Jody Barton

• Bachelors Degree in Illustration from Camberwell College of Art, London
• Masters Degree in Illustration from Royal College of Art, London

Jody has a way of combining words and images that is unique. He puts together classical drawing skills with wit and a crazy wisdom. His ideas and images are like tattoos for the mind - once you've seen them, you don't forget them. A constant innovator in materials and typographic presentation, Jody is always working on new ideas and approaches to his artwork. Lately he has done a portrait of Kurt Cobain, a funeral urn covered in yin-yangs, a national poster campaign for sexually confused teenagers, a signature shoe, a shopfront covered in mirrored smoke, an album cover for a famous band, a back-drop for another famous band, a ridiculous zine full of sexy naked girls, a customised German flag covered in sausages, a pair of shoes covered in skulls and slogans and developed a new approach to making hand-made typography using jewel like, flowing watercolour.

Shows

Print Club - Secret Blisters, London, 2009
Sweet Talks, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2009
Word Head Solo Show, Force of Nature Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2009
We Stride Worldwide, Concrete Hermit, London, 2009
Ship of Fools Show, Netherlands, 2009
Eco Labs Climate Change Roadshow, UK, 2009
60 Years of Human Rights Declaration Show, London, 2009
Pictures on Walls, Christmas Market Show, London, 2008
Sea Surfboards XMASEA Show, Byron Bay, Australia, 2008
Concrete Hermit Gallery Group Show, London, 2008
Teen Shalt Not Kill Teen, London, 2008
Joyful Bewilderment, Rough Trade East, London, 2008
Asthma Attack, Outpost Gallery, Norwich, UK, 2008
Nieves Library at Centre Culturel Suisse, Switzerland, 2008
May 68 Poster Project, Los Angeles, USA, 2008
Here and Now Show, Jaguar Shoes, London, 2008
Outpost Gallery, Members Show, Norwich, UK, 2008
Happy Wheels 2008, Rouen, France, 2008
Whitechapel Gallery - Cape Farewell Group Show, London, 2007
If You Could, Exposure Gallery, London, 2007
La Foret - Beck Art, Tokyo, Japan, 2007
Santa's Ghetto, Group Show and Shop, London, 2006
Soma Gallery - Group Show, Soma Gallery, Bristol, 2006
Embryo Boy - Book Launch, Cide Skate Gallery, London, 2006
Clash Of The Titans, Group Show, Hedquarters, Brighton,2006
Zarjaz! 2000AD Magazine Artwork Show, Seven Dials, London,2006
Matsuri's Live Arts Festival V, Group Show, 93 Feet East, London, 2005
Graffiti Meets Windows Live Painting by video link-up, Osaka, Japan, 2005
Beetroot Travelling Disco Live Painting, England, 2005
'Gas Shop', Group Show, Tokyo, 2004
The V-Show, Group Show, St. Luke's Agency, London, 2004
Customised Record Covers, Group Show, Tokyo, Japan, 2004
Save Or Delete Greenpeace, Group Show, London, 2004
Cide Skate Shop, Solo Show, Waterloo, London, 2003

Work in Magazines

Soundvenue
Zeit Magazine
New York Times
New York Tyrant
Plastique Magazine
Dazed And Confused
Vice
The Face
D&AD
Pantheon Architecture
Creative Review
Intersection
Viewpoint
Riot Magazine
Marmalade
Crossfields 1 & 2
Lodown
WAD
Wonderland

Work in Books

Zine Soup, TTC Publishing (Denmark)
Gas Book 'Big Active' (Japan)
Victionary - Graphics Alive (Japan)
Victionary - Design For Kids (Japan)
Victionary - Tattoo Book (Japan)
Love Me Hold Me (LATWTTB)
Golden Treasury (LATWTTB)
I Hate Dolphins (LATWTTB)
Embryo Boy (LATWTTB)
Nieves Book - Drinking Baileys From A Skull (Switzerland)
Digital Illustration - Rotovision Books (UK)
The Fundamentals of Illustration - AVA Publishing (UK)
Sturgeon White Moss - Dazed Publishing (UK)
'22 Artists' - Liberty Stores, London (UK)

