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Stunning new work from Falmouth graduate Josh McKenna

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Date
9 December 2014

In April this year Josh McKenna was still a student, working his way through third year illustration down in Falmouth. Since then graduation’s taken place, he’s traded the peaceful coastal town for the incessant throb of London and he’s found himself producing a fair bit of lovely commercial work. When last we met Josh’s work was all poolsides and exotic colour palettes, but his subject matter reflects his move to the metropolis – huge red buses, commuter cyclists and smart phones now dominate, but there’s still that characteristic sense of fun in there too, as a personal project on bums reflects. It seems like Josh has moved up in the world, and his image-making shows that off beautifully.

An illustration of a circular road featuring red double-decker buses, yellow and white cars, and two people on bicycles. A row of green trees lines the centre of the loop against a blue and cream gradient background.
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Josh McKenna: Road Modernisation Plan

An illustration of a red train tilting steeply across a light blue sky. Below the train, several simplified green lollipop trees stand against a pale ground.
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Josh McKenna: Road Modernisation Plan (detail)

An illustration of two people riding bicycles through a city. A white car and a yellow bus are positioned behind them against a blue and black background.
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Josh McKenna: Road Modernisation Plan (detail)

An illustration of a stylised figure in a blue swimsuit against a bright yellow background. The figure is cropped to show the curve of their hip and thigh, with a white cocktail glass positioned at the bottom.
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Josh McKenna: Bums

An abstract illustration of soft, rounded shapes in white and blue against a bright orange background. The forms overlap in a fluid, organic arrangement with subtle gradients.
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Josh McKenna: Bums

An illustration of a person’s arm reaching across a red background. They are surrounded by stylised, colourful plants and abstract shapes in blue, yellow and green.
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Josh McKenna: Cacti

An illustration of a hand with red nails touching a smartphone screen. The screen is filled with colourful app icons, while white signal waves radiate from the point of contact and across the background.
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Josh McKenna: Wired World 2015

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James Cartwright

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James started out as an intern in 2011 and came back in summer of 2012 to work online and latterly as Print Editor, before leaving in May 2015.

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