tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57304078913757263022024-03-19T05:08:08.814-07:00BRUTE!CREATIVE PLATFORUMBRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.comBlogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-23168575441747847812009-07-03T00:21:00.000-07:002009-07-03T05:41:09.894-07:00New BRUTE! blog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdb3R8-oV7XWZiPz24iLOyU4kGtKs12I1OyXrhxPJve9zLHyGfbuLlbRWprc6RTzH2IL5zKHLwxomFSsaqptzQusuT6B9N2L_ZGLgRokyCAyv3toO1T4tcIvrsuD4M8TYw9jmWots2UnR/s1600-h/blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdb3R8-oV7XWZiPz24iLOyU4kGtKs12I1OyXrhxPJve9zLHyGfbuLlbRWprc6RTzH2IL5zKHLwxomFSsaqptzQusuT6B9N2L_ZGLgRokyCAyv3toO1T4tcIvrsuD4M8TYw9jmWots2UnR/s320/blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354212922938202546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">T</span></span>he astonishing page lay-out capabilities of Wordpress have compelled me to set up a new blog.<br />Check out the new version at<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;" ><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://blog.bruteprop.co.uk/">http://blog.bruteprop.co.uk/</a></span><br /></span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-2714479898388663452009-07-03T00:08:00.000-07:002009-07-03T05:49:42.634-07:00New BRUTE! Propaganda web site<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sXXhYlVIS4WwXtYBqUHcvoKzTgRZ0Ns1s-uQjPjM_C2TXIGqewpFMZomn3TlCOu-0wuJ3Wtyl6bVl_znznuQ2M7F6coU-wOUSWBJXu5dhjq651r0K-3jIxSuf8yKSnxauAhksCeirdRS/s1600-h/brute_site_thm.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sXXhYlVIS4WwXtYBqUHcvoKzTgRZ0Ns1s-uQjPjM_C2TXIGqewpFMZomn3TlCOu-0wuJ3Wtyl6bVl_znznuQ2M7F6coU-wOUSWBJXu5dhjq651r0K-3jIxSuf8yKSnxauAhksCeirdRS/s320/brute_site_thm.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354215216794235522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">D</span></span>ue to unforeseen circumstances, the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >BRUTE!</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Propaganda</span> web site has been down for the last month. However, we have now re-opened with a new domain name so please go to: <span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bruteprop.co.uk/"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >http://www.bruteprop.co.uk</span></a></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">F</span></span>rom next week, skate decks will be available from the shop as well as our new canvas prints so please keep checking the site</span>.BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-69665204074072905762009-06-25T05:54:00.000-07:002009-06-25T06:14:41.664-07:00Popaganda Show Price List<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06tqdod3t00alwT0m56w8nF9E9yuyWK6MeO583qBkLEOhxDnCST51i1yX0VIDEqph788kvuI-ACeLSP4kdtDy46yRXZO1M1ZGYZJ5vJ9uDTqWSjUXfkl91o-88XYJ2n894IlCvxqxIzk3/s1600-h/brochure.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06tqdod3t00alwT0m56w8nF9E9yuyWK6MeO583qBkLEOhxDnCST51i1yX0VIDEqph788kvuI-ACeLSP4kdtDy46yRXZO1M1ZGYZJ5vJ9uDTqWSjUXfkl91o-88XYJ2n894IlCvxqxIzk3/s320/brochure.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351249302931653954" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06tqdod3t00alwT0m56w8nF9E9yuyWK6MeO583qBkLEOhxDnCST51i1yX0VIDEqph788kvuI-ACeLSP4kdtDy46yRXZO1M1ZGYZJ5vJ9uDTqWSjUXfkl91o-88XYJ2n894IlCvxqxIzk3/s1600-h/brochure.jpg"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">click on image to enlarge</span></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">W</span></span>e've been getting a lot of emails from people who couldn't make it to the <a href="http://bruteprop.blogspot.com/2009/06/brute-exhibition-prague.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Popaganda</span></a> exhibition for details and prices so I have posted the price list for the show above.<br /><br />Prices are in Czech krowns so I have included a link to a currency converter below.