Monday 17th Nov: ABSOLUT COLLABORATES WITH 15 FOLDS TO CELEBRATE NEW ANDY WARHOL LIMITED EDITION BOTTLE

 Here are photos from research, prep and work in progress from my piece in the latest project by 15FOLDS for Absolut.  To mark the launch of the new Andy Warhol Foundation collaboration, Absolut have set up an online gallery for GIFS inspired by the theme of "Fame" for work from both established artists and an open submission with the chance to win an original piece of Warhol art!  The theme for my GIF came from a quote by Dotson Radar who was a friend of Andy Warhol and quite candidly commented on perhaps the darker side of his infatuation with fame in relation to the stars he engineered from The Factory.

"His inability to feel at times verged on the sociopathic; he was incapable of any felt, authentic connection to other people's distress.  Nevertheless, from this unruly coterie, this entourage of youth, this posse of his, he appropriated the creative ideas that became the iconic images of his art" 

My GIF has gone live alongside other commissioned designers: Bobby Abley, Lotte Anderson, O Thongthai, Margot Bowman, Sean Frank, Digi Fairy, Gordon Magnin, Ignasi Monreal, James Kerr, Mehdi Lacoste, Naomi Shimada, Nimrod and Tessa Edwards.  Head over to the site "Absolute Art Exchange" to submit your own GIF to enter the competition.