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‘Rufus Marigold’ by Ross Murray: An Exhibition & Book Launch

Mon, 25 Feb 2019 20:51:35 +0000

In 2017, endemicworld hosted ‘Golden Summer’, a show by Ross Murray and Greg Straight. This Thursday marks the opening of Ross’ first solo exhibition over at The Tuesday Club on Airedale Street. The show, titled ‘Rufus Marigold’, doubles as a launch for his debut graphic novel of the same name. We caught up with Ross and asked him a few questions.

Rufus Marigold Opening Night
Thursday 28th February, 6:30-8:30pm
The Tuesday Club, 42 Airedale St, Auckland Central.

View Facebook event for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/337389540449378/

1. Tell us a bit about this ‘Rufus Marigold’ fellow.

Rufus is a chimpanzee who suffers from extreme social anxiety. He’s a budding artist but spends his days working in an office. As life becomes increasingly more of a struggle, Rufus yearns to be defined as something other than a complete nervous wreck. The character is loosely based on myself at a certain stage of my life. Making comics can be a really cost-effective mode of therapy!

2. It sounds surreal and quite heavy?

It is indeed a bit surreal but I promise you it’s actually a comedy! Albeit quite a dark one… One of the vital parts of coming to terms with my own anxiety was learning to laugh at myself and ‘Rufus Marigold’ is definitely me doing that.

3. What kind of work can we expect to see at the exhibition?

It will be quite a mix. There will be some limited edition screen prints, acrylic paintings on canvas, some pencil drawings and watercolour studies. Plus a bunch of one-off giclée prints, some of them large panels from the comic, others ‘deleted scenes’ which mostly involve Rufus coming to some grisly demise. I love Rufus but he’s also my anxiety personified so I also quite enjoy torturing him. In the nicest possible way.

4. Do you usually work in such a diverse range of mediums?

No – most of my work is created using digital tools but I wanted to mix it up a bit for this one. The whole aesthetic of screen printing has been a big influence on my art style so it’s been fun creating those. Drawing with pencil is something I used to do a lot of but nowadays don’t often get time to. In the book, Rufus paints with watercolours – I can’t claim to have any watercolour painting skills so I had to channel my inner monkey for those ones.

5. Finally, why all the horses and flowers?

Rufus is obsessed with drawing horses and flowers. So you’d be forgiven for thinking the show was a collection of Rufus’ artwork. However, I can completely assure you the work is all mine. If a nervous-looking chimpanzee tries to tell you otherwise, don’t believe him.

View Facebook event for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/337389540449378/

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5 Printmakers We’re Following Right Now

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 20:00:18 +0000

Arna Miller & Ravi Zupa

Arna Miller & Ravi Zupa

Husband & wife duo Arna Miller & Ravi Zupa have ignited (pun intended) our love for the furry feline. These hilarious matchbox woodblock prints depicting drunk cats in all kinds of all too familiar scenarios are a HOOT, from the size to the simple colour palette everything about them is perfect. Also, watch the quick video below of how they make the tiny prints and be even more impressed.

https://www.arnamiller.com/matchboxes/

Elisa Webler

Elisa Werbler is a designer and maker based in New York City but it’s her serigraph gemstone series that caught our eye recently. Each print is made using 5 layers of transparent color, the overlapping of each layer results in the appearance of 10 or more colors. So clever how the use of shapes overlapping one another to create the look of a sparkling gemstone.

http://www.elisawerbler.com/birthstones

Ellen Von Wiegand

Ellen Von Wiegand is an artist based in South East London. It’s under her instagram handle @ellenvonwiegand that we found her mesmerising videos of her linocut prints. Everyone loves a good reveal and Ellen does them like a pro, cropping in and showing small details of work intrigue the viewer just enough to keep you guessing until finally she unveils the work. You gain a huge appreciation for the finished result by being invited in to view the part of the making process, we could watch Ellen work all day.