<br /><br />Any further enquiries, you can contact us here <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">bruteprop@gmail.com</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >Show ends July 13th Address: Mad Bar, Plaska 5, Mala Strana, Praha 5 (CZR)</span><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Currency converter: </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.xe.com/ucc/">http://www.xe.com/ucc/</a><br /></span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-40375513511973902682009-06-22T08:50:00.000-07:002009-06-22T10:40:49.592-07:00RAGE! comic from 1982<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMNho1LWYNEa0qwPJ7cmgSD18psgc2Jr6n7BU04To91Dz3l79ZjuewIk-VlhTiMjyWr4Im7j-ZxhX1GBSkQrVXU-ixJWUh0Szk7xYaRv3-bPQthdBfwq3XnvbVapE01LxGuWC2q-kJJRZ/s1600-h/Rage01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMNho1LWYNEa0qwPJ7cmgSD18psgc2Jr6n7BU04To91Dz3l79ZjuewIk-VlhTiMjyWr4Im7j-ZxhX1GBSkQrVXU-ixJWUh0Szk7xYaRv3-bPQthdBfwq3XnvbVapE01LxGuWC2q-kJJRZ/s400/Rage01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350183747427097106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">T</span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">he early 80's was a tense time. The world seemed on the brink of war, youth unemployment was at an all-time high and strikes and riots were commonplace. To reflect this, I began to write and illustrate a series of strips that attempted to address these concerns. The first copy of RAGE! was sold in Bristol, London and Amsterdam and was creating a buzz until its demise soon after the originals for RAGE! 2 were stolen from my apartment in Holland.</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />Thanks to my brother for digging this one out.</span> </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvstshOT0-PmmKGk_EAiAtd1WuICkpt24W8JXY_Nn6_Rc09illhh4WpdLsrskgrXPU8jHMQLY4MLHpcVxft0Z1Tc6br4b4c0K8QoQ4nazjwL2HDdEVE_KfcbVQcl0xB1gZBM7veKt0c86x/s1600-h/Rage03.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvstshOT0-PmmKGk_EAiAtd1WuICkpt24W8JXY_Nn6_Rc09illhh4WpdLsrskgrXPU8jHMQLY4MLHpcVxft0Z1Tc6br4b4c0K8QoQ4nazjwL2HDdEVE_KfcbVQcl0xB1gZBM7veKt0c86x/s400/Rage03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350183761377293890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWKJ2I4ZEza_EaUgc_Lv9Y4iMSOkRY6s_WkOHFXZjA2FE3CXSd7vbOVmFC0j_CkAC0NQU0lUIVDEbcg3XVFpYqGgk99k6UGOhuqUlhyphenhyphenICHu3mnnxE30Oc3-f7HGGzPsX4aocLYTVPcPjF/s1600-h/Rage04.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWKJ2I4ZEza_EaUgc_Lv9Y4iMSOkRY6s_WkOHFXZjA2FE3CXSd7vbOVmFC0j_CkAC0NQU0lUIVDEbcg3XVFpYqGgk99k6UGOhuqUlhyphenhyphenICHu3mnnxE30Oc3-f7HGGzPsX4aocLYTVPcPjF/s400/Rage04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350183762539956450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtBvpFXN4mOS0IgplZUzKbN2viCZtPfDIhh3ri9o2HLjFyrF9n4oyeK_yxIfkdTYTFvr1_Y1AZFgU4XxmXELkb4EeyODB5IZkwspd6bFPOzWu6VLhqRgzSTM4bb0v4FuVlMFvXLych78j/s1600-h/Rage05.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKtBvpFXN4mOS0IgplZUzKbN2viCZtPfDIhh3ri9o2HLjFyrF9n4oyeK_yxIfkdTYTFvr1_Y1AZFgU4XxmXELkb4EeyODB5IZkwspd6bFPOzWu6VLhqRgzSTM4bb0v4FuVlMFvXLych78j/s400/Rage05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350183769568195282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLddMFoc_MGw8AsxZiwqu4Ol5x3-JZEmidWU9CCjYY8FUSBnyOa-upRU2xRxwd0bCEBarz9opq3KKjtxsao1k5LZq2Gc8FvRkBXHuf-Z-16iaJZ6bHzVSRwW8tQMvKim7CnEWTqUgwYRmf/s1600-h/Rage02.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLddMFoc_MGw8AsxZiwqu4Ol5x3-JZEmidWU9CCjYY8FUSBnyOa-upRU2xRxwd0bCEBarz9opq3KKjtxsao1k5LZq2Gc8FvRkBXHuf-Z-16iaJZ6bHzVSRwW8tQMvKim7CnEWTqUgwYRmf/s400/Rage02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350183752569698850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ></span> </span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-27330880924817775082009-06-19T07:07:00.001-07:002009-06-20T02:14:25.438-07:00BRUTE! POPAGANDA<div style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: verdana;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><object width="425" height="350"><param value="http://youtube.com/v/4_dc3zW-KBo" name="movie"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://youtube.com/v/4_dc3zW-KBo" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">S</span></span>hort mini-documentary on the <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">BRUTE!</span> Popaganda show in Prague this month. Film maker Rory Wilmer and I spent the day walking and drinking along the river Vltava and discussing my work. Also contains scenes from the opening of the show at Mad Bar which features a short speech by yours truly on Popaganda reproduction.