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Jonathan Farr is an artist and illustrator currently living in Bristol, U.K and Mexico City. He paints and draws from observation and intuitively from his imagination. He illustrates and writes children's books. He plays the guitar, writes and performs his songs, presently with pianist and drummer Mini, in the Bristol punk-folk band Dogface Sockets, and previously as guitarist in Mexico City punk band Los Armstrings. Jonathan finds inspiration in music, the stuctures, chaos and movement of cities, the weather, the sea, trees, mountains, people's expressions, behaviour and postures, animals (especially cats and dogs), stories and poems, travelling, food, the form and materiality of human bodies, memories and dreams. He has exhibited his work in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Barcelona, Bristol and London in solo and collaborative exhibitions. He accepts commissions and sells prints of his work. All enquiries are very welcome. Contact
Exhibitions September 2009- "The Disciples of Cranach" Group exhibition in Utopia, Tanners Hill, Deptford, London. Response to the work of Lucas Cranach. Drawing, wood engravings, woodcut prints.
Publications To be published in 2010. Two more Adventures of Plip and Charly, Fondo de Cultura, Mexico. To be published, a book about Mexico City. Written
and illustrated by Jonathan Farr. Conaculta, Mexico City "The Adventures of Plip and Charly:
Why don't you want to eat?" written and illustrated by
Jonathan Farr. Picture book in series La Orilla del Viento, published
by Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico, 2009. "The Adventures of Plip and Charly: Are you scared of the Dark?" written and illustrated by Jonathan Farr. Picture book in series La Orilla del Viento, published by Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico, 2009. "Things that adults don't understand" written by Javier Malpica. Illustrated by Jonathan Farr. Black and white fiction. Published by Castillo MAcmillan, Mexico City, 2008. "Looking West from Centre Point" double spread publication of drawing in illustration and design magazine Creative Review, London. Article on cityscape drawings in Creative Review blogspot 7th April 2008. "The Adventures of Max and his Submarine
Eye" by Luigo Amara.Illustrations for poem picture book.
Fundacion German Sanchez Ruiperez chose Max as one of the best picture
books of 2007- 2008. Winner of 2006 Hispanoamericano Prize for Poetry
for Children. One of three winners of Banco de Libros de Venezuela Most
Recommended Books for Children for 2008 Prize. Bronze Award from El
Consejo de Disenadores de Mexico 2008. Published by Fondo de Cultura
Economica, Nov. 2007. "My Left Eye" by Ruth
Estevez. Illustrations for children's story entered in competition for
Illustrated Picture Book for children “La Orilla del Viento” 2006. Highly
commended, Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico City "What Do You Use Your Tongue For?"
by Maria del Carmen Sanchez Mora. Illustrations for children's science
picture book on tongues, Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico City (April
2007) "The 1001 Cats" and
"The Swifts from the South" Illustrations
for children's story by Emilio Carballido, Alfaguara, Mexico City. (April
2007) "The Tale of Leonard a Mischievous
Cat". Author and illustrator of story length poem for
children. Fondo de Cultura, Mexico City. (Planned for 2008. Put on hold) "Joao and the Polar Bear" by
Roberto Elias. Illustrations for children's book. Alfaguarra,
Mexico City. (August 2006) "Milk", "Water",
"Fungus" and "Fingers". Flipbooks published
by Tumbona Ediciones, Mexico City. (April 2006) "Myth"- Flipbook published
by Dobledosis, Barcelona.(March 2006) "Ripios y Adivinanzas del Mar"
(Sea Creatures)by Fernando del Paso. Illustrations for children's picture
book of poetry. Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico, D.F. (March 2005)
Awards Grant from Bristol Funding Council for Stokes Croft Unfolded Community based interactive drawing project, planned for 2010. "The Adventures of Max and his Submarine
Eye" by Luigo Amara.Illustrations for poem picture book.
Fundacion German Sanchez Ruiperez chose Max as one of the best picture
books of 2007- 2008. Winner of 2006 Hispanoamericano Prize for Poetry
for Children. One of three winners of Banco de Libros de Venezuela Most
Recommended Books for Children for 2008 Prize. Bronze Award from El
Consejo de Disenadores de Mexico 2008. Published by Fondo de Cultura
Economica, Nov. 2007. 2006 Second prize winner of Xinacitta flipbook
competition, Barcelona
Studies Assistant for 2 day workshop run by Taro Gomi,
Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico City (2007) |
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