alligator by The National. I just cannot stop enjoying them.
TMR: Your artworks are always very detailed and colourful, what art materials do you use and what is your preferred medium? How do you work on each piece devoted to a song (Do you listen to the song on repeat or work in silence?)
Barbara: I listen to the song a couple of times while sketching some ideas for the illustration. Afterwards I prepare a playlist of music related to the song (other music from the same musician, similar bands…) including the original song. Then I play the playlist in shuffle mode while drawing. That's how I keep myself in the mood of the song, not having to listen to it a million times on repeat. I make the drawing using pen and ink. Then I scan it to apply colour digitally.
TMR: Seeing how popular your illustrated songs have become online and with a new range of prints for sale, what will your next step be? Have your artworks been seen by the musicians/bands, whose songs you've illustrated?
Barbara: I haven't decided a next step. I still have a long list of new songs to illustrate when I have some time for it. It would be cool to make an exhibition or an event, but I'm not really preparing anything yet. I've sent the illustrations by email to many of the bands. I even gave a print of 'Lemonworld' to Scott Devendorf (The National's bass / guitar player) after one of their concerts in London. But I haven't had any feedback from them. However, I've had the warmest reception from the fans of the bands that I've illustrated. Most of them have been incredibly nice and supportive in forums and blogs. Really exciting.
TMR: Have you ever considered making an album cover? If yes, who would you like to design it for?
Barbara: Definitely! Actually, one of my first illustration projects, 5 years ago, was an album cover for my boyfriend's band. We both came up with a concept, he made the design and I made the illustrations. It was like our baby, we've always been very proud of it. You can check it out here. And I just finished a cover artwork for Wino Choir's first album. They make such beautiful songs.
TMR: And finally, tell us a little more about your other projects and where your works can currently be seen.
Barbara: Well, I'm one half of Fancy a Fan. We design and illustrate fans and we sell them online. I'm also part of Happy Wednesday magazine, a free online zine that showcases artworks inspired by a theme. We have amazing contributors that create original images for every single issue.
Thank you Barbara!
For more art by Barbara visit Illustrated Songs and Barbarana.com
The Music Regime: How did your project Illustrated Songs start? Was it a particular song or album that prompted it?
Barbara: It started as my final project at University when I was studying Illustration 4 years ago. I chose to interpret a song visually, trying to translate the feelings in the song into illustrations. That song was Space Oddity, and it became a long illustrated roll with lots of drawings in it. It was a hard work but it was worth it. You can see the outcome here.
Inspired by the song 'Sophia' by Laura Marling.
TMR: What is music to you as an artist?
Barbara: I am listening to music most of the time, especially while drawing. It inspires me a lot. However, I cannot play any instrument or sing in tune so I guess that illustrating songs is a way to bring them into my field.
TMR: It's obvious from your work based on songs, that you have a very good taste in music. What is your all-time favourite album or song?
Barbara: Thank you! That means that we have a similar taste I guess. It's hard to choose an all-time favourite, but right now I'd choose Funeral by Arcade Fire or Alligator by The National. I just cannot stop enjoying them.
TMR: Your artworks are always very detailed and colourful, what art materials do you use and what is your preferred medium? How do you work on each piece devoted to a song (Do you listen to the song on repeat or work in silence?)
Inspired by the song 'Lemonworld' by The National
TMR: Seeing how popular your illustrated songs have become online and with a new range of prints for sale, what will your next step be? Have your artworks been seen by the musicians/bands, whose songs you've illustrated?
Barbara: I haven't decided a next step. I still have a long list of new songs to illustrate when I have some time for it. It would be cool to make an exhibition or an event, but I'm not really preparing anything yet. I've sent the illustrations by email to many of the bands. I even gave a print of 'Lemonworld' to Scott Devendorf (The National's bass / guitar player) after one of their concerts in London. But I haven't had any feedback from them. However, I've had the warmest reception from the fans of the bands that I've illustrated. Most of them have been incredibly nice and supportive in forums and blogs. Really exciting.
