GUARDIAN GUIDE - MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

by jimmy turrell on Friday 15 May 2015



Heres my cover for today's Guardian's Guide supplement dedicated to this years Manchester International Festival. 

The Guardian wanted something really bright and colourful with a digital feel to link in with the
line up this year.

Now in its fifth edition the festival presents an array of new, exciting and specially commissioned work by some of the world's best artists in visual and performing arts, music and popular culture

This years line up includes Bjork, Jamie XX, FKA Twigs, Charlotte Rampling, Gerhard Richter, Carl Craig and Four  Tet.


Damon Albarn also returns to MIF with wonder.land, a new musical inspired by Alice In Wonderland.
Albarn has created the music while the lyrics are by Moira Buffini. The show follows Aly into wonder.land, an extraordinary virtual world where she can escape from school bullies and an unhappy home life.
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NEW SCIENTIST MAGAZINE - COLOUR BLINDNESS

by jimmy turrell




Heres an illustration I've just completed for New Scientist magazine for an article about the evolution of color blindness within animals and humans. 

The feature begins 600 million years ago when fish creatures could see full colour (and also ultra violet light). It then talks about how our ancestors lost and then gained back colour receptors and how some people today are colour blind or have enhanced colour vision. 

Heres the article in full if your interested.....http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22630170.400-eye-of-the-beholder-how-colour-vision-made-us-human.html

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NME ILLUSTRATIONS PART 2 Of 3

by jimmy turrell on Tuesday 5 May 2015








Heres a selection of illustrations (Part 2 of 3)  I've worked on for the NME over the last few weeks. From the top are Noel Gallagher (with images of his childhood self), Lana Del Wray, Peace, Arcade Fire's Win Butler and Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon. Click on the images to enlarge.

Look out for Part 3 later in the week with Belle & Sebastian, Lorde, Ariel Pink and more.....