Andy Council - Illustration and Murals, Bristol UK

Overview

Originally from the city of Bath Andy Council has spent the last 25 years living and working in Bristol.  He has become a veteran of Bristol's creative scene and part of its thriving Street Art
community.  His work is full of urban detail and he’s drawn everything from huge cutaway diagrams of cityscapes through to dinosaurs made from streets and houses.

Training

Andy studied animation at Bournemouth Art College, and has diverted many of the skills he learned towards illustration and mural work.

Approach

Drawing is at the heart of Andy’s work whether that's combined with digital techniques or more traditional media like inks and acrylic paint.  Through becoming integrated into Bristol's Street Art and Graffiti culture he has become highly proficient in the use of spray paint.  He uses spray paint like a pencil to draw his designs on a large scale onto walls and other surfaces.  Although not a graffiti lettering artist himself the style and approach of that form is a massive influence on his work.

Style

Most of Andy’s illustrations are architectural landscapes, cities and maps. He has become well known for creating composite beasts made up of architectural landmarks and other recognisable elements. His work is dominated by lots of small elements that together create a new form or scene with a story behind it.

Clients include - 

• The Guardian
• The Independent
• Miracle Gro
• Curo
• Unite
• Herman Miller
• Jurassic Fibre
• Orange
• The Big Issue
• RBS
• Leo Burnett
• Computer Arts Projects
• Timberland
• Texas Instruments
• Howies
• GWR
• Torchbox
• Arcadis
• Jamie's Farm
• Easy Jet Magazine
• Better Food Company
• Belfast City Council
• Bristol City Council
• East Quay Watchet
• Chelsea And Westminster Hospital