Festival of the Erotic Arts

Like Art? Like eroticism?

Hopefully you do, and you also live near Scotland, as I've added two paintings to the upcoming Festival of Erotic Arts in Edinburgh this June.

The works will be displayed in White Space Gallery, Edinburgh, from the 22nd until the 24th of June. Single entry is payable on the door, and passes to include the full Festival of Erotic Arts can be purchased from the website.

Please also have a look at all the other things they have going on! There's sensible academic talks as well as sordid cabaret stripteases, so there's something for everyone (over eighteen, that is.).

♥iKo Tattoo Rookie

Graphic work and Illustration are already seen as popular 'day jobs' for artists owing to the skill parallels and, more importantly, flexible hours; and tattooing seems to be just as promising.

I've been working an apprenticeship at a Glaswegian Tattoo shop for a week now and I’m coming along in time. I’ve learnt some things ("what do you mean they bleed?!") and I’m working to discard habits that aren't all that useful. For example; don’t draw an epic biblical back-piece in a manga style.

For now, I’ll work on inking, and hope to show you the results soon. However, juggling three days a week with studio time and lectures is tricky so I can’t give any certain views on the outcome, but with any luck I'll be working on skin in no time!

♥iKo

Exhibition - 1st of February

'February' always seems like an odd spelling to me.

Anyway! I'm set for a week long exhibition at the Glasgow School of Art with my peers, except there is no press release as of yet. I'm not entirely sure why, that is, but I'm not all that worried.

All that matters is that it will be this coming Monday, and I have everything sorted.
Expect a overveiw next week, here's a grainy teaser image until then.

Cover Art for :(

:( or easier said 'colonopenbracket' is a Scotland-based Fake-Bit/Powerpop front with one previous album.

The second album titled 'World Wide Web' was released on Christmas day and can be digitally obtained here with cover art from yours truly. It f

eatures slower beats than earlier tracks and a noticeably more tongue-in-cheek approach to pop.

The front image was a combination of :('s ideas and nagging, my own work and a last-minute rush. Not only have I been a fan since my teens, it's probably my faveourite thing I've painted in a long time; and isn't the only music-related illustration planned for the winter.

Also, buy a T-shirt with the design on and support the music here! They rock.

Go check it out yo!

Fold Magazine

This week something exciting happened,

I got the first edition of Fold Magazine!

Fold is a non-profit, student run magazine that was very recently set up to unite the university of The Glasgow School of Art.

Fold is entirely reader-run and slightly unpredictable. Part student newsletter, part zine, part art review and then some.

I had the pleasure of illustrating Esme Armour's article on our University's recent and mysterious course 'Digital Culture' (seriously, nobody outside of it knows what it is). I didn't expect to be getting such a large space! It nestles amongst reviews for art shows, gig promotion, creative writing, a comic and much more.

For more information visit Fold's Facebook page.

Happy Halloween!

I hope everyone had some spooky fun~
♥iKo

Prints for Sale! Bird Faced Girl!

Remember a very, ver long time ago when I mentioned having prints on the way? No?
They're done!



Say hello to 'Bird Faced Girl'! Not that she has a bird for a face... They've actually been done for an awfully long time, but alas, I left them in the other end of Britain by mistake. Finally they've been photographed and put up on the ♥iKo Shop.

Signed, dated and numbered.

Handmade run of thirteen prints, each individual from the proccess. If you want to hand pick your print from the run (first come, first serve) just email me at iKoKuronosu at hotmail.co.uk and I’ll let you♥♥♥

See Online ♥iKo Art Store