</span></p></div>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-40761853881124367352009-06-13T04:50:00.000-07:002009-06-20T02:44:17.717-07:00BRUTE! Exhibition - Prague<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45kqevc-WUF99r90KL9rz0Czh5SGuZdW0rhghj-WEjTN_ufYjxrJlWIgYCjAPgiE0L-cicIRScntVtgOo5b32SYSoXbwRE07O6bp5BWRE8bNJHnON7wiUs4jEXXeyZj2yv98-Ufuvz2j8/s1600-h/invite_lo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45kqevc-WUF99r90KL9rz0Czh5SGuZdW0rhghj-WEjTN_ufYjxrJlWIgYCjAPgiE0L-cicIRScntVtgOo5b32SYSoXbwRE07O6bp5BWRE8bNJHnON7wiUs4jEXXeyZj2yv98-Ufuvz2j8/s400/invite_lo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346786213414865138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08KCwBegipFRo7YZRQ3tTEmBIpJ87WSYrEeSDRb466sw2fqTghtMZc4HkWkLThjMYSXQzyApnJ96j_7mpH3eTd2lugnNe3c7paLPQQ8dPHSf6HL7AGpRrjtoLF-eGVj7nSHwx7FIR8xdh/s1600-h/CIMG4506+copy.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08KCwBegipFRo7YZRQ3tTEmBIpJ87WSYrEeSDRb466sw2fqTghtMZc4HkWkLThjMYSXQzyApnJ96j_7mpH3eTd2lugnNe3c7paLPQQ8dPHSf6HL7AGpRrjtoLF-eGVj7nSHwx7FIR8xdh/s400/CIMG4506+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346786217031267762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlt8qrbPFNuvc5ncEXBa354d6QvDlTdLYcxOMATL4cQ7Qv6PUe9A3nUrnz9ZZ5dKWMlO-GKuQA_pF2IM8cC_NRIYJPMi-Vzo6dXx1OjMW6OpVVdQ2akoeEWM3vZUEFt-iVQDvwcCFFXRIW/s1600-h/CIMG4496+copy.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlt8qrbPFNuvc5ncEXBa354d6QvDlTdLYcxOMATL4cQ7Qv6PUe9A3nUrnz9ZZ5dKWMlO-GKuQA_pF2IM8cC_NRIYJPMi-Vzo6dXx1OjMW6OpVVdQ2akoeEWM3vZUEFt-iVQDvwcCFFXRIW/s400/CIMG4496+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346786214823411234" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">I </span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">decided, after several requests, to stage an exhibition of my work at a small bar gallery in Prague's famous Mala Strana district.<br />The owners of Mad Bar (Plaska 5, Praha 5), keen promoters of modern art, suggested I use their restaurant to display my Popaganda-themed work. Instead of using the more intense images for which I've become known, I instead chose a selection of more colourful creations.<br />This is also the first time I've employed the digital print-to-canvas system and I was very impressed with the results (although it didn't work so well with the black-heavy prints). </span></span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">T</span></span>he gallery organiser turned out to be useless so Zuzana, my Czech girlfriend and PA, stepped in to organise the prints and help with the installation while I sent out eVites and set up Facebook events to promote the show.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">I</span></span>nstallation was pretty quick and glitch-free thanks to a fluid hanging system employed by the architects to protect the heritage building.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><br />A</span> last minute problem with the burning of the showreel led to me missing Gilbert Shelton and Robert Crumb's talk at the Lanterna across the bridge from the exhibition but there was a healthy turn-out for the event with several skate decks and canvases sold.</span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Show ends July 13th</span></span></span> </span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-70068281275096270962009-06-08T04:35:00.001-07:002009-06-08T04:41:26.649-07:00Russian Hover Planes - Ekranoplans<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/05/ekranoplans-showcase.html"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 445px; height: 356px;" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_hVOW2U7K4-M/SiO0bLgyNTI/AAAAAAABCHw/EcKKDWwgDIE/s640/24.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/05/ekranoplans-showcase.html"><br />http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/05/ekranoplans-showcase.html<br /></a></span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-80373111373591501392009-06-05T14:14:00.001-07:002009-06-05T14:14:07.130-07:00Evolution of Technology /// extended Cinema Version - HQ<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/GM5IeIfgQB8' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/GM5IeIfgQB8'/></object></p><p>I love robots.</p></div>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-6769502053567696112009-06-03T06:12:00.001-07:002009-06-03T06:21:57.140-07:00post overalls cruzer shirt<span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.superdenim.co.uk/products/261.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="http://www.superdenim.co.uk/products/261.