andy singleton

West Dean workshops

2012-02-09T02:42:00.000-08:00

I will be tutoring at the beautiful West Dean College this month from the 12th to 17th of February during West Deans paper week.

Find out more at www.westdean.org.uk/

Seifreid and Mack paper bird commission

2012-02-09T02:33:00.000-08:00

Recently completed paper commission, inspired by taxidermy birds, for German interior designers Seifried & Mack.

Mini Paper Birds

2011-10-25T06:52:00.001-07:00

Iv recently been working on some miniature paper birds which are scaled down versions of the Liberty Bird design. I thought id share them with you.

Ammo Magazine

2011-10-07T03:55:00.000-07:00

This month sees the release of Ammo magazine's 8th issue, which features an interview with myself along with loads of great work from from some really top illustrators. Its a really beautiful little mag and at a really nice price. Click HERE To get your hands on a copy.

to find out more about Ammo magazine go to www.ammomagazine.co.uk

London Paper Cut Commission

2011-08-19T07:02:00.000-07:00

Recently completed paper cut commission of London's famous skyline.

Hand cut 180gsm paper

60cm x 42cm

White Liberty Bird

2011-07-20T08:35:00.000-07:00

A private commission to create a white and grey paper bird based on the Liberty bird design.

Hermés Installation

2011-07-08T01:30:00.003-07:00

Iv been working with visual stylist Nikki Docker over the last few weeks helping her create work for a series of Hermés window installations based on the theme of travel and adventure. I was commissioned to create series of paper chickens and paper boats at various scales for the windows, which will be situated across the London, Dublin and Manchester stores. The work is currently being installed.

Win a Liberty Bird!

2011-06-08T13:54:00.000-07:00

The Crafts Council are running a whirl wind competition for a chance to win one of my Liberty Birds! For a chance to win just send an email 'twitter craft' to competition@craftscouncil.org.uk and you will be automatically entered into the prize draw. Be quick though, the competition ends at 5pm on Friday the 10th of June!!

I will be making two brand new birds which i will be donating to the Council Council who will then be passing them on to one of you lucky people. Good luck everyone.

Photography by Sylvain Delu

Work featured in Blankpages Magazine

2011-06-06T04:24:00.000-07:00

Check out the recent issue of Blankpages Magazine, which features my work on the cover and an artists profile.

Blankpages is a monthly magazine issued by Blank Media Collective, a manchester based creative organisation set up to support emerging artists. To find out more go to http://www.blankmediacollective.org/

You can read the new issue of Blanpages here

'Paperworks' Exhibition

2011-05-31T10:15:00.000-07:00

Im excited to say i will be showing a number of paper pieces for the 'Paperworks' exhibition at the Civic in Barnsley.

The works i will be exhibiting will be the 'Dust Clouds in the Eagle Nebula' giant paper cut, along with my paper cut leaf series 'The Winds in the Trees are the Ghosts of Dead Leaves'

The show, which is currently touring across the UK, will be at the Civic from Thursday the 9th of June until the 26th of August. For more information on the show please click here

Craft House Concept Exhibition

2011-05-24T01:52:00.000-07:00

I will be exhibiting some of my paper birds at Craft House Concept in Edinburgh from the 2nd of June until the 17th of July. The birds will be exhibited and be on sale along with other paper art works from a group of selected paper artists across the UK.

Live drawing at the Hepworth grand opening

2011-05-20T04:22:00.001-07:00

image: charcole test drawing by Andy Singleton and Richard Sweeney

Myself and Richard Sweeney will be creating a large scale charcole drawing live at the grand opening of the Hepworth Wakefield, Yorkshire's land mark new gallery. The event will be held over two days, the 21st - 22nd of May. For more information on the event and the Hepworth gallery go to www.hepworthwakefield.org

Gestalten's Papercraft 2

2011-04-27T03:02:00.000-07:00

Big thank you to Gestalten for featuring my work in their new publication 'Papercraft 2'. Its really amazing to featured alongside so many great paper artists, its a beautiful and inspiring book.

The Gerald Exhibition!!

2011-04-07T03:52:00.001-07:00

Lazerian Studios put out an open call out to artisits, illustrators and designers for a chance to create a design for their mascot 'Gerald'. The chosen artists will then have their 'Geralds' go on a super tour around multiple galleries and venues. I am excited to say i am one of the chosen artists and will designing a 'Gerald' of my very own in the coming months.

There are really amazing artists involved in this great project and i think its going to be something really special. For more information and to find out about other exhibiting artists go to blog.lazerian.co.uk.

'They Loved What They Found' Crafts Council and Liberty Commission. New Images.

