Blending graphic art, typography, and illustration, and drawing inspiration from childhood memories, pop culture, and a lifelong love of sci-fi, Leicestershire-based screen print artist Barry Bulsara’s work is brimming with authenticity. Now a member of the Leicester Print Workshop, they studied Visual Communication at the Glasgow School of Art before working as a graphic designer for 13 years. After being made redundant in 2010, Barry decided to pursue their hobby of printmaking full-time, and has not looked back since.
The subject matter of their screen prints is often personal, drawing inspiration from a love of pop culture and passion for anything geeky. Their creative process begins with small thumbnails in a sketchbook, which are then developed using a combination of photo manipulation and illustration. Barry predominantly uses Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to create the final artwork.
Coming from a graphic design background, their work often incorporates elements of typography. Barry has developed a style that is typically humorous and tongue-in-cheek, with a healthy dose of geekiness. “There is no deep meaning or conceptual theory behind the art; it is not meant to be taken too seriously but, rather, to bring a smile to the viewer’s face,” says the printmaker.
One of their stand-out projects so far has been Well Behaved Women. Barry tells us more about the story behind its conception; “A friend told me one of her favourite quotes ‘Well behaved women rarely make history’. As soon as she told me, I thought that would make for a great print but I couldn’t think of a suitable image to go with it. So I wrote it down in my little notebook of ideas and there it stayed for years until for some reason (probable because I was rewatching Star Wars for the umpteenth time) that Princess Leia would be the perfect image to accompany the quote, and as they say the rest is history.”
Currently, Barry is working on a project that’s been on their to-do list for a fair few years; a collection of prints celebrating the 80’s films of John Hughes. The tetralogy includes tributes to Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, and Weird Science.
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