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">S</span></span>ome articles of clothing are so sublime, I find it hard to contain my excitement upon discovering them</span>.<br /><br />I've seen a recent departure from the traditional military/urban jacket to a more multi-purpose, soft fabric workwear, none more so than this two-ply cotton work shirt/jacket from Post O'Alls. Along with the similar Nigel Claiborne gingham shirt jacket, these brands are paving the way for a more purpose-related garment for the modern urban male.<br /><br />Anyone interested in these shirts should buy me one, size Large.<br /><br /><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.superdenim.co.uk/prodpage.asp?productid=261"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">http://www.superdenim.co.uk/prodpage.asp?productid=261</span></a><br /></span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-13434570402948531952009-06-01T09:12:00.001-07:002009-06-01T09:14:59.912-07:00Apologies<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">M</span>any of you coming here will have seen that my main site at <a style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" href="http://bruteprop.com">bruteprop.com </a>is down. This is due to annual network maintenance. Business will be back to normal as soon as possible.</span></span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-21454638622499649192009-05-30T04:27:00.001-07:002009-05-30T04:44:55.535-07:00Ribbon of Souls update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWTqAope47mv7o14yq9nyK-sDVQp6QmPk-ZN2ti3ZrClm6xUZApe63B7PeTykBBKNWn2Wn6vVOijIY62xaHUzbYEB01CWb35Z29ZdYRxok4w6EjeHysQl79DEfrrH4xJqtrAjmI1vNahq/s1600-h/ros_clip.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWTqAope47mv7o14yq9nyK-sDVQp6QmPk-ZN2ti3ZrClm6xUZApe63B7PeTykBBKNWn2Wn6vVOijIY62xaHUzbYEB01CWb35Z29ZdYRxok4w6EjeHysQl79DEfrrH4xJqtrAjmI1vNahq/s320/ros_clip.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341581527033933442" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">I</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">n the final stages of the tattoo design. Colours have been saturated to give more of a feeling of old skool sailor tattoos to correspond with the dark noir of Chris Lefler's 'Street' tattoo on his other arm.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">I</span></span> imagine there will be more tweaking over the next month with possibly a character change or two ('Are there too many naked women?' I ask myself). </span></span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-32717059740345328092009-05-28T05:41:00.000-07:002009-05-28T06:37:42.152-07:00Visual Art Assassination interview<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEz8ChhyphenhyphenZ0tVMcwqHZx4RlV7ZBcYPCe_vnjC7EL5tYvcVDoyqAKtA1zQ7p6ZOzRoE2LlPwWF5MHAmUyDXxiNhQDdaCRumqE-yiSK4de5QHHx_uuYIb46lmnWKXtCbFQXqLaV2Uqz065CG/s1600-h/aidpicbrute.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEz8ChhyphenhyphenZ0tVMcwqHZx4RlV7ZBcYPCe_vnjC7EL5tYvcVDoyqAKtA1zQ7p6ZOzRoE2LlPwWF5MHAmUyDXxiNhQDdaCRumqE-yiSK4de5QHHx_uuYIb46lmnWKXtCbFQXqLaV2Uqz065CG/s200/aidpicbrute.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340856136466320514" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://visualartassassination.net/2008/07/30/the-art-of-brute/"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >I</span>nterview with online art magazine.</span></span></span></span></span></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://visualartassassination.net/2008/07/30/the-art-of-brute/">http://visualartassassination.net/</a><br /><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://visualartassassination.net/2008/07/30/the-art-of-brute/">2008/07/30/the-art-of-brute/</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Visual Art Assassination is an East Coast Art Collective with members as far north as Connecticut and as south as Virginia. The VAA Collective is made up of a tight group of socially conscious art activists. The purpose of the VAA is to use art as a weapon to empower the mind and facilitate change. Visual Art Assassination is a completely independent, exclusive and self-contained organization that relies only on it’s inner core members.