Collaberation (Inter)Nation(al) is the brain child of Bristol based illustrator SPZero76. The idea came from a mixture of wanting to collaborate with some of the artists he admired and also make the link between different scenes within the art world.
Think of a chain letter for anyone who likes to Illustrate. Up and coming artists and well established professional doodlers working together to create beautiful pieces of art.
Talented illustrators and graffiti artists get to add their stamp and pass it on. In groups of around 4 people, each artist starts a piece off, and then sends it to the next person to add their bit, and so it goes on.
The completed piece eventually gets returned to the original artist who gets to keep the piece, with limited edition prints being available for everyone else (at a very reasonable price of course!)
Depending on the number of collaborator's, each artist could be involved with the art of up to 12 other artists. All those involved get to make connections, get some good publicity, work with awesome people and get some amazing original art in the process.
The initial wave had a loose Halloween theme as it started around that time of year, and future ‘Collabs’ may also be given a theme to get people off the starting block. Mixing styles, ideas and artists, there have been some truly amazing creations. A show will be organised later this year to exhibit the finished pieces. In the meantime, you can bag yourself one of the exclusive limited edition prints over on the Facebook page
The initial wave saw works from, Curs, Ychee, Tom Hine, Cheba, Women158, Loch Ness, Koshi, Cami Dobrin, Dave Bain, Wayne Dowden, Abe Honest, Phil Harvey, Iain Sellar, John Paul Gibbs, Paul 'Monsters Monsters' Roberts, Adam McLevey, Dirty30, Joe Wigz, myself (Stina Jones) and of course, the project's organiser SPZero76
After the success of the initial Collab project, the second wave has been kicked off this week so expect to see some awesome works unfolding over on Facebook and Flickr.
Speaking as one of the illustrators who took part in the first project - it really was a fun one to be involved with! I'd certainly recommend it to any other Illustrator who wants the opportunity to work with new artists while creating some unique pieces along the way. I'm looking forward to seeing the second wave unfold over the coming weeks.
Future collabs will be advertised on the project's Facebook page so you can get further info on the Facebook page or via email
Organiser Keith Hopewell, tells Creative Boom, "We need well-known and non established artists to come together! The second wave has gone International and includes artists from Australia, America, France and Holland and involves over double the amount of artists."
"I am planning an exhibition in Bristol towards the end of this year but it would be awesome if the exhibitions could go up Nationwide, and eventually worldwide as well! We're also looking to produce more merchandise such as books or tees, so we're on the hunt for some sponsors and partners to help us make this project even bigger and better!"
The project is fast becoming very popular and the results have been better than anyone expected. If anyone out there would like to get involved in this up and coming project, either as an artist or sponsor, contact Keith at collaberation_inter_nation_al@rocketmail.com
Pass it on, and get involved people!
IMAGE: Featuring SPZero76, Iain Sellar, Women158 and Cami Dobrin
