Tuesday 25 August 2015

'A CONVERSATION WITH ALEXI K' - talking to the BUCKETFEET SHOE COMPANY

Innovative shoe design company Bucketfeet talk to me about how I deal with those times when creativity doesn't come so easily.


Supplemental: Inspiring images from my hometown of Birmingham


Below: Engineering works, Floodgate Street.



Below: Random discarded shoe...how do these people get home?




Below: Drug deal in a local canal tunnel.




Below: Smashed-in car window.




Below: CSI Smurf homicide.




Below: Instant hipster.




Below: Takeout.




Below: At what point did this guy realise he's wandering around the darkened streets in his socks?




Below: Scene from an upcoming zombie movie, filmed on location.





Sunday 16 August 2015

GALLERY PAGE UPDATED!

Click on the GALLERY tab above, for an overview of the most recent pieces.

Saturday 8 August 2015

GRAPHIC EXPERIMENT 08 / 08 / 2015

Analogue & digital drawing, Aug 2015


Artist's note: The block of flats above is something I drew way back around 2003, and was an element in various artworks for an illustration portfolio I was touting at the time. Having saved all the individual elements ( background textures, buildings, people, objects ) I recycle them from time to time. UK post-war urban architecture is very trendy at the moment ( they keep trying to knock it down, just as people are starting to appreciate it ) so maybe the fact that I have re-used this particular block several times over the years, indicates a kind of lucky prescience on my part? Anyway, having a back-catalogue of drawings available means I can throw together a rough experiment quickly, without the hassle of having to draw something new, scan it, and then tidy it up.

GRATUITOUS ADVERTISEMENT! - ART MENTORING WITH ALEXI

If you happen to be in the UK Midlands, and need art mentoring, or know someone who would like art mentoring, get in touch. I offer one-to-ones across a variety of subjects. Whether it's portraiture, architectural drawing, Marvel Comics, blogging, illustration, abstraction, I'm pretty much into it and have bought the t-shirt! 

My aim is to elevate a person's innate skills to the next level, and the main thing is that it's fun, and that my pupils leave the session with a real vibe that they're going to push themselves beyond what they thought they were capable of.

This is not about being academic, or about talking a load of art-nonsense. This is the real thing, as practised by myself and my art colleagues all over the world.

Location: I'm ten minutes walk from both New Street and Moor Street stations in Birmingham, and I have a communal area next to my studio. I have connections with all areas of the art and architecture industries, and can tell you straight what to expect from the artist's life. So if you just want to top-up a hobby, or seriously want to do something AMAZING, get in touch at the email below. 

Note: Kids can be included, but only if they're accompanied by an adult.

Email me: alexik-artist [ at ] hotmail.co.uk

Thursday 6 August 2015

TALKING ABOUT MOVIE DESIGNER AND SURREALIST HR GIGER


You know how much I love movies and film design. Here's me musing on Giger's influence.




Picture: Tribute to HR Giger, Graphite on Cartridge paper, by Alexi K, November 2014

Tuesday 4 August 2015

ALEXI K BRAND


Some very interesting things will be happening this autumn, so stay tuned either here, or on Facebook and Twitter.