https://www.ellenvonwiegand.com/
@ellenvonwiegand

Michelle Maguire

Michelle Maguire is a prop and set stylist in Columbus, Ohio, but it’s her collaborative book ‘Salami Dreaming’ that caught our attention. It features eye-popping, hand-printed images of her blunt, funny, completely unimpressed Italian American Great-Aunt Doll, with colorful Aunt Doll anecdotes by Aaron Beck, Michelle’s husband. Aunt Doll, is who we all hope to be at 85. Michelle has managed to create

https://www.michelle-maguire.com/
@pandahandler

Uriel Marín

Uriel Marin hails from the east coast of Mexico and has trained extensively in fine art and the skills of print-making, etching and engraving. Our first introduction to Uriel was through the piece ‘Chapoteando’ which was bought in for framing by one of our customers. We were in awe! The sheer size of the work is impressive (1290mm x 890mm) and we were even more impressed to learn it’s a hand executed woodblock print! A definite high for the team for 2019!

http://urielmarin.blogspot.com/
@marinleiru

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‘Fishing for Love’ Screenprint by Component

Tue, 29 May 2018 19:30:02 +0000

One of the perks of being above the studio of artist Component is being the first ones to see all his latest work, even better than that is being able to watch him make the work. We were lucky enough to spend the morning with Component in his studio recently, we took some snaps of him printing his latest hand screen-print ‘Fishing for Love, it’s a limited edition of 40 and priced at only $89 it’s a super affordable piece of art to add to your collection. Get yours today before they are all gone!

VIEW FISHING FOR LOVE & MORE OF COMPONENTS ART PRINTS HERE >>

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Weston Frizzell Unity Screenprint

Sun, 10 Dec 2017 19:57:37 +0000

Mike Weston and Otis Frizzell are the two creative minds behind collaborative design identity, Weston Frizzell. Experimenting with New Zealand pop culture iconography and imagery juxtaposed with a contemporary twist has earned Weston Frizzell fame in New Zealand.

VIEW ALL WESTON FRIZZELL SCREENPRINTS HERE >>

Unity

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MEET THE ARTIST: Component

Tue, 21 Nov 2017 03:58:56 +0000

We caught up with the latest 62 Ponsonby Road resident Component in his studio, asked him a few questions and talked about finding the balance between making art commercially vs making art for yourself and what his focus is these days.

What do you do?

I make Art

What did you have for breakfast?

Muesli and coffee

Children Will Play

What’s currently on your walls at home?

At home nothing because we’re renovating at the moment but my studio is filled with heaps. Doze Green, Obey, London Police, Tristan Eaton, Elliot Frances Stewart, Gasp, Otis Chamberlain.

Details from his studio, check the art collection!

If you weren’t making art/doing what you do what would you be doing?

Working on film sets or gardening

What does a typical day look like for you?

Long. I’m up with my boy when he wakes at 6 am. Try to beat the traffic and leave home for the studio at 7.30am. Coffee, work emails, art making, lunch, water, then more work. Chats with some Ponsonby locals and my studio buddy Hannah. Then home for the second shift with my lovely daughter and son and wife. Then sleeps.

Boom Box Burka

Current obsessions?

My family

Career highlight so far?

Painting the ‘Time Being’ mural inside the Cider Building. The whole process from developing the idea with the client, collaborating with photographers and friends, then getting to actually execute the largest stencil I’ve ever done (5 meters tall) was pretty fulfilling. It’s just cool when you get to work on something like this with lots of people and everything just works out and everyone gets paid.

Time Being, 5.4metre tall mural in the Cider Building, Ponsonby

Dream project or collab or both?

‘Time Being’ was a pretty cool project to be able to do. Would also love to collab with other artists to paint a plane.

Time Being Original Aerosol and Stencil on board

Plans for the future?

Working, working, working. I work mostly commercially right now so being able to do some of my own art would be nice, would like to work more on ideas I have for 3D and light-based works also more outside street work. Keep healthy, happy and look after my family.

Build your dream concert, 3 acts you wanna see live. Living or dead.

Can’t pick just three. James Brown, Tribe Called Quest, Bob Marley & Prince.

VIEW ALL COMPONENT ORIGINALS & ART PRINTS HERE >>

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Limited edition screen prints by Weston Frizzell

Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:45:13 +0000

Mike Weston and Otis Frizzell made their mark on the New Zealand design scene by creating the unofficial ‘Supercity’ logo. They are also well known for their take on the ‘Behive’ matchbox logo, and their ‘Three Green Bottles’ screen print promoting their ‘Behave’ wine label.

Earlier in the month we made a mission to visit the studio of Weston Frizzell, and picked up some screen prints straight from the source!

Supercity and Three Green Bottles are now available online. To check them out in the flesh visit 62 Ponsonby Road, Auckland.