</span></span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-70897921340847583422009-05-27T10:43:00.000-07:002009-05-28T06:37:09.567-07:00Popaganda show in Prague<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChCYea3rizFUZj7jXjfZNsHyfGMiGKPE6hv3AsvkMQsL7gt_IFpk-vxWGaRS9P80o5F-KST2dJ_O6CUSRaysSObm7MOriHp4xLIJf_3AEZ5jgIyl_ZckO7Xm5vzX9V3uRRdqUjUy3Cjbl/s1600-h/invite_lo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChCYea3rizFUZj7jXjfZNsHyfGMiGKPE6hv3AsvkMQsL7gt_IFpk-vxWGaRS9P80o5F-KST2dJ_O6CUSRaysSObm7MOriHp4xLIJf_3AEZ5jgIyl_ZckO7Xm5vzX9V3uRRdqUjUy3Cjbl/s320/invite_lo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340561188912004914" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><br />P</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">oster for my forthcoming show at Mad Bar, Malo Strana, Prague (from June 11-July 13)</span></span></span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-43667075771084904562009-05-23T18:20:00.000-07:002009-05-23T18:24:22.136-07:00Blokefight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2909382268_9905fddd75.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 373px; height: 279px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2909382268_9905fddd75.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alancharness/2909382268/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/alancharness/2909382268/</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">A</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"> very old KMFDM rough that was never used. I think I then re-adapted it for use as a magazine cover.<br /><br />Thanks to Alan Charness for posting this.<br /></span></span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-19802646499738137372009-05-20T05:14:00.001-07:002009-05-20T06:47:31.501-07:00More BRUTE! Helmet roughs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDN_zi97sXuBQeVDbXWxfIFq6ozTxvHcY14is8vehuKFAFdZ1fna39lWWB7dtwSUhyphenhyphenIvVuvRlvWJgGqpxAgaHt7j6QigV_Bgh76kYXG0a5NwQ3uDv-Egsj235qoyqMP_KiSU29Bbck3jp/s1600-h/3Dr04aux3c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDN_zi97sXuBQeVDbXWxfIFq6ozTxvHcY14is8vehuKFAFdZ1fna39lWWB7dtwSUhyphenhyphenIvVuvRlvWJgGqpxAgaHt7j6QigV_Bgh76kYXG0a5NwQ3uDv-Egsj235qoyqMP_KiSU29Bbck3jp/s320/3Dr04aux3c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337902237109320610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MBp1liRiNGke5NWET3gXZdxoQs7bQXEswo00H_a9sbCkVHeMSRWKIKzQOB69TooFHWXfS1wsJkXjCdLpHiRJighaQFzxYwGLZQ2eKa58Aou7R9nMF-bRB6Lttju6wufYqjy1Y4M7SAEa/s1600-h/3Dr07aux.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MBp1liRiNGke5NWET3gXZdxoQs7bQXEswo00H_a9sbCkVHeMSRWKIKzQOB69TooFHWXfS1wsJkXjCdLpHiRJighaQFzxYwGLZQ2eKa58Aou7R9nMF-bRB6Lttju6wufYqjy1Y4M7SAEa/s320/3Dr07aux.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337901877831399282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSZw4PMxei74nZW7L6sYMq0qH-j7BUNdzqoHpWzDZMveQ3YCkaaW112QxPEqzyR2VDxjJbJ8bzcBkpTHbjoX_4tUOst-mwQD0cth02hbRVmJJAAURIdES_QdahDekot6KZ1U_ttRGJDbw/s1600-h/3Dr06aux.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSZw4PMxei74nZW7L6sYMq0qH-j7BUNdzqoHpWzDZMveQ3YCkaaW112QxPEqzyR2VDxjJbJ8bzcBkpTHbjoX_4tUOst-mwQD0cth02hbRVmJJAAURIdES_QdahDekot6KZ1U_ttRGJDbw/s320/3Dr06aux.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337879152409618514" border="0" /></a></span><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcDeklF3668j0JbUJwjafgoUhvvvYdypqjqEnLethVRuIS9PD9z_7pirvyqiDyIbElLKiHe3d46sf-7alW995ADf96UYRn8m7tr5HHKObQEE_exsKBWXnB1Xxp8Jx7kB6rrR4v2uR3nBN/s1600-h/rs01prop.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcDeklF3668j0JbUJwjafgoUhvvvYdypqjqEnLethVRuIS9PD9z_7pirvyqiDyIbElLKiHe3d46sf-7alW995ADf96UYRn8m7tr5HHKObQEE_exsKBWXnB1Xxp8Jx7kB6rrR4v2uR3nBN/s320/rs01prop.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337880933854593586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" >M</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >ore rough helmet </span><a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1tGz8kjlx8Ae79bmPOldQ7SaVTJ1deztVjiqnZRjG-k9nI4PJy4z3wSQSwfjRWAAPc6GZ0KGNuLX23LOnQQ1MsrKACw_-SAKtv7fZpzsAXM_abx0sKBwNjlq2M-FKJW6T837T7yHeI4Y/s1600-h/girder_aux.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1tGz8kjlx8Ae79bmPOldQ7SaVTJ1deztVjiqnZRjG-k9nI4PJy4z3wSQSwfjRWAAPc6GZ0KGNuLX23LOnQQ1MsrKACw_-SAKtv7fZpzsAXM_abx0sKBwNjlq2M-FKJW6T837T7yHeI4Y/s320/girder_aux.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337879157411648498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" >designs for Bimmerworld racing team.<br /><br />I first built a basic helmet shape in 3D (Poser 4) and then textured them with the artwork, taking snaps of the front, back, sides and top plus a three-quarter profile. Finally, in Photoshop, I cut and pasted them over the helmet line-art and photos supplied by the company.