Showing posts with label Society 6. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Society 6. Show all posts

The Urban Outfitters PRINT SHOP is a curated collection of work from the international artist community Society6. Committed to introducing new art to our customers, Urban Outfitters have continued to add to their selection and are also pleased to bring iPhone cases to the mix. Flexible but still impact-resistant, the plastic hard cases are a new option to showcase your favorite Society6 work, along with gallery quality art prints, iPhone skins or laptop skins.

Check out a few of Urban Outfitters' newest Society6 artists:

GEMMA CORRELL
British illustrator Gemma Correll creates whimsical, narrative-based work that has been commissioned and exhibited internationally. "I find my inspiration in the world around me: the people that I meet, conversations that I overhear, things that I see," says Correll. "The most banal occurrence can spark an idea that evolves into one of my illustrations." Only posting her favorite personal work on the site, Correll remarks, "These are the illustrations that I had the most fun creating and hope the other members on Society6 will enjoy." She works in her home studio, with her pug Mr. Norman Pickles.

JEFFREY LOCKE
Having graduated with a degree in English literature, Jeffrey Locke is a self-taught artist. "I have been drawing and doodling my whole life," he says, "but it was just recently that I realized I would like to make a career out of my already constant scribblings." Influenced by Art Nouveau, Locke's work uses stippling and fine lines with splashes of color. "I have always liked pieces of art that make you really step close, examine the details, and see how they all interconnect to make the bigger picture." Joining the community last month, Locke is one of Society6's promising new talents.

ELO DESIGNER
"I make sure there is always a computer or a sketch book around me," says ELO Designer, a Society6 member since April. Drawing from popular culture, the California-based photo illustrator uses commonplace imagery to create timeless, retro-style posters. Describing his work as "digital collage with an influence of surrealism," ELO Designer creates a uniquely vintage look with modern technology.


Check out the iPhone cases by Gemma Correll, Jeffrey Locke, and Elo Designer after the click.

Urban Outfitters x Society6 Print Shop

April 8, 2010 |

Urban Outfitters has partnered with international artist community, Society6, to made possible the Urban Outfitters Print Shop. Launched this April on Urbanoutfitters.com, the Print Shop showcases the works of emerging artists, which can be selected and printed as a gallery-quality art print, iPhone skin or laptop skin, and will be printed and shipped directly to costumers by Society6. Also part of this launch, selected artists' exclusive works will be featured on the site's Secret Places collaboration corner, an exciting part where Urban Outfitters made them interpret what secret places, hidden spots, dream destinations and "someplace else" looks like to them.

Here are the featured artists:

NATSUKI OTANI is a Tokyo-born illustrator living and working in England. A graduate of Norwich University College of the Arts, she draws freehand illustration and also works digitally in a range of styles to produce a wide variety of work in her unique authentic way.

JEROD GIBSON is a designer from Madison, WI. Jerod has a simple-worn-vintage style of design that is reminiscent of the early '80s and often creates his concepts based on memories of when he was young.

HELLOWILSON, better known as Rachel, is a Yorkshire girl currently living in Italy and a recent graduate from Kingston University. Having first studied English Literature at Oxford University, she worked for a time in publishing but returned to her first love of making things. Her versatile work spans everything from branding and book design to highly patterned illustrations of sea creatures and scooters.

JILLIAN NICKELL is an illustrator, designer, and educator. A graduate of the University of Illinois, she works as a designer and a freelance illustrator, with moral support from her pet parrot. She often lends her talents to gig posters and silkscreens many of her designs.

RICARDO VAZQUEZ, who goes by the name Cartón de Leche, was born in 1984 in Mexico City. A graduate in Design and Visual Communication from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, he specializes in contemplative works in which animals are an indispensable source of inspiration.

Artwork
top (left-right): Natsuki Otani, HelloWilson
bottom left-right): Jerod Gibson, Ricardo Vazquez