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Transformer Sculpture Concept

imkirkpatrick — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:08:44 +0000

This is a mockup of a potential sculptural version of our Transformer, using various ‘parts’ from our previous versions. The display references cardboard 3D movie advertisements erected at cinemas, as well as familiar toys like balsa-wood dinosaur bone sculptures. The exploded form was inspired partly by anatomical Bodyworlds figures, while the pose of the figure seemed reminiscent of a creature (called a Blengigomenean) from Henry Darger’s epic novel–insiring the addition of the butterfly-like wings.

Digital Artist Magazine – Spotlight

imkirkpatrick — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:07:17 +0000

Our digital artwork, Genesis, was recently selected as Digital Artist’s online Image of the Week. The image is also being spotlighted in the magazine’s February printed edition.

We are the Robots…

Artsim1 — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:41:55 +0000

“It is the distant future, the year 2000
We are robots
The world is quite different
ever since the robotic uprising of the late 90′s
There is no more unhappiness…”

(flight of the Conchords’ Robots)

ArtsHub Submission

Artsim1 — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:05:20 +0000

Transformer tribal mask

Artsim1 — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:24:58 +0000

New Arches Bizarre Exhibition

Artsim1 — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:53:31 +0000

The Artsim Team Is taking part in this new exhibition. In collaboration with the Arches Studios.

Bizarre Exhibition web site >>

Spitfire Redux 3

imkirkpatrick — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:22:19 +0000

This piece combines elements from the previous Spitfire and Transformer images and adds elements of First Nations art, traditional Japanese illustration, and origami patterning. The ‘breaking open’ of the form surrounding the central face was inspired by Haida transformation masks.

Spitfire Redux2

Artsim1 — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:25:43 +0000

SPitFire Redux (work in progress)

Artsim1 — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:09:46 +0000

spitfire concept

Spitfire

Spitfire Redux

Inspired by technical drawings, origami, decal sheets, and the obsessive aspects of model-making, Julien Masson and Ian Kirkpatrick reinterpret a familiar British Icon, the Spitfire airplane. Interested by the ways the Spitfire has been reproduced for popular consumption in 2 and 3D forms (i.e. as plastic models, paper planes, exploded mechanical diagrams, etc.), these two Southampton-based artists fully dismantle the subject’s visual components and ‘repackage’ them into alternate visual structures that are faithful to the original subject, while being completely new forms in their own right.

West quay design proposal

Artsim1 — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:47:16 +0000

I very quickly worked on a concept design for the use of an empty space under Westquay Shopping centre. This is in no way the final designs it will look very different and hopefully much better

Apologies to Ian if he didn’t get this update. I am sure we can fix the notification settings