2011-03-15T06:07:00.001-07:00

Images by ©Sylvain Deleu 2011

Here are some new images of the installation in progress and the finished installation taken by photographer Sylvain Deleu. I think they look really beautiful. Thanks Sylvain.

Crafts Council and Liberty Installation complete!

2011-03-11T10:39:00.001-08:00

Here are a some images of the now finished paper installation commissioned by the Crafts Council and Liberty. The Window will be installed for a duration of 5 weeks and the internal works for a 3 month period.

Big thanks to the Crafts Council, Liberty and everyone else who made the project possible.

More images coming soon.

Sneak Peek: : Liberty Birds

2011-03-03T06:51:00.000-08:00

Here is a sneak peek at what i have been working on for Liberty. The work will be fully installed by the 10th of March. More images coming soon.

'They Loved What They Found' Crafts Council and Liberty Commission

2011-02-05T03:54:00.000-08:00

I am very excited to tell you I have been commissioned by the Craft Council and Liberty to create a installation at the Liberty store in London after proposing my concept to them earlier this week. The image above shows test pieces i created that formed part of my proposal.

The installation, which is called 'They loved what they found' will make up part of Liberty's Stationary Room and will be constructed entirely from paper. The work will be fully installed and ready to view by the 10th of March.

Coral Reef papercut commission

2011-01-04T06:41:00.000-08:00

A private commission i recently completed. Inspired by beautiful and complex coral reefs, the piece was hand cut over about 3-4 days from 170gsm acid free paper stock. The piece is 29cm x 21cm in size.

Exhibition Preview - Mostyn Gallery

2010-11-09T07:36:00.001-08:00

Come see the recently completed window installation at the Oriel Mostyn Gallery. The installation will be on show from the 29/10/10 until 05/01/11. With a an Exhibition preview night on the 19th of November.

click here for more information

Oriel Mostyn Commission

2010-10-02T04:07:00.000-07:00

I was recently commissioned to create a festive window Installation for the beautiful Oriel Mostyn Gallery in Llandudno, Wales. The work will be installed on the 28th of October and will be part of a the Mostyn's opening of new works around in the gallery on the 19th of November.
The work will be a beautiful 'ice cavern' constructed from hand cut paper patterns and sculpted paper structures. The Images above are a few of the test pieces i have created.

follow the link to find out more about the Oriel Mostyn Gallery

NOISELAB installation complete!

2010-08-21T11:09:00.000-07:00

Here are a few images of a piece i created for arts charity Noise Festival, at the manchester pop-up shop, NOISELAB. The window installation was made from a series of large scale drawings, which were then cut out into seperate components, suspended and pieced together.
I havnt thought of a name for the piece yet, but i am considering 'Big Bertha' as a homage to the 80's childrens animation.

Check out the Noiselab website for more information about the organisation

www.noiselab.co.uk

or check out www.noisefestival.com/andrewsingleton

'Dust Clouds in the Eagle Nebula' Featured on Design*sponge

2010-08-12T03:18:00.000-07:00

Follow the link to read the article.

http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/08/andy-singleton.html

Noiselab Window Installation

2010-08-06T09:51:00.000-07:00

I have been asked to create a window installation for the Noiselab pop-up shop in Manchester city centre. Installing on the 16th of August. The finished work will be posted soon.

'Dust Clouds in the Eagle Nebula' Paper exhibition

2010-07-18T08:19:00.000-07:00

Photography by Richard Sweeney

'Inspired by photography from the Hubble space telescope, Andy Singleton attempts to explore the scale, intricacy and beauty of our universe. Choosing the medium of large scale paper cuttings, he hopes to inspire the same sense of awe that we feel when we look into the deepest regions of space. '

This is the completed hand cut paper installation piece, 'Dust Clouds in the Eagle Nebula' currently being exhibited at the Bowery gallery, Headingly, Leeds.

If you would like further information on the show and the location of the gallery, please follow this link: http://www.bowery.org/

or contact me directly at andy_singleton1@yahoo.co.uk

Cut Paper Exhibition, The Bowery Gallery, 8th of July - Oct 22nd

2010-06-25T07:57:00.000-07:00

I will be exhibiting a new large scale paper cut work 'Dust Clouds in the Eagle Nebula' at the the Bowery Gallery. I will be exhibiting along side paper artist Jayne Wilson.
Opening night is Thursday 8th of july. Please come down to see the works, for complimentary refreshments, and live music.

For further details please visit thebowey.org website or feel free to contact me directly.

