Danny Flynn (printer)
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Danny Flynn is an established and D&AD
award winning designer and printer in both the fine art and commercial fields, specialising in limited edition book design and illustration, and letterpress and screen-printing disciplines. His success in the field of design, typography and printing led to him being commissioned to work in post-production design for the opening title sequence of the Ridley Scott
/Russell Crowe
Hollywood film Gladiator
.
Born and educated in Bradford, Flynn qualified from Bradford College Art School (where he was taught life drawing in the same class where local student David Hockney
was once also tutored) with a diploma in graphic design and advertising. Flynn went on to study at Hounslow Borough College, London, studying graphic design and typography. After first working in advertising, he further developed his interest in traditional printing methods and later used his acquired skills to win prestigious design and print awards.
of productive partnerships with other established artists from other disciplines,
such as writers, book binders, fashion designers and photographers, among them,
Eri Funazaki, Flora McLean (House Of Flora
) and Derek Ridgers
.
, The Yale Collection of British Art, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection, and The Miniature Book Collection, New York
.
In 2010, Art@Ketchum Pleon announced an exhibition of handmade book works by Funazaki and Flynn. Each book had been printed by hand using individual metal type (known as letterpress) and embellished with blind and gold tooling. All of the books were handbound using “design binding,” a mix of traditional and modern bookbinding methods. The alphabet prints in the exhibition were taken from one of the books, 28 Characters. Also shown were new letterpress and screen-printed work and a series of bronze sculptures depicting 'a little man struggling with his existence'.
In an interview with the gallery, Flynn said of the work, “It is more an exercise in unlocking each psychological narrative that Eri has already suggested pictorially.”
This long-standing relationship with Funazaki has yielded two 1st prize awards: The Institute of Bookbinders Award for Craftsmanship, in The Society of Bookbinders Competition: Winner of the Complete Book Category, 2009. The Society of Bookbinders Biennial Bookbinding Competition and winner of The Portnal Award, 2001.
The award winning work of the design partnership of Eri Funazaki
and Danny Flynn
saw Flynn laser-cutting typography onto rubber for garments and accessories for a piece entitled Dress No.2, which was rated a great success at the 2009 London Fashion Week
. The designs were featured in Vogue
and a film of the work, Letterhead, can be seen on the Vogue website. An interview with Flynn for Print Week described the event:
Film of Danny Flynn and Flora McLean’s Letterpress design dress: http://houseofflora.blogspot.com/2009/08/letterhead-fashion-film-httpwww.html
Letterhead - A fashion Film (featuring dress no 2):
and the text of writer, Marcus Georgio. Unusually, the prints used various everyday powders - sugar, salt, custard and raspberry powder, etc. - and the exhibition, Every Bodies Enemies was held at Ketchum Pleon as part of their Art@Ketchum Pleon project.
In an interview with Press Week, Flynn stated:
ice sculpting team three times, during 2002 and 2004, in The International Snow Sculpture Championship and The International Snowfest Sculpting Competition in the US and Canada
, respectively - being awarded the 1st prize in 2002 Snowfest competition in Ontario for the sculpture entitled 'Urgh'.
Danny Flynn captaining the award winning British snow sculpture team in Canada
Flynn has also lectured, taught, researched, and presented talks and workshops at Middlesex University
(as Visiting Lecturer in Graphic Design, Fashion, Design, Styling and Promotion, Illustration and Interior Architecture; Visiting Lecturer in letterpress; Research Associate in Bookworks, Letterpress and Print), Hastings College of Art & Design (as Visiting Lecturer in Art and Design), the London College of Communication
and London Metropolitan University
(as Visiting Lecturer in Fine Art).
Flynn's research has been published in the UK, the US and Germany
in The International Journal of the Arts in Society; Bound and Lettered, Artists’ Books, Bookbinding, Papercraft and Calligraphy; The Blue Notebook; Designer Bookbinders Contemporary Book Arts Newsletter of The Designer Bookbinders; Book Arts Newsletter; and Book Arts Newsletter.
