Matt Blease Creates Illustrations That Poke Fun at Social Media
London-based illustrator and designer Matt Blease has created a series of clever illustrations that make playful jabs on our generation’s obsession with social networking. The simple drawings are filled with puns and quirky commentary on today’s social networking landscape, from online friendships to selfie sticks.
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"I started doing comedy because that was the only stage that I could find. It was the pure idea of being on stage. That was the only thing that interested me, along with learning the craft and working, and just being in productions with people."
Gareth Long - Work In Progress (2010) Video
Gareth Long's Work in Progress was made as part of a suite of works foregrounding the mechanisms of artistic production. A looped depiction of the cartoon character Daffy Duck, seemingly locked in the throes of 'writer's block', it points with humour to the sincerity and anguish of the creative process.