Singleton Sweeney & sons Gallery

2010-05-31T09:09:00.000-07:00

After temporarily acquiring access to the empty shops in Wakefield, myself and Richard Sweeney have transformed the space given to us into the Singleton Sweeney & sons Gallery for last Wednesdays artwalk. To see some the works on show just click here

WAKEFIELD ART WALK: Shop Front Exhibition, Wednesday May 26th

2010-05-21T10:24:00.000-07:00

One again its the Wakefield Art Walk. Me and Richard will not be in our studio on Wednesday evening, as we are opening up the empty shop front space (formerly cash converters) to exhibit new large scale works.

Please come down and see what we have been up to!

We are in 102/104 Kirkgate in the town centre. Please follow this link for more details about the art walk or feel free to email me at andy_singleton1@yahoo.co.uk

Iv attached an image of a piece that is being exhibited.

hope to see you there

Ex Virtus T-shirts on Sale

2010-05-20T02:34:00.000-07:00

Finally the Ex Virtus T-shirts have arrived and are now available to Buy from my Etsy Shop

Hope you enjoy

Paper Cut Exhibition, The Bowery, Leeds 8th July - Oct 22

2010-05-14T08:11:00.000-07:00

I have recently been asked to create a large scale paper installation piece at The Bowery Gallery, Leeds. The work is going to be a freestyle paper cut on a scale i have never attempted before. Stretching roughly 15 meters in length, the cut is going to take inspiration from images of the Universe.
For now that is all i can tell you, but i can give a little taster of the work to come. The images below are a series of cuts i created over the last few days in preparation for the large work.

paper cut test sheets

Cosmic dust (test 4) 594mm x420mm

Nebula (test 3) 594mm x420mm

The show opens on the 8th of July and continues until the 22nd of Oct. More details to come.

Empty Shop Front Exhibition

2010-04-27T09:36:00.000-07:00

Westgate Studios in association with East Street Arts presents: Empty Shop Fronts Exhibitions

This Wednesday (28th April) the scheme kicks off in Wakefield with 3 shop fronts transformed into gallery spaces.

98 Kirkgate – Julie Clarke exhibits ‘Thousand Cranes’

88 Kirkgate – Alice Bradshaw exhibits ‘Blown Light Bulbs’ with the PEEP Gallery

102/104 Kirkgate – Richard Sweeney and Andy Singleton show paper sculptures and a large scale mural.

Much of this exhibited work has been specially developed in response to the space.

Please join us for the opening night on Wednesday 28th between 5pm and 9pm as we venture between venues to witness the city’s first shop front exhibitions.

http://westgatestudios.blogspot.com/

OPEN STUDIO. 31st OF MARCH

2010-03-18T05:10:00.000-07:00

Westgate Studios is once again opening its doors for the public for the Bi-monthly event Wakefield Artwalk on the 31st of March. If you get chance please come down for a look round, to have a chat and a splash of wine!

cheers

Organic/ Mechanics Book (the origins of my visual style)

2010-03-09T08:14:00.000-08:00

I recently put together a small book, using imagery from early works which are the origins of much of the visual language i use today. Check it out at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andysingleton/sets/72157623585770378/

Available to buy. please contact me for more details

andy_singleton1@yahoo.co.uk

Leaf commission complete

2010-03-09T08:00:00.000-08:00

The work is a private commission, the customer wanted a smaller version of the sycamore from the 'wind in the trees...' series. which i created at the weekend.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andysingleton/sets/72157623472811968/

Mr Richard Sweeney now lives in my studio

2010-03-08T08:25:00.000-08:00

Last month a certain Mr Richard Sweeney agreed to share my studio space at Westgate Studios. Over the last month Richard has been settling in and settling down to some brilliant and inspiring paper folded work, some of which can be seen at the Affordable Art Fair in London 11-14 of March. http://www.affordableartfair.com

You can find out more about Richard Sweeney at his website www.richardsweeney.co.uk

Flyer Detail for COLLECT exhibition

2010-01-17T08:58:00.000-08:00

COLLECT exhibition

2010-01-14T14:54:00.000-08:00

Collect, a paper based exhibition curated by artist Vicky Lucas. Collect is part of the wakefield art walk, find out more at http://www.artwalk.org.uk/. i will be exhibiting 5 pieces created specificly for the show.

New year, new studio, new work!

2010-01-11T10:34:00.000-08:00

2010 is here and to celebrate i have moved out of the bedroom and into a new space, at Westgate Studios in Wakefield.
I am already working towards a group exhibition for Wakefield Art Walk, put together buy the artist Vicky Lucas, on the 27th of January. I will update further soon.
Also expect to see a new paper cutting project come into fruition, a brand new website, new commissioned works and im sure many ideas and works i dont even know about yet!

Happy New Year.

i hope its a good one

'Oi, Big Head!!'

