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If you're in Toronto on Thursday June 6th, do come by to see a group show of work I've put together! Months ago, David Campbell and Nathaniel Garcia came to by my studio to see if I would by interested in curating a show for the Eliile Gallery. A beautiful and large space, I happily accepted. I've curated many group shows in the past, but this seemed like a good opportunity to do something slightly different. Featuring work by illustrators printed by master printer Dimitri Levanoff, on specially created hand-made paper by the Japanese Paper Place, this project was a very interesting collaboration that brings digital printing to another level.



On the very same evening, my good friend and illustrator Sandra Dionisi (who is also in the PAGES show) is having a wonderful solo show that you must see as well... So please do mark the date in your calendars.



]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 15:09:16 EDT http://drawger.com/breckenreid/index.php?section=articles&article_id=14147 I could have put two hundred images in this post that have been influential! It starts with illustrated books I still think of from when I was small, and onward.    I've never actually done this before, collecting these fragments together in one spot, trying to skim it down to images or ways of working that I feel are present in my mind, despite how long it's been... But I see a thread throughout that I didn't expect and that's exciting.   Thanks Yuko - wish I could edit it more, but I don't want to!



































ThorstenCoo video...



]]> Sat, 13 Apr 2013 03:46:32 EDT http://drawger.com/breckenreid/index.php?section=articles&article_id=14125

Got a job for The Walrus magazine, for a really interesting article on the mainstream acceptance of pornography (the astounding success of the Fifty Shades trilogy by E.L. James) and how e-readers are the new brown paper bag for masscult books. From the piece: "This is why Lolita and Tropic of Cancer might still be considered dangerous: their authors are unafraid to extend their vision into uncomfortable areas or offend readers. By contrast, it is difficult to imagine anyone seriously wanting to ban SECRET or Fifty Shades of Grey, its attitudes and approach are easily assimilable in our present cultural moment." I focussed on the idea of accessibility, safe erotica - packaged in such a way that won't overstep boundaries or discomfit a reader... Consumerist, conservative, acceptable - a comparison of the average reader of this erotica with the Disney-fied Cinderella story. 



]]> Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:01:49 EDT http://drawger.com/breckenreid/index.php?section=articles&article_id=14057

Seeing at the Speed of Sound Here's a full page and a spot I did recently for art director Giorgia Virgili at Stanford Magazine, a client that is always a pleasure to work with. Written by intern Rachel Kolb, deaf since birth, it was a good read and fun to figure out. While hashing out my ideas, I specifically stayed away from any kind of puzzle imagery. I had something going on with ears-as-eyes, but it all came off a bit too goofy and light for the tone of the piece. When I was ready to submit my sketches, I had arrived at something interesting with using water/waves. Waves are like words for her, they keep coming, unending, gone quickly... Can be different sizes, intensities... Overall I wanted to convey the stress/anxiety she experiences when trying to decipher what people are trying to say to her. (The article also shows that lipreading is not entirely negative, and in fact helps her in ways that surprise her constantly, so I kept that in mind.) AND - The woman depicted was not intended to be an actual portrait, but it was a nice surprise today to see that the author is actually blonde.





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Portrait  #4 in a series...

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A quick one for the Sunday Review section of The New York Times, working with art director  Erich Nagler. The article is written by a woman who struggles to write a thank you card to the family of a donor who's death allowed her to have the A.C.L. tendon in her knee after a skiing accident.



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