Ben Goss

Ben Goss

Illustrator + Designer + Painter
Lives in Sydney, Australia.


Goss established his career as an illustrator in Sydney, the UK and USA. His Illustrations have appeared in The New York Times,The Guardian and Taschen books. He continues to work for a broad range of clients in the print media from corporate to editorial andhas fulfilled a number of painting commissions, including Qantas’ in flight catering artwork.











His paintings are indicative of his exploration within a consistent method of composition. The final work is the result of an instinctive process whereby an initial image is completed and then painted over in a process that “reveals and conceals”.



















say hello to ben @ hey@bengoss.com


My favorite diner




Bun, oh henry, peeps & french chew taffy

Bun, oh henry, peeps & french chew taffy by sister planet
I just wanted to say a big thanks to the lovely persons who left comments on my give away blog post!

My first give away!



Today it's my birthday but I would like to make you a gift! 
This is my first give away and I've decided to draw something for you!
I will pick a winner who will be able to commission me an illustration (could be a banner for a blog or etsy, an icon picture...)
The winner will receive the (high res) illustration by email! 
You have a week to enter! Post your comments with requests, and I'll select the winner... soony soon!
BONUS - If you live in Norwich, I'll send you the original painting!
Here's my recent artwork : http://cargocollective.com/lauramanfre


Thank you!


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Aujourd'hui c'est mon anniversaire, alors je vous fais un cadeau!
C'est la première fois que je fais une "give away", et j'ai décidé de dessiner quelque chose pour vous!
Le gagnant recevra une illustration de son choix (comme une bannière pour un blog ou etsy, un avatar...)
Vous avez une semaine pour poster vos commentaires avec vos idées!
Le gagnant sera sélectionné très bientôt! 
Voici mon nouveau portfolio : http://cargocollective.com/lauramanfre

Merci!!!

Cupcakes by Jess

Cupcakes by Jess by sister planet

I made some illustrations for Cupcakes by Jess!
I won the competition she ran, asking to name her new banana cupcake!
My entry was "Cheeky Monkey"! Hehe!

You should have a look at her creations! Her cupcakes are really amazing & yummy!




Mini doco: Fleur Harris, Un Jour (One day)


I'm so pleased to present this mini doco that I have been working on with Phillipa and Megan of Industry Standard. This film offers a glimpse into my life and inspirations here in Melbourne, Australia. You'll also take a peek inside my studio, see some of my art collection and meet my kitty cats!  I hope you enjoy it xxx

Portrait of the most gorgeous family in the world
























To thank Phillipa and Megan for all the amazing work they have been putting into the short film we are working on, I drew this family portrait for them. Megan is wearing the pirate hat on the right and holding their cat bear, and Phillipa is on the left with their divine daughter Cinema on her lap. Cinema's 1st birthday was celebrated recently with a pirate dress up party (this family knows how to throw a party that's for sure) so I have drawn them in their costumes from their special day. For her party Cinema was dressed up as a parrot and it was probably the cutest thing I've ever seen. So much love for this amazing family xxx

Day two of filming is complete...

Here's another sneak peak from the short film I've been working on with Philippa Knack and Megan Voevodin. Filming is now complete and Megan's insanely good editing abilities are currently piecing everything together. Collaborating with these ladies has been an absolute joy. It's been such fun crossing over into this extraordinary medium and working with Philippa and Megan who understand it so well, I think I might be a little bit hooked. I'm reserving this short especially for my blog, I'm super excited about it and can't wait to share it with you. xxx

New website!

Cargo Collective by sister planet
I've got a new website!
I am actually rebuilding my portfolio! It's really strange to say goodbye to my old work... but exciting to working on new ideas!
My new banner is inspired by Love Hearts sweets! What do you think?

Willem de Kooning



When de Kooning Was King
The Dutch Abstract Expressionist re-defined New York cool.



When he returned to New York in the fall of 1956, not long after Jackson Pollock’s fatal car crash. The art world was now prepared to crown as its unrivaled leader the Dutchman who had arrived in America more than 30 years before as a penniless stowaway aboard a freighter from Rotterdam. New York had replaced Paris as the center of modern art, or so many critics and painters regularly proclaimed. If New York could not have Picasso, it must have its own reigning genius. The New York scene jelled on de Kooning’s doorstep. Throughout the fifties, young artists poured into the city, typically settling in the area becoming known as “Tenth Street,” a low-rent section of the Village between 8th and 12th streets and First and Sixth avenues. The center of the district was known as “de Kooning street”.




ABOUT

Willem de Kooning
b. 1904, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; d. 1997, East Hampton, N.Y.

From 1916 to 1925 he studied at night at the Academie van Beeldende Kunsten en Technische Wetenschappen, Rotterdam, while apprenticed to a commercial art and decorating firm and later working for an art director. In 1924 he visited museums in Belgium and studied further in Brussels and Antwerp. De Kooning came to the United States in 1926 and settled briefly in Hoboken, New Jersey. He worked as a house painter before moving to New York in 1927, where he met Stuart Davis, Arshile Gorky, and John Graham. He took various commercial art and odd jobs until 1935, when he was employed in the mural and easel divisions of the WPA Federal Art Project. Thereafter he painted full time. In the late 1930s his abstract and figurative work was primarily influenced by the Cubism and Surrealism of Pablo Picasso and also by Gorky, with whom he shared a studio.De Kooning became the
leading figure of the Abstract Expressionist School. He settled in the Springs, East Hampton, Long Island, in 1963.

inside this studio,
East Hampton, ny








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CURRENT EXHIBITION in NYC @ MOMA

de Kooning: A Retrospective
September 18, 2011–January 9, 2012

This is the first major museum exhibition devoted to the full scope of his career
Bringing together nearly 200 works from public and private collections, the exhibition will occupy the Museum’s entire sixth-floor gallery space, totaling approximately 17,000 square feet. Representing nearly every type of work de Kooning made, in both technique and subject matter, this retrospective includes paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints. Among these are the artist’s most famous, landmark paintings-

*SWEET ! ROAD TRIP to NYC.