Sam Gilbey...
...is an illustrator and his distinctive observational illustrations and portraits, painted digitally by hand, are inspired by a lifelong passion for popular culture.He's been commissioned by clients include Aardman, Activision, Edgar Wright, Hammer and Tongs, Manga UK, MGM HD, Picturehouse Cinemas, Revolver UK, Playstation, Tiger Aspect Productions, Twitter, Vertigo Films, Virgin Media, Virgin Movies, Wired and Working Title. Prints of various works can be purchased from his Society6 store.
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Illustrations by Ruel Pascual / Blog / Tumblr / Store
Part of the Fantastic Nostalgic art show now on at Van Eaton Gallery.
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*UPDATE* On sale now, from iam8bit
Does anyone apart from me remember Belle & Sebastian? Not the band, the other one. No, not the kids book...
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World Exclusive Detailed First Look!!!
Snake and Otacon by Aaron Minier / Blog / Tumblr / Webcomic
Giclee print, edition of 25. Part...
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Possession by Kittozutto / Behance
21”x 36” edition of 8. Mixed media with hand-screened printing, gold leaf and diamond dust...
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Breakfast She-ra, He-Man and… He-Man and Lion-O VHS
Art by Adam Moore, colors by Andrew Cramer
My childhood. Does...
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Monogram for Tamdhu Single Malt Whisky
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‘Live Long & Prosper’ Exhibition 2012
2012 was a great year and we managed to raise over £8157/$12638
We are currently in the...
50 Things you didn’t know about Star Trek (for Virgin Movies)
Following on from my recent ‘20 things you didn’t know about Iron Man’, Virgin Movies commissioned this more ambitious piece. The key challenge was to ‘solve’ the layout, balancing the facts for each movie and making the overall text shape flow. Hope you enjoy, and maybe discover some interesting facts about the Star Trek movies along the way!
To see the large version in your browser, click here.
By Sam Gilbey: Tumblr / Twitter / Facebook page / Store
Chris Pine as Captain Kirk (for Planet Pulp’s Star Trek Interstellar Illustration Art Show)
It’s been too long since I contributed to a monthly Planet Pulp theme, so even though they were covering Star Trek in April, and I had already created a Trek piece for the Bad Robot show at Gallery1998, I thought I’d try and squeeze in a portrait of Mr. Pine. Hope you like it.
If you’re not familiar with Planet Pulp, then I urge you to check out the main site or the Facebook page. Basically it’s an invitation-based online gallery with a new pop culture theme each month.
Hope you like it. Oh, and actually, if Star Trek is indeed your thing, then a third (and probably final for the time being at least!) piece just might be on the way soon. In fact, this earlier post is a detail from it.
Excited to announce that the prints I’ve contributed to the Bad Robot (Gallery1988) and Scorsese-themed (Spoke Art) shows this month are now available to buy online, and are both available in limited numbered editions of 10.
The End of Vulcan (A3 giclée – $40) More info/Store link
I Recall Every Fall (24” x 18” giclée – $50) More info/Store link
The End of Vulcan (for the official Bad Robot art experience at Gallery1998)
UPDATE: The print of this piece is available to buy now!
Following my contribution to their Woody Allen show in January, I’m really pleased to be able to reveal my Star Trek-inspired piece for the Bad Robot show that opens this weekend in LA.
Originally I was thinking of illustrating more characters, but I thought it would be interesting to focus on one aspect of the story, making the whole thing about the destruction of Vulcan, and the relationship between Spock and Uhura that’s revealed as a result. I felt that arranging their kiss around the flames from the drill would make for a striking composition. Hope you like it!
The A3 gicleé will be available in a numbered edition of 10, initially at the show and online afterwards.
One man + one building + several bad guys = Die Hard with another name (for Virgin Movies)
Editorial illustration to accompany an article about the ‘the best Die Hard movies (that aren’t even Die Hard movies)’, coinciding with the UK release of Olympus Has Fallen, which essentially swaps Nakatomi Plaza for the White House and Bruce Willis for Gerard Butler.
Of course the word is that Die Hard 5 isn’t even a Die Hard film (not been able to bring myself to watch it yet – still recovering from the 4th one!), so I guess someone has to keep the high concept going. Thanks Mr. Butler!
Hi Sam, just wanted to say I think you've got mad skills. The art pieces you make are awesome. I was thinking, maybe it would be cool if you did a piece for the new Man of Steel coming out in June! Keep it up!
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Thanks very much – it’s very kind of you to say so. I have to say that I’m more excited about Man of Steel than I have been about anything else for a very long time. Naturally I’d love to do a piece inspired by it – but who knows whether I’ll be lucky enough to get commissioned to do something, or if I’ll just have to go ahead and create it anyway. Probably the latter, but either way, don’t be surprised if you see a Man of Steel piece at some point from me!
Evil Dead Flyer (for STUDIOCANAL via Picturehouse Cinemas)
Created this for an exclusive Evil Dead (remake) preview screening at The Ritzy in Brixton before the national release.
I Recall Every Fall (for Spoke Art’s Scorsese: an art show tribute)
I’m pleased to be able to share the Raging Bull-inspired piece I’ve created for San Francisco’s Spoke Arts show, Scorsese: an art show tribute, which runs from Friday 19th April to Sunday April 21st at Bold Hype Gallery in NYC.
Going back through Scorcese’s films seeking inspiration, I suddenly spotted the aesthetic similarities between the pool where Jake first sees Vickie, and the boxing ring. Both flat surfaces effectively, framed/penned in by 3 railings for the pool, and 3 ropes for the ring. I felt this could work well visually, but then also have a nice semantic depth to it, as it’s possible to see Jake and Vickie’s first meeting as the beginning of his downfall, both personally and professionally.
Ten gicleé prints will be for sale at the show, and then online afterwards.
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My ‘Electrick Girl’ piece is now also available as an iPad case, should that be of interest.
The offer runs until April 14 2013 (Midnight Pacific Time).
Please note that the offer excludes Framed Art Prints, Stretched Canvases and Throw Pillows with insert.
Ryan’s Driving School (for Virgin Movies)
This piece accompanies an article speculating on the professions that Mr. Gosling might be best suited to after announcing he plans to take some time out from acting. I felt that setting up a driving school would be a natural choice.
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We launched a new site today, it’s a showcase of Mighty Pencil members, so if you simply love illustration or are looking for an illustrator to work with, check out TheMightyPencil.com!
V. happy to be part of The Mighty Pencil illustration collective. Check out the new site…
After Spring Break (for Vertigo Films)
Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers came out in UK cinemas last weekend, and Vertigo Films commissioned me to create this exclusive artwork to help celebrate. The ‘Before Spring Break’ piece was revealed on the day of release.
Of course they were also designed to sit together, so I’ve also included portrait and landscape versions in this photoset.
