Orbital Comics has announced an exhibition of limited edition art prints and sketches by British illustrator DesTaylor will open at their Central London store later this month.
Born and bred in Tottenham, London with a passion for comic book and Pop Art fused with an obsession for retro film and 1950’s pin up girls, Taylor’s client list includes the likes of Michael Jackson, Theo Fennell, La Perla, FHM, Cosmopolitan, Ministry of Sound, Universal Music, ITV Studios, and many more. His faux superhero “LIFE magazine” cover art lit up the internet last year and was the talk of conventions from London to San Diego.
This exhibition will feature pieces from his vast collection of artwork influenced by fashion, classic comics, Pop art Icons and his love for screen sirens of the 1950′s and 60′s.
He will also be promoting art from his latest upcoming creator-owned book Scarlett Couture Investigations and The Trouble With Katie Rogers, which has recently been optioned by ITV Studios America. An artbook will be on sale exclusively for this event as well as tickets for a scheduled Pin-Up Art Class, where budding artists can join Des in sketching one of his stunning muses – Nina Hearne.
• The Art of Des Taylor runs from 19th March – 14th April 2013. More info at: www.orbitalcomics.com/destaylor
• Des Taylor speaks about this upcoming Exhibition with the Orbiting Pod during London ComicCon: www.orbitalcomics.com/the-orbiting-pod-lscc-2013-interviews
• To see more of Des’s art visit his blog www.despopart.blogspot.com or his Facebook page- https://www.facebook.com/DesTaylorFanPage
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The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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