Category: Art and Photography

We’ve featured the work of Gemma Jones here before; as found on t-shirts and Habitat prints. However, this is the first time we’ve listed original Gemma Jones paintings.

Gemma Jones (as you may already know) is a Melbourne based artist whose work usually involves retro and mod girls, taken from 1960s magazines and record covers. The original paintings currently on sale via her Etsy shop, where she goes by the pseudonym Paintergirl, are taken from her 2007 exhibition at the Distracted Gallery in Australia. Each of the five paintings features black silhouettes of women against grey and white patterned backgrounds.

Prices range from $175 to $250 (approximately £90-£130). Visit the Paintergirl Etsy shop to see the full range.

Running until 30th August as part of CND’s 50th anniversary, the Chamber of Pop Culture presents “From Fear to Sanity” at London’s Horse Hospital.

The exhibition looks at the importance of visual imagery and the distinctive graphic style used by the CND in its early years between 1958 and 1963. It includes rare and original photographs, leaflets, artwork, posters and films. The exhibition captures the mood of the fear of the nuclear bomb, but also commemorates the determination of the first protesters.

Further details and opening times can be found on the Horse Hospital website.

Ever seen The Party? It’s a film I personally love and if you’ve ever read the interview we did with Shag for Modculture (a good few years back), you’ll know he does too. And it’s the inspiration for the Shag Glorious Lifestyle print.

It’s a biggie – an epic 48 inches wide to pack in all the characters and that super-cool 60s domestic landscape. Shame there’s no sign of Peter Sellers though.

It’s limited to 150 and for the main part, limited to the Australian market. If that includes you, you can buy one here. However, there are very limited numbers of this 20-colour serigraph now available at the Shagmart shop – for US customers only and for a hefty $450 (around £225). But what us Brits?

Find out more at the Shagmart website

The Cold War Modern exhibition doesn’t start until September, but the merchandise is slowly creeping into the V&A store – including this eye-catching Superpowers poster.

Dating back to 1968, this Roman Cieslewicz-designed image was first seen on the cover of the French left-wing art magazine Opus International and will be in display in the exhibition in poster form.

That original will set you back serious money, but this re-print is affordable to most at just £16.

Find out more at the V&A website