Ian Pollock, Illustrator - Biographical details
Pollock has been freelancing for the last quarter
century. Now in his early 50's Pollock lives a quasi-bucolic
existence in Macclesfield on the edge of the Peak District with
his wife and two children, tending his giant hogweed, taking
on commissions, and, continuing his acerbic and mischievous
flirtation with the Bible: fifty five illustrations for a latest
exhibition, "Pollock's New Testament".
 He
was commissioned to design four postage stamps - "Tales
of Terror"- for the Royal Mail which were issued in May
1997 . "Work still finds me up 'ere..." says Pollock
dribbling along the stem of an old clay pipe. "Work for
anyone," he says, "even the taxman."
Now a bitter, pathetic creature, he says
he's highly professional and underpaid and is worried his work
is showing signs of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome.
He has worked for "most major magazines
and newspapers" on both sides of the Atlantic: Rolling
Stone, Playboy, Penthouse, New Yorker, Talk, Esquire, GQ, New
York Times, Wall Street Journal, Elle, Co untry
Life, Radio Times, New Scientist, Creative Review, Design Week,
Stern, The Sunday Times, The Independent, The Guardian, The
Observer, the Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph amongst others
"too many to mention...".
Other commissions include Posters for the
Royal Shakespeare Company. He has numerous illustrated books
to his credit, most noteworthy being an illustrated cartoon
version of Shakespeare's King Lear, for Oval Projects, and Milton's
Paradise Lost for the Folio Society.
He has lectured in colleges of art throughout
the country and has enjoyed numerous one-man exhibitions including
a retrospective show of his graphic work at the Littleton Theatre
on the South Bank; and, most recently being "The Miracles
and Parables of Christ" at the European Illustration Collection
Gallery Hull (EICH Gallery).
His work is collected world wide but only
when he deigns to release a few for sale. For which a lot of
cajoling, pleading and greasing of palms takes place. Thanks
Ian! For more examples of
his work, please visit Ian's
Pollock's personal website.
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