Rationale of each piece-
The piece is a collage artwork which each piece refers to the lyrics and style of both Mia Zapata and The Gits. The piece takes inspiration from the Seattle grunge scene in the 1990s, of which Zapata was hugely influential within. The piece is a chaotic explosion of artistic creation celebrating one of the most under rated female leads of modern music.
-Mia Zapata
The focus of this submission is on Reggae artist Jacob ‘Killer’ Miller, one of the most influential reggae artists of the 70’s and moving into the 1980’s. This piece celebrates Millers performance at the One Love Peace Concert in 1978, iconic for its highly politicised nature and the return of Bob Marley to Jamaica, Millers performance was powerful, electric and inspired. The style influence is taken from Reggae and funk album art of the time, creating a throwback piece which represents simply some of ‘Killer’ Millers best live work and arguably most iconic.
-Jacob Miller
Following the submission it was announced that not only both designs had been chosen but that the Jacob Miller submission had come in third place in the competition. Both designs were featured in the 27 Club exhibition held at the Brunswick exhibition space in Leeds.
Liv Siddall on why she chose my Jacob Miller peice - “This one I chose because it is clearly well researched - I like how they have said it is a mix between the 70’s and 80’s. It’s well designed, clear and very interesting as I learned something. It looks like something you would dig out of a crate in an old record store.”
This review is just the reaction I aimed for when producing the Jacob Miller piece, it is well researched, bold and bright. Mia was not as succesful with the judges but gained much popularity from visitors to the exhibition and from my social media followers.
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