Sam Marjeram

Kent Institute of Art and Design (Maidstone campus) - Illustration BA (hons)

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MAKE-YOURSELF

 

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SOUND-SANCTUARY

 

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REBIRTH

 

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WAR-FARE2

 

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THE-NOSE

 

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AMUSEMENTS

 

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KITCHEN-SINK-MAG

 

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WAR-FARE

 

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BABER'S-APPLE

 

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LOCAL-HERO-RECORDS

 

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hd-sample-1

 

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hd-sample-2

 

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hd-sample-3

 

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nose-sample-1

 

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nose-sample-2

 

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nose-sample-3

 

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play-sample-1

 

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play-sample-2

 

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Artist Statement:

WAR FARE AND WAR FARE 2 ARE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM A SERIES CREATED FOR AN EXHIBITION AT LOCAL HERO RECORDS, 15 ORANGE STREET, CANTERBURY. MAY AND JUNE 2005.

MAKE YOURSELF IS A SELF GENERATED IMAGE FOR THE ALBUM 'MAKE YOURSELF' BY INCUBUS. '05.

THIS IMAGE WAS FOR THE 'HI-FI' ISSUE OF BADLYSTITCHED, AN ONLINE CREATIVE ARTS MAGAZINE. I INTERVIEWED THE KENT BAND 'SOUND SANCTUARY' AND CREATED THE ACCOMPANYING GRAPHICS. SEPTEMBER '05.

AMUSEMENTS IS A SERIES OF SHORT COMICS THAT I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON. IT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FROM A SCRIPT WHICH I WROTE SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I AM WORKING IN BLACK AND WHITE ONLY, WITH MORE OF AN EMPHASISE ON HAND DRAWN ILLUSTRATIONS THAN USUAL.

BABER'S APPLE IS ONE OF THREE ROUGHS I CREATED FOR PEPPERPRESS PUBLISHING.

THE BRIEF WAS TO CREATE A BOOK JACKET FOR THE BOOK 'BABER'S APPLE' BY MICHAEL MARR. SEPTEMBER '05.

REBIRTH IS A SERIES OF SHORT COMICS I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON. IT IS A MODERN TAKE ON THE CLASSIC VAMPIRE STORY. THE IMAGES ARE VERY STRONG, GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS. I AM CONCENTRATING OF CREATING A DARK AND OPPRESSIVE ENVIRONMENT, SOMETHING THAT HAS ALWAYS INTERESTED ME.

I CREATED THIS ILLUSTRATION FOR KITCHEN SINK MAGAZINE TO ACCOMPANY THE ARTICLE BY ANDREW FRANCIS 'PLOTTING OUR SALVATION- LOOKING FOR CONTEMPORARY FICTION'S STORY'. ISSUE 11.

THE NOSE WAS PRODUCED AS A BLACK AND WHITE COMIC BOOK. BASED ON THE RUSSIAN STORY BY NICKOLAY GOGOL, IT FOLLOWS THE STORY OF A MAN WHO WAKES ONE MORNING TO FIND THAT HIS NOSE HAS LEFT HIS FACE AND IS GOING AROUND TOWN WITHOUT HIM. I USED THESE ILLUSTRATIONS AS MY FINAL PIECE OF WORK WHILST STUDYING MY DEGREE IN 2004. THE WORK WAS EXHIBITED AT THE TRUMAN BREWERY SHOW. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD THE ILLUSTRATIONS REPRODUCED AS A SET OF FOUR LIMITED EDITION BOOKS.

THIS WAR FARE IMAGE IS ONE OF MANY WHICH I MADE INTO T-SHIRT DESIGNS FOR 'DESIGNERS MARKET' IN CANTERBURY, DECEMBER 2005. THIS IS A PROMOTIONAL EVENT FOR LOCAL ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS.

THIS FINAL IMAGE WAS PRODUCED FOR LOCAL HERO RECORDS AS A PERMENANT DISPLAY PIECE IN THEIR GALLERY. IT WAS TO REPRESENT THE CREATIVITY AND FREEDOM THAT I BELIVE THE CLUB STANDS FOR. MAY 2005.

 

STATEMENT:

I BELEIVE THAT ILLUSTRATIONS TAKE THE VIEWER ON A VISUAL JOURNEY. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY INTENT TO MAKE THAT A VERY SURREAL AND SOMETIMES UNSETTLING JOURNEY. I DON'T TRY TO OVERCOMPLICATE THE SUBJECT I'M ILLUSTRATING, BUT I DO ENJOY MAKING STRONG, GRAPHIC COMPOSITIONS. I CAN'T DENY THAT I'M DRAWN TO IMAGES OF HORROR, IT IS VERY EVIDENT IN MUCH OF MY WORK, BUT THESE EXAMPLES SHOW THAT I CAN SUCCESSFULLY WORK WITHIN MAINSTREAM AREAS OF PRINT. I ENJOY ILLUSTRATING FOR EDITORIALS, BOOK COVERS AND ALBUM COVERS AS WELL AS PRODUCING MY OWN SELF GENERATED COMICS. I'M ALWAYS LOOKING TO BROADEN MY HORIZONS AND MAKE WORK WHICH CAN BE USED IN A RANGE OF WAYS. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.




Sam Marjeram

Kent Institute of Art and Design (Maidstone campus) - Illustration BA (hons)

 

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