<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >Keep posted to see the final design evolve.</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-71926755998688222362009-05-17T13:30:00.001-07:002009-05-17T13:35:57.547-07:00Loco!<a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim65-EouQK2Y88NgMVn7vgKYb3UKiDqTxiw13XxA1JUyX-KThwAazgcfes7xVi_A9HggfeMJxtsOUyxk6D3WmaoGUNy8rFPb6NXu-stxFFYJWuU2FlRc1yL3gX0Cbj5UIUZZ7Fm4NYRegM/s1600-h/loco.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim65-EouQK2Y88NgMVn7vgKYb3UKiDqTxiw13XxA1JUyX-KThwAazgcfes7xVi_A9HggfeMJxtsOUyxk6D3WmaoGUNy8rFPb6NXu-stxFFYJWuU2FlRc1yL3gX0Cbj5UIUZZ7Fm4NYRegM/s400/loco.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336893447345820594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >A</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">nother from the vaults, this time from the collection of my friend and patron Robert Lee who commissioned this painting from me back in 1996-97.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">He has since restored it to its former glory.</span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-12057597571004753802009-05-17T02:45:00.000-07:002009-05-17T02:50:45.331-07:00BRUTE! KMFDM Tohuvabohu Swordgirl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mnJI5R51YXE0tFOkas-HD2EuyTigPKJTk4RkU7doG30ndTUtDcnDgSDVd5Hn6F4uvw5Z_CFfiUhUMQGH6TGPr5_7tGBCFceG7dIcEe-8H6044WRV3Q4Gm9jl1IRF0Jz0MGJ5vDrCswph/s1600-h/Tohuvabohu_swordgirl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mnJI5R51YXE0tFOkas-HD2EuyTigPKJTk4RkU7doG30ndTUtDcnDgSDVd5Hn6F4uvw5Z_CFfiUhUMQGH6TGPr5_7tGBCFceG7dIcEe-8H6044WRV3Q4Gm9jl1IRF0Jz0MGJ5vDrCswph/s320/Tohuvabohu_swordgirl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336727093179796274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">M</span></span>y original ink artwork for KMFDM's album Tohuvabohu goes up for auction this week.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Be sure to bid for this unique, hand-drawn figure.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Go to eBay:</span></span> <span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270379032529&rvr_id=&mfe=sidebar">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270379032529&rvr_id=&mfe=sidebar</a></span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-73119589677639147372009-05-15T04:43:00.000-07:002009-05-23T18:27:10.014-07:00Kurator magazine cover by BRUTE!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuH2c2mKuj1-xJTbA5FPkiLQt73293mW3fEcv3fZZSw4ytNJPVn0FFj6CB_nvPFlDR78mEqM_ITG79OZL6hlbim96r1-dks8Ft0GOZY8ZYcMVlI_Hodsq-2bkHMdvCBA6o2qB1XMjxtAe/s1600-h/KURATOR_FINAL-copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuH2c2mKuj1-xJTbA5FPkiLQt73293mW3fEcv3fZZSw4ytNJPVn0FFj6CB_nvPFlDR78mEqM_ITG79OZL6hlbim96r1-dks8Ft0GOZY8ZYcMVlI_Hodsq-2bkHMdvCBA6o2qB1XMjxtAe/s400/KURATOR_FINAL-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336048156833478578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;" >T</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >oo few times in an artist's life will come clients offering him creative control over their content.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >And so it was with now-defunct Kurator, whose art director seemed happy enough with my work until last month when they went suspiciously quiet and refused to answer my emails.<br /><br />A quick scan of the web reveals no such magazine. Ah well.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >Its a bitch of a time to be starting up such endeavors and my condolences go to the staff of yet another deceased monthly art and design title.</span></span><br /><br />UPDATE:<span style="font-family: courier new; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" > I spoke with the editor of the mag who informs me that they will be back in business in the next couple of months once they sort out their advertisers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Here's the first of two covers I did for Kiev-based Kurator</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > magazine</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >Ink Originals from the featured cover will shortly be available from this blog.