PLAYTOBER ‘23
Client:
MarkMakerz LDN
Role:
Art Director/ Illustrator/ Community Manager
Project Summary:
As a Co-Founder of MarkMakerz LDN, a collective and support network of young diverse digital artists, designers, illustrators, animators and musicians from London; we organise community events, podcasts and meetups as well as run our annual October daily art and music prompt art challenge called Playtober. This is the series of 31 paintings I created for October 2023.
BACKGROUND
The collective started with the question: why don’t visual artists collaborate the way musicians do? Inspired by their time in the London Jazz, Rap and Afrobeats music scenes, a few visual artists decided to form an initiative to challenge this question, under the name MarkMakerz: an ode to the artist’s natural inclination to both work in private, and to make their mark on a wide scale..
The collection’s mission is to bring together multi-talented illustrators from various ethnic, class and disciplinary backgrounds, and to create a culture of sharing knowledge, resources and experience amongst peers as we navigate the creative industry. Having begun our journey with our online daily challenge Playtober, garnering an audience throughout the online art community, and going on to exhibit at Tate Britain in 2023, we hope to expand our reach and develop on our ethos.
50 YEARS OF HIPHOP
The 2024 Daily October Art Collection by HAM
Day 1: "JUICY"
Day 2: "BREAK"
Day 3: "SHOOK"
Day 4: "ROOTS"
Day 5: "PEPPER"
Day 6: "HIPPY"
Day 7: "BRAPP"
Day 8: "MUMBLE"
Day 9: "ELEMENTS"
Day 10: "KNOWLEDGE"
Day 11: "TAG"
Day 12: "HONEY"
Day 13: "LITE"
Day 14: "GANG"
Day 15: "REMINISCE"
Day 16: "CITY"
Day 17: "OLDHEADS"
Day 18: "DAWG"
Day 19: "NINETY"
Day 20: "VILLAIN"
Day 21: "SWEATSHIRT"
Day 22: "VANILLA"
Day 23: "BUTTERFLY"
Day 24: "CHAINS"
Day 25: "MIX"
Day 26: "QUASI"
Day 27: "CHAMBER"
Day 28: "HERC"
Day 29: "DONUT"
Day 30: "FOREIGN"
Day 31: "RHYMES"
Weekly studio meetups
A general catch up, updates on what everyone’s working on, what’s inspired us lately and sharing our experience navigating the creative industries
Art Jams
An opportunity for artists to work alongside peers, picking up on ideas, techniques and influences, and ultimately allowing us to develop our craft with support.
Gallery Shows
Having a network of artists means many gallery shows going on! We encourage a community of support for each artist’s journey, and organise visits to these shows alongside organising our own gallery shows happening in established and local spaces.
Most recently: Tate Britain, 2023.