Jamie Hewlett
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Jamie Christopher Hewlett (born 3 April 1968) is an English comic creator, animator, designer, and artist, best known for his contributions to the comic book Tank Girl and the Gorillaz virtual band.
Early life
Jamie Hewlett, a pupil at Tanbridge House School, a local co-educational institution that caters for pupils aged 11–16 years, was brought up in Horsham, West Sussex. He contributed to the art of a road safety campaign that culminated in him finishing runner-up in a national television competition. He was inspired by the punk band The Undertones. Hewlett's first comic strip book "One Boring Day" was released as a teenager. He was the youngest person to work in Oscar Award-winning animator Bob Godfrey's Wardour Street studios in 1983. Hewlett created the original artwork for a Thames Television animated cartoon series starring Bob Godfrey, with voiceovers by Peter Hawkins, the voice of Bill & Ben. "Amber, Bovver, and Bounce" on television never appeared as sufficient funds were not raised to make the first twenty-five episodes.
Hewlett, Alan Martin, and fellow student Philip Bond created Atomtan, a fanzine that was released while studying at Northbrook College Worthing. Brett Ewins was attracted to him as a result of his curiosity. Hewlett and Martin were invited by Ewins to produce articles for a new magazine that was starting up with Steve Dillon in 1988.
The magazine was titled Deadline and featured a collection of comic strips created by British artists as well as essays on music and culture. Martin and Hewlett created Tank Girl, anarchic strip about a teenage punk girl who rode a tank and had a mutant kangaroo for a boyfriend. The strip became immediately renowned and quickly became the most talked-about part of Deadline. Hewlett's eccentric style was well-received, and he began to work with bands Senseless Things and Cud providing cover for record albums; he also contributed artwork to Commodore User magazine.
In Chatsworth Road, Worthing, he created decor for The Factory, a nightclub. The decor included red and green stripes, a wall of blown-up panels from Tank Girl set against 1970s wallpaper, a Ford Escort hung from the ceiling, and toilets pasted with pages from old comic book annuals. Since being renovated and renamed several times, the factory has been renamed several times.
Hewlett had established himself as a leading comics designer in 1992, becoming one of the few people to break into mainstream media by 1992. In 2000 AD issues 700 to 707. He had worked with writer Peter Milligan on Hewligan's Haircut. The sequence was later turned into a trade paperback. Shade, the Changing Man, was also written by Milligan for DC Comics, and he was instrumental in providing covers and art for it.
After being considered by, among others, Steven Spielberg, Tank Girl was selected to be made into a MGM film. Lori Petty was the protagonist of the film "British Girl" when it was first released in 1995. It was a commercial and critical loss, and fans complained that it failed to capture the essence of the original strip's essence. Hewlett had no involvement in the film.
For the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics written by Peter Milligan, Hewlett created a Tank Girl mini-series.
He opened a secondhand clothing store in 49. Jane Oliver, a native of Elastica, ran the store at 49 Rowlands Road, Worthing, but it was short-lived and closed within a year.
Hewlett was also active in British bands of the 1990s, including drawing a comic stripe-based Pulp's "Common People."
In 1996, the deadline was postponed due to declining sales in a new environment, and Hewlett concentrated on television advertising and graphics, most notably Ant & Dec's children's series SMTV Live, which featured Ant & Dec. He also created Get the Freebies, which was also published in The Face, a British fashion magazine. The stories, set in London, followed Terry Phoo, a gay, Buddhist kung-fu law enforcement officer and his sidekick Whitey Action, an enigmatic young anarchist with a bad attitude, as they meet their primary rivals, the Freebies Gang. With the female protagonist's perspective in mind, the dynamic between the two heroes was very similar to that of Tank Girl and her mutant kangaroo boyfriend Booga. Hewlett's main purpose was for him to scream against the media idols and trends of the day, with the tale often taking second place to the jokes.
After Hewlett's split with Oliver, he had migrated to a Flat with Blur's Damon Albarn, and it was while sharing the apartment that the pair first considered Gorillaz, a virtual band. Albarn will work on the music, while Hewlett will come up with character sketches, and both came up with concepts for the members of the band. In 2000, the first Gorillaz EP was released, followed by Gorillaz' first album in 2001. Demon Days was the artist's second complete studio album on record.
Hewlett's artwork for Gorillaz was shortlisted for the Design Museum's Designer of the Year award in January 2006. He was named Designer of the Year 2006 in May 2006. Hewlett and Albarn received the joint award for Songwriters of the Year at the Ivor Novello Awards on May 25th.
Hewlett and Albarn's first major work since Gorillaz, Monkey: Journey to the West, a re-working of the ancient Chinese legend Journey to the West, was released in 2007. Albarn wrote the score, while Hewlett created the set, animations, and costumes. The performance was written and adapted by Chen Shi-zheng and featured 45 Chinese circus acrobats, Shaolin monks, and Chinese vocalists. On the 28th of June 2007, it premiered at the Palace Theatre in Manchester as part of the Manchester International Festival.
BBC Three's Get the Freebies strip was adapted for a pilot called Phoo Action, which was broadcast in February 2008.