He has also lectured in both the UK and Germany for, among others, The Children’s Trust Charity, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
, The Art Workers Guild and The International Conference on Technology in Berlin.
to Japan
, in cities such as London
, New York
, Tokyo
and San Francisco, and in galleries such as The Tate, The Saatchi Gallery, The Barbican Centre, MoDA, Chaucer Centre and Ketchum Pleon. Flynn’s work has also been exhibited in public spaces such as Waterstones and Selfridges
, and also as a series of letterpress poetry posters on the London Underground
.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Selected books featuring the work of Danny Flynn:
D&AD
Design and Art Direction is a British educational charity which exists to promote excellence in design and advertising...
award winning designer and printer in both the fine art and commercial fields, specialising in limited edition book design and illustration, and letterpress and screen-printing disciplines. His success in the field of design, typography and printing led to him being commissioned to work in post-production design for the opening title sequence of the Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott
Sir Ridley Scott is an English film director and producer. His most famous films include The Duellists , Alien , Blade Runner , Legend , Thelma & Louise , G. I...
/Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe
Russell Ira Crowe is a New Zealander Australian actor , film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a...
Hollywood film Gladiator
Gladiator (2000 film)
Gladiator is a 2000 historical epic film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays the loyal Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed...
.
Born and educated in Bradford, Flynn qualified from Bradford College Art School (where he was taught life drawing in the same class where local student David Hockney
David Hockney
David Hockney, CH, RA, is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer, who is based in Bridlington, Yorkshire and Kensington, London....
was once also tutored) with a diploma in graphic design and advertising. Flynn went on to study at Hounslow Borough College, London, studying graphic design and typography. After first working in advertising, he further developed his interest in traditional printing methods and later used his acquired skills to win prestigious design and print awards.
Artistic Collaborations
As well as successful career based on his solo work, Flynn also has a historyof productive partnerships with other established artists from other disciplines,
such as writers, book binders, fashion designers and photographers, among them,
Eri Funazaki, Flora McLean (House Of Flora
House Of Flora
House Of Flora is an established British fashion label and design house founded by its head designer Flora McLean . McLean’s range of hats, jewellery, clothes and accessories are exhibited twice yearly in the London and Paris Fashion Shows...
) and Derek Ridgers
Derek Ridgers
Derek Ridgers , is an established and well-known English photographer with a career spanning over thirty years. Most famous for his work among the milieu of music, film and club/street culture - photographing everyone from James Brown to The Spice Girls, from Clint Eastwood to Johnny Depp - as well...
.
Eri Funazaki
His series of highly detailed and finely bound books created in partnership with award winning Japanese bookbinder, Eri Funazaki, are Included in private and public collections such as the Tate GalleryTate Gallery
The Tate is an institution that houses the United Kingdom's national collection of British Art, and International Modern and Contemporary Art...
, The Yale Collection of British Art, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection, and The Miniature Book Collection, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
In 2010, Art@Ketchum Pleon announced an exhibition of handmade book works by Funazaki and Flynn. Each book had been printed by hand using individual metal type (known as letterpress) and embellished with blind and gold tooling. All of the books were handbound using “design binding,” a mix of traditional and modern bookbinding methods. The alphabet prints in the exhibition were taken from one of the books, 28 Characters. Also shown were new letterpress and screen-printed work and a series of bronze sculptures depicting 'a little man struggling with his existence'.
In an interview with the gallery, Flynn said of the work, “It is more an exercise in unlocking each psychological narrative that Eri has already suggested pictorially.”
This long-standing relationship with Funazaki has yielded two 1st prize awards: The Institute of Bookbinders Award for Craftsmanship, in The Society of Bookbinders Competition: Winner of the Complete Book Category, 2009. The Society of Bookbinders Biennial Bookbinding Competition and winner of The Portnal Award, 2001.
and Danny Flynn
House Of Flora
His work for the designer Flora McLean at House Of FloraHouse Of Flora
House Of Flora is an established British fashion label and design house founded by its head designer Flora McLean . McLean’s range of hats, jewellery, clothes and accessories are exhibited twice yearly in the London and Paris Fashion Shows...
saw Flynn laser-cutting typography onto rubber for garments and accessories for a piece entitled Dress No.2, which was rated a great success at the 2009 London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week is an apparel trade show held in London, England twice each year, in February and September. It is one of the "Big Four" fashion weeks, along with New York Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week.-Organization:...
. The designs were featured in Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
and a film of the work, Letterhead, can be seen on the Vogue website. An interview with Flynn for Print Week described the event:
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was spotted living it up at a Luella show, and Sienna MillerSienna MillerSienna Rose Diana Miller is a British-American actress, model, and fashion designer, best known for her roles in Layer Cake, Alfie, Factory Girl, The Edge of Love and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. In 2007, the London Film Criticsnamed her British Actress of the Year for Interview...
hogged the headlines when she unveiled her own line of clothing, one person that escaped the glare of the paparazzi at London Fashion WeekLondon Fashion WeekLondon Fashion Week is an apparel trade show held in London, England twice each year, in February and September. It is one of the "Big Four" fashion weeks, along with New York Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week.-Organization:...
