All posts by Aidan Hughes

Aidan Hughes was born on Merseyside, England and was formally trained by his father. His influences include Golden Age comic artists Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and Jim Steranko, the Russian Constructivists, the Italian Futurists and the work of woodcut artists Frans Masereel and Lynd Ward. Despite having never attended art school, he entered the world of commercial art producing artwork and storyboards for clients such as Warner Bros. the BBC and The London Evening Standard. In the 80's he began a long-term collaboration with industrial band KMFDM, created BRUTE! pulp magazine and worked extensively in radio, TV and the media. Hughes other work includes designing and art directing, computer games, short film making and animation. Official Wikipedia entry

Vectorised ‘A Drug Against War’ artwork

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Every once in a while, I get the opportunity to re-render one of my old illustrations.

A Drug Against War was one of my first sleeves for KMFDM and when I asked the band for a high-res copy of the sleeve, they were  only able to supply me with a heavily-pixellated version. So, using Illustrator, I painstakingly reproduced the artwork with clean and minimalist vectors, keeping as close as possible to the original.

I am offering this beautiful A0 canvas print for the special price of 560 euros.

(see in the Products shop for details)

New Abe Lincoln! Now in Large format Canvas Print.

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Due to public demand, BRUTE! Propaganda are proud to present their Abraham Lincoln Special Edition canvas print.

Each one of these beautiful full-color illustrations are printed onto medium-weight canvas and glazed before they are stretched and mounted on custom-made wooden frames built in our Prague workshop.

For those who wish to honor this legendary US president in materials as long-lasting as his legacy, the Lincoln Special Edition canvas print is a must for every freedom-lover.

‘Homeland’ illustration.

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In April of this year, I was contacted by a client with an interesting proposition: to create a piece that accurately described his philosophy of the defence of freedom.

chasm riot shield Conceptual roughs for ‘Homeland’.

Over the ensuing weeks and months, and guided by his specific and intricate instructions, I condensed the dynamics of our conversations into a series of roughs. The more successful of these roughs were compiled into the final image which represents the defense of the weak from the predatory aspects of human nature.

This was a complex and challenging commission and one that I’m proud to have completed to the client’s satisfaction.

To commission your own BRUTE! illustration, please contact us with your ideas at: bruteprop@gmail.com

To purchase the ink original, please also contact the above email address.

New BRUTE!/BMW Racing Helmet

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New photos in from my mate on the BMW racing team showing the new BRUTE! design. Very bright and bold and a real bitch to do, apparently. Thanks to James Clay from Bimmerworld for the photos and kudos to Mike Savage at Savage Designs for the PJ. http://www.savagedesigns.com/

http://www.bimmerworld.com

http://www.bimmerworldracing.com

http://www.powerflexusa.com

To see the rough art for this design, go here and here

New Street Ad for Mad Bar

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Artist pictured with Mad Bar street ad.

After my month-long residency at Mad Bar, the owners thought my stuff might work for an advertising hoarding they planned to install at a crossroads near the bar so I offered them this illustration of a party girl which, after a few minor changes, they accepted.

By coincidence, the printers I use was printing it out while I was in there with another job.

The finished article was erected yesterday and I include a photo of the poster..

To view the ad, get yourself down to Ujezd, Mala Strana, Prague 5.

The location is half way between Smichov and Mad Bar itself (on Plaska).