Past Futures Exhibition . 2015.11.04

Nice little Rip-off campagne Alopra and COMPETENCE in Brazil

So I was alerted about this PANTONE CANVAS campaign in Brazil where a studio called ALOPRA (www.alopra.com) blatantly ripped off my characters. Run by an agency called COMPETENCE (http://www.competence.com.br/  @competenceLab on Twitter)


Link to the rip-off job:
http://alopra.com/309658/4466892/illustration/paqueta-burnett-yourself-pintura-digital

Link to my original exhibition (2012) :
http://gerhardhuman.com/63041/544156/work/skateboarding-is-a-crime

Now usually I'm really not bothered about this kind of stuff. After all, mimicry is the biggest form of flattery :)

(EDIT: PANTONE actually has nothing to do with it. My mistake :P it was actually a job for  PAQUETÁ ESPORTES. Sorry Everyone at Pantone)

Now I know this is standard practice for advertising agencies. They brief an illustrator or studio based on a shoddy concept and something they "found" on the internet (often referred to as "reference") and they basically want you to duplicate their "reference" to fit into their script. The beautiful world of advertising.

Here's some pics for your enjoyment:

Graphic Radicals : Opening of AMAK in Muizenberg

The Legendary Zapiro will be opening the Graphic Radicals exhibition that's also the opening of AMAK, a new gallery/comics haven in Muizenberg, RSA

Graf/Lit exhibition at the Youngblood Gallery in Cape Town

GODDO SUPIIDO exhibition

Win an entire set of the VERB signature series!

The good folks at VERB is giving away an entire set of the 6 artist decks (I did one of them).
Here's the details

VERB : Lost & Found Exhibition

Revolution invites you to:

lost / found

Verb 2013 Artist Series Range Launch
&
lost/found: an exhibition of exploration

28 November 2013
7 - 10pm

Revolution, The Woodstock Exchange, 66 Albert Road, Woodstock

Verb Artist Skateboard Range 2013:
Daniel Ting Chong
Gerard Human
Hanno Van Zyl
Jade Klara
Justin Southey
Jaco Haasbroek

And artists:
Paul Senyol
Simon Berndt
Jason de Villiers
Dani Loureiro
Ninja Bread Boy
Motel 7
Justin Poulter
Cassandra Johnson
Nicola De Jager
Matthew Oldfield
Candice Jezek aka Z
Chris Valentine
Michael Dos Ramos

DJ's on vinyl from Roastin' Records

Cash bar

Good to know:
A portion of proceeds from the evening will go to Milkshed; a not-for-profit business that uses reclaimed wood to create furniture and rebuild schools.

021 447 6801

Verb | ROASTIN' RECORDS - Cape Town | Revolution | The Kraken Rum | Milkshed

Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/1426037364279355/

More:

Interview with Justin Southey: http://www.revolution-daily.com/justin-southey-interview-2

Interview with Hanno van Zyl: http://www.revolution-daily.com/hanno-van-zyl-interview/

Interview with Daniel Ting Chong: http://www.revolution-daily.com/daniel-ting-chong-interview-2/

Interview with Jaco Haasbroek: http://www.revolution-daily.com/jaco-haasbroek-interview/

Interview with Gerhard Human: http://www.revolution-daily.com/gerhard-human-interview-2/

Interview with Jade Klara: http://www.revolution-daily.com/jade-klara-interview-2/

mxtp03: MEANSTREAK

A mix of some good quality music by blues artists and songwriters that I find very inspiring.

mxtp3 - MEANSTREAK from GerhardHuman on 8tracks Radio.

mxtp02: BUSHIDO

mxtp2-BUSHIDO from GerhardHuman on 8tracks Radio.

Mixtape nr 2. An up-beat party platter for the weekend. Play it loud and play it again.

The Shining Girls Charity show for Rape Crisis

Lauren Beukes' latest Charity Art show is happening this Friday (6 Sept).

