A selection of just some of the work on display by Dan Lish last night at the 42nd Zulu Nation anniversary at the House of Vans gallery under Waterloo station in London. Talking to Dan I found out that he does no pencils for these, just a small thumbnail sketch maybe, some photo reference for the faces and then the drawing is straight from his head onto the page in ink.
Whilst sitting on a moving train on the way to/from work.
Awe inspiring, the man is a master of his craft. After checking some of his comic work and seeing his sketchbook doodles I’d go so far as to say he’s the Brit equivalent of Moebius. Seeing so many of the images that I’ve featured on this blog over the year was a delight, the size was the main surprise, a lot of the early image are only A5, even the biggest is only A3. A book should be forthcoming once Dan has drawn 100 characters, watch this space…
Also on display were photos of Hip Hop luminaries as they are now by Bunny Bread and a selection of personal photos from the collection of Part 2 documenting UK grafffiti scene from the mid 80s to the early 90s. It’s all on until November 15th so be quick if you want to catch it. More details here
