Thursday, 20 November 2008

SACHA JAFRI

This month, one of Britain's most exciting young artists Sacha Jafri unveils his ten-year retrospective in Dubai.

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/512716-designer-insight-sacha-jafri

What is your response to his work?

My only ambition is to become an important artist of this century - one that is remembered in 200 years... someone who is a Picasso, a Kandinsky, a Van Gogh. And anything less than that is just not good enough.

...and his attitude?

Sunday, 9 November 2008

The 40 greatest magazine covers of the last 40 years

Photographic portraits are often found on the front cover of magazines............check out this website and comment on the blogg on the covers included, then have a go at creating your own cover in your book which may be seen as controversial at this time/in this culture. (Be respectful in your choice of words and imagery.) Remember to explain what and why.

http://www.magazine.org/asme/top_40_covers/