I have a piece up for sale, alongside almost 50 other artists, including: Brett Murray, Roger Ballen, Zapiro, Paul Senyol, Claudette Schreuders, and Wim Botha.

https://www.facebook.com/events/371111446349968

It's in support of a great cause so tell everyone.

mxtp01: Hardboiledwonderland : #nowplaying

The good folks at www.10and5.com asked me to do a playlist for their #nowplaying feature.
So here you go: http://10and5.com/2013/08/15/nowplaying-gerhard-human/

Hardboiled Wonderland from between10and5 on 8tracks Radio.

Track listing:

1.Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles - Revolver
2.Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie - The Rize and Fall of Ziggy Stardust
3.Soul Auctioneer - Death in Vegas - The Cortino Sessions
4.Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse - The Brian Jonestown Massacre - My Bloody Underground
5.Shadowplay - Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
6.Russel - Happy Mondays - Squirrel and G-Man: 24 Hour Party People
7.Venus in Furs - The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground and Nico
8.Waiting for the Sun - The Doors - Morrison Hotel
9.Gun Street Girl - Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
10.State Trooper - Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
11.I Spy - Pulp - Different Class
12.So Tonight That I Might See - Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See
13.Temptation - New Order - Movement
14.China Girl - Iggy Pop and the Stooges (David Bowie) - Nude and Rude

The Editions Show

24 July - 24 August

An exhibition of print, illustration and multiples hosted by Salon91 Contemporary Art Collection, 91 Kloof Street, Cape Town.


Featuring the work of:

Adrie Le Roux, Alice Edy, Andrew Sutherland, Annika de Korte, Ben Winfield, Bruce Mackay, Carmen Ziervogel, Caroline Mackintosh, Cassandra Leigh Johnson, Charles Haupt, Claudette Maskell, Clement de Bruin, Cynthia Edwards, Dani Loureiro, Donna Solovei, Dylan Culhane, Fred Clarke, Galia Gluckman, Gerhard Human, Hanno van Zyl, Hugh Byrne, Jade Klara, Jason de Villiers, Jay Gordon, Jono Dry, Jop Kunneke, Kirsten Sims, Louis Minnaar, Marchand, Mareliza Nel, Mieke van der Merwe, Neill Wright, Otto du Plessis, Sarah Pratt, Simon Berndt, Sinead Turnham, Ulrich Knoblauch & Zelda Weber.
Expect to see amazing works with affordable price tags. 
The exhibition opens at 18h30 on the 24th of July.

https://www.facebook.com/events/258235247635079/

Doors of Perception (Group exhibition)

I'm part of a group exhibition happening tomorrow night (23 May 2013) at the Woodstock Exchange in Cape town.
Various psychedelic illustrations by some local artists.

Here's the FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/547859495265800

And flyer

New Billy the Kid bag

Just got this bag from the good folks at Fabric & Handle (http://www.fabric-and-handle.com/shop/billy-the-kid-w-tote-shopping-bag/)
Such good quality!!

Some mindless destruction

Exhibition at WOLVES in Joburg!

Cheap as chips skate prints

If you make you're way over to "The Pit" next to Clarke's Diner next week you can get some of the remaining skateboarding is a crime prints for cheap cheap. Only on the day!

http://www.facebook.com/events/395449313862052/?fref=ts

Nobodies Vol. 2

Hi all. Good news. NOBODIES vol 2 is available on preorder from the Drawmore store:
http://drawmoreinc.bigcartel.com/product/nobodies-volume-2

The Faded Path comic

I've been invited by the good folks at DRAWMORE in NY to do a comic for their "NOBODIES Vol2" book coming out in the next few weeks or so. It's called The Faded Path and it's 6 pages long. Here's a small preview...

Wavescape Surfboard

The nice people at Wavescape asked me to get involved with the Art Board project this year.
5 artists each get a blank surfboard to paint and the collection will be auctioned off in New York.
The money goes to ocean conservation.

More details here: http://www.wavescapefilmfestival.co.za/2012/08/all-the-info-about-the-5-art-boards-for-new-york

And if you're in NY, here's the details for the event: http://h4hbenefit2012.eventbrite.com