TMR: Have you ever considered making an album cover? If yes, who would you like to design it for?
Barbara: Definitely! Actually, one of my first illustration projects, 5 years ago, was an album cover for my boyfriend's band. We both came up with a concept, he made the design and I made the illustrations. It was like our baby, we've always been very proud of it. You can check it out here. And I just finished a cover artwork for Wino Choir's first album. They make such beautiful songs.
Cd packaging for alt-folk band ThisGrace
Barbara: Well, I'm one half of Fancy a Fan. We design and illustrate fans and we sell them online. I'm also part of Happy Wednesday magazine, a free online zine that showcases artworks inspired by a theme. We have amazing contributors that create original images for every single issue.
Thank you Barbara!
For more art by Barbara visit Illustrated Songs and Barbarana.com
Saturday, 25 February 2012
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Thirteen: interview
Today we are kicking off with our first interview on The Music Regime (there are more to come, so turn the music on and get excited!)
I am very pleased to introduce the talented artist Naomi Roberts, who.... well, read and you'll find out! So get yourself a big nice cup of tea/coffee/moloko/butterbeer and meet our guest!
The Music Regime: Firstly, what prompted the connection between your artwork and music? Are you a music fan yourself?
Naomi: I am a huge music fan; although am sadly not musical myself! I think my music inspired canvases are my way of trying to be involved in music and the live music experience in some way. I love how intense music can be and how someone you will probably never meet can make you feel such heightened emotion. I’m trying my hardest to capture the emotion of live music performances & songs on a canvas. At the moment I don’t seem to be able to separate my two big loves of music and art, one always seems to influence the other. When I’m not working on pieces that feature musicians then I am experimenting with type and lyrics and always try to include these in my work. Lyrics heavily influence me and they have played a big part in my playing card canvases, both in the initial idea for the piece and also often in the collage that I add at the end.
TMR: Your designs strike me as very bright, bold and rebellious (hence the name of your brand I guess!). What is your favourite technique/medium to work in?
Naomi: I’m glad you think they are rebellious! I love the unpredictability of live music. You can tell when you are watching / listening to something special and that is what inspires me to produce these canvases. The Playing Card Series use digital art / drawing, pen, gold leaf and collage to convey the emotion of live music performances. My first piece was of Kingsley Chapman from the band The Chapman Family. He gave such an intense and vital performance at a festival I saw them play at, I hope that in someway I managed to capture this... With the playing card series I gave myself rules to follow – colour schemes and layout constrictions as I wanted them to look like they were part of a set. The digital art is controlled and ordered with detailed patterns in the playing card background which take inspiration from the performer the canvas is based around. The collage lets the playing card take a different shape and allows for more spontaneity. Collage material is sourced but much of it comes from random findings – an important aspect in my playing cards is the element of fate that lets them finally take shape. It is only when the collage is starting to be added to the canvas that it begins to take on its own character and words and phrases begin to gel and take on another meaning and another context. It is with careful placement that the final composition is completed. I love working with gold leaf – sometimes it can be hard not to get carried away with using it! The gold leaf is the finishing touch, it adds another dimension the playing cards – that untouchable glamour that rock and roll sells. It catches the light and is both beautiful and distressed, adding a subtle allure and aged element to the pieces. I want the pieces to be bold and vibrant but somehow a bit weary and weatherworn – I try to achieve this from the collage and gold leaf. I am currently learning to screen print and hope that this will add another dimension to the pieces.
TMR:
Tell us a little about The Playing Card series you've produced. I know you've had commissions from well-known bands: who have you worked with?