</span></span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-3305842493136619612009-05-13T11:16:00.000-07:002009-05-13T11:34:49.894-07:00BRUTE! Crash Helmet Designs!<span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSZiueEvj9qZoRdVsa9cZJ3kla4tSZGLZphCd8o4cwfRcywOFWCPwu5OqwWYy5jnExHZv-XzigDiKuDC5NB7I9TJJv-gl9q9BBRKnVLypW5ZSWjPRzmMIGB6stOL50fOybT59j_hSVE_L/s1600-h/helmet04.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSZiueEvj9qZoRdVsa9cZJ3kla4tSZGLZphCd8o4cwfRcywOFWCPwu5OqwWYy5jnExHZv-XzigDiKuDC5NB7I9TJJv-gl9q9BBRKnVLypW5ZSWjPRzmMIGB6stOL50fOybT59j_hSVE_L/s400/helmet04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335376422196500482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtO8w59pKj0BBR4QrECRxFfECoRJBuSrLYCaK6lmxVZcobWOHZ4pIPT6MNYmh9ifzLgy9Rr5juJU-ki3B36mbrqOVZP0iPQ1Z41aoY5M2hPBmb0VtGPS3q-tO-33BPN2gVUPRDNZrA5vqH/s1600-h/helmet03.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtO8w59pKj0BBR4QrECRxFfECoRJBuSrLYCaK6lmxVZcobWOHZ4pIPT6MNYmh9ifzLgy9Rr5juJU-ki3B36mbrqOVZP0iPQ1Z41aoY5M2hPBmb0VtGPS3q-tO-33BPN2gVUPRDNZrA5vqH/s400/helmet03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335376417338040562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShvBmgvlbHv-NusszriU1FdWwBQWnEWAm2Ou-qAnXy3HPY9-7xJO1xCpG5e5q3FByYOtRt1UMemMjKsd00NZ8dlxpr56v2skTXIcsPOYV5554qO8iUK_xMI7JLZEqptK3cTXtrlswh9dM/s1600-h/helmet05.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShvBmgvlbHv-NusszriU1FdWwBQWnEWAm2Ou-qAnXy3HPY9-7xJO1xCpG5e5q3FByYOtRt1UMemMjKsd00NZ8dlxpr56v2skTXIcsPOYV5554qO8iUK_xMI7JLZEqptK3cTXtrlswh9dM/s400/helmet05.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335376412251027922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKu01nYlNUSAl46wFONyxzivL14TKUdNrAwXc6-HQg_FyRPT1DmMHimENLRrOwZYPI7dpP34lt12ksXSuREXxLNVXguMRPsxVjPKxSJS3obcJpMBM8w-bPL1hc5xs2_EiNM6BBuYGIZG8/s1600-h/helmet01.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKu01nYlNUSAl46wFONyxzivL14TKUdNrAwXc6-HQg_FyRPT1DmMHimENLRrOwZYPI7dpP34lt12ksXSuREXxLNVXguMRPsxVjPKxSJS3obcJpMBM8w-bPL1hc5xs2_EiNM6BBuYGIZG8/s400/helmet01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335376417293832194" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">O</span></span>ne of the cool things about my job is the opportunities it throws up to make you see the work in a new light.<br /><br />I was recently asked to do a series of helmet designs for a racing team and was intrigued by the way the shape of the helmet dictated the dynamics of the art.<br />Shortly after sending in these roughs, I began to build and texture the helmet in 3D, the results I will </span><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBT6y-uczYMsXrltk_TWQx0A7bau5DbX5ttruUoib_q1Mt54JjsKBrgdDfaEagb9tjob_6EGnAK4UBDZPv6KoaTPft0Qa1HfA2cbAJNenzvv5mS3o44tP3Buzdg8wBW0Fh4RIIP-xLWYy/s1600-h/helmet02.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBT6y-uczYMsXrltk_TWQx0A7bau5DbX5ttruUoib_q1Mt54JjsKBrgdDfaEagb9tjob_6EGnAK4UBDZPv6KoaTPft0Qa1HfA2cbAJNenzvv5mS3o44tP3Buzdg8wBW0Fh4RIIP-xLWYy/s400/helmet02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335376419729297522" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);font-size:85%;" >post later.<br /></span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-63628032874684804202009-05-11T16:50:00.001-07:002009-05-11T16:50:53.131-07:00prototype [GAME-VIDEO] - HD<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/HEQ1_HEwliQ' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/HEQ1_HEwliQ'/></object></p><p>Lethal-looking prototype for upcoming game.</p></div>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-82599286650290077202009-05-11T04:10:00.000-07:002009-05-11T04:24:26.715-07:00BRUTE! gas tank design<span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnM6waumKGMu-GBVGlQGQUMLXcoXLJIUT1kAMSjkY335vtUjd7hD9rIZl0RLR8wNESOWyfL1RMWTiktfGI6ZfwNHeRscmyao1V4RYs6c8uZIwrYCX8o29dW6W-LdtNQt5oD99A0mJ-42B5/s1600-h/DSCN0780.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnM6waumKGMu-GBVGlQGQUMLXcoXLJIUT1kAMSjkY335vtUjd7hD9rIZl0RLR8wNESOWyfL1RMWTiktfGI6ZfwNHeRscmyao1V4RYs6c8uZIwrYCX8o29dW6W-LdtNQt5oD99A0mJ-42B5/s400/DSCN0780.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334523207512468930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">A</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">while back, bike builder Paul Solar asked me to come up with a design for his motorcycle gas tank.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Here is the final product.