, but managed to catch the attention of fashionistas was Flora McLean, head designer at House of Flora.
"With the help of Danny Flynn of Astonish Me Press, McLean created fashion accessories and jewelery inspired by letterpress printing – with a twist! The designs could also be used to print with and came with their own inking pots so the wearer could quite literally print on the go. Rubber embossed belts turned into rollers along with laser cut roller handbags and cuffs bearing laser-cut text. I caught up with printer Danny Flynn following a lecture that he gave at the London College of Communication last week. Subjects up for discussion included his fascination with a dying art form, his Stella ArtoisStella ArtoisStella Artois is a 5% ABV lager brewed in Leuven, Belgium since 1926. In the UK, Canada and New Zealand a 4% ABV version is also available.-Production:...
commissions and the work that he undertook on the Hollywood blockbuster Gladiator."
Film of Danny Flynn and Flora McLean’s Letterpress design dress: http://houseofflora.blogspot.com/2009/08/letterhead-fashion-film-httpwww.html
Letterhead - A fashion Film (featuring dress no 2):
"This film is another collaboration with Ponyboy films, promoting the House of Flora autumn winter collection 2009. There are a series of rubber and felt pieces with debossed type . Much of the decoration on the hats and jewelery, belts and bags are usable printing tools. This work was designed alongside typographer and printer Danny Flynn. Dress no 2 features in the film, a navy wool gabardine, hand finished naval evening dress with detachable sleeves. This film was shown on Showstudio and has been chosen to be part of the Diane Pernet film festival at the Pompidou Centre in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in October 2009."
Derek Ridgers - Every Bodies Enemies
Danny Flynn’s history of collaborating with other artists continued into 2010 with a series of screen-prints using the rock star and film maker portraits of well known portrait photographer Derek RidgersDerek Ridgers
Derek Ridgers , is an established and well-known English photographer with a career spanning over thirty years. Most famous for his work among the milieu of music, film and club/street culture - photographing everyone from James Brown to The Spice Girls, from Clint Eastwood to Johnny Depp - as well...
and the text of writer, Marcus Georgio. Unusually, the prints used various everyday powders - sugar, salt, custard and raspberry powder, etc. - and the exhibition, Every Bodies Enemies was held at Ketchum Pleon as part of their Art@Ketchum Pleon project.
"Every Bodies Enemies is Flynn's interpretation of a dozen of Ridgers' celebrity photographs, including Kylie MinogueKylie MinogueKylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
, Dennis HopperDennis HopperDennis Lee Hopper was an American actor, filmmaker and artist. As a young man, Hopper became interested in acting and eventually became a student of the Actors' Studio. He made his first television appearance in 1954 and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant...
, David LynchDavid LynchDavid Keith Lynch is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound...
, Nick CaveNick CaveNicholas Edward "Nick" Cave is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor.He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1984, a group known for its eclectic influences and...
, John Lee HookerJohn Lee HookerJohn Lee Hooker was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist.Hooker began his life as the son of a sharecropper, William Hooker, and rose to prominence performing his own unique style of what was originally closest to Delta blues. He developed a 'talking blues' style that was his trademark...
, Henry RollinsHenry RollinsHenry Rollins is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, comedian, publisher, actor, and radio DJ....
, Keith RichardsKeith RichardsKeith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created "rock's greatest single body of riffs", and placed him as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time." Fourteen songs written by Richards and songwriting...
, Frank ZappaFrank ZappaFrank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...
, and Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloElvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
among others, producing a series of powerful screen prints juxtaposing image and typography to achieve a stunning and poignant effect aimed at revealing the mystery of the celebrity's look, pose and thoughts at the moment when the picture was taken. Any spectator, therefore, feels like a voyeur gazing through a keyhole into a secret and fascinating celebrity world. Some of the prints employ a unique technique which enables the application of different coatings, such as raspberry custard powder (David LynchDavid LynchDavid Keith Lynch is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound...
), and sugar (Nick CaveNick CaveNicholas Edward "Nick" Cave is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor.He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1984, a group known for its eclectic influences and...
)."