Projects

09 Backdrop painting and T-shirt logo design for Turboweekend
09 Danish Design Week, Wall Painting/Sculpture
09 Live Painting Video, Hummel Ballsports, Denmark
09 Window Design and Hand Cut Vinyls, Smoke & Mirrors
09 Pentagram T-shirt, TeeLuxe Australia
09 Kurt Cobain Portrait for SHOP, Nottingham
09 SWRVE Bike Clothing Company, T-shirt Design
09 T-shirts for T-Bar Australia
09 Track Bike Shop Tokyo World Championships T-shirt
09 Trailerpark Festival, Signage, Hand-Painted Typography
09 X-Felt Democracy Project, Sticker & Massive Wall Paintings
09 Soundvenue Magazine, Editorial Illustrations
09 Artwork for Phoenix Band Album Cover
09 Illustrations for London University of the Arts, Short Course Booklet
09 String Republic Limited Edition Art Shoe
09 Illustrations for Zeit Magazine, Germany
08 T-shirt Designs Concrete Hermit
08 Mao Publications Zine Book
08 T-shirt designs for Stussy USA
08 Featured Artist in Plastique Magazine
08 Drawings for Teen Shalt Not Kill Teen
08 T-shirt designs for T-Bar Australia
08 Editorial Ilustrations for NEON Magazine, Germany
08 Poster Design for Norwegian Ocean Research Centre
08 Book Cover for Haruki Murakami's 'What I Talk About...'
08 T-shirt graphics for LoDown Magazine, Germany
07 Logo Design for 'Rubbish' club nights
07 University of the Arts Film Festival poster design and illustrations
07 T-shirt graphics for Mambo Surfwear
07 Character design for MTV Soundsystem
07 Book cover for 'A Lighthearted Look At Murder'
07 New book 'Atlas' and T-shirt for Cape Farewell Show at Whitechapel Gallery London
07 Prints and original artworks for 'Pictures on Walls'
07 Propmaking and graphic design for the BBC
07 Portrait illustration for Association of Illustrators Year Book
07 Skateboard hand painted for Cherryville Skateboard Company
06 Editorial illustration for M-Real Magazine, London
06 Typographic design for Beck album 'The Information', with Big Active, London
06 Hand decorated school shirt for Wonderland Magazine, London
06 Editorial in WAD Magazine, France
06 Editorial profile in Lodown Magazine, Germany
06 T-shirts for Mambo Surfwear
06 Exhibited books at Publish & Be Damned Book Fair, London
05 Live painting at Matsuri Art Festival Autumn, Brick Lane Festival, London
05 Hand decorated surfboard for Mambo Surf Company
05 Live web painting for Graffiti Meets Windows show, Osaka, Japan
05 Live painting at Matsuri Art Festival Spring, Brick Lane Festival, London
05 Limited edition prints for 'Dead Teen' brand launch
05 Four poster designs for Madrid based anti-terrorism show
05 Tattoo design and photography for forthcoming Victionary book
05 Limited edition poster for 'My Poster' company
05 University of the Arts Film Festival poster design and illustrations
05 Illustration for Dazed Magazine, 'mixtape' page
05 Kimono and fan design for Stoique.com in Japan
05 Editorial portraits for AD&D magazine
04 Hand-painted Low Rider bicycle for Mambo UK
04 Badges for 'Stereohype' invite only series
04 Editorial illustration for 'The Big Issue' magazine
04 T-shirts and accessories for Mambo Australia
04 Group show in Tokyo. Hand coloured posters and T-shirts
04 CD cover, invitations, catalogue, advert and stickers for Greenpeace/Glastonbury
04 Limited edition T-shirt for Liberty Contemporary Menswear
04 T-shirt for CIDE Skate Shop - Slimeboarding!
04 Limited edition book for Nieves - nievesbooks.com
03 Editorial illustration for Ergo Magazine
03 Album cover, photography and logo for Sonic Harvest music project
03 Eight page illustration for Victionary compilation book
03 Illustrations for Vice Magazine
03 Colaborative group show 'V' at St. Lukes Advertising Agency with 10 other artists
03 Mini campaign for Hewlett Packard's HYPE gallery, Brick Lane, East London
03 Group show of altered and customised record covers in Tokyo, Japan
03 Solo exhibition at CIDE Skate Shop in Waterloo, London
03 Published 'I Hate Dolphins' campaign booklet
03 T-shirt, campaign items and exhibition for Greenpeace's 'Save Or Delete' campaign.
03 Designed range of downloadable mobile phone screensavers for Yakuta.com
03 Complete campaign of singles and album for 'Violent Delight' on Warner Records
02 Illustrations for Intersection Magazine.
02 T-Shirt design for Nick Knight's fashion and design forum SHOWstudio.com
02 Illustrations for Illustrated Ape magazine
02 Anner and Artemis Cartoon Strip for 'Spagnum White Moss' comic book.
02 Anner and Artemis Cartoon Strip for Dutch Architecture Magazine 'Pantheon'.
02 Leather patch design for Silas and Maria clothing company
02 Typography design for Silas and Maria clothing company
02 Flier for Amnesty International / London Graffiti Project Concert
02 Illustration for The Face magazine June edition
02 Cartoon strips for Dutch architecture magazine 'Pantheon'
02 T-shirt design for Silas and Maria clothing company
02 Embroidered patches designed for Silas and Maria clothing company
02 Illustration for March 2002 Issue of Viewpoint magazine
02 Illustration for Illustrated Ape magazine
01 CD cover for promo album 'Soundworm' for Seb Cunard/Soundworm
01 Illustration / design for five T-shirts for Unabomber Skateboard
01 Illustration for two articles in 'The Illustrated Ape' magazine for NEW
01 Illustrated set of 'Back To School' stationary for Artomatic/Dry Design Associates