DANNY CAPOZZI
HERO73
Art Print for Ink-Dot Exhibition at Howies Bristol 17th June 2010
Temwa Art Auction Attic Bar 21st May
Fresh Hero73*& BioNYC Threads
April 2010
Double Vinyl Art release:
Kick Started this month with a tidy little job via a couple of good old mates, Phil Reese of Deface Design & Matt Booth. I was briefed with no more than the title 'Crushing the Great North/South Divide which will be a compilation on double CD and Vinyl of fresh music artists from the two poles of the UK. It's great to get such an open brief to just go a bit mental and loose and see what happens. It went down a storm so keep a look out for it. I will post better images soon once it gets pressed and printed. Pink Vinyl....mmm bubblicious!
There will be a phat launch party in Brighton in May me thinks!
Art Print for Ink-Dot:
Decided to join submit a print design for the next up and coming Ink-Dot exhibition in the Gallery above The Howies store, The triangle Bristol. The theme is 'Escape' so I had the idea of a beast escaping the clutches of hunters whilst he himself hunts fresh prey, but to no avail as they too escape off into the sun. Not sure if it's a sad or happy ending???
Launch party is 17th June and the exhibition will run for 2 weeks. The last one had long cues outside so get there early. I have just submitted this design so hopefully it will get picked.
The Tee shirt was an extra. Could be a summer Tee!
Temwa Charity Auction:
I just hand painted a deck for the Temwa Charity Auction. I was give a plain deck and wood stained the character and used a minimal pallette. Hope it fetches a few bob as it's for a very worthy cause building a sustainable future for kids in Malawi. The event is at The Attic Bar bottom of stokes Croft on Friday 21st May.
March 2010 ( See Illustration section for images and older posts)
I thought I would paste up a couple of pics of a quick piece I did in a new bar in East London called 'The Queen of Hoxton'. Other Artists that contributed were, The Pirates, Pete Fowler Eddie Fett, Pure Evil, Stephanie Haddow and Remi and Good Wives and Warriors. I will also be touring with INKIE, CHEO, DYLAN SHIPLEY,FLX in the SECRET WARS doodle Battles. Malmo vs Bristol (27th March @ Secret Venue) then Bristol vs Glasgow (14th May @ Start the Bus Bristol.) Big thanks to all for visiting my works and your kind comments.
If you click through to my Illustration section you will find new bits and pieces. Enjoy!
Oh and please keep the feedback coming. Love and doodles Danny.C HERO73*
Summer Threads
2010 Summer is on it's way, so pick up some fresh threads: Mens Tees and Hoodies and girls Vests, Hoodies and Sweats! These are a limited run so get your hands on them before they go!
I will also be selling clothing and Art prints at The Big Chill Bar (Small st Bristol) monthly from 10am-6pm. The next one will be: Valentines Art Market 7th Feb.
Pop in for a Mr Scruff Cuppa and check out the January bargains!
Double Vinyl Art for 'Crushing the Great North / South Divide
Danny Capozzi A.K.A Hero73* Biog
After studying Audio visual and Graphic design at Epsom college of Art then 2D and Stop Motion Animation at Bournemouth College, Danny moved to London and worked as a model maker and character designer for The Puppet factory.
There he developed a unique illustration style and focused on becoming an Animator / Director working solely on projects designed & directed by himself. During this period Danny was funded by channel 4 and Bigfatstudio to do two short films Vinny and Ill Communication which were well received on the world festival circuit. It was through these projects that he started to define and build a strong show reel and folio. His influences are a mixture of Skateboard graphics, Graffiti, Comics, 70’s board games and 50’s toys and vinyl collectables. This distinctive blend of inspiration was recognized by Aardman Animations and Bermuda shorts who then invited him to join their reel as a freelance commercial Director / Designer.
During the early to mid nineties, Dan along with a bunch of other like minded artists shared a studio in Bristol, (Will Barras / Mr Jago / China Mike / Dicy / Feek / Acer/ Mudwig / Eco / Paris / Xenz / Banksy/ Inkie / Nick Walker / Sickboy) doing paint and canvas exhibitions, under the pseudonym Hero73*.
This was at the start of Bristol’s Urban Art scene.
Shortly after, Danny along with his sister, started Bionyc Industries, a design company and shop creating & selling customized canvases and limited edition clothing.
After 2 years designing & developing products for retail, Danny along with his brother and sister created Crush licensing and Canvas Nation.
It was around this time when Aardman Animations awarded him a job as Production Designer on Chop Socky Chooks, a CGI series for Cartoon Network which won a Gemini award for Best Animated series 2008 and has just been nominated for a BAFTA 2009. Nickelodeon soon followed, commissioning Danny to direct and design Idents and branding for their global identity.
Soon after he was invited to develop his own Show for Cartoon Network which is still in progress.
He is now resides in Bristol with his wife Lola and is Creative Director for two companies and works as a freelance animation Director / Designer creating characters for Licensing, series and commercials.
Over the last 12 years Danny has worked for an impressive list of clients including:
Nickelodeon, Aardman Animations, Cartoon Network, MTV, CBBC, BBC, Pepsi, Nestle, Channel4, Rimmel, Revlon, Hershy’s, Wrigleys, Sony Ericsson,
Vauxhall, Extreme Games, EA Games, Buena Vista and Disney.
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