In an interview with Press Week, Flynn stated:
"I am also in the process of producing screen prints of Derek RidgersDerek RidgersDerek Ridgers , is an established and well-known English photographer with a career spanning over thirty years. Most famous for his work among the milieu of music, film and club/street culture - photographing everyone from James Brown to The Spice Girls, from Clint Eastwood to Johnny Depp - as well...
photographs. Ridgers chronicled punk and the 80s. I’m experimenting with different powders, and salts. So I’m producing a photograph of Kylie Minogue using milk, as well as metal powders. This is done by putting the powders on the screenprint while it’s still wet."
Snow sculpting
Though print and design are Flynn’s core disciplines, he has also worked in areas as diverse fashion design, mural design and painting, graffiti design, and also ice sculpture. He captained the Great BritishGreat Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
ice sculpting team three times, during 2002 and 2004, in The International Snow Sculpture Championship and The International Snowfest Sculpting Competition in the US and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, respectively - being awarded the 1st prize in 2002 Snowfest competition in Ontario for the sculpture entitled 'Urgh'.
Awards
- 2009 - 1st Prize.
- With Eri Funazaki. Work title: '28 Characters'.
- The Institute of Bookbinders Award for Craftsmanship, in The Society of Bookbinders Competition.
- Professional category. Complete Book Award.
- http://www.societyofbookbinders.com/events/competition/competition_2009/slideshow/slideshow_1.html
- http://www.societyofbookbinders.com/events/events_frames.html
- 2007 - D&AD Award.
- Work title: 'Block'.
- Graphic Design Posters category. Letterpress print for a Stella Artois national advertising campaign. Commissioned by Lowe, London. -
- http://www.creativecircle.co.uk/2007/goldgallerypage12.htm
- 2002 - 1st place.
- Sculpture title: 'Urgh'.
- Captain of 3 snow sculptors representing Great Britain in The International Snowfest Sculpting Competition, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
- Carving from a 8 foot x 8 foot block of compressed snow.
- 2001 - 1st Prize.
- With Eri Funazaki. Work title: 'Life in a Box'.
- Winner of the Complete Book Category, The Society of Bookbinders Biennial Bookbinding Competition and winner of The Portnal Award.
- http://www.societyofbookbinders.com/events/competition/competition_2001/comp_2001_complete.html
Lecturing, teaching and research
-Flynn has also lectured, taught, researched, and presented talks and workshops at Middlesex University
Middlesex University
Middlesex University is a university in north London, England. It is located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex from which it takes its name. It is one of the post-1992 universities and is a member of Million+ working group...
(as Visiting Lecturer in Graphic Design, Fashion, Design, Styling and Promotion, Illustration and Interior Architecture; Visiting Lecturer in letterpress; Research Associate in Bookworks, Letterpress and Print), Hastings College of Art & Design (as Visiting Lecturer in Art and Design), the London College of Communication
London College of Communication
The London College of Communication is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, located in Elephant and Castle. It has about 5,000 students on 60 courses in media and design courses preparing students for careers in the creative industries...
and London Metropolitan University
London Metropolitan University
London Metropolitan University , located in London, England, was formed on 1 August 2002 by the amalgamation of the University of North London and the London Guildhall University . The University has campuses in the City of London and in the London Borough of Islington.The University operates its...
(as Visiting Lecturer in Fine Art).
Flynn's research has been published in the UK, the US and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in The International Journal of the Arts in Society; Bound and Lettered, Artists’ Books, Bookbinding, Papercraft and Calligraphy; The Blue Notebook; Designer Bookbinders Contemporary Book Arts Newsletter of The Designer Bookbinders; Book Arts Newsletter; and Book Arts Newsletter.
He has also lectured in both the UK and Germany for, among others, The Children’s Trust Charity, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. The school has an outstanding international reputation, and is considered one of the world's leading art and design institutions...
, The Art Workers Guild and The International Conference on Technology in Berlin.
Exhibitions
Danny Flynn’s work as a designer, writer, and letterpress and screenprinter has been exhibited internationally since 1995 from AmericaUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, in cities such as London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
and San Francisco, and in galleries such as The Tate, The Saatchi Gallery, The Barbican Centre, MoDA, Chaucer Centre and Ketchum Pleon. Flynn’s work has also been exhibited in public spaces such as Waterstones and Selfridges
Selfridges
Selfridges, AKA Selfridges & Co, is a chain of high end department stores in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge. The flagship store in London's Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK and was opened on 15 March 1909.More recently, three other stores have been...
