Garry Edison Cook

The Ghost Ship

2011-08-23T09:18:00.000-07:00

The first in a series; expect pirates, frights and

animations.

Rainbow Rider

2011-04-30T04:07:00.000-07:00

Practice run for an upcoming piece.

Greetings From Switzerland!

2011-04-30T04:04:00.000-07:00

Wings Tote Bag

2011-02-20T13:47:00.000-08:00

'Wings' Tote Bag available from Envelop

Tropica Tote Bag

2011-02-20T13:39:00.000-08:00

'Tropica' Tote bags now available from Envelop

Cosmo Tote Bag

2011-02-20T13:35:00.000-08:00

'Cosmo' Design Tote bags now available from Envelop

Valentine

2011-02-14T14:54:00.001-08:00

Warm Radiation

2011-02-01T05:56:00.000-08:00

Based on that mixed feeling of tranquil panic required to play certain video games.

Tears in the Rain

2011-02-01T05:17:00.000-08:00

A loop referencing the Game Over screen from the Atari 2600 version of Space Invaders.

“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I’ve watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain. Time to die.”
-Roy Batty, Blade Runner (1982)

Roy Batty was born into slavery The idea of a war slave being constantly reborn and refreshed, goes beyond conventional Post Modern ideas of simulation. These issues of identity and commercial slavery, have a greater vitality in modern, online and super realistic gaming; where avatars and attributes are commerce. Our time of simulation however, is self-fulfilling, self-perpetuated and user-created.
It is a creation of the self and not an entrapment of the self, where choice and preference are accentuated on a global basis.
Indeed, if Roy Batty was an avatar in a game, then he would have seen things that we would believe, have experienced ourselves and can constantly be refreshed and re-lived as a video game.

The Space Invaders screen is an attempt to create a simplistic narrative of these ideas.

Exhibition Scenarios Vol.1

2011-01-25T04:31:00.000-08:00

Just for fun excuse to work on how I depict people with pixels, this time slightly satirising private view nights at exhibitions.

2011-01-25T04:29:00.000-08:00

Spinning Diamond mascots for my Myspace music page, where I upload tunes under the name Parallax

Cosmic Conjuring

2011-01-25T04:22:00.000-08:00

Just for fun experimental piece, not sure why I hadn't put it on my blogspot.

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Land Rover Ad

2010-08-30T10:36:00.000-07:00

Short Ad celebrating the Series 1 Land Rover.
If you want more Land Rover action, be sure to visit the festivals at Billing Aquadrome.

Ephemeral/Ephemerail

2010-07-10T07:49:00.000-07:00

A virtual train journey in collaboration with Joey Meuross. Above was an A1 widescreen print shown at the Ephemeral exhibition, displayed in conjunction with postcards given away free (Below).

The train Journey is intended to be an animation, it should hopefully be ready by Christmas.

ODT Logo

2010-05-29T10:29:00.000-07:00

Logo design for upcoming magazine 'ODT.'

The Global Village

2010-05-27T06:46:00.000-07:00

Animated web based GIF in response to the letter, 'The Global Village' from Tony Benn's 'Letters to my Grandchildren.'
The basis of this response was video game title screens,
which when left unplayed, proceed to demonstrations of the game. The spaceships of the United Nations are based upon the design of the sprite from the classic video game 'Asteroids.'

Road in the Sky Photographed

2010-05-23T09:02:00.000-07:00

Digital print, wrapped around the original book. Photograph by Kellie Hindmarch.

Animated GIF Poster for a Lecture by Jenny Bowers

2010-05-07T08:56:00.000-07:00

Animated poster made for a lecture by Jenny Bowers at Peepshow Collective, building on, in a way, from my previous animation, 'They come at Night.'

Bass Social Flyer

2010-05-02T08:10:00.000-07:00

Final digital flyer design for 'Bass Social,' a group of DJs in and around Bath. Lineup yet to be published.

Oolitic Roman MMX

2010-04-06T06:23:00.002-07:00

Display Sheets for new typeface, 'Oolitic Roman MMX.' Three of which I will photo-etch. Please send me an email if you would like a print. The font was constructed in response to
the architectural façades of Bath Spa. Each letter is constructed using an oversized brick shape; a characteristic which defines the appearence of Roman and Georgian buildings in and around
Bath. The characteristics of the font are based upon basic aesthetics of Roman typefaces. Oolitic Limestone is mined from nearby and neighbouring towns Bathampton and Combe Down.
Oolite is the mineral from which the Roman Baths, the Royal Crescent and many other buildings in Bath Spa were built, and is still used today.

David McKendrick Poster

2010-03-24T06:46:00.001-07:00

Poster for a Lecture by David McKendrick, exploring the more serious undertones of men's lifestyle magazines. Concerning the objectification of lifestyle, the car depicted is a mod of Sega's classic OutRun, a classic signifier of a masculinity lost, driving to seeming nothingness in the poster. The quote is by Bethan Benwell, from her seminal essay 'Locating The Male in the Men's Lifestyle Magazine.'

They Come at Night Animation

2010-03-24T06:03:00.001-07:00

A short animation inspired by the flying saucer of 'Cosmic Ark,' from the AV exhibition, coupled with a scene in 'They Live,' in which advertising is revealed as an alien system. There's also a bit in the film where a UFO hovers above the city. This was just an experiment, but hopefully something serious will follow.

Adumu, the Dance of the Maasai

2010-03-18T06:50:00.000-07:00

Entry for D & AD awards 2010, competition brief 'Resistance' for Don't Panic.

Cosmic Ark Silkscreen print

2010-03-04T09:21:00.000-08:00

A two layer silkscreen print available for 3 lucky high scorers, on the night of the private view of the A/V exhibition. The winners were Luke Archer, Robin Cox and Jasper Dunk. More posters are available to purchase, and are printed on super nice paper. If you would like one, or are interested in selling some, please email me at: handtopixel@hotmail.com

'Cosmic Ark' is an Atari 2600 video game, designed by Imagic as a narrative sequel to 'Atlantis'. The event is a celebration of the beauty of simplified computer graphics and early interactive visual design; a reminder of an often ignored bygone era; by making on screen images maleable and thus memorable.

AV Exhibition

2010-03-04T09:07:00.000-08:00

An Exhibition celebrating Bath's former Audio/Visual Shop, consisting of work from seven Bath Degree students and seven Bristol students. The flyer above shows my 'A' design, without a crossbar, which can be viewed as a 'V' when the flyer is turned upside down. Designs for the Bath 'A' are in yellow, whilst Bristol's designs are in red. Posters for the exhibition are screenprinted in A3 format. Below are a selection of images from the event.

(Above) Shop front with my 'A' design as a window vinyl transfer.

(Above) Cosmic Ark competition central

(Above) Private View night