2009-11-08T10:09:00.000-08:00

Me mam found an Load of A1 flipboard paper pads in a £1 shop. amazing price. i decided to have a go on it last night. This big headed fella was what popped out.

Ex Virtus Back On Track

2009-11-04T02:18:00.000-08:00

Over the last few months, we at Ex Virtus have been struggling to move things along. We have not been able to give the Project the time has been asking for.
Things have taken a turn for the better in the last week or two and we are now looking for a Dec 1st release of the Website with 5 designs ready to buy in time for you to get your presents for Christmas.

Here is an early drawing of one of the designs, 'child on the river'
keep watching this space for more news of the launch.

Wall mural for Smithfield, Manchester completed under Ex Virtus alias

2009-10-12T08:37:00.000-07:00

'Smoke Machine'

8 days work.
Looks pretty cool.

Check out the shop, opening late October, Smithfield, on tib street. Below Hedonist salon.

You will also be able to pick up Ex virtus t-shirts from the store.

LAZERIAN NEWSPAPER

2009-09-18T15:23:00.000-07:00

The lazerian design team have packed up and gone to London town to display their collective talents to the rest of the world at the prestigious 100% design show.
To help show off their talents they have lovingly put together a newspaper outlining the Lazerian way of life, which i am pleased to say has a small feature on the wall piece i created for the studio a few months back, a lovely surprise to say the least.
As far as i know Lazerian are making waves at the show already, featuring in a number of newspaper and magazine articles.

go to the lazerian blog on http://www.blog.lazerian.co.uk/?p=323
to download the e paper and get a look at the articles and some tasty lazerian design.

FINAL UPDATE

2009-09-11T11:06:00.000-07:00

Its been a long haul but the image for reuben woods is nearly complete and im very happy with it. the image above is roughly what its going to look like. the final image will be up here next week, with the image being printed onto vinyl and placed on the shop window a few weeks after.

little update.

2009-08-15T15:25:00.000-07:00

here are 2 rough illos of the window graphic at reuben woods. this is not the finished drawing, many things need attention but this where im at.

commission for Reuben Wood

2009-08-07T10:02:00.000-07:00

Manchesters Reuben wood hair and beauty has commissioned me to create a window graphic for their studio in the northern quarter. Watch this space for updates and the Final image.

other news, and Ex Virtus has gone to print and should be receiving a test print of the first design early next week. T-shirts will soon be available from www.exvirtus.co.uk (currently under construction) or contacting me directly.

In the process.....

2009-07-26T03:51:00.000-07:00

iv been very busy recently. I am, with a friend, in the process of setting up a small venture, by the name of Ex Virtus. its time consuming, complex and frustrating, there is still along way to go, but i can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

no new work i want to show you yet but maybe a sneak peak at an early design for the First tshirt and print we are releasing under the ExVirtus banner.

iv been away.....but im back now

2009-07-09T09:44:00.000-07:00

hi there. iv been away working on non art based ventures. its been hard but its almost over. if you would just bare with me i will have something to show you all soon.

iv also been reading Philp.K.Dicks ' do androids dream of electric sheep' the novel that heavily inspired the movie 'blade runner.' i suggesst you read it.

Michael schall. impressive

2009-06-22T08:03:00.000-07:00

Saw michael schall's work at the Urbis, Manchester the other day. He produces huge pencil drawings and etchings, combining natural landscapes with man made structures. love his style and the worlds he creates within his works. dark, epic and forboding. check him out at

http://www.michaelschall.com

best seen in the papery flesh if you get chance.

No video yet, but soon

2009-06-18T05:48:00.000-07:00

Sorry i have not had chance to get hold of the lazerian wall piece video yet but assure you it will be here as soon as i get hold of it. In the mean time here is a little taster.

Please vote for me!!!

2009-06-14T16:49:00.000-07:00

I have just spent the last few days, with much struggled due to faulty photoshop and time constraints, knocking up an image for the dontpanic 'Glaceau vitaminwater' promotion. Im not massively proud of it but please just vote for me ok!!

http://www.dontpaniconline.com/designbrief/entry/?id=6177

Ex Virtus is coming!!!!

2009-06-13T12:41:00.000-07:00

keep your peepers peeled because ExVirtus is coming round your house for dinner. frank and beans

...the end of it.

2009-06-10T15:49:00.000-07:00

to see the middle and a timelapse video of the entire work forming before your very eyes, visit me on the 17th of June.

the start of something.....

2009-06-09T11:06:00.000-07:00

This image comes from the early stage of a piece that has been slowly growing across the walls of lazerian studios over the last few months. stay tuned to see more!

check out http://www.blog.lazerian.co.uk/