, and also as a series of letterpress poetry posters on the London Underground
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- AL-MUTANNABBI STREET BROADSIDES - tour 2010-2011. A coalition of printmakers whose work commemorated the bombing of the Al-Mutanabbi bookselling district in Baghdad. Danny Flynn/Nick Smart piece: The Past Is Our Culture/ Remember The Future.
- FUNAZAKI & FLYNN - Ketchum Pleon, Shoreditch, UK. An exhibition of the handbound and handprinted books of Eri Funazaki and Danny Flynn. 18 November 2010 - 7th Jan 2011.
- EVERY BODIES ENEMIES - Ketchum Pleon, Shoreditch, UK. 12 Screen-prints of rock stars and film makers using the photographs of Derek RidgersDerek RidgersDerek Ridgers , is an established and well-known English photographer with a career spanning over thirty years. Most famous for his work among the milieu of music, film and club/street culture - photographing everyone from James Brown to The Spice Girls, from Clint Eastwood to Johnny Depp - as well...
. Sponsor: G. F Smith papers. 2010
- DENTAID CAMPAIGN FOR WORLD WIDE SMILES - The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK. An exhibition of works donated by artists in aid of Dentaid. Launch November 2010.
- LIFE OUT OF A BOX - Flow Gallery, Notting Hill, UK. With Eri Funzaki. The 6th Designer Bookbinders exhibition. 2010.
- UNTITLED - Coalition Headquarters, San Francisco, US. Letterpress printed broadside commemorating the bombing on al-Mutanabbi Street on March 5, 2007. 2009.
- A MECURIAL DESIRE - Flow Gallery, Notting Hill, UK. With Eri Funzaki. The 5th Designer Bookbinders exhibition. 2009.
- 28 CHARACTERS - Flow Gallery, Notting Hill, UK. With Eri Funzaki. The 4th Designer Bookbinders exhibition. 2008.
- STEPPING OUT OF A BOX - Flow Gallery, Notting Hill, UK. With Eri Funzaki. The 3rd Designer Bookbinders exhibition. 2007.
- LIFE IN A BOX - Flow Gallery, Notting Hill, UK. With Eri Funzaki. The 2nd Designer Bookbinders exhibition. 2005.
- UNTITLED - Selfridges, Oxford Circus, UK. With Eri Funazaki. 2005
Books
Selected books by Danny Flynn- INK - by Danny Flynn and Eri Unawake - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ink-Danny-Flynn/dp/0953908038
- Life Out of a Box - by Danny Flynn with Eri Funazaki. A fine bound artists’ book. 2010. Edition of 5.
- A Mercurial Desire - by Danny Flynn with Eri Funazaki. A fine bound artists’ book. Including bronze figure. 2009. Edition of 5. 2009
- 28 Characters - by danny Flynn with Eri Funazaki. A fine hinge bound artists’ book. Including bronze figure. 2008. Edition of 5
- Stepping Out of a Box - by Danny Flynn with Eri Funazaki. A non-adhesive binding. Boxed. 2007 . Edition of 15.
- Lino Coots (boxed) - by Danny Flynn with Eri Funazaki. 2005. Edition of 3.
- Ink - by Danny Flynn with Eri Funazaki. 2001. Edition of 65.
- Life in a Box (Artists’ Box Edition) - by Danny Flynn with Eri Funazaki. 2001. Edition: 5.
- Life in a Box (Fine Bound Edition) - by Danny Flynn with Eri Funazaki. A fine bound artists’ book. With 12 mono coloured zinc plate etchings. 2001. Edition of 5.
- Smoke Signals - by Danny Flynn. A live performance video filmed by the Barbican Arts Centre, London. 1999.
- The Hill / La Colina - by Danny Flynn with Anne Davies. 1999. Edition of 50.
- The First Daisy on the Lawn - by Danny Flynn. 1997. Edition of 28.
- Untitled, Volume 2. - by Danny Flynn. 1997. Edition: 100.
- Untitled, Volume 1. - by Danny Flynn. 1996. Edition: 100.
- Untitled - by Danny Flynn. 1993. Edition: 60.
- The Bed and ‘It’ Collapsed - by Danny Flynn with Abigail Edgar. 1991. 1st Edition: 80. / 2nd Edition: 40.