The animation sequence that was used by Hewlett and Albarn to announce Beijing 2008 Olympics coverage was used by the BBC. The Monkey character from Monkey: Journey to the West appears in the sequence titled Journey to the East.
On September 10, 2011, he married French presenter and actress Emma de Caunes at Saint-Paul-de-Vence.
A 2014 Kickstarter campaign raised the capital for a new Tank Girl book starring Hewlett and Martin, as well as other artists, such as Brett Parson, Warwick Johnson-Cadwell, Jim Mahfood, Craig Knowles, and Jonathan Edwards.
Hewlett opened his first art show The Suggestionists at London's Saatchi Gallery in November 2015. In May 2016, the exhibition made its American debut at the Woodward Gallery in Manhattan.
Early career
The magazine was entitled Deadline and featured a collection of comic strips created by British designers as well as music and culture. Martin and Hewlett created Tank Girl, an anarchic strip about a teenage punk girl who sped a tank and had a kangaroo for a boyfriend. The strip was immediately recognizable, and it quickly became the most talked about portion of Deadline. Hewlett's eccentric style became well-known, and he began to work with bands Senseless Things and Cud, who also contributed to the publication of Commodore User Magazine sporadically.
In Chatsworth Road, Worthing, he created the interior for The Factory. The design featured red and green stripes, a wall of blown-up panels from Tank Girl set against 1970s wallpaper, a Ford Escort hung from the ceiling, and toilets pasted with pages from old comic book annuals. The factory has since been rebuilt and renamed several times.
Hewlett was a well-known comics producer by 1992 and one of the few people to break into mainstream media. In 2000 AD issues 700 to 707. He had worked with writer Peter Milligan on Hewligan's Haircut. The collection was then turned into a trade paperback. He was instrumental in the design and art for Shade, the Changing Man, who was also written by Milligan for DC Comics.
After being considered by, among others, Steven Spielberg, Tank Girl was selected to be made into a MGM film. Lori Petty was cast as Tank Girl in 1995 when the film was released. It was a commercial and critical failure that was chastised by fans who said it didn't have a sense of the original strip's essence. Hewlett had no involvement in the film at all.
Peter Milligan's Vertigo imprint of DC Comics created by Hewlett, published a Tank Girl mini-series.
He opened a secondhand clothing store, 49. Jane Oliver, a former Elastica resident, started the shop on 49 Rowlands Road, Worthing, but it was short-lived and closed within a year.
Hewlett was also involved in British bands of the mid-1990s, including illustrating a comic strip version of Pulp's "Common People."
In 1996, the deadline was eventually postponed due to lower demand in a new market, and Hewlett concentrated on television advertisements and graphics, most notably Ant & Dec's children's series SMTV Live, which included Ant & Dec. He also created Get the Freebies, a British fashion magazine that was released monthly. The tales, which all took place in London, followed Terry Phooo, a gay, Buddhist kung-fu law enforcement officer, and his sidekick Whitey Action, an enigmatic young anarchist with a bad attitude as they confront their primary challengers, the Freebies Gang. With the female protagonist's viewpoint, the dynamic between the two heroes was similar to that of Tank Girl and her mutant kangaroo boyfriend Booga. Hewlett's main purpose was to rant his spleen against the media idols and fashions of the day, with the plot often taking second place to the jokes.
After Hewlett's split with Oliver, he had migrated to Blur's Damon Albarn, and it was while sharing the apartment that the pair first discussed the possibility of Gorillaz, a virtual band. Albarn will work on the music, while Hewlett would have character sketches, and both band members came up with concepts for the members. In 2000, the first Gorillaz EP was released, followed by the first album, Gorillaz, in 2001. Demon Days, the band's second complete studio album, was released in 2005.
Hewlett's artwork for Gorillaz was shortlisted for the Design Museum's Designer of the Year award in January 2006. In May 2006, he was named Designer of the Year 2006. Hewlett and Albarn received the joint award for Songwriters of the Year at the Ivor Novello Awards on May 25, 2006.
Hewlett and Albarn premiered Monkey: Journey to the West, their first major work since Gorillaz, a re-working of the ancient Chinese epic Journey to the West. Albarn wrote the score, but Hewlett produced the scene, animations, and costumes. Chen Shi-zheng's show featured 45 Chinese circus acrobats, Shaolin monks, and Chinese vocalists. On June 28, 2007, it premiered at the Palace Theatre in Manchester as part of the Manchester International Festival.
Get the Freebies strip was developed by BBC Three for a pilot named Phoo Action, which was broadcast in February 2008.
The animation sequence that the BBC used to announce coverage of the Beijing 2008 Olympics was created by Hewlett and Albarn. Journey to the East takes the Monkey character from Monkey's Journey to the West.
On September 10, 2011, he married French presenter and actress Emma de Caunes at Saint-Paul-de-Vence.
A 2014 Kickstarter campaign raised the capital for a new Tank Girl book starring Hewlett and Martin, as well as other artists, such as Brett Parson, Warwick Johnson-Cadwell, Jim Mahfood, Craig Knowles, and Jonathan Edwards.
Hewlett's first art show, The Suggestionists, opened in London in November 2015. In May 2016, the exhibition made its American debut at the Woodward Gallery in Manhattan.