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Common Folk Presents…

Common Folk Collective is very excited to present “The Not Yet- Our Disastrous Future” Art Show, a collaboration between visual artists and their interpretation of a literary passage from Moira Crone’s new novel The Not Yet set in a future New Orleans. As one of the many artists, thos One says “I was initially really intimidated by the idea of somehow finding a way to do visual justice to the futuristic, ethereal, dystopia of Crone’s prose. But then it just kind of crept into my subconscious and gave my piece its aesthetic punch. I totally got into.” A collaborative art show like this between an author and international artists (Brazil, Poland, UK, Spain, Germany, U.S.) who’d previously been unknown to one another can be daunting and risky but also offers a reward in equal. And the gamble paid off. There’s something so positively electric and inspiring about seeing such diverse interpretations that diverge yet continue the common thread throughout.

And if the quality and talent of the art wasn’t as impressive as it is, it’d almost take second seat but thankfully idea and execution here meld together harmoniously, feeding into one another as opposed to fighting against. The pieces all add such dynamic strength to the project as a whole.

Please contact the artists about purchasing their art (or for illustration work) and definitely be sure to check out The Not Yet and come back to Common Folk Collective often for more schooling and debauchery. Cheers!

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Artists-

thos One (US) Flickr page.

Rafael Cerveglier (Brazil) Flickr page

Paul Smith (UK) Flickr page

Renato Wilmers de Moraes (Brazil) Flickr page

Jaime Huxtable (UK) Flickr page

William Keckler (US) Flickr page

Faith Goble (US) Flickr page

Samuel Rodrigues (Brazil) Flickr page

Franz Falckenhaus (Poland) Flickr page

Rainer Jentsch (Germany) Flickr page

Peter Clementi Flickr page

Cecilia Sánchez (Spain) Flickr page

Chris Boyce (UK) Flickr page

 

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thos One

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thos aka thosalumpagus aka totally thomas aka “fill in the blank.” Help me reach my goal of finding a new place to call home by my birthday (+/- a couple weeks), May 24. I am intrigued by Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Berlin, anywhere in Asia, exotic Baltimore, or any other places you might suggest. Who wants me to be their new neighbor?!?
I also happen to be into graffiti, photography, illustration, all things hip hop, and creativity in general. And I’m part of the Common Folk Collective. My Flickr page. Boooom.

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Rafael Cerveglieri

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Rafael Cerveglieri is 25 and used to wear funny t-shirts. He was born and still lives in São Paulo, the biggest city in Brazil. For some years now, he’s been working with stuff he loves: making comics and editorial illustration. He’s one of those boring guys who loves to talk about books, movies, comics and songs, and would love to talk about these things anywhere with anyone. Also, he lacks a haircut. If you’d like to waste some time talking to him or perhaps you have some work you’d like him to do, feel free to contact him by e-mail: rafael [dot] cerveglieri [at] gmail [dot] com.

He would be proud of it, and you can even eat some sandwich with him, but please don’t put tomato slices on it.

 

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Paul Smith

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Paul Smith is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Glasgow, United Kingdom.  He likes to experiment with geometry, symmetry, colour and shape. He mostly works in Graphic Design and illustration, and has been recently making the conscious decision to move into artwork for music.

 

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Renato Wilmers de Moraes

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Renato Moraes is a graphic designer and illustrator from Curitiba, south of Brazil. He is always seeking to put a little playfulness and sense of humor into his work, ranging from cartoons to illustrations for children’s books.

 

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Jaime Huxtable

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Jaime is an artist/illustrator working and living in Brighton, UK.

He recently won a runner-up place for The Dundee Comics Prize, a competition run by The University of Dundee and D.C. Thomson (The Beano/Dandy). His entry was entitled Elly’s Evil Teddy.

His other work includes a comic book based on a Medieval Welsh travel diary, a graphic novel about the dangers of doodling called Paper Cuts and an illustrated pamphlet for a holistic therapy practitioner.

Jaime completed the Sequential Design and Illustration MA at the University of Brighton in 2010. He exhibited a black and white silent graphic novel, entitled Hum-Man, as part of the graduate show. It features a turbo-powered vacuum cleaner among other things.

 

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