Selected books featuring the work of Danny Flynn:
- Pataphysics - 1st English translation of Jean Baudrillard’s 1960’s paper on Pataphysics. Letterpress printed pamphlet. 2005. Edition: 144. (25 signed by Baudrillard).
- Prickling Counterpoints, Selected Poetry and Prose - by David Russell. Lithographic printed paperback. 1997. Edition: 1000.
- Alphabet Soup, The Recipe for Success - Artists’ book mailer letterpress printed in salt and pepper and tomato soup powder. Commissioned by Alphabet Soup typographic designers, Clerkenwell, London. 1996. Edition: approximately: 80
- Words of a Wandering Pen - Poetry by Henry Harper Amos. Lithographic and letterpress printed booklet. 1996. Edition: 500.
- Public Dreams - The Sculpture Work of Jeff Higley. Letterpress printed booklet. 1994. Edition: 50
- A History of The Lord Nelson - Illustrations by Abigail Edgar. Text by J. A. Heginbottom. Lithographic and letterpress printed booklet of local history. 1992. Edition: 1000.
Commercial work
- 2009 - Letterdress No.2 - with Flora McLean of House Of Flora. Design consultation and manufacturing laser-cut typographic printable rubber fashion accessories for House of Flora.
- 2008 - Peeterman 4% Larger - Commissioned letterpress print by Lowe, London for a Stella ArtoisStella ArtoisStella Artois is a 5% ABV lager brewed in Leuven, Belgium since 1926. In the UK, Canada and New Zealand a 4% ABV version is also available.-Production:...
national advertising campaign. UK. - 2007 - Block - Commissioned letterpress print from laser-cut blocks for a Stella Artois national advertising campaign. Lowe, London. UK.
- 2002 - Ice sculpting sessions - with Croydon College art students. Exhibited at Croydon Clocktower, South London. UK.
- 2001 - Mural painting. Commissioned by Groundwork Landscape Architects, West London. UK.
- 2000 - Mural painting. Incorporating 3d sculptures. Commissioned by The Mill House Ecology Center, South London. UK.
- 2000 - Drawings and stencil cut designs for spray-painting. As part of a team building exercise for Haymarket Publishing. Commissioned Groundwork Landscape West London. UK.
- 1999 - Ridley Scott’s film GladiatorGladiator (2000 film)Gladiator is a 2000 historical epic film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays the loyal Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed...
. Assistant to Nick Livesy in post production for opening and title of the movie. DreamWorksDreamWorksDreamWorks Pictures, also known as DreamWorks, LLC, DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC, DreamWorks Studios or DW Studios, LLC, is an American film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games and television programming...
& Universal PicturesUniversal Pictures-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...
. UK & US.
Research articles
- 2010 - (Berlin). A research paper is being submitted to The International Journal of the Arts in Society.
- 2009 - (UK). Interview by Printweek.com 20 March. Article title: On Canvas. Letterpress print proves popular at London Fashion Week.
http://community.printweek.com/blogs/on_canvas/archive/2009/03/20/letterpress-print-proves-popular-at-london-fashion-week.aspx - 2009 - (US). Published article in Bound and Lettered, Artists’ Books, Bookbinding, Papercraft and Calligraphy. Volume 7. No 4. Pages 16 – 22.
Article title: Collaboration. http://www.johnnealbooks.com/downloads/bl7-4.pdf - 2008 - (UK). Published refereed journal: The Blue Notebook. Volume 3. No 1. October. Pages 38 – 45. Article title: Laser Cutting With Character.
ISBN 1751 - 1712 (Print). ISSN 1751 - 1720 (Online). - 2008 - (UK). Published article in Designer Bookbinders Contemporary Book Arts Newsletter of The Designer Bookbinders, Spring No 142. Pages 8 – 9.
Feature article title: Laser Cutting and Letterpress. - 2007 - (UK). Book Arts Newsletter, No38. November/December. UWE Bristol, School of Creative Arts, Department of Art and Design.
ISSN 1754-9078 (Print). ISSN 1754-9086 (Online). - 2005 - (UK). Book Arts Newsletter. No 20. August. Wooden Type Survey. http://www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/newspdfs/20.pdf
External links
- http://community.printweek.com/blogs/on_canvas/archive/2009/03/20/letterpress-print-proves-popular-at-london-fashion-week.aspx - Danny Flynn interview
- http://php.sys-con.com/node/1331549 - Ketchum Pleon London Hosts Award-Winning Print Maker and ...