Beast of the Sea

Bob Motown is an illustrator and self-taught whiz kid at screen printing. He was born and raised in Hollywood, California, where he ran a full-service print shop called Two Rabbits Studios. Bob and his Two Rabbits partner had their concert posters and fine art in venues, shows, and magazines all across the US. He recently relinquished his role as 1/2 of Two Rabbits, packed up and shipped out to London, and is now 100% Bob Motown. As the only child of graphic and fashion designers, Bob was destined to be an art star (but only after his child actor career). He's now focused on integrating the aesthetics of his high-quality pen and ink illustrations into his print and mixed media projects. Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil. The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink or other printable materials which can be pressed through the mesh as a sharp-edged image onto a substrate. A roller or squeegee is moved across the screen stencil, forcing or pumping ink past the threads of the woven mesh in the open areas. Screen printing is also a stencil method of print making in which a design is imposed on a screen of silk or other fine mesh, with blank areas coated with an impermeable substance, and ink is forced through the mesh onto the printing surface. It is also known as silkscreen, seriography, and serigraph. Our inaugural show, MONSTROUS, opens March 1st, 2013, and features new, exclusive screen printed posters from a handpicked selection of exciting artists: Michael DeForge, KC Green, Jason Fischer, Zack Soto, Ze Jian Shen, Niv Bavarsky, Mia Schwartz, Brian Maclaskey, Bob Motown, Rebecca Adams, Dustin Harbin, and Philip Tseng. Prints will be available at the show and online in limited editions of 95. About Telegraph 110 Fourth St N.E. Charlottesville, VA 29902 We're just off of the Historic Downtown Mall - sandwiched between O'Suzannah's and The Cigar Shop. First Fridays! We're proud to be a participant in Charlottesville's First Friday art & gallery events. Starting March 1st, stop by on the first Friday of every month for snacks and new art. A Brief Note At their core, art and design are about communication – the transmission of information and emotion. Focusing primarily on high quality prints, Telegraph's goal is to present the works of emerging artists in contemporary, illustrative, narrative, and pop art fields in an accessible and affordable format. Our secondary purpose is curate a selection of goods, rarities, and independent publications that reflects an appreciation of good design.