Naomi: As far as commissions go – I have not yet been commissioned by a band; although I would love to be. My commission came from Eden Project in Cornwall. They hold large concerts in the Summer and I was commissioned to do two pieces for their last gig of the Summer last year. One was for The Mystery Jets and one was for Brandon Flowers (from The Killers). Eden then sold limited edition prints after the concert. I met The Mystery Jets at the gig, who were lovely and said they liked their piece. The Killers have been a massive influence on me and my name Rebel Diamond comes from a Killers song (Read My Mind “...the stars are blazing like rebel diamonds cut out of the sun...”). I sadly didn’t get to meet Brandon Flowers on the day, the occasion just never came about – which is a huge regret of mine. I would have loved to have known what he thought of the piece and not knowing plays on my mind all the time... I think everyone at some point wants affirmation. It doesn’t always come from where you hope though... I was fortunate enough that the actress and singer Juliette Lewis found out about the canvas of her (Queen of Spades) and she contacted me for a print. I think its great that she liked it enough to want one. She is a great performer and puts 100% into her gigs – I really admire this in artists / bands and I always try to convey this my playing cards.
TMR: Is there anything else that inspires you to produce art except music?
Naomi: Music is my main influence at the moment, especially lyrics. For as long as I can remember I have always read the lyrics in the CD inlays and record sleeves. I remember reading all the lyrics to The Beatles songs on my dads record sleeves when I was little and ‘Across The Universe’ is one of my favourites lyrically. I love words – I am always scribbling down sentences that I think are witty or powerful or quotes that people say that mean something to me. I guess lyrics have always been something that stay with me most because they have the added impact of the instruments, vocals etc behind them. I like language and words and think they can be so powerful. But to me nothing quite beats some marvellous lyrics set to a powerful piece of music.
TMR: What are you working on at the moment and where can we see your work?
Naomi: At the moment I am beginning to start work on my next series of canvases – hopefully using screen printing too. I am still really enjoy the playing card theme but I’m going to try and combine them with star signs so for example the musicians / singers will morph into a bull for Taurus and be in particular stances (drawing back a bow & arrow for Sagittarius etc. I have a few people in mind that I would like to feature in them. One of them being Eric Nally from Foxy Shazam – who has to be one of the most exciting live performers I have ever seen. To capture his spirit on a canvas would be amazing! At the moment I have a series of limited edition prints hanging in Black Wookie Recording Studios in Lancing and I’m hoping to exhibit at this years Brighton Festival – hopefully I’ll get a taker from the Open Houses Network! But visitors are always welcome at the unit where I am based Mon – Fri. Just drop me an email! Thank you!
TMR: Thanks, Naomi and good luck with your future projects!
I am very pleased to introduce the talented artist Naomi Roberts, who.... well, read and you'll find out! So get yourself a big nice cup of tea/coffee/moloko/butterbeer and meet our guest!
The Music Regime: Firstly, what prompted the connection between your artwork and music? Are you a music fan yourself?
Naomi: I am a huge music fan; although am sadly not musical myself! I think my music inspired canvases are my way of trying to be involved in music and the live music experience in some way. I love how intense music can be and how someone you will probably never meet can make you feel such heightened emotion. I’m trying my hardest to capture the emotion of live music performances & songs on a canvas. At the moment I don’t seem to be able to separate my two big loves of music and art, one always seems to influence the other. When I’m not working on pieces that feature musicians then I am experimenting with type and lyrics and always try to include these in my work. Lyrics heavily influence me and they have played a big part in my playing card canvases, both in the initial idea for the piece and also often in the collage that I add at the end.
Brandon Flowers
TMR: Your designs strike me as very bright, bold and rebellious (hence the name of your brand I guess!). What is your favourite technique/medium to work in?