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I love Raglan! Screenprint by Denise Fort

Wed, 19 Aug 2015 20:45:44 +0000

The ‘I Love Raglan’ screen print by Denise Fort is inspired by Denise’s place of residence, her newly found home away from Germany, Raglan. Since 2014 Denise has been working on her own brand with the aim to support fair trade and environmental friendly thinking.

The original designs for Denise’s screen prints are drawn straight onto surfaces, without any prior planning, guidelines or pencil marks.

Printed by Artisan Screen Printers on 300gsm ‘eco100’ environmentally friendly offset paper, with chemical free inks.

To view Denise’s Raglan print (and more!) in the flesh, visit us in store at 62 Ponsonby Road, Auckland.

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Walter Hansen: Tieke Tour ‘North Taranga’ Edition screen print

Wed, 27 May 2015 00:02:04 +0000

Presenting, the Tieke Tour ‘North Taranga’ edition screenprint by Walter Hansen.

Walter Hansen is a Wellington based designer, whose designs are meticulously printed and presented on carefully chosen paper stocks. Each print is signed, numbered and hand embossed; the printing method and materials become integrated into the design process.

Since the beginning, endemicworld has been enthralled by Walter’s intelligent kiwi designs.

View more of Walter’s screenprints here.

Photography by Jenna Smith

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Nigel Roberts, Wood Cut Art Print Process

Wed, 16 Jul 2014 00:09:44 +0000

Nigel Roberts (aka Dagar) is the the king of typography. A multi-disciplined artist who racks up sleepless nights at his studio working on his art. Self-taught in the art of sign-writing, he is keeping a dying craft alive. Nigel is a co-founder of the Carwash Gallery and part of Young Gifted & Broke.

Browse Art Prints by Nigel Roberts

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New Artist & Illustrator Toby Morris

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:30:22 +0000

While out there on a web adventure… we discovered a neat ‘lil gallery in Amsterdam, and that lead to finding XTOTL and the crazy talented cartoonist, designer, art director, artist, bearded man called Toby Morris. A few emails are exchanged, we learn he is on his way back to NZ after a stint in the little Euro town called Amsterdam. Smiles all round, as a few weeks later we are taking a personal delivery of his fine limited edition screen prints. Browse all of Toby’s art prints here.

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Valentines gift guide …for her

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:10:04 +0000

Here is our pick of gorgeous gifts for your gorgeous lover.

1. Gift your girl the sweet smell of love from Ana Sui

2. A little bit rock, the ‘Amy’ Limited Edition art print from endemicworld by Peter Donovan will make any chick swoon

3. For the girl you have eyes for, the Corallo and Gold envelope handbag from Paris Houses new Love collection

4. This 9ct bottle opener from Douglas and Bec is the ultimate in bling functionality

5. Smitten enough to show it ? smitten enough to tattoo it

6.Rubys are red, this nail polish isn’t. It’s tangerine orange from Ruby boutique.

Or check out our Valentines category

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Our Print Club Favourites!

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:15:22 +0000

Every town has its spot to go and get the best limited edition screen prints from local illustrators, designers, street artists and the like. In London, it’s Print Club London. A solid archive of underground upper-comers, all in one amazing place where they hold classes for print artists, have gear to rent and do shows too. Here is our short list we want right now.

“Blue Jolly” by Rosha Nutt Limited edition screenprint of 50. We like the summeryness and colours. Its also a big 500×700 sheet so nice and big statement styles on ya wall.

“Yo” by Casaandra Yap. Limited edition screenprint of just 25. Who wouldn’t want this print.

“Landscape 2” by Paul Wardski. Limited Edition screenprint of 50. Nice small square print, would go perfect in a bach down south. It reminds us of Rob Roy glacier in Wanaka.

“King Pheasant II” by Vicky Langdon. Limited edition screenprint of 5. We like low editions, we like birds, especially pheasents, love the colours and placement on the sheet.

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New Swanee Screen Prints by Andrew Kennedy

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 05:49:45 +0000

Andrew Kennedy has been busy with his Swanee screens. These are fresh off the press last weekend and we are the first to get them. They are way cooler in real life. The swans a like suspended in space, just cruising like swans do.

All hand screen-printed, big A2 sheets, open edition, and starting at just $65!

There are 4 new Swanee Prints by Andrew Kennedy, check them out.

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