</span><br /><br /></span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-11146202698141479822009-05-03T04:50:00.000-07:002009-05-03T08:51:28.019-07:00Musashi Tattoo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIA-QWT0uvFiCvsH7NgFkULChTHqU1p12PLdhw6hhfDyhPa7vdplQt3Pw6_S8wFwf2h7Zc7ZgFbEO-H_LnUIAGcOeVhNaehu1uW85bCPikdBhoCsKAznzFarWx7k1gWVN6p4WO45DQTDZU/s1600-h/monster_musashi.final.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIA-QWT0uvFiCvsH7NgFkULChTHqU1p12PLdhw6hhfDyhPa7vdplQt3Pw6_S8wFwf2h7Zc7ZgFbEO-H_LnUIAGcOeVhNaehu1uW85bCPikdBhoCsKAznzFarWx7k1gWVN6p4WO45DQTDZU/s400/monster_musashi.final.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331625833192152402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" >T</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">he final image for Vincent Compean's calf tattoo featuring legendary Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi conquering a fictitious monster. This took me almost four months of research and conceptual designing and I am more than happy with the result, especially as its fantasy aspect is one that's relatively new to me.<br /><br />Check back to the blog in a couple of months to see how the tattoo is progressing.<br /><br />To see the monster head in detail, go here: </span></span><a href="http://bruteprop.blogspot.com/2009/03/monster-head.html"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">http://bruteprop.blogspot.com/2009/03/monster-head.html</span></span></span></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span><br /></span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-29229880169784820812009-05-03T03:34:00.001-07:002009-05-03T03:40:00.409-07:00The Rotring Art Pen Sucks!<a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.nitrosell.com/product_images/3/575//ROTRING%20ARTPEN.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 272px;" src="http://images.nitrosell.com/product_images/3/575//ROTRING%20ARTPEN.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >A</span>re YOU the type of artist that likes to wander around your studio covered in ink?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">D</span></span>o <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">YOU</span> like to spend 30-40 minutes cleaning your pen after only 5 minutes of use?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >A</span>re <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">YOU</span> interested in using an art instrument that makes a quill look like a laser beam?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">T</span></span>hen this piece of shit art pen by Rotring is <span style="font-style: italic;">just for <span style="font-weight: bold;">YOU</span></span>!</span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-11260655269906720762009-05-02T10:47:00.000-07:002009-05-02T10:52:26.193-07:00Vectips Interview with Aidan Hughes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1VCiHdDswFdJ0UabWw2R3nVwaceV51Mo84TXZeHdzE2JxCly5CLRHWzkjIQ_jkKOzC7jPBD888-lTZq24vqHO9JZawFzltzFOGVYDlNdfSrSpUj5ZhVkK91EGBlT6PVS0cJz8wkcw_0Z/s1600-h/dominic_west.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1VCiHdDswFdJ0UabWw2R3nVwaceV51Mo84TXZeHdzE2JxCly5CLRHWzkjIQ_jkKOzC7jPBD888-lTZq24vqHO9JZawFzltzFOGVYDlNdfSrSpUj5ZhVkK91EGBlT6PVS0cJz8wkcw_0Z/s200/dominic_west.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331285825454725314" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://vectips.com/tips/interview-with-artist-aidan-hughes/">http://vectips.com/tips/interview-with-artist-aidan-hughes/</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" ><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >n interview I did with Vectips, a site specifically featuring the work of vector-based artists and illustrators.</span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730407891375726302.post-42103551710568876862009-05-02T04:32:00.000-07:002009-05-02T04:36:34.853-07:00Stephen Tompkins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cargocollective.com/media/19626/war.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 408px; height: 315px;" src="http://cargocollective.com/media/19626/war.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://cargocollective.com/stephentompkins">http://cargocollective.com/stephentompkins</a><br /><br />Check out this guy's work. Bizarre but captivating. I like it!<br /></span>BRUTE!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08660885644991233801noreply@blogger.com0