Naomi: I’m glad you think they are rebellious! I love the unpredictability of live music. You can tell when you are watching / listening to something special and that is what inspires me to produce these canvases. The Playing Card Series use digital art / drawing, pen, gold leaf and collage to convey the emotion of live music performances. My first piece was of Kingsley Chapman from the band The Chapman Family. He gave such an intense and vital performance at a festival I saw them play at, I hope that in someway I managed to capture this... With the playing card series I gave myself rules to follow – colour schemes and layout constrictions as I wanted them to look like they were part of a set. The digital art is controlled and ordered with detailed patterns in the playing card background which take inspiration from the performer the canvas is based around. The collage lets the playing card take a different shape and allows for more spontaneity. Collage material is sourced but much of it comes from random findings – an important aspect in my playing cards is the element of fate that lets them finally take shape. It is only when the collage is starting to be added to the canvas that it begins to take on its own character and words and phrases begin to gel and take on another meaning and another context. It is with careful placement that the final composition is completed. I love working with gold leaf – sometimes it can be hard not to get carried away with using it! The gold leaf is the finishing touch, it adds another dimension the playing cards – that untouchable glamour that rock and roll sells. It catches the light and is both beautiful and distressed, adding a subtle allure and aged element to the pieces. I want the pieces to be bold and vibrant but somehow a bit weary and weatherworn – I try to achieve this from the collage and gold leaf. I am currently learning to screen print and hope that this will add another dimension to the pieces.
Bo Ningen
Naomi: As far as commissions go – I have not yet been commissioned by a band; although I would love to be. My commission came from Eden Project in Cornwall. They hold large concerts in the Summer and I was commissioned to do two pieces for their last gig of the Summer last year. One was for The Mystery Jets and one was for Brandon Flowers (from The Killers). Eden then sold limited edition prints after the concert. I met The Mystery Jets at the gig, who were lovely and said they liked their piece. The Killers have been a massive influence on me and my name Rebel Diamond comes from a Killers song (Read My Mind “...the stars are blazing like rebel diamonds cut out of the sun...”). I sadly didn’t get to meet Brandon Flowers on the day, the occasion just never came about – which is a huge regret of mine. I would have loved to have known what he thought of the piece and not knowing plays on my mind all the time... I think everyone at some point wants affirmation. It doesn’t always come from where you hope though... I was fortunate enough that the actress and singer Juliette Lewis found out about the canvas of her (Queen of Spades) and she contacted me for a print. I think its great that she liked it enough to want one. She is a great performer and puts 100% into her gigs – I really admire this in artists / bands and I always try to convey this my playing cards.
TMR: Is there anything else that inspires you to produce art except music?
Naomi: Music is my main influence at the moment, especially lyrics. For as long as I can remember I have always read the lyrics in the CD inlays and record sleeves. I remember reading all the lyrics to The Beatles songs on my dads record sleeves when I was little and ‘Across The Universe’ is one of my favourites lyrically. I love words – I am always scribbling down sentences that I think are witty or powerful or quotes that people say that mean something to me. I guess lyrics have always been something that stay with me most because they have the added impact of the instruments, vocals etc behind them. I like language and words and think they can be so powerful. But to me nothing quite beats some marvellous lyrics set to a powerful piece of music.
TMR: What are you working on at the moment and where can we see your work?
Naomi: At the moment I am beginning to start work on my next series of canvases – hopefully using screen printing too. I am still really enjoy the playing card theme but I’m going to try and combine them with star signs so for example the musicians / singers will morph into a bull for Taurus and be in particular stances (drawing back a bow & arrow for Sagittarius etc. I have a few people in mind that I would like to feature in them. One of them being Eric Nally from Foxy Shazam – who has to be one of the most exciting live performers I have ever seen. To capture his spirit on a canvas would be amazing! At the moment I have a series of limited edition prints hanging in Black Wookie Recording Studios in Lancing and I’m hoping to exhibit at this years Brighton Festival – hopefully I’ll get a taker from the Open Houses Network! But visitors are always welcome at the unit where I am based Mon – Fri. Just drop me an email! Thank you!
TMR: Thanks, Naomi and good luck with your future projects!
Eleven
Spanish visual artist and creator of beautiful things, Cristina also known as Sombras Blancas, introduces us to Bon Iver!
"Forever Ago"
And I introduce you to Bernard Herrmann, a film score composer, particularly known for his work with Alfred Hitchcock
Bernard Herrmann
Sunday, 19 February 2012
Ten
More famous faces of music from the talented Karina Järv
Florence and the Machine
30 seconds to Mars
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