User talk:Jamie Donkey

   

Jamie Donkey (Signed "DNKY") is a recognised international Street artist, selling work since 1999 and now based in Brighton, United Kingdom. He is recognised as one of the pioneers of global contemporary street art through new media. His most notable street art body of work, 'The Hundred Badgers of Jamie Donkey' comprises of over 100 stickers presented as a pack of 6 sticker pages with 21 stickers on a sheet, via the mass new media device Myspace, the global psychedelic Trance, dance festival networks, email requests and studio and exhibition visitors and guests. The project which started in 1995 spans 37 countries and 9282 stickers have been given away to date.

Early years

As a trained fashion designer, graduating from the Kent institute of Art and design in 1997, Jamie moved to Hackney East London and set up his first Screen printing workshop, in the infamous for urban decay, area of Hackney Wick. A year later he st up the company fopunkt dot badger and the popular fopunkt.com (now closed) which served as early access to the developing new wave psychedelic line and style, that signatures the work of DNKY.

Influences & Inspiration

The lights colours smells and sounds of Hackney, would be described as the most realistic influence on Jamie Donkeys work. Another relevant influence would be the printing style of classic halftone and not really alot more, as he is noted as trying to form a career from travelling untroden paths. The phrase quoted from William Blake "copying from reality deadens the imagination" has been adopted as his personal artistic ethos.

Publications

As well as having his work featured in many publications including the Guardian, Jamie Donkey has published four remixed Mr Man books, Mr Rude, Mr Chatterbox Mr Topsy-turvey and mr Wrong All books come with added stickers and are only available as exhibition souvenirs. The first book of badgers, ‘Blue’ will be available with Dubstep Cd, soon.