1.21 GIGAWATTS is an illustrated tribute to the classic movie trilogy Back To The Future! Featuring work from 30 international artists.
New Rule collective presents, 1.21 GIGAWATTS, an illustrated tribute to the classic movie trilogy Back To The Future!
The classic tale of young Marty McFly and Doc Brown as they haphazardly travel through the space-time continuum, inspired a generation of sci- fi and time travel fanatics around the world, and still stands up as a defining piece of cinema from the 80s.
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We asked 30 international artists and illustrators to create their own original tribute to this much loved franchise, to be exhibited and complied into a book, releasing next month.
ARTISTS
We have a jam packed line up of face melting illustrators on board:
Tom Mac // Kingsley Nebechi // Pedro Oyarbide // Robin Boyden // Croz // Thomas Key // Jamie Jones // Timba Smits // Radio // Velvet Spectrum // Marie Bergeron // Jonathan Mckenzie // DXTR // Ricardo Lopez Ortiz // Ornamental Conifer // Greg Wade // Liane Plant // Ryan Quickfall // Dave Quiggle // SPZERO76 // Mr Lister // Jon Betts // Ian Jepson // Rob Flowers // Pippa Toole // Victorien Aubineau // Marly Gallardo // Mazo Pixels
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THE BOOK
The book will be A5 in size, perfect bound and will contain 50 pages of full colour illustrations. Every piece of artwork included in the book is a new design, created specially for this project. Above is a selection of full and cropped pieces from the book, to give a preview of the work included. We don’t want to release all of the work before the exhibition, and have saved some of the best to only be shown in the book and show!
FIRST 100 ltd edition
The first run of 100 books we are printing will be a limited edition. Each will be hand numbered and include a cover design only to be used on the initial run. If we surpass the first 100, an alternative cover will be used, but all of the content will be exactly the same.
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PRINTS
We will be printing and selling various art prints of the work included in the project, and have decided to opt for the method of Giclee printing. All prints will be put on sale at the exhibition, as well as online from our webstore. Each illustration will be a limited edition of 50, and once sold they will not be printed again, so grab one while you can!
Giclée, is used to describe a fine art digital printing process combining pigment based inks with high end archival quality paper to create prints of superior quality, light fastness and stability.
Put simply, it is the highest quality digital printing method, on the highest quality paper, and it will not fade or alter in colour over time.
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EXHIBITION
The culmination of this project is a week-long, exhibition in the Shoreditch area of East London. Running from October 21st for one week at The Print Space Gallery, 74 Kingsland Road, E2 8DL. Free to all!
The exhibition will be a platform to display the work included in the book, along with additional physical work designed by the artists. Ranging from original paintings, sculptures, and animations. The show gives the opportunity for artists to create unique pieces of work, and for the public to come and experience the whole collection in a curated environment.
Prints and physical work will be for sale exclusively at the show at affordable prices and in limited numbers.
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REWARDS
We are treating this Kickstarter project much like our previous one: Horror Show, an illustrated tribute to Classic and B-Movie Horror Cinema which was a great success – so we decided to keep the rewards format pretty much the same.
Backers rewards will be posted the day before the show, to ensure they do not receive them before the show begins, but on the day of the opening or there after. (orders outside of the UK will take longer to ship and may be subject to duties and excise)
PLEDGE £1 OR MORE:
Backers pledging £1 or more will be invited to the private show opening of the exhibition, taking place on October 21st atThe Print Space gallery. You will have the first chance to experience the show and buy pieces of work, as well as hang out with the artists in person!
PLEDGE £13 OR MORE:
Backers pledging £13 or more will be also be invited to the private show, as above, but will also receive ONE printed copy of the 1.21 GIGAWATTS book. The first 100 backers will receive a limited edition copy, hand numbered, with limited edition cover. (we will post an notification on here if/when we go over 100 backers to let everyone know. Once these are gone, they will never be printed again!)
Pledge includes shipping for UK backers, but and additional £3 will be needed for overseas.
PLEDGE £36 OR MORE:
Backers pledging £36 or more can choose between the following:
PRINT PACKAGE 1: Invite to the private show opening October 21st in Shoreditch. AND ONE printed copy of the 1.21 GIGAWATTS Book (first 100 backers receive a limited edt copy, hand numbered and alternative cover design) AND ONE limited edt 1.21 GIGAWATTS, A3 Giclee print (hand numbered and stamped)
Pledge includes shipping for UK backers, but and additional £6 will be needed for overseas.
Being the rad guy that Velvet Spectrum is, he created this ‘bonus’ second piece for the show, which you can purchase exclusively here on kickstarter!
PRINT PACKAGE 2: Invite to the private show opening October 21st in Shoreditch. AND ONE printed copy of the 1.21 GIGAWATTS Book (first 100 backers receive a limited edt copy, hand numbered and alternative cover design) AND ONE limited edt Velvet Spectrum, A3 Giclee print (hand numbered and stamped)
Pledge includes shipping for UK backers, but and additional £6 will be needed for overseas.
PLEDGE £66 OR MORE:
DOUBLE PRINT PACKAGE: Invite to the private show opening October 21st in Shoreditch. AND ONE printed copy of the 1.21 GIGAWATTS Book (first 100 backers receive a limited edt copy, hand numbered and alternative cover design) AND ONE limited edt 1.21 GIGAWATTS, A3 Giclee print (hand numbered and stamped) AND ONE limited edt Velvet Spectrum, A3 Giclee print(hand numbered and stamped)
Pledge includes shipping for UK backers, but and additional £6 will be needed for overseas.
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THANKS
A big thank you to everyone that’s contributed to the project and made this idea a reality!
Also a huge advanced thank you to all of the pledgers! Big or small, your contribution has helped to push this project and make for an even more exciting show.
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Smallprint
This is, of course, a fan-made project, which has no affiliation with anything that would make it “official.” With regards to the original movies referenced in the work. All work is created as a tribute to a much-loved trilogy, paying respect to some of the greatest movies to come out of the 80’s!
Any extra funds that surpass the goal will go towards the exhibition costs, further runs of the book, artists and future New Rule projects.
Very low!
Our content is already finished, and the gallery is booked. Backers are essentially just pre-ordering a book, and some limited edition goodies. If any problems occur, they will be in the production phase.
The exhibition begins in 5 weeks time